Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-09

speaker pro tenn. (Blackburn) refused to recognize
the motion until he had first recognized the gentle
man In charge of the bill, who moved to fconc1r in a
senate amendment and who demanded the previous
question on that motion. Some sharp words passed
between Conger and the speaker pro tenn. as to the
reAusa. OF the latter to recognize motion for re-
cess but having discovered the previous question had
already been ordered the motion for a recess was
put. majority of Republicans refused to vote in
oroer 10 leave the house without quorum No
quorum voted and then on motion of Tucker the
house, at 12:45, took a recess until 10 tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, March 1.-The rules were suspend
ed and the deficiency appropriation bill was passed
Consideration of the funding bill was resumed
ana after slow parliamentary campaign by vhe
T1enos OF the measure number of amendments
were acted upon. The bill was then passed. A bill
supplemented to the funding bill was passed under
suspended rules. The speaker then laid before the
house the enrolled funding bill and it was signed
by him and it now goes to the president for his
action Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 3.-After reading the journal
message was received from the president vetoing
tne 1undlng Dill. On motion of Tucker-ayes 135,
noes ll6-the message was ordered printed and laid
on the table for future reference. Cox moved to
suspend the rules and pass the apportionment bill,
on the basis of 307. This meeting with opposition
on the Republican side, Cox so amended his motion
as TO bring up for consideration the apportionment
bill, and 80 have the votes taken on numbers $780,
ceeded to vote upon 322 Rejected-yeas 119, nays
l32. Vote was then taken 319. This number was
agreed to-yeas 136, nays 1913. Killinger was the
only Republican who voted in the negative while
Ghe following Democrats voted in the affirmative:
Betzhoover, Bicknell, Coffroth, FELTON,, Hill,
Autchins, New, Richardson IS. co., Ryan penny,
Inlman, Wise and Wright. The bill then passed
ayes l45, noes 113-and provides as follows:
Section ]. That from and after the Sd of March,
1885, the house of representatives shall be composed
OF 3l9 members, to be apportoned among the several
states as follows: Alabama and Arkansas s. Calitor-
mia 6, Colorado 1, Connecticut T. Delaware L. Florida
Georgia TO- Illinois 20, Indiana IL, Iowa TO- 2an-
sas ., Kentucky IL, Louisiana 6, Maine 4, Maryland
6. Massachusetts II, Michigan H. Minnesota s. Mis-
sissippi 7, Missouri IA, Nebraska 8, Nevada L. New
hampshire 2, New Jersey 7, New York 80, North
Carolina 9, Ohio q, Oregon 1, Pennsylvania %,
Rhode Island 2, South Carolina g. Tennessee 10,
Texas lo, Vermont g. Virginia 10, West Virginia 4,
Wisconsin 8.
into into the union representative representatives
assigned it shall be additional to number $40 therein
provided for
Section 8. That in each state entitled under this
apportonment number to which such state may be
entitled in the 48th and each subsequent congress
shall be elected by district composed of contiguous
territory and containing, nearly practicable, equal
number OF inhabitants and equal in number to repre-
sentaves to which each state may DE entitled in
gress, no one district electing more than repre-
sentative.
The following are the gains and losses of the sew
eral states by the bill: Gains-Arkansas 1, Califor
MIA 2, Georgia l, illinois l. Iowa l. Kansas g. Ken
lucky 1, Massachusetts 1, Missouri 1, Nebraska Q,
North Carolina l. Michigan 2, Minnesota 1, Missis-
sippi l, Ohio l, Pennsylvania L. South Carolina l.
Texas a, Virginia l, West Virginia 1; total 49,
Losses-Maine 1, New Hampshire 1, Vermont l.
total B. BY this apportionment the north gains 16
and loses 3; net gain ID. The south gains ID and
loses none. Singleton Ql) at few minutes past
II raised the point of order that the 4th of March
having arrived. the forthsxth congress had expired
by limitation. There was not gentleman ON this
floor who could say the 4h of March had not arrived
He proceeded to argue rather exctedly in support of
his point, and his remarks received with great
laughter and confusion
FRIDAY, March 4.-The house met at 10 O'Clock.
A discussion was caused by Hutchins intro
ducing resolution censuring the placing of troops
at the door of the capitol occupied the most of the
time. The resolution finally withdrawn. At
this point the proceedings suspended, and Cox
having taken the chair, Conger said it was with
pleasure he was permitted to offer the following
resolution: "That the thanks of this house are due
and rendered to Hon. s. J. Randall, speaker, for the
ability. fairness and courtesy with which he has pre-
sided the deliberations of the fory-sixth
gress." The resolution adopted, the only mega
tive vote being cast by Young (Ohio). Young criti-
clsed the action of the committee appointed to
investigate his election for not making report and
then, the hour of IL having arrived the speaker made
q speech reviewing the course of the Democratic
party in the forty-sxth congress- and declared the
house adjourned without day.