Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-24
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WASHINGTON, Jan. pa section of the SEN
ate apportionment bill provides that no state
sha Il be hereafter admitted to the Union with
out having the necessary population to entiile it
to one representative, according to the ratio of
of representation fixed by this bill.
Should any state, after the passage of this act,
deny or abridge the rights of any of the male
inhabitants, tWeDty-one years of age, and citi-
zens of the United States, to vote at any cleo.
tion named in the constitution, except for par
ticipaton in rebellion or other crime, the num-
Der OF representatives appointed to such state
shall be reduced in the proportion the number OF
such male citizens shall bear 10 the whole num-
Der Of male citizens twenty-one years Of ace in
such state.
Under the bill, 157,1O9 is fixed as the number
of inhabitants necessary for a member of the
house, which gives two hundred and twenty
two members of the house; by fractions, seven
teen; and Delaware, Nebraska Nevada and
Oregon, four; making a total of two hundred
and forty-three.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
The house Judiciary committee this morning
agreed to report adversely on the claim of Brooks
and Others, for the plans of "Yerba Buena," in
the BAY of San Francisco.
On Thursday the committee of the District of
Columbia will take preliminary steps toward
the investigations of the charges made yester-
dav against the territorial government
The committee on appropriations have con-
priaIion bill, and on completing it tomorrow
they will al once report it to the house
Postmaster General Cresweli was before the
post office committee of the house, this MORN
ing, to urge an immediate investigation of the
charges made against him in relation to postal
contracts. The committee will commence the
investigation on Thursday next, and have sum
moned witnesses for that day.
The ways and means committee were en-
ployed all the morning with large delegation
OF tobacco manufacturers, a majority of whom
argued in favor of uniform tax of sixteen cents
pound on the tasteful narcotic. There will be
a private hearing to morrow
The select committee Of the senate appointed
to investigate certain allegations against Sena-
tor Clayton, held its first meeting this forenoon,
and examined Representative Edwards, to
whom, it is asserted, Senator CLAYTON when
governor of Arkansas, gave fraudulent certi-
ficate of election.
The committee on banking and currency this
morning authorized bill to be reported to al
low bank officers TO stamp the word Counter
felt upon all such bills that may be presented
At present this cannot be done eycept by trens.
uIy officials. A bill containing this clause was
reported last session, but it was defeated
MIR. Lynchs committee on the expenditures
of the treasury department has been DELAYED in
its investigation Of the United States treasurer's
Office by the absence of a member of the com
mittee, who will he present tonight, however
ton Of the committee meets at the treasury,
however, every evening. On Thursday the sub
Ject OF the late delacatons will be specially
considered.
The apportionment bill passed by the house
has been entirely reconstructed by the judiciary
committee Of the senate They have reduced
the whole number Of representatives TO two
hundred and forty three; first setting aside four
Representatives for the four states of small non
ulation: They have then divided the popula-
ton of the remaining states by two hundred
and thirty nine. Under the new apportionment
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Massachu.
sets and Rhode Island will each have one repre-
sentative less than at present, while New York
viii lose two.
The house committee on commerce this morn
ing gave another hearing TO the representatives
oil the steamboat interests In reference 20 the
pending bill for the better preservation of the
lyes OF passengers on steam vessels. Mr. b. f.
sherwood, ex chief engineer of the United States
navy, was before the committee as an expert,
ana gave his views in relation TO the registering
gauge and other matters at ISSUE On Thursday
the steamboat men will have final hearing. To-
morrow the committee will meet to consider the
general subject of the revival Of American com.
merce. On Friday there will be a conference Of
the house and senate committees on commerce
10 consider the question Of subsidies, and on
Saturday the committee will visit the navy yard
here to witness some experiments in testing iron
for vessels
MINOR MATTERS.
Negotiations for placing the four and a half
and i've per cent new loan bonds upon the mar.
ket have been temporarily suspended,