New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-04

magistrates iudQes attorneys the press, aud the
dominant political and social influences. If. how
ever, a committee Of three, one Republican, one
Democrat and one Greenbacker, were sent down TO
each district by the House. the facts could be read
lily and promptly developed. This l should say Is
the only argument advanced in favor of an extra
session. OF conrse there are many reasons why II
would be undesirable to hold one."
Which are the districts where the most glaring
frauds were perpetTatcd y
"One is the "Shoestrinen District of Mississippi
whore Lynch was counted out by the rejection by
the Warren County Commissioners Of over 1000
ballots Oh the ground that the dash lines on them
are Distinguishing marks
Another is the Charleston District of South Car
ona. Mackcy saws that the votes as they went
into tho polls numbered 22 5G6 for him. and 12,7S2
for OCounor The first count did not doctor the
returns quite enough To elect the Democrat 1t
showed | > 33i for Mackey, to l Z 263 for OConnor
Then the Democrats took another hitch on the hg-
ures and announced that the corrected result was
l. 297 for Mackey and 1859 fer OConuor. ln'tho
Beaufort District. always overwhelmingly Repuh-
lican. ,he Democrats figure out a majority Of 1878
against Smalls our candidate. Lowe, in the Hunts.
ville and Strobach, in the Mon tgOmery District OF
Alabama, have also been counted ont. An inyest-
CATION will probably show that we elected Hahn
over Ellis in Louisiana, and carried one OF the
Florida districts The cases of fraud thus far
brought before the public have only been those
whore districts overwhelmingly gly Republican have
been made 10 return Democrats by open and apparen
rascaty. No doubt there are many others oil when
We have not heard much as yet"
THE CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT.
CONGRESSMAN cox TO INTRODUCE BILL FOR THE
REINFORCEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES UN-
Der THE NEW CENSUS.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUNE.i
WASHINGTON Dec. 3.-The Hon. $. s. Cox, who
arrived in Washington to-day said to a TRIBUNE
correspondent that he should bring forward Dill
early IN the session for the reapportionmept OF
representatives. under the new census Ho thinks
that the Constitution of the United States requires
that such measure shall be passed at the earliest
practicable time after a dsceDnial enumeration
of the population has been made. As 1t is
purely mathematical question SO far as
Congress is concerned, Mr. Cox cannot under
stand why anybody should seek TO DELAY IL on
partisan grounds. He says that il any partisan
advantage il to be gained by reapportior-
ment this winter the Republicans will be
benefited, because they control the LegIs-
latures in a majority of the States, and WILL
therefore, control the re-distrlcting of those
States. Mr.. Cox says that personally he would
prefer TO see the whole number OF Representatives
reduced to $50, but he has no hope that that can
be done, and Is inclined to think that 800 VIII be
the lowest number that eau possibly be liked, while
the probabilities are that 325 will be the number
ADOPTED. Mr.. Cox Gays that when the census hg
ures are complete they will show population some
what in excess of 49,O0O,0 600
Mr. Cox ls chairman OF the COMMITTEE on fOrelgn
Affairs as vel! AS of the Census Committee lie eX-
pressed an ineni ion to introduce III the House next
Monday resolution requesting the President 10
communicate, so far as ls Compatible WIN puphc
interest all Information in his possession relative
to recent negotiations between the United States
and China,