Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-14
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Mr.. Cole introduced mi reRulafiug tho than.
ufaeturo Of brandy from grapes, apples,
peaches and other fruita Referred 10 Com
mittee on Finance. ilui r ps tln u
Mr. Pomeroy offered resolution directing
tho Attorney General 10 enquire into the rates
charged upon messages by the International
Ocean Telegraph Company, and b ascertain
II they arc IN excess OF tho rates fixed by act
Of Congress, May 8, 1850 Adopted. j ~.
Mr. Upton called up hlll granting landa 20.
aid In the construction Of railroad from
Brownsville, In Nebraska, 10 Denver, IN Colo
RADIO, which was passed. Nj 20 Irf 1l'. EnE ~.
Mr. Ramsey called up bill granting lands
In aid Of the construction OF railroad In tho
Territory Of Dakota. l4iTrlIf 10 1910
Mr. Thayer offered an amendment that no
land shall DO taken within any Indian reser-
vati0n, OF run through any reservation with
out consent Of the President Admitted SOL y
Mr.. Davis moved TO amend further by re-
quirmg tho assent Of the tribe occupying the
reeertAtlon. .I
The bin was then passed alI.." n no..
Tho bill TO provide for tho superintendent
OF Representatives to Congress among the
several States was then taken up.
The amendment Of tho Judiciary Commit
tee, striking out that part Of the arst section
which provides that tho representation Of no
state under the now apportlonnlbnt shall 10
diminished until after tho FoFtv-eeeond Con-
gress was agreed TO; and wore aIho thu othor
amendments Of the Judiciary Committee, and
the bill was then reported 70 the senAte; the
question being In concurrence in the amend.
ments made IN Committee of the Whole. 90
Mr.. Morrill, OF Vermont opposed concur.
renee IN tho amendment Increasing the num-
befof Representatives TO 800. '-....... .H
Nc Morton thought Il was q matter con-
corning the House alone, and that the num-
her, ~ nxcd by that body, should not have
been altered. He should prefer that the num-
Dor had becn flxed at $50. He did not oppose
tho policy Of Increasing tho number OF mem.
bers with the Increase Of population. In 1880,
at the present rate Of Increase our population
would DO $4,000, 900, and we must mako an
other largo Increase 800 members would
mako the House unwleldy. The next thing
the House OF Representatives, at this rate OF
increase, would 30 rs largo as tho House Of
Commons, pnd the same result would follow,
one half tho members would stay away be-
cause Il would be impossible for them 10 par
ticIpate In the public business, q b.ea Nv 3
Mr.. Thaycr advocated tho placing Of tho
number az 800. Tho dutics imposed npon a
member Of Congress wero most iaboslous, no
had found II exceedingly 20, and desired 30
see tho number increased o. that thia labor
might be divided. ......s. ....-.,..-'---
Mr.. Morrill,, OF VT, erprcssedi the opinion
that ever with tho number ~ 800, Vermont,
would lose Represcntatlyo. ~. II ~ ~
Mr.. Trumbull said OF courso this vic amat-
ter OF opinion, bat he had a carefully pre-
pared estimate OF the census RETURNS for ieTO
In tho Now York Tribune, by which tho pop
ulatlon was set down at 10 900, 600 and itwaa
believed that tho representation OF no State
would be diminished with The number at 400.
Mr.. Hanalin asked unanimous consent 10
take up the report Of The conference commit
tee on the bin 10 establish a roilco court for
the District OF Columbia. Tho renort wa.
read and eoncurred IN. 1luFJ III fr-I n m
Mr.. Thurman asked "a 10 the time tho GEN.
ana returns womb be In 40 that thc sts1a
NAV know what their Y,snresentntion viii ~,
Thfs was Important 10 Ohio aud Indiana
whore the election for members OF Omprnes
conoa on The socond Tunsday in Clctoher - =
Mr., Trumbull had seen tho superintcndon,
of the census this morning. and that ofliecr
thought tho returns WouId IL received n, tirsa
for tRe State elections. and tho Committee an
The Judiciary had reported back Inc amend
ment tho bill liking uniform limo IN Noven-
ber for the election Of Reprcscutatiyoe IN al
Inc State. Ifur7 Md ~ -
Mr, Sumner couldpot vote for mi. pronossd
increase. NnmericaIly iargc hod(a. 49,
always unwieldly IA hadbcen rema IA maj
an assembly oi moro Than 100 was a mob, and
he thought that House of9OO was too large for
Ter had the House fxcd a lower number than
IL had. fr fa.. ~. --.s.N un5t 81
Mr.. Drake was strongly impressed with the
danger OF recognizing the principle In which
this increase had boen recommended. He
thought Il was most vicious and dangerous 10
recognize the principle that no STATE must
have dlmlnlshed Representations under = new
apportionment. II this principle 10 laid down
now, Il will have 70 DO adhered 10 In 1880,
1890, and 1900, when We will have popula-
ton OF hundred million, and under this rule
a House OF Representatives OF one thousand
members. He was even 10th TO vote for the
increase made by the House He would sooner
20 back twenty years, and fx tho number a.
In the law Of 1850. .a 1uHrtyaq fual
Mr. Trumbull said tllis was not matter
which concerned the House alone, as had bOen
stated; It was matter which concerned The
whole people, and there mover had been an
apportionmcnt bin from the House which had
not been altered by the Senate. The very hrtt
apportionmont bin passed. by tho House was
vetoed by President Washington. Tho larger
the number Of Representatives, tho nearer Inc
Government Is TO the people. 'l Z u De- .
Mr.. Drake said, In regard TO decrease OF
representation In some Of the New England
States, that those six States with less popula-
ton than the stato OF Now York, had twelve
Senators on this floor 10 New York; two, and
II our Yankee friends do loose Representa-
tive or two in the House, they ought not 10
complain about Il .ll l,,l .
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Il Mr., Drake. No, but tho Senator from Hi
nols NhT. Trimbull Is anticipating tholr COM
plant, and he proposes 70 increase the num-
Der for their benefit. He did not want, under
any circumstances, any increase In the mem
bershlp OF the House, Il would only make
place. for politicians to flock In, ndwOuld do
no good whatever 10 the country. W i1 f1tn1,
Mr.. Yates pictured the dry whom thore would
DO hundred States. Thon two hundred Ben
ators would not DO too many, nor four hundred
members OF the House. This would not be al
all antagonlstlc TO the design Of the trainers
Of the Constitution, because We wero democl
racy, and the design was 10 have q Lngisla-
Then In q large body tliefo was much Iess
danger Of corruptlpnj Il would take great
deal more money 70 influence tho action Of q
large body than OF small body. ~ 'mH
Mr.. Davis thought the House was too large
now, And he would like to reduce IL 10 th0i6