The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-11

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s'al1e OF Ni-consn:
For the superintendent Of Representatives
among the several States. Section LIST enacts
that after March Sd, 1871, the House OF Repre-
sentatives shall be composed of 800 members,
provided, first, that if new States shall be ad-
mitted after the next census their representa-
tiveS shall be additional to the 300 Second, if
any State shall be reduced in the number of
Its representatives by the apportionment such
reduction shall not take place in the AID Con-
gress, but its representatives in that Congress
IN excess of the number fixed by the appor-
tlOnment shall be additional to the 800, and if
the representatives of any State shall be in
creased by the apportionment additional repre-
sentatives shall be chosen by the State at large,
unless its legislature shall otherwise provide.
Section I'd requires the superintendent of the
census to submit to the Secrt tary of the Inte'
rior before Aug. 18th, 1870, preliminary re-
port, showing first, the whole number of per-
sons in each State, territory, county and parish;
second, the number of male citizens therein
tWenty-one years of age, and third the number
of male citizens therein, twenty-one years of
age, whose right to vote for certain officers is
denied or abridged, with other necessary stat
istics Section third provides that after the
preliminary report is made to the Secretary of
the Interior he shall in accordance with Sec
ton I'd of the 14th amendment of the COnSti-
tuition, ascertain therefrom and from such re-
turns of subOrdinates as he shall find it neces-
sary to consult first, the basis of Misrepresentation
OF each State and second, the aggregate basis
of representation of the States, and shall, third,
ascertain the basis of a Congressional district,
by dividing the aggregate basis by 800, and
shall, fourth, ascertain the number of repre-
sentativeS in each State by dividing its basis of
representation by the basis of a single district,
rejecting fractions; and shall, fifth, apportion
to the State having the largest rejected frac-
lions one to eacb as there shall be enough rep
rpSentatiVaS n mako the whole nnmhar .A10
Section 4th requires the Secretary of the Inte
rior to transmit statement of bis proceedings
under this act, duly sealed and certified, to the
Speaker of the House, and to each governor,
on or before September 10th, 1871. Section
fifth provides that the Secretary of the Interior
shall include the basis of representation of each
OF the States of Mississippi Virginia, Texas and
Georgia in the aggregate basis of the United
States, but shall not transmit copy of his pre-.
ceedlngs to their governors until they are re-
specuVely admitted to representation in both
Houses of Congress; and that if the 18th amend
ment shall be ratified before December 10th,
1870, there shall be no reduction of the basis of
any State on account of previous denial or
Arrangement of any right which shall be Sc
cured by that amendment. Section six re-
peals conflicting acts and parts of acts
By MIR. Paine, to admit the State of Virginia
to representation in Congress.
By Mr.. johnson of California, declaration
OF the right of States to protect themselves
against nuisances, and that Chinese immigra-
ton should be discouraged
Mr.. Brooks, of New York, presented a me-
mortal of n. L. and George Griswold, and
many New York shipowners and merchants,
for free trade in ships. and settling forth that
the present tariff is driving the American flag
from the ocean.
A number of petitions for the abolition of
the franking privilege and reduction of the
duty on pig iron, &c, were presented and re-
ferred.
Mr.. Benjamin, of Missouri, under the sus-
pension OF the rules, called up the bill to de-
hne the duties of pension agents, and to pre-
scribe method of paying pensions. After a
long discussion MT. Lawrence, of Ohio, moved
to recommit the bill to the Committee on In
valid Pensions, with instructions to amend so
as to provide for the payment of pensions in
every county, free of expense to the pension
ers. Pending the vote on that motion the
House, at z. NJ, adjourned