Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-24
HOUSE.
Representative ApportLonment.

The House took up as unfinished
business of yesterday, Senate amendment
to the bill to provide for the apportion-
ment of Representatives to Congress
among the several States, the question
being on Mr.. Judd's motion to Congress,
on which he moved the previous question.
Mr.. Marshall appealed to his colleague
to let him offer an amendment.
Mr.. Judd declined to withdraw the pre-
vious question. .
Mr.. Marshall hoped the previous ques-
ton would not be seconded, as it was an
outrage to pass the bill in its present form.
The previous question was not seconded,
by II to 81.
Mr.. Marshall then offered an amendment
providing that in elections by general
ticket of two or more members from one
State, each qualified voter may cast as
many votes for one candidate as there are
representatives to be elected, or may dis
tribute the same among the candidates as
he sees fit, and that the candidates receiv-
ing the highest number Of votes shall be
declared duly elected.
Msssrs. Marshall, Cox, Garfield and
Haldeman advocated the proposition. It
was opposed by Messrs. Judd, Bingham
and Maynard.
The House again refused to second the
previous question. ..
Mr.. Schofeld moved to refer the bill and
amendments to the Judiciary Committee.
After further discussion, in which Mr.. Lo-
gan took part in support of the bill, Mr..
Ella offered an amendment providing
that the representation of any State should
not be diminished in the forty second Con-
gress. The bill and amendment were then
referred to the Judiciary Com mittee. Yeas
80, nays 95. This is regarded as equiva-
lent to defeat of the bill, 1.-THE Juditiary
Committee standing No. 10 on the list of
laws to be called, and it being unlikely that
it would be reached this session. The vote
WAS sectional not party. One member
from the West and one from the South
voted against reference, and those from
the Middle and Eastern States voted for it.
There were some few exceptions 10 the
rule.
Mr.. Maynard moved to reconsider the
vote.
Mr.. Scofeld moved to lay the resolution
to recon slider on the table; agreed to-97
nays to SO noes. ....
The Georgia BiiI-Threc Moro Sub
stItUtCSs
Mr. Butler, of Mass, from the Recon-
struction Committee reported back Senate
amendment to the Georgia bill with a sub
stitute. The substitute was the same as
the bill from Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas, with q single addition of giving the
Executive the right to organize the militia.
Mr.. Dawes offered asubstitute recognizing
the fact that Georgia had ratified the amend
ments to the Constitution, andw entitled
to representation, and was authorized to
organize the militia for defence.
MIR. Cessna offered substitute declaring
that Georgia having complied with the
Reconstruction acts, and the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments to the Consti-
tuition having been ratified in good faith
by legal legislation of said State; it is here
by declared that the State of Geogria is
entitled to representation in the Congress
of the United States.
FarnsSOrth VS.. BntIer Again.
Mr.. Farnsworth stated that he was au-
thorized by the majority of the committee
to report an amendment.
Mr.. Woodward stated that the majority
of the committee had authorized Mr..
Farnsworth to present report of that case
before the chair; 1t was the case OF the
majority trying to get before the House
report of that majority. --
The Speaker stated that he understood
the gentleman from Massachusetts, to be
authorized to make the report which he
had made, and asked whether the fact was
challenged.
Mr. Beck said he challenged and stated
that the chairman of the committee had
made the report truly as far as he had
gone. He had been authorized to make
that report, but he had been instructed at
the same time to have the report of Mr..
FArnsworth presented, which was in fact
the report of the majority. He added that
eight Of the committee had at first voted
| for the report of the chairman and seven
against it. One of the eight, the gentle
man from Ohio, Mr.. Upson,) afterwards
| changed his vote and voted upon the sub,
stitute in the hands of Mr., Farnsworth, but
was unwilling, lest it might be deemed re.
fecting on the Chairman, to take the bill
! out of his hands.
The Speaker asked Mr.. Beck whether ht