The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-06
HOUSE

W ARLINGTON, January D O--lhe lloube
reRssembltd 1T noon,
Mr.. Stephens, Chaiman otthe Commit.
tee on Coisagp, WeightS and Measures,
reported back the bill amending SECTION
S524 Of the Revised Statutes 10 40 to su-
thorizs a change for melting or refining
bullion when ut or above the standard.
Passed.
Mr.. Townshond, Of Illinois, introduced
bill rotating 70 tho retirement OF army
officers. Referred.
Mr.. Clymur stated that the gentleman
from New York, +. Wood, who had charge
Of the funding bill, was III this morning
and had requested him to proceed with
the appropriation billie
The House then went into committee
Of the whole, Mr.. Harris, Of Virginia, IN
the chair, Oh the army appropriation bill.
Mr. Springer introduced bill for the
apporiiOnment Of representatives IN Con.
gress among tie aevetnl states, aud to SO.
cure TO the peOpl Q OF each St'le equal and
Just representation in the House OF Rep.
resentatives. A short discussion Ousued
whether the Committee on Elections or
the Committee on Census should have
charge Of the till.
Mr., Springer stated that the kill embod.
led more than the mere appOrtonmenk II
was drawn III accordance with the priDCl.
ple Of minority representation. II
provided lOr the same number OF members
during the next decade that now com.
posed tho House, 203 DeduCting tho ter.
ritories aud the District Of Columbia, the
population Of the country was 4O, NO7l4,
which being divided by 203 left y popula.
tion Of lGS ADS rs q ratio for one member
oI Congress. The bill was finally referred
to the Committee on Census.
In connection with his remarks on the
appOrtiOnment bill, Mr. Springer Bubmit-
ted various tables on the subject. Under
the bill the number Of members appor.
toned to each State is fixed as follows:
Alabama I, Arkansas 8, California 8, Col
orado !, Connecticut 4, Delawarel, |, Flor.
ida !, Georgia 0, Illinois IS, Indiana l2,
Iowa 10, Kansas o, Kentucky 10, Louis.
lana 8, Maine 4, Maryland 8, MassaChu.
setts 10, Michigan 10, Minnesota, Miasiss.
ippi Z, Missouri 10, Nebraska ., Nevada /,
New Eampshite ., New jersey I, New
! York 80, North Carolina 8, Ohio ~,
Oregon II, Pennsylvania 20, Rhode Island
2, South Carolina 0, Tennessee o. Texas 8,
Vermont 2, West Virginia 4, Virginia o,
Wisconsin S-TotAl 2D3. The following
States would lose one member each! Ala.
bama, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Louis.
lana, Maine, Massachusetts,, Maryland
New Hampshire, Ohio, Vermont and Ten.
nessee; Pennsy lvgnia would lose 9 and
New York . mtmbers Arkansas, Calitof'
mia, Iowa, Michigan. Mississippi, South
Carolina and West Virginia would gain
one member each: Minnesota and Neb
faska 2 each, and Kansas aud Texas 3 each
A bill WRs,introduceh by Representative
Townsend, Of Illinois, TO amend the
statutes in relation 10 the retirement o.
army officers, aud proposes q change tC
read rs follows: When any officer has
served fifty years IA n commissioned
officer, or is seventy years old he may be
retired from active service at the discfs
tion Of the Ptesihent.
The bill was read by SECTIONS for amend
ment.
Mr.. Warner offered an amendment pro-
viding that no officer on active duty In the
field shall be retired without his consent
Mr.. Wstner stated that lie was induced tc
offer this amendment In view Of the lait
retirement Of the distinguished aud grand
officer who had been
IN sERytCEiS THE YIELD EVER SINCE TnE
CtOsR oFrHE WAR,
His retirement had been made, not on
purely military considerations, but on po
litical considerations. HO believed 1t wat
due to General Ord tthe officer to whom
he reIerIed) that the county should un
defstand that his retirement, In place o
General Mcdowell, was not under the cir
rumstanCcs In harmsny with the merits o
the two oiliCerS, He tWarnerl had heart
the fumor that General Mcdowell hat
drawn his mileage for going to New Yotl