National Republican., 1879-05-30
F0RTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
Mr.. Blaine Presents Some Interest.
ing Figures.
Minority Representation from the South
One Northern Man with as Many Voters
rs Twelve in the South-A Tilt
with Zen IIill-The Veto Mes
sage Read In the House.
NENlIYE.

and Post-Roads, reported back the House post
route bill with amendments ordered tobc printed
aud lie on the table.
Mr. SALISBURY, from the Committee on Prvi-
lcgcS and Elections reported adversely on the Sem
ate bill supplemental to the act entitled AN net
for the apportionmont of representatives to Con
grcss In the several States according to the ninth
census" and the consideration Of the bill was In.
definitely postponed.
Tho resolution offered OH Tuesday 10y Mr. McDon
aid referring to the Committee on Civil Service
md Rctrcnchment so much Of the petition Of
Rhode Island cx-soldicrs and sailors as relates to
alleged violations OF ciyilscrvicc reform was
4 discussion ensued on the resolution offered by
him to refer to the special committee on frauds i'll
the late election 50 much Of the petition MS relates
to Federal interference IN elections and to the
denial TO citizens of the right TO vote
Mr.. BLAINE said, on further examination OF the
subject of the relative basis OF representation sug
gcstcd by yesterdays discussion he found some III
tcresting facts. Mr.. Mcdonald had questioned the
right of Rhode Island casting only 2i,UD votes to
two representatives In the House, while the average
basis Of representation In other states was ABOUT
$1,000. Mr.. Blaine had, on the contrary, found the
average vote in the Northern states to be 26Sl9 and
In the South 1883 In 1875 the Northern states
pollcd igO7 SIC votes, clcCng 1888 representatives,
hud the Southern states elected 06 representatives
by vote of 1.9Giiii. The figures showed that the
minority In Congress represent rom 2'OVoD To- J9O'
600 morcs votes than do the majority Mr. Blaine
gave several instances in North Carolina where the
present Democratic members were chosen by
in the same district two years ago when some pro-
lection was afforded TO voters.
Mr. BLAINE further pointed ont may IN me SCUM m
votes cast exceeded 10000, and i'll the remaining
scvcnty-thrce all were below lj,OOO. and IN some
cases below 5000. In the North III districts Gust
over 10000 votes, ana in only two districts was the
aggregate below 1900. lie left this wide difference
TO be explained by southern senNloIs. lie read
tricts there was an aggregate vote OF only 5S1l2
while the whole State of Nebraska had but one rep
rs muny aS these districts represented by twelve
mon. Other instances were given showing similar
inequality of apporiionment ,....,,,,,,,,,.,.,.
not made on the basis of 1870, established by the
Republican majority IN Congress.
Mr.. BLAINE. Yes, sir.
Mr. sAuiSnuRY Then you oughtnot to complain
of the acts of your own party.
that the votes to which the Representatives were
apporioncd would be allowed to be east pro.
sumption since shown tobe idle and bascess.
Mr.. MCDONALD TO Mr.. Blninc). Was there any
qualification or disqualification for voting cstab.
shed in any those Southern States that extended
to only one class of citizens and did not affect all
MIR. BIAISE. You mean oh the statute book?
Mr.. MCDoSALD. Yes, sir
Mr.. BLAINE. We are talingn now about the actual
practice at the polls where districts containing
10000 or 10000 lawful voters are represented by men
for whom only 5000 or 1000 votes were cast. The
Senator from Georgia yesterday said there was no
need of any more coming out to vote, for the whole
thing was settled in advance.
II, u.)
such thing, and will express his exceeding gratf-
cation IT, for once IN his life the Senator from Maine
will quote him correctly. ~
quote correctly, but lie admitted that practically
the Republicans were not allowed to vote in
Georgia. -
Mr. HILL. The Senator said no such thing lie
said everybody was allowed to vote there;
MIR. BLAINE. II the district was divided between
two Democrats, then the Republicans could come
out, but the record shows that when the :0ttcmpt
was made to run Republican against ne Demo-
Crat there was Il walk over on the part of the DEM
ocrat. That was the case in districts where in 1873
Democrats got the. certificates Ot election on votes
very much smaller than the Kepubilcah vote IN
Mr.. HILL again said he had never intimotcd that
any one was deprycdofth the right to vote in Georgia.
and protested against being misquoted.
Mr.. BLAINE asked Mr.. Hill to explain how It was
that certain districts in Georgia in 1876 cast larger
Republican vote than the whole vote cast in lSIs
when there seemed to be no Republican votes cast
Mr. HILL said those facts only applied to districts
where there was no opposition candidate
Mr. BLAINE. Why was there 10 opposition, when
the Republicans were in the majority?
Mr.. HILL. Because nobody else chose to run. If
the Senator wants me to answer MS insnuation
that there were means brought to bear by which
anybody was prevented from running who wanted
10 run, or anybody prevented from voting, sim
ply say his hisinuntions ARE utterly without foun-
datlon in fact, and have no support but his own
statement which is no support "t all. Laughter
Mr.. BLAINE then quoted from Mr. llil!,s remarks
Yesterday that Republicans took sides in contests
between Democratic candidates in Georgia, and
said he glad to get the admission that Republi-
allowed 10 choose between democrats
there but in Maine they went further and allowed
voterto choose between n Republican and n Dem.
ocrnt. The vote in Georgia showed plainly that
that not permitted and witnesses could be pro-
duccd by the thousand who Will swear to this
not in the presence of those who ntlmidntcd them,
but where they can safely do so.
Mr.. HILL. Every statement of intimidation or
that ANYBODY was prevented from running or vot-
ing in Georgia Is utterly untrue. do not see what
Mr. BLAINE. No, and I don't know as there is
any reason for saying that. Three Representatives
from Georgia hold their seats to-day by votes of
1900 5000, aud 3i00 respectively, and that Is the
entire vote cast In their districts.
Mr., HILL. Everybody but the scnalorM from Maine
understands that there were no opposition c0ndi-
dates in those districts, and people did not choose
to turn out.
three times us many Republican votes cast Us the
Mr. Hill. There were opposition candidates IN
1876. II the Senator means TO say the Republicans
were prevented from bringing out candidate, he
says what Is not correct.
Mr.. BLAINE LIDO say that In the presence of
the country and on the records of history, and
whether the denial Is made in Senatorial phrase or
is intended onensiyely, IT Is lying III ihe lnce OF
aud sworn in Georgia, by Republicans of ms
good character Ns the honorable senator, that they
did not dare and were not permitted to bring out IL
Mr. HILL. Whoever sworc that sworc to n false
Mr. BLAINE. The facts are better than the opin-
ions of either of us and 1t Is anomalous and absurd
reasoning to assert that 10000 Republican voters
choose Representative in Congress.
Mr.. HILL. | wish 1t distinctly understood that
donot reason from any facts SET up by the Senator
from Maine.
Mr.. BLAINE. Nor by anybody else
Mr.. HILL. Nor anybody like him, Laughter
Mr.. BECK made Il few remarks, TO the effect that
in districts where but one candidate was running
people did not feel required TO come out to vote,
and this explains the fact that In many districts of
Kentucky us well as of other States, full vote was
not pollcd. Where there was opposition large
" c was pollcd.
cited Mr.. Alex Stephens district, where the Repub
licams declined 10 nominate candidate to run
against Mr.. Stephens, and he was elected by very
small vote.
MIR. VANCE replied to Mr. Bane's citation Of
North Carolina districts in the same strain
MIR. BLAINE asked Mr.. Vance why the Rcpubli'
cans did not nominate in 1878, where they were
largely in the majority in 1876.
Mr.. VANCE said Mr. Blaine, who was the authority
about Washington affairs, ought to know best. lie
ought to know why orders did not 90 down 10 have
somebody run together with money to back him
up.
TO Democratic candidates in the South was aban-
dOnGd because there was no use in it, II had no
chance of fair treatment.
Mir. VANCE thought that where party was hope
lcs,ly in minority it often failed TO nominate, not
only in the South, but everywhere.
The morning hour expired, ana the resolution
went over,
The President pro tem announced the following
MS The select committee on Mr.. PendletOns bill
providing that the principal executive officers of
ihe Government may occupy seats on the moor OF
Pendleton, Voorhees,, Bnyard, Butler Farley,
Conking Allison, Blaine, ingalls, and Pmtt.
Tho Senate took up the bill authorizing the use
of the militia and the land and naval forces oi the