River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-13
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The New appointment bill, some APP
poinim"nts BY President Hayes.
she Great fsthmus ship Railway
aud NtsccllaneOus NsOrsels of News
From she National pitaI

From she National DitaI.
Mr.. Sfringer's reapportionment bill
provides that whenever a new
state is admitted to the union.
the representative assigned TO it.
shall he. in addition to the num-
Der 293; fhat sec ion %, of the revised
statutes cf the U. S, shall be amended
SO us to read us follows: The legisla-
ture Of each state, as soon rs practical
BILE, after the passage of this act and
ut every subsequent apportionment of
Representatives in congress after the
new census shall divide the state as
herein provided. The states TO be en-
titled 10 one representative in congress,
shall constitute one COMPRESSION
al districts states entitled TO two epre.
sentativea, shall be divided into
congressional districts as nearly equal
il population as possible. States en-
titled TO three Representatives shall
constitute one congressional district in
which there shall be elected three rep
resentatiYes in a manner hereinafter
provided. States entitled to four rep
resentatives shall be divided into two
districts, in one of which districts there
shall be elected three representatives
and in the other there shall be elected
one representative. States entitled to
five representatives shall constitute one
district, in which five representatives
shall he elected. States entitled to SIX
representatives shall be divided two
districts, IN each of which shall be
elected three representatives. States
entitled To seven representatives shall
be divided into three districts in two of
which distsicts there shall be elected
three representatives each, and in the
other district one representative, and
all the Other states shall be so divided
by the legislatures thereof as to con-
stitutc districts in which one, three
and five representatives shall be elect
ed, accordlGg to the number of repre-
sentatiyes 60 which each state is en-
titled; each state being divided into rs
many districts as there will be con-
tanned in tbG whole number of repre-
sensatives 70 which such state is en-
titled, except where there is fraction
of two, in which case one of the dis
tricts shall he entitled to five repres9n-
tativcs and where there is fraction
of one thefe snail be one other dis
trict i'll wh3ch Il representative shall
be elected. \ congressional district in
which one representative in congress
shall be elected shall contain popula-
ton equal IL the ratio of population of
one member in congress. district
entitled to three members shall con-
tain population equal to three ratios,
and district entitled to five members
shall contains population equal to five
ratios, or IN all cases rs nearly so rs
practicable. The districts shall be
formed of contiguous and compact ter
ritory, bounded by county or parish
lines, except in counties having great
er population than the ratio of
one repl esentative in congress in which
case portions of such county or parish
may be attached to contiguous terri
tory in other districts. In districts en-
titled to one representative III congress
each qualified clector may vote tor one
person for representative and no more.
In districts entitled to three represen-
tatives each cleGtor may vote for two
persons for representative and for no
more, and IN districts entitled TO five
representatives each electOr may vote
for three persons for representatives
and for no more. Where any
ballot contains the names of more
representatives in congress than the
elector i entitled to vote for, such bal
lot shall be counted as blank, so far rs
the representatives in congress are con-
cened. IN oil cases, persons having the
highest number of votes shall be de-
clared elected, and in all respects other
than as herein provided, the election
shall be conducted ana ballots counted
and retugned.as heretofore provided by
law.
{PPOINTMENTs.
Among the recent nominations, by
President Hayes, are the following
postmasters Berrywick Craig, Yer
sailles, Ky Madison NJ. Hurley,
New Albany, Ind; Frank A. Pal
mer, Chicago, H.; Mrs Emma
T. Banks, Hilssboro, H.; Jno. b. Sink
ing, East st. Louis, H.. Thos. Blanch-
ard, Flora, HI Miss Emma Gale,
Delavan, Ill; Luke III. Vierson, Pella,
Iowa; John ID. Hunter, Webster City,
Iowa: Robert g. Williams, Mount
Dyre, Iowa; CRATIC J. DeWolf, Fosteria,
Ohio; J. ii. Kirk, Allen, Ohio; Hiram
A. Barren Escanaba, Mich. Ira Ken
mes, Evart, Mich. Theo. A. Bun, Ian
caster, Wis; Elias b. Himpson, Wau-
saw, Wis: AIolzo w. Kimbal, Green
Bay, Wis.
Captain Eads has completed his
negotiations with Mexico for the
construction of a ship railway
across the Isthmus of Tehuan-
tepec, ami has received the most liberal
concession it mas ever granted, being a
strip Of land ualf mile wide, with n
mile in width for stations, leaving him
untrammcled 'is to plans, and the ex-
ecution Of the work which is to be
commenced within two years ana COM
pleted in twelve years The govern
ment also grants a subsidy equal to Il
million acres Of public lands. 1t also
gives him tine right to consolidate the
Tenhuantcpee railway, now being con-
structed by Leonard and others, with
the ship railway, on such terms as
may be agreed upon between them;
and in such event the location of the
Tehuantepac railway may be altered as
desired by Eads. The Tehuantepec
Railway Company has subvention
amounting TO about fifteen hundred
thousand dollars, to be paid by the
Mexican government in custom house
certificates, and has also large land
grant. In case Of acquisition Of this
railway its obligations are TO cease, and
the subvention would then. attach to the
ship railway. The duration of the
grant is 81 year., at the termination
of which the government is 10
take possession Of the works and pay
two-thirds Of their value Permission
is given to Eads to hypothecate the
revenues Of the railway TO any other
government which he may select to
aid him by money or guarantees in its
construction, tie intention being to Sc
cure the cooperation Of the United
States with Mexico, in the control of the
works, as this Is regarded by leading
men in MeSco, rs the American route
across the lsthmus, and tue one in
which these two republics are most Vi
tally interested.
Representative Whitthorne, the Ten
nessee member Of the select
committee on AN inter-oceanic canal,
said to the JGbune correspondent
recently, that the committee is
anxious 10 SECURE action up
on the Monroe doctrine resolutions,
and will endcavor 10 do 50 as soon az it
can gain the consent Of the house Of
representatives. For my part" re-