, 1881-02-04
TIE DI;BATE.
FROM 1.-THE 1sEco1,D.f

wAsurxfrnys n, r. 1Sei, a-,rha annor.
tr,,nr,o,,t Itt1 ~ns t,r:nn in
Ar rnx otf.r,,l on n,nnn,,n,nnt f}x,np 1ho
nu,nher of REPRESENTATIVES, ot 3o7. Ordered
nrintrd. md crnsl,trrct ncndinr.
Arr Shcrvin, n uc,uhcr of thn Ccusus
commtttnr. tonl, the fpnr M I'M hlll., There
,vns ,,o rnoson thnt mn n,,pnrttonntent si,ou1l
,nt In mot1c ti,;s arssinn s,rce Mi tt,n data
yvnre In m which IN mako tjo co1culuttou.
f,omnnrjn,, lie yarjous Hills which Ind heru
nropns.tl. showetl Tint. Mt >8U7 ttne- number
f,ret surenstra hv Mr. t,oxl. I)enocrntic
Stntra wn1,ld voIn c,eht Representatives ntul
1oso t,yo IN not mi" nf siy tr1n Rnnnh1,c.
m States wntlht min TIN nnl loso cisilt.-a
,,ct min of twn. AZ, thc n,,nIt,nr snlrctc,l rv
tha mntoritv nf tha t.nn.mIttrc f311l tfo
Domocrnt,c Statrs wo,,I] cajn twclyc
and loso none: tho Rnnubl}cnn Stntes
wnp,d ya,n te,, aui lose fo,lr. a net rgfn ot
ak. At $40. tic number recommended by
tI,e minority. the Deu,ocrotiu and Ncnlb1fcat,
| Stntrs woui,i nncl, rnr,T t,,1rteen Rnurasenta-
| lives, Ilc argued I,Srsi,pport Of tho latter
bill. coutcndillg thai, automatically lis well
as politically, itnletcil ex0ct justice to every
| portion Of tic country. Tor that renson it
should commend Itself to every fafr-minded
man on tho floor.
Mr., New inquired If 3lg would not leave n
1ar9cr unrcprescutcd. population than sol,
:507, or 311.
M1. s1rEnw1y
ren]tcd TINT 1t eft n slightly larger number
| Of pcopi 0 unrcprcscpted then did one of tho
| other numbers he forgot which,
l. Alr. Crowley opposed an Incrcase Ill tho
| number of REPRESENTATIVES iii Congress,
Under Sec. y Of tho Fourteenth Amend
ment, voters rs well rs numbers might
bo taken into account In apportloning
| representation, and whenever my State
tonleti to nny n,nlo citizen over tho
ara of 81 tim rIgltto vote, In his Judgment
tint State should bo denied representation
IN tho lust proportion In wltc, It denied lsucl,
| right to vote. Massachusetts and Connectl.
cut had imppseA an educational qualification
which, deprived nnny Of tl,at right. Della.
ware. Georgta, New Ham1,s1Ire, pcnnsyi-
yanIa, Rhodo island, Tounessec. Texns, nntl
Virginia Ind added property qualification,
mn. thu allegation had tren ,latt TINT i'll six-
teen Southern, Stntcs voters hud been
,,,u,.,,. ,.x,,,,ern ,,.. ,,orrvcr. .x,, ,,-r,,,,.
0'sS 1'*~ - ,r,nw
", ,r,,o,s,, ,,,o ,,ft ~ tho c,oiort,,. nm Tim
$1,000, IT, - Ill ~ ,~n,,ttn a.. t,o aa,,l
f;n,,omco ~ the .,3str,ct systc,n. and nrencd
tnat -" .,;a,,..o thnt o,stnn, ,,oui,I Mt f,o
..as ~ ~. taa,s,'t., ,t,,s ~ ,,'iso ,arsint,o
sour H." ,o,tnd kat H. "iTH hss stnio ,,,',oeoa
a... !s.s ,.ns. uIea s..''s '''' '''"'' '"'po7'a
p'ototG -, q"aa.as'tW.,' t1..., .,,o, ~ t,,a ,,,
~. tnu"pson 49, ts'suu ~ u!9 ~. ~
cls1 u. AZ, G,u"ey w. ~ "!u'uts n; w.
sestaas lant NV u,s!i!s. sssa1'M s ~, VIM NV,
siaeu ior III sot's1o m 49,, '", @ .uio ~, WIS 'u
aoeu teo'ae1s ~ ~ ~ utesu's '.,,,. p'!'' n "
tno n,s'nocr o. nle1nos.s m ot %a'ch uoase
sllou4u consist no oenese, t.oto WIS nlose
70 icas 1tom le.aG..oa w. t.';li' ~ aaeacass ~
aiaa Ho ,o ,oo cmoeso, eSe ~ VIII. nsoast y" 0 -,
c1ease 10 4ooos wv u " 1ea uetpa VI ol'Ss''
ono.
LARGE BODIES WE'RE LESS eolthur1!H14E'
anu tho ltcpresentatlFes OIL 1Ao Ness aiA
SCUM Wolid 1asof a1i increase OF representa- =
tlon a1ltil ,ho lioase soula wltastaila any ~, ~