The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-10
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House.

House.
Continued from The mira Edtion
Also, to extend the privileges OF the National
Banking act
subject OF bankruptcy providing that the repeal
shall not affect any case or proceedings In bank
ruptcy commenced before the passage OF this act,
nor any pains or penalties or forfeitures incurred
BY Mr.. Boes~G Granting relief to colored soldiers.
BY Mr.. DEMONSTRATING land In aid Of the public
schools in ArkaDEas.
BY Mr.. Ferry-To place the name of Lieutenant
Charles Pendleton on the navy register.
BY Mr. Pamer-To amend the National Currency
act
the judicial circuits OF the United States.
by Mr.. FinKenburg, 20 regulate the appraisement
By Mr. Burdell, for the erection OF building for
Post ONCE and other Government purposes In JEFF
ferson City, Missouri.
1865, granting three months pay proper to certain
volunteer officers.
By MIR. McCIeary. TO amend the act for the i'm
provement OF the Des Moines and Rock Island
Rapids in the Missouri river.
horse railway from Davenport to Rock lsland
across the Missouri.
By Mt Paine For the apportionment OF represen-
| tatives among the several States.
| RSection l enacts that after March 8, 1871, the
House Representatives shall be composed OF three
hundred members, provided, 1rs that If new States
shall be admitted after the next census, their repre-
sentatives shall be additional to the three hundred
second il the representatives OF any State shall be
reduced by the apportlonment, such reduction shall
not take effect in the ForySecond Congress, but its
|
| humber liked by the apportionment shall be addi-
tiona to the three hundred; and, third, If the re-
presentation of any State shall be increased by
| tiyes shall be chosen by the State at large,
! unless its legislature shall otherwise decide.
Section second requires the Superintendent OF the
Census to submit the Secretary OF the Interior,
before August 10, 1870 preliminary report showing
| tirgt, the whole number OF persons in each State,
| TERRITORY county, and parish. Second The number
| of male citizens therein 21 years OF age and third
the number OF male citizens therein 81 years OF age
| yhDca RIGHT a certain
abridged except for participation In the Rebellion,
| Section provides that after the preliminary re-
mort is ade to the Secretary OF the Interior he shall
| IN accordance with section OF the fourteenth
amendment OF the Constitution, ascertain therefron
npd from such returns OF snbordidates as ne shall
find 1t necessary consult first, the basis OF repre-
sentatlon Of each State, and second the aggregate
| basis OF representation OF the United States and
shall ascertain the basis OF representation OF the
| CONGRESSIONAL districts by dividing the aggregate
basis by BOO and shall further ascertain the mum Der
of representatives in each State by dividing its basis
by the easls 9f ,t the sngg osrf ~ t
States having the largest rejected fractions, one IL
each enough representatives TO make the whole
Section requires the Secretary OF the Interior to
transmit statement OF his proceedings under TIM
act duly sealed and certified, TO the Speaker or the
House. and to each Governor, on or before the lOth
of September, 1870. ~, -,
| ror Ehall include the basis or representation OF
each OF the States OF Mississippi, Texas, Virginia
| and Georgia in the aggregate basis OF the United
States but shall not transmit the statement OF his
| proceedings to their Governors until they are re
pectiveIy admitted to representation in both houses
| of Congress: ana that II the nfteenth amendmen
shall be duly ratified before September 10, 1870 there
| shall be NO reduction OF the basis OF any State
| account OF the previous denial or abridgInent o
any right which shall be secured by that amend
| ment.
Section repeals conflicting acts and parts OF acts
| Mr. Bingham introduced q bill for the admission
| OF Virginia, and demanded the previous question on
1 its passage.
| The previous question was seconded, and then
| Mr. benjamin (Mo.) moved TO reconsider the vote
| The question was taken by yeas and nays, ant
| there was tie yote-76 TO &c.
| The Speaker gave his casting vote In the negative
| SO the motion TO reconsider was rejected.
| Mr. Whttemore (S G then moved that the Hous
| adjourn and the yeas and nays are being taken o.
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