Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-19
Appartionmsnt of Representatives.


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So 90. ...I.;,-,, in the amended C,s-,i,u-
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- So .lc-ii-- ~ her rasDsctiye
rr-.6srs. coua,i1- tta whole number Of persons
in each susie. excluding Indians not taxed. Bat
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51-. ~ -5o Ts;-ei s..tes. Rerlesentatives in
Congress, ;he executive and Judicial officers IN
ssS,e' o. ,lS l-ss % ~. "a, ~ '- ,t If
sr,b -,.-e roi-g rr---t,-,.e years of .ge AID
1 oi,i7sr. NJ rhs United ststeg- OF in sn7 way
abridged. except for psr-c. qa.i-n in rebellion,
or other c-ils' 'he bans q fe2.s5sa'-'2l a1--
o., LeI'oe. ia ,... .t-'i - ~, -to yl-rs
~r-,5s- If nsis ci-.zscss tyertr-oae years Of
see, in such State
There IA 10; A s-s.5 in the Union t.-t lo,5 not
abr.lre the right Of Irsre for other cause than
il nsrei IL this qs5H9a. Many Of the States re-
ou.re . tax; al.or them require fixed tern q
rs.i5s-,s. sli srrip.ie ;ii,.s and Insane uers1as
Some OF the.n require the ability 60 read AID
write. vermont requires q '' f-eenan's cl-h,'
! and tpgta nan sho-ll be Of 2 suiet sad peace
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. -l '1e houte Cd 'he sl'J--'' tLA' 7o--7 -Aia-
/ States would ~ a literal Interpretation Of the
r-oyisiors no re,lucel 10 q single reDresentstive.
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10 ueoI s'- '1- --S 1A'li' ''-''--s' ''
/ would reaoh 20 near my thol7Ahdi anu IL "s'
/ s--uei tbst nearly the whole Of Pennsylvania
---..iit., ,:.e--,,t;.o4 In +b. ,tss,cs If any
! Law Tor ascerla-ning the uie4 uahHcsuont' an
Unauthorized enumeration was msde by the CEN
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"a, n i.-,r.I;e.,-i-rs and nor i7t5
o'hers- II j lAan--es'i! u-'a'i 10 '-71 -i-A
euch data any legislation, especialy legislation
4 thar r3ss 10 the reduction Of representation
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-N' Ne
/ 10 the course o. the aeoA'e' WIN o'hers' TINS
view Of the mater. lie held that even with 3
/ LEGAL and authentic enumeration t.e represents
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! Qualification thai tie disqualified person might
resroasbly be ALE 10 remove. - Of education,
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But if you hold, for example, thst no State
shall require the payment Of poil-tax, S. 8
condition precedent 90 the exercise Of Suffrage,
/ and then State, - il appears row that the
States OF Georgia and Pennsylvania in fact do,
declare, thst no citizen tha'l vote until be pays
/ the REQUIRED tax, and you attempt 10 determine
! the numbers OF electors whose right TO vote is
I thus denied or abridged, how Will you proceed, /
/ and what rule viii yo1 adopt VIII you
tsy to those States that they shall haze no re-
presentation here, becsuse tbe right Of suffrage
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sttsnrt to ascertain the sctual numbers who do /
not or cannot pay the required tsz, and then re-
dace tie representative rights Of those States in
Congress in that proportion Or, take the /
State Of Massachusetts, in which there is an IL I
telligence qualification, aud Of Rhode Island in /
which there is property Qualification required .
Of voters. Nill 5ou attempt TO ascertain how .
many voters in those States do not possess the
requisite ability 10 read and write, o. own the /
required amount Of property and then REFUGE
their representation here proportionstley
but the men "ho cannot feAa anu "ri'e 10
uay may uO 70 VEGA He"V1' "a d. &c -eA'
election 80 the poor lHah nay ac4uIe inc re-
qulsl'e properly: IL appears 10 me 'nA' any a.
Iempu oil 'n's Aiu1 "ouil ~ Ilo.' ui'ss sl-c-
Tory anu ulsAe lVles y "uicn 10 se-De .ue
representation Of tne oia.e II lhis HOUSE Iu'
'nese ioToidaen disq naIoAtions are limited 70
1900
easy ana SIMPLE H. uhaef tnis seeuon, no uf-
qushncslions are eohs-lere1 As lotoilleh tx
eept snch a. relate 70 race c'oF' nai'ohauly' ct
o'Aer qaai1y o. 'ae person. 'heh mere i no
trouble lot 'hess n-''erS gre permanent A-ed'
snd palpaoie' ana easy ssceftaiAeL hon me
Staie requires O. tne voter residence payment
OF 's1es' oVnershlp OF some property, or pre-
Noas registration does Io' aoio.ule'y ueny
OF aorlage eu-i sge' out only pres'I a noie
y "hlcA inc e.ec'o' siAi c'ns INTO me aSluM
enJoyneat oil IL slA-I e@efoiss II; anu ieAVe II
%iwsys Ia tne po|eI % me e''9Sor y coln-
t--Au0e 20 a''Aiu anu e--'oiso ~ AHeSS ie6U-
Thu. construction not fr.e from, d,,b4 ro,~ee
seems to me to be mos. in harmony with the
9r'1t Of the whole Constitution, the particular
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