The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-12-28


democrats have not been able to. agree
upon united action as yet this session
for Mr.. Randall, den.. Of Pennsylvania,
Immediately announced that those thso-
ries are heresies in his State.
Both Houses Of Congress have passed
a deficiency bill to cover the expenses OF
taking the recent census.
| The Postal Codifcation bill has passed
the House. Among other things it pro-
vides for the abolition of the franking
privilege.
Senator Buckingham, of Conn.,, has
presented to the Senate petition of 81
900 of the most prominent women of the
country protesting against female suff-
rage.
The apportionmentb bill, as it passed the
House, provides that from and after
March 8, 1873, the House of Representa-
tives shall be composed of two hundred
and eighty-three members, to be appor-
toned among the States as follows =
Maine 5. New Hampshire 2. Vermont 2,
Massachusetts IL. Rhode Island 2, Con
necticut 4. New York 80, New Jersey 7,
PENNSYLVANIA 26, Delaware l, Maryland
6, Virginia g., North Carolina s, South
Carolina 5, Georgia 8, Alabama 7, Mis-
sissippi 6, Louisiana 5, Chic 20, Ken
lucky 10, Tennessee 9, Indiana IL, Hi
nois 19, Missouri Ii, Arkansas 4, Michi-
gan 9, Florida l, Texas 6, Iowa 9, Wis
consin s, California 4, Minnesota 8, Ore
gon l, Kansas 8, West Virginia 8. Ne
vada l, Nebraska /. 1t is provided that
IT, after such apportionment shall have
been made, any new State shall be ad-
mitted, such State shall be entitled to
Representative or Representatives addi-
tional to the number, two hundred and
eighty-three.
The bill further provides that no State
shall be hereafter admitted to the Union
without the necessary population to en-
title it to at least one Representative in
the cases fixed by the bill.
Vermont and New Hampshire are the
only States that lose Representatives un-
der this bill, and they lose one each.-
The gains are as follows: In Massachu.
setts, New York, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Alaba-
ma, Mississippi, Ohio, Kentucky. Ten
nessee, Indiana, Arkansas, California,
and Minnesota, one each; In New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and
Kansas, two each; in Michigan and Iowa,
three each in Missouri, four, and in
Illinois, FIVE.
Our government has gained one point
before the British American Mixed
Claims Commission. It has been held
that the United States are not responsi-
BILE for the acts Of rebels over whom they
could exercise no control.
From recent developments it appears
probable that Vice-Presitent ColEax will
accept denomination if it should be
rendered to him.
There seems to be no doubt among
iuany of the Senators and Members that
the Presidents recommendations in his
mess age for general reduction of taxa
ton VIII be carried out to the letter. The
abolition If the income tax reduces the
revenue receipts about SIS OOO, 200. The
removal of the tax from many of the
staple commodities brings about reduc-
tion of about $35, 9O0,0 The articles
remaining taxable VIII leave the revenue
collections at about 100000, 900. The
amount so realized will be collected by
stamps. There is growing feeling in
favor of the abolition of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, and the establishment
of department having entire control
over receipts from customs and other
sources of revenue. making the office
more responsible than the head of a
bureau, somewhat on the plan agitated
by Mr.. Delano while Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue.
In the Senate bill was passed, and
subsequently concurred in by the House
modifying the general steamboat law SO
that steam towing vessels on the E1issi-
ssippi river and its tributaries are per-
mitted, for the period of six months, to
carry $50 instead of llo pounds Of steam
to the square inch as is now the law.
The President sent the report of the
Civil Service Commission to the Senate,
a ,companied by a special message, where
ir he says: THE rules adopted by the
Commission will go into effect January
lst, 1872. Under the law, as / interpret
it. the authority is already vosted iii the
Executive to enforce these regulations,
with full power to abridge, alter, or
amend them at his option, when changes
may be deemed advisable. <
Ifleft-to me, without further congress
sional action, the rules presented by the
Commission, under the reservation al
ready mentioned. will be Faithfully exc
cuted, but they are not binding. without
further legislation, upon my successors. :"
Legislation is asked in order ''to give a
thorough trial to policy so long need
ed"
In the House Mr. Snarp introduced a
resolution directed towards the obolition
| of the printing, and free transmission
through the mails. of public docu-
| ments.
Mr.. Hoar's bill appointing commits
sion to investigate all labor questions
passed BY vote of l34 to So.
| The House met as in committe ofthe
whole. the day having been set for speech