The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-02-07
JOHN SHERMAN, Publisher.
NEWS SUMMARY.
Washington,

favorably reported on by the Senate Judic
iary committee. 1t provides that from an,
after the third day of March, 1873, the Hous'
OF Representatives shall be composed o
24S members, to be apportioned among The
several States In accordance with the pro
visions of this act, as follows: To the STATE
OF Maine A, New Hampshire 2, Vermont
Massachusetts 9, Rhode Island l, Connecti
cut 3, New York 2S, New Jersey 6, Penn
sylVania %, Delaware l, Maryland 5, Vir
glnia s, North Carolina z, South Carolina 4
Georgia 8, Alabama G, Mississippi 5, Louis
lana 5, Ohio IL, Kentucky S, Tennessee s.
Indiana IL, Illinois 16, Missouri IL, Arkan-
sas 3, Michigan Florida l, Texas 5, Iowa 8,
Wisconsin,, California, 4, Minnesota 8, Or.
egon 1, Kansas 2, West Virginia 8, Nevada
l, and Nebraska l.
Representatives Beck and Kerr dissent
from the report.
The committees On Commerce and on
Post-ofiices and Post Roads of both Houses,
nave authorized the postmaster general to
contract with the Williams aud Guion lines.
for carrying e Wednesday European mail
on the terms now fixed by law. The com.
mittees were Influenced in their decision bv
statements that, when the Cunard line de-
manded increased compensation, the Will
hams company took the contract ct the low
rate offered by the government and that
tnree-ffths of the stock of the Williams
ana Guion line was owned by Americans,
while the Curard company is entirely Eng
lish. .~ s.%y- 50.
Provided, that If aderAsucA spportion.
ment shall have been made, any new State
shall be admitted into the Union, the repre-
sentative or representatives of such new
States shall be added to the number Of a43.
herein limited. = = III ~
Italso rovidss that no State shall be here
after admitted TO the Union without h aying
the necessary population to entitle it to at
leastone Representative, according to the
ratio OF representation fixed by the bill.
should any State, after tie passage of this
act, deny or abridge the right of any of the
male inhabitants of such States, being
twenty-one years Of age and citizen of the
United States, to vote al any election named
In the Constitution, article IA, section l. ex.
cept for participation in the rebellion or
other crimes, the number OF Representa-
nvas apportioned In this act to suchs States
shau be reduced in the propoften which
the number OF such male citizens shall hear
10 the whole number of male citizens of
twentS-one years of age in such States. /
The committee On ways and means. to
~hom was referred the resolution of Rem.
resentatlye Cox, on December 4, alleging
that tne Secretary Of the Treasury, in plac.
ing the newly authorized five per cent bonds
upon the market had violated the laws has
made report which exorerstes Secre..,v
Boutwell, from all charges made against him
IN connection with the Syndicate loan,
A Dill to connect the telegraph with the
postal service, has bee2 introduced in Con-
gress.
u provides for the establishment of posta,
eeiegraph Offices at all post-offces on tele.
graph lines, and all other post-offices where
'ne gross receipts for postage are $500 q
year within ten miles of telegraph lines. II
hxes the rates uniform for eoaaI distances
70 cents between offices not over 25O miles
apart; 80 cents between Offices over 9sO
lhnes apart and under 500 miles NIGHT
,aOes 20 cents for 1000 miles rates TO be re.
.ohaed Tor delays or mistakes In trsnsmiss.
'on. IL contains provision against fam
perins with kilograms, and makes teIaor,us /
privileged communications. &c nr;yata -.
tiers. f'''@'e iet-
very important bill hss been iDtroau-
Geo In Congress to incorporate comp,nv
y, ,or tne construction of railway between
new ork and Chicago. The plan is very
comprehensive and if completed ft win es.
.aonsh new route between the two cities
mat Is iikely toanswer all the requirements
Vi western commerce for score of wears to
1ome. The road i. to be an air or str.;obt
.ae' aoomiies long; and is t. consist of three
Eve u 'racks two for freight and one for
passenger transportation, with ps,n,ssion.
" douoie the passenger track for ne whole
OF a part OF the distance, as circ1,n stancas
uAy require. 1t is required that at Ieast
one train shall be run daily eachiwav ba-
Zen Snicaeo and NewsYork inside ot
snOeen hours, and be able to carry at least
r.. =. ons Oh mail matter. The Transportation
~ are limited to two cents Der mite for
p.oaucos q the forest, soil and mines three
@ns Per mule for other freight: and three
oen. oen.s mile for passengers, and ope-balf
Sen' inn per mile additional for palace or ,leep-
- eals. The company is also authorized
10 build branch lines to Toledo C,anO,as
.. any other city within fllty miles Of tho
sloo asn odn nne; e. The capital stock is fred =.
slu'ooo, 900, and the connsnr = % ~ ntea s AZ
gan ean'.eo @ and the surveys Completed wi,p;n vi
one year from the date Of ipcoruora,,an u mt;nn
and the entire road is to be fin;sba, p'is,lon' '
eight years. 'Shed within
;, The tariff bni Introduced in ,ie Hon,.. I
Representative Burchard, member s ~ ~
oo~niltee on ways and means, pronosos
so, euacton In the tariff the extent of nesran
STS.oooOO, T including 81 600, 900 of free li,t
90 as soe reduction on cotton goods and wool, ia
so, rs and on woolen goods S. 600, ,OoO
oh,a I seseinors of Illinois, Indiana and
gress ' ~ nave Joined in an application to Con-
ths ,s ~ pass joint resolution coustruino
sne Statutes of 1857 SO as to nav to thug
sssssS Ds.o @ lne two per cent fund. The argre
sa.. Tsa.o amount Is about 81 200 OOO Hon
Isaac N. Mortsf tsfgtbv.cas O'oOp noh'