New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-18
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MT BINGHAM rep. ohIo)-To ray one wears sa a'iy
as Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court 10 inc fanny
! of tho Hon. Edwin u. Stanton. ,,
Mr.. BUTLER rep. Tenn)-To declare mn hh1 WON vo.u
tailoring under disabilities of the third section OF inc
Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution; .u,,,or
| Mr. WELLS dem, MO)-ProvIdlDg that newspaper
and corrected proofs passing between authors anu GOT
respondents of newspapers snail be placed on the same
footing book manuscripts, and snail pass IA inc bas
| at the rate OF printed matter
| POSTAL TELEGRAPH
| Mr.. FITCH C2ep, Nev)-To abolish the Frankng
Privilege the lot of July, 1870 and authorizing the
10 contract for the construction OF
telegraph lines over the principal mail routes and to es
tabish Postal Telegraph system IN connection with the
Post ONCE Department the construction account not 10
Resolutions were offered and disposed of as follows:
Mr.. LAWRENCE Rep, ohio)-ror The delivery OF an
address the principles OF the National Labor CONVEX
ton the Hall Of the House time during the pres
emit week, by member Of the Union now IN session IN
Washington and for the House taking part IN the eere
mouy The House refused 20 second the previous dues
tion-Yeas 80, Nays 7Oand the resolution went over
sioner of Education for information 10 the existing
system Of public education III the District OF Columbia
Nj. ORTIZ Dep. ndj-Declaring that strict regard
crease in the salary emoumcnts OF any pnohc ohoe
| Of the Government Adopted 49,. .,r. .,o
| Mr.. HOLMAN dem, Iud.l-Decaring that while the
paper money constitutes the currency OF INC couhlS
the benefits and profits Of such currency ought 10 DC
the National banks ought 10 he withdrawn and CORE
spending amount OF United States notes DC ISSUED tet
for and applied to the liquidation OF the National deDI
aud nsTuctng the COMMITTEE on banhihs anu ~
To report bill carrying INTO effect those prnclpes aso
|
! IN purchasing Fiye-Twcnty bonds at q premium inc
duty of the United states 10 pay such bonds in United
The House refused second the previous question by
vote Of 50 10 &C. and the resolution went over under TIC
rules.
! Mr.. cox dem. ". H)-ConstitutinG eight hours a
days labor or az aborers. workmen, aud mechanics ID
| the Government employ Referred. .
Mr.. MCNEALLN Dem, I!jIustrHCtng the Committee
Withdrawing from circulation the National Bank cur
rency and substituting green0acks for IT, the House re-
Tho N
| was not received
THE Rr.APPoRTIoSYEyT or RErREsrNrArWEs. =,
The House then took MP the bin introduced ny VT;
Judd TO apporaOu the representation OF .e S11ErLHI
states IN the House OF Representatives FOR the A1id
Mt JUDD G2ep I'D addressed the House on the ques-
ton Of the appUrtiOunent under me next census lie
Constitution which says representatives. sLail ne an
poruoued among the several States which may be ~
numbers u! representative population, 10 was for az
plying this Constitutional provision &c soon as ID legal
| sAau become known 90 -he iaw-mak1g power.
| To thar end while the census bill pending
amendments to those sections Of tie Gll relating
poT0ument the effect OF when, had they been lncoi-
benefit o. equal representation the XLId Congress,
H. by The Census returns 20 be made before The st day
OF July such inequality should be made apparent. Sec
the Consultation directed positively that repre-
scntatou should be apportoued according TO nqnJcfs
Was this ne done only in ten years decade
There Con Tgcssora tenure Oi OIcc for ten years
nor was there provision FOR series OF terms whose
limit should De ten years decade. The trainers Of
the Constitution not satisfied with that general
direction. They knew how poor human nature. once ~.
vested with power skes 20 yield u ana that this feeling
night pcryaGe sections OF the country aud that 10y one
preteuse another those ~ possession would remain
there as long any bubble would H. and hence
positive provision that there should De an cnnninera
ton within every ten years IL DID not provide against
more frequent enumeration hut II sad that within
every ten years There shall be This compulsory
but there was 10 Constitutional requirement that aI
pOrjoHnet shall be made only in yeJIs. Tie
plain and intent Of the Jaw chat soon as the
! follow. Nor was there any Cdn-JitaJionai rroyls-
/ ION which requires Congress. after 10 has IN a
! legal form aseeridneu the hulDeF OF IHhah.tGhtS'
to postpone FOR one two. sT, or eight years making the
/ appOrtonment. u they failed 10 give the people the
benefit OF the enumeration ID lAe Aill4 congress was
pOstpOnemeut FOR two years and Willy not u please
interested majority postpone II FOR four yc@Fsi Was
| there any uOdJJ ABOUT iHcF ouy III tue Pi'ii'
| ises' The moment that Congress shall be
law OF the inequality OF Representations the provision
o the Constitution made the duty OF Congress 20 make
first 81 July as PROVIDED loi ~ lc census p lhcIe Wa
nothing imprdeucauc IN carrying out tie spirit OF The
accordance with the number OF inhabitants as SHOWN ~
Mr. Judd ,hen proceeded to examine and review the
usage and practice under the constitutional provision
the subject from the FIRST appor0umcht act OF l57., 70
the last apuOrOn OF 1866 and Hc argued tAeeiTom
that the power conferred Dy NE present OH Oh INC tele'
taly OF the Interior was no experiment, no new thing
debate that occurred on that ll, there had been
member senator wise enough 70 discover that they
tnat delegation Of power 10 the secretary If there was
! constitutional objection 10 either, OF course, rs
| GGt i for Discussing any case Of expodlcncy
This was not delegation of legislative power u was
simply q direction to al executive officer 50 little had
NJ ,1-er Ton The scrretrr of The Inferior Inn also
Of the expedlency Of having the apporOnnent made by
the Secretary atn the &c; supplementary 10 the census
law PASSED Juy &c. l the secretary j. directed forth
hers The House would bear N mind that + the Census
! and returned by the ISL day Of July next.
The bnluow under consideration IN its first section
provided the number members 10 be elected, and
who shall compose the House OF Representatives from
and after the third day Of March 1871, which vii! ccns's-
into the LID Congress. He had left "a blank Tor the
number Of members, and would he SATISFIED Win what
ever the House might determine, only expressing the
opinion that less number Than 800 tOEepreseu 4OOU0VO
Urgpe IN the popular branch " the legislative body.
would bring the Representative near enough 10 his
lty. the larger tho number the less the
The second section provides that me superintendent oi
the Census shall report the cn,atvc enumeration 70
the Secretary d the Interior on or before the l5h OF
I August next Hc htItNtU luaj lhe ullc lhl-ht ne
shortened with perfect safety. The fourth section re
quiIcd the secretary Of the Interior 10 transmit 10 Tie
Governors OF the respective states an trdi cetlbc"te
VI the appoItioument before the 10Th day OF scpem
/ her. u was said that there was not time enough
for tho states % make the necessary regulations Tor
/ fLe uurpo,e OF carrying out that act. That Was
question for each state 10 determine for itself All
fi.a arguments based IloE want OF time 90 make Cos,
as well the further inconvenience that might arise
from change OF the boundaries OF districts III the
middle OF 81 Caup- su might AL be ouViated and justice
by lIe e!4-@S'n % IT3 1,,,s 20 me 10 55 r
man from Indiana lNr CObprU had proposed that plan
in an amendment offered by hun pending the Census Bill
mode IN the presented by The bin introduced
y the gentleman from Wisconsin tMr Pairel also pro
uOsed the mode of choosing the additional members IL,
should satisfied # the oil now pending were amended
ID that respect .., &C.,.
Congress Iowa cast l4t73 votes, ana hds Elk votes on
Tins floor: Massachusetts, with her fen votes On thl