The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-21
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BY Mr. Strait: To reduce the price Of
public lands within railroad limits.
Mr.. Potter asked leave TO offer lesolu.
ton authorizing the investigation Of the
cipher dispatches and " have It adopted
under the suspension ot rules, but Butler
having objected to that on the ground that
he wished to debate the resolution, 1t was
agreed that Potter should report II 10.
morrow after the reading OF the journal.
The resolution reCites that certain al.
legged telegrams In cipher have been pub
lIshed, indicating that attempts were made
after the Presidential election OF 1876 to
influence by money or other fraudulent
methods the vote Of the electors or the ac.
ton Of the canvassing officers in the States
Of Florida, South Carolina and Oregon.
u therefore directs the committee on the
investigation Of the election frauds to en-
quire into the same, aud into any other
mattefs connected with such election
which In It's judgment may be proper, with
power to send for persons and papers, and
70 report at any time. Also appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose OF deiraying OK.
penses.
Mr.. Knott, Chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee reported q resolution to defray
the expenses Of the Davenport and BlodI-
EFT investigations ordered TO be made bv
that committee. Adopted.
The House went into committee OF
the whole, Mr.. IIartzell in the chair, on
the bill 70 provide for the settlement Of all
outstanding claims against the District OF
Columbia, comforting Jurisdiction thereof
on the Court OF Claims.
Mr.. Eden opposed the bill as comforting
unlimited Jurisdiction, opening the door
to all sorts Of claims for damages in con.
nection with changes OF grade, &c. lie
offered an amendment limiting the juris.
diCtion to the cases OF contract arising since
1871. The amendment, with some slight
notifications, was agreed to.
The committee then rose, and the bill
was reported TO the House and passed.
Mr. Springer introduced bill to secure
to the people OF every State equal and lust
which was referred. I'll
provides that after the next census the
legislatures Of each State shall apportion
the State under the census Of 1880, so as
70 provide that when more than two MEM
bers are elected in State the State shall
be divided into districts OF three members
each, as far as possible; and when there
are two odd representatives, that is over
three or six or nine, &c, there shall be
one district, consisting OF five members,
In districts consisting OF three members,
every elector shall vote for only two mem.
bers OF Congress, and in districts entitled
to five members every elector shall vote
Tor three members,
He presented in convention, with his
bill, statement showing that under it
there would have been elected, at last
November election, from the Southern
States, "a Republicans, instead of 0, or a
gain Ui2S, while the Democrats
would have realized like gain in the
North. That the general result would
have been the same, but that the Republi.
can minorities at the South and the Demo.
crat minorities at the North would have
been equally represented in Congress, and
the four millions OF colorel popula.
lion not counted at the election OF @ mem
bers in the following States: Alabama 3.
4 arkansas Is, Georgia 3, Louisiana q,
Mississippi 9, North Carolina 3, South
Carolina 2, Tennessee ., Texas 2, Vir-
Adjourned.