Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-23
The Apportionment Bill.
ITS INJUSTICE TO VERMONT.

LIE hDBDTtlUumtuL Dill
ITS INJUSTICE TO VERMONT.
Speech Of Hon. Justin s. Morrill, in the
United STATES Senate, Jan. 20.
The following extracts from the able speech
OF Senator Morrill, Of Vermont, on the AppOr-
tionment Bill, will rtill be of Interest
an not unmindful, Mr. President, that it is
already apparent that the Senate may have
reschei : conclusion upon the bill before us, and
| shall, therefore, consume as little time as
possible in the discussion Of the question: in
v0lved, and no more than may be necessary TO
exhibit few Of its. enormities The exigencies
which demsud early action, | fear, are forcing
US to accept Of some gross impropreties
cannot believe, however, that the votes 0f
seventeen States 10 which extra representation
has been accorded ~ the House bill, will st last
1 be found to block the way TO all amendments.
/ Tee subject Of sppor' onment Of representa-
/ tiou, touching the interest and pride Of every
| State, slways complex, and growing more 50 by
| the growth Of our population, the expansion Of
our r-rrtory, and the rapid birth Of new in
Jera aud new States, cannot now be, ss 1t
nevt has been, properly and fairly settled
vthoIt the most careful AMI mature delibers-
tons From the foundation Of the Government
nas "y'n ols ne ol ullcu'' D'J Is'lieu'; ~ 'ie
~. 'ne e''-!ouy wa " "
1e'1"'"s s.~'e' TO us1'' 'I ''5 N.eo'1 N.'''''e
% o. HN1 l.ei Ao-s' 'Ne -S -1.lon "a wv
slteI by an equal deduction when estimated for
taxs7, and Ia addition by yielding for the tine,
or for FIVE years. an excess of repres a'sti0n 70
the Southern States, then expected % increase
ia population mucl more rapidly than any
Other Stsies, ami this increase vs. % De taken
" ~ ,e s,o 'i'ii- i.'5u P'o''lsi i'r d an
ea',y ."! ~ ',iJ H's' s.,ts l'os.si y
$50 &c 80 ~ 'ie -.1n '--
P.'---'' 81 ,--s '--.eH we l.e i'''''
Va. III. ,i'I -''." .''--i'-'' N'I
o-. 'li's AZ '''o VIZ ''' ''-'i
'! 49, W. 81 t--a''1 N-.-'1' w. '.1''
.. a'.e 'ne app n'1eni ".i al.e. a.. CELSIUS
"a ~ gas u i'' ''a'' n '5 -. ''n'
y va gu ~ i7i''.' il d Wy ,, 'i' -''
'l-,-'' ~ 'e'1 '-s ''''' 'uo1sH D, ..7"i' p
.e s1''' l'-c.a'y yi'' i'''.'' .'c-Is5
ny i's''- iiI iV- ,s'r 'N'As ID, Fl '' '-
.oy o1I.,y l. 'ne Oon',.'ll.u' ahl ueltlse Pc
e"'1su' sH7 I'e a., ~ 'iie ,e'5 3'",' "oI'l ven
- l-..-i-l
Constirr.ir,. h..eg more nan ono far every
tbi.tv tbouurl and The h,r vti.b fs,iIv
r...eI v-ith l:s sr--,,,l fa,,q,....4 f.,,-;.--l
rcp-sssrtstion.
the business of tho ,,iar,l 1ssisl..g,s A. The
crt.et y..s vs-v .,s.ii ,,lep o,rn,s-.i vvi-b its
r,,essnt ,o. ,oi-,,Io T,sr was e,0,ol.irs.i b,
many that C,.,-ess y-euIi 1T six or eigbt wes,s
in a year vhi.4 ro,v b.if a wear t.reiv ,uffi,4,
Increased -r3vtb bas been f5llowe4 by increased
demands from, al orerfp-s If our Greatly on
l,r,,s4 tsrr;,o-- ,,j b, o,,r irf-1l7c+,o, ,e a
fr,t r.te Power iDt5 the society Of nations. The
,op,,,I ev-s,.es f or,r f,roi.3 ;orsr,,rr.s were
e.,;,,.tsi bv H.. S.,rs..-ys n sec in 100 sr
ls.s rb,r f,rrr tbo,s,Dl J-l,,r, AMI II Included
tyo ,niri.,--. ty., ,ssr-. .l,.,f.i-s. an, s..rt
.nf o8e c,a.gl ooI, N,vb.re ar. Ne liars
e,,oo,,.,.i ,,-isy t5s- h, .ls ,rr.,,i.-,--s -
ann f,r.i,, ssryics ,r5 ~, no f.y. r,.lo, r,r-
" .