The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-04

II, net gain OF 3. The republican
states would gain 10 and lose 8, net
gain OF 2. At the number selected
by the majority OF the committee
1917 the democratic states would
gain II and lose none, while the re-
publican states would gain 10 and
lose 4, net gain of 6.
At 319, the number recommended
by the minority, the democratic and
republican states would each gain
thirteen representatives. He argued
IN support OF the latter bill, contend
ing that. mathemsticslly as well as
politically. it melted justice to every
country. for it commended itself to
every fair-minded man on the floor.
Crowley opposed an increase in
Congress under section two, Four
teenth Amendment. Voters, as well
as members, might be taken into &C.
count 10 apportioning the representa-
ton, and whenever any state denied
any male citizen, over the age of q,
the right to vote, in his judgment
that state should be denied represent.
alton in just the proportion in which
1t denied such right 10 voters. Mas.
sacbusetts and Connecticut had i'm
proved the educational qualification,
which deprived many of ia! right.
Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Ten
nessee, Texas and Virginia had added
a property qualification. and the a.
legation had been made that in SIX.
cen southern states voters had been
disirsnchised by violence and intimi-
dstion. He criticised the bill of the
majority on the ground that it did not
provide for continuance OF the dis
trict system. and argued that to
change that system would not be
good craftsmanship or wise legisla-
ton.
, Ray denied that his state imposed
a property qualification. He asserted
that the district system was provided
for in separate law and there was
no need of reenacting it. He ex-
planned the fact that the southern
states had cast a smaller number of
votes in 1880 than in 1876, by the
statement that in the latter year,
under the lead OF the New York
statesman, the democrats were
marching to victory, while in 1880 |
they had been expecting defeat.
Howe thought an superintendent !
bill, founded on the last vote of the
people, would meet the requirements
of the Constitution better than one
based upon the census. The whols |
number of votes cast in the thirty |
eight states was 9,297 COO; the aver |
age number of votes cast for congress-
men was 81. 7S2. If the representation
was fixed at 311, as proposed by the
majority bill, the average number
would be 29, 1876. He then proceeded !
to compare the number of members
which we're accorded the southern
states by the bill, with those to which
they were fairly entitled. Mississippi
was accorded seven members, when,
as on a basis of the votes. she would
be only entitled to 4. Alabama was
8, when it was only entitled
to 8. Georgia was allowed 10 repre-
though entitled to only 5.
Hammond, OF (Georgia). said the
logic of the gentlemen's remarks was
that the spportionment ought 10 be
based on figures of the last election,
and not on numbers. as required by
the Constitution. Conceding that to
be true, would it net be the best way
Tor the republican party to succeed in
Georgia TO refuse to vote at all, and
thus greatly reduce the representation
rom that state. Take the northern
.tates: The bill gives New York
81 members; but il the rate for tue
basis OF calculation were carried out,
New York would be entitled to 81.
4 New York we're given a member
or every vote which would elect
member from Georgia, she would
rave II members on the floor of the
House. Ohio Wss given 20 members;
n the voting basis she would
eceive "a. II Ohio were allowed a
member for the same number of votes
which would elect oDe from Louisi-
ma, she would be represented in the
ext House by AZ members-ouite
efficient to satisfy the claims OF her
nobtrusive, shrinking politicians.
Indiana was accorded
8 on the voting basis. She would be
ntitled to 16, and il she received a
lember Oh a Mississippi ta.is there
'ould be % BOOSTERS on the floor.
he only exception to this state OF
fairs in the entire north was to be
,und in Rhode Island, which was
ntitled to only 1 representative. On
ae basis OF votes the eouth would get
8 members and the north 218.
McMillin called attention to the
Ict that in the election OF 1878 Hoar
ad received II. 600 votes against 49,
%, in opposition, and inquired why
le gentlemsn's conscientious quslms
. favor of the rights of tie majority
ad not struck him earlier.
Hoar replied at that election the
reenback case, with which the gen.
eman sas afflicted, had run through i,
ia district; but at the last election D
le people had come to their sensee. O
nis bill purposed giving greater =
reDgth to the south and for one be a
as determined to oppose the meas. o
re fret, Last and all time; and
lat, too, with all the me,nI kind
rovidence and parliamentary law
ould permit.
McLsne denied that the south
anted the negroes di.f.anchissd,
I'd said they would have freer vote
GREATER than heretofore. Since
ayes inauguration and the army
rs removed the negroes had voted
they pleased. daughter by the
publiosns
After a sharp debate the matter
ant over.