, 1881-02-03

~ FEA NcBk ANE}tuSkHp a&}tH NI EElll hWBlSIS4
H." per cent, wl,L!n Colorado, the mining
Sntr, las increased 3s.s ucr cent.
TIE hill INTRODUCED.
FlsOM "Tlft: n,:col,1,."
WASHINGTON, d. e., Feb. IA struggle
then ctlsllcd rs to the possession Of the f!uor.
KeaFan1 demanded tho regular order,
nfld further consideration Of tho Interstate
Commerce bill, aIr. Cox {New York; assert
Ing Ills rIuht tD call up tlo Apport1ou,nent
bill as privileged question, ami A[r.
Sparks antngDuizIng l}tytl, propositions with d
motion to proceed tU business on the calendar
FOR the parp"se. as lie stnted, Of calling up
the Ei!z John Porter bill.
Mr.. 1aagnsl coutelted that It WIS matter
OF the greatest intercst tn tho American pen
rtc that tho question involved III the Inter-
Statu Commerce bil1 should receive consltl-
nrHti0ll uni attention. tic would ask the
lfuusc to *e! arart two days for the consld-
rrntltn Of that measure, and to order two
hight sessions for debate only on the same
subject.
raisctl question ot consideration.
lie called upnm tho House to fulfil n high
tlnty.-o.e Which must be- performed every
len years. State lesiSt,tres were awaitin2
LUZ iHtNI1 u NHIE4E@A UtI &1tt
I'LL, md IL II we're not PASSED tlljs session
Congress would rU!l up NIL expense Oil the
leople of froln SG,0o0,o 900 to sS,o00,000 lie
knew tic Importance of tue bill Of
thu gentleman from Texas u,coran).
but l.o also knew tlat, even should
1t HISS tho House. thcrp was mt
much probability pf tts passare iii the Srn.
ute, il Tire Appoltiounicnt bill weru not
tWsscd nav mn extra session Ut Con9ress
Wulttd he necessary. or extra sessions of t1ktr.
ty.two Statn Legislatures.
The n,tcsttnu nf ronsitlerattou hc,nc au,,,
m{ttrd. tho 1in,,se-hv n yoie NJ yeas n. noys
1:D-refuscd to consIdcr tba Interstate Com.
tncrce b1ti.
srErcu or NIL, cox.
The House then proceeded to the consttl.
Grafton. Of the !Apportlonment bill without
limit leIng placed on debate,
Mr.. Coz Explained aid advocated tho pro-
visions of his bill. Under it the old Slave
States would gain eight and lose two 1ne1u-
hers: tho Middle Statps would lose three: tho
New England States would los,, three: a,.tt
tho Western States wnujd gain ten and logo
,wn. The old Slave States would make
Il net gain Of six REPRESENTATIVES, while
The rest or the States ma,e n mt gain
Ut twn-t.,at Is, the West would gaiu
eight, while New England, New York, and
PENNSYLVANIA would lose six, If nuy ote
complained TINT this yns sectional or partt-
san |,c might calculate tle nct caius North
and :5outl, from tho numbers 30 to $40. and
The Soutl, had 4 net tnin uycr thu North,
Under the Inst census tho general increase Of
the country had uot differed frun1 mite.
bcIIum times marc than 80 por cent. II
woulh nut be accurate to say the Southern
States Ind increased more than tho North.
crn,
THOUGH PRACTICALLY THEY HAD DONE 20,
owing 10 tl!e defective CENSUS Of 1870.
Whether true or not, s,.ch divisions OF tho
North and South had lost their sigult'cance.
III aus event, the Sorttl continued to exceed
the Suut1i In Congress, In tho Electoral
College, III tlse Se1latc. and IN population.
but the wonderful lncrGaSe Of the livo States
west of the Mississippi was the feature Of
the census. III twenty years they had
doubled their numbers, lcaulng from ono
tc!ttll 1T tho whole population to one-tiftfl.
These five Stntes had Increased 50 ler cent.
No State east of thu Mississippi Ind attained
to 10 per cent, while tic Pacific States Ind
gained 81 ner cent during ton years. The
orb Of power might be departing from the
East. hut ye., with Its radiance full, IL WIS
TIL: sTAH OF EMPIRE,
holding Ills western way f0r new conquests.
Al0ns with 1t nrosc above tho horizon the
Southern Cross, to atltl It's symbolic cluster
to the constellation. Thu Federal repre-
scntation Of this country was, tn every sense.
republican in fact, form, and spirit. 1t
might bu said tllat, with NIL that popular
bnSis anil Its results thu ppople OF the
limited Stntcs had some erccd for
gain. ambition to excul, loys of rule. desire
fnr intrigue. md MAY Of unruly prejudice.
ira1o,,sy. md passion TINT had muue tbs
listorv of other nntipns trnuicak oye,t 10 their
doc,tuo n,d fail Still in sp,tc ri flint tte-
's..Ie 49, - ~ ~. f 49,. -. .ss. H.. ..,,,.o.
1noFaltznttoal, III !ts W0FaL aSpecl1 tne answer
might bg nlndt
VINO SHALL COMPETE syrrl1 rs
In abundant haryests, our rich balances Of
tratlc, our increase III commerce al,tl expa1l-
sion Of labor. our inilux of precious ,nutals,
,,,tl orr lncxhauStibe mines Of coai, copper,
gold, and silver, our ,1ucxa,unloA exporta-
ttons md lamentations. our attractive furces,