The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-06
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLvI CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

! WASHINGTON. d. G. Jan, 5.-Mr
Sprineer said the bill for reappartionmen
mbcdied more than the mere appoint.
ment 1t was drawn according to th,
principles Of minority representation. Tn.
number of Representatives was unchang
ed duting the decade-293 Deduc,ipe
the territories and the District of Coium.
bia thepopulation was 49.36e.7l5. which
divided By 293 left a population OF l6S
sos as The ratio for one member OF Con
gress. The bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Census.
Dir. springer submitted various tables
on the subject under the bill. The mum"
ber Of uhsmbers apportioned to each state
is as, lows: Alabama z, Arkansas 5,
Cxiifordia 5. Colorado l. Connecticut 4,
Delawafe l. Florida l, Georgia 9, Illinois
IS Indiana IL. Iowa s. Kansas 7, Kan
sas 6. kentucky Is. Louisiana S, Maine 4.
Marylaad 5. Massachusetts, 10. Michigan
10. Mianesota 5. Mississippi Z. Missouri
Is, Ntbraska 3,Nevada New Hampshire
2 New jersey 7, New York 80. North
Carolina 8. OHIO Is. Oregon /. Penn
syIvana 25. Rhode Island 2. South Caro-.
Ina 6, 6,1ennesss 9. Texas 6, Vermont Q.
West Virginia 4, Wisconsin 9.
total. a293. The following states
.
Alabama, Florida. Indiana, Illinois,
Louisiaaa. Minnesota. Massachusetts,,
Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, YER
mont and Tennessee, Pennsylvania would
lose aud New York 8 N EN- bers, Arkau-
sas, California, Iowa, Michigan, Mssissip :
pi. Soyth Carolina ard West Virginia
would gain / meAber each. Minnesota
and Nsbraska each, aud Kansas aud
Texas :aacb
The ,rmy bill was read by sections for
amendments.
Mr. Warner offered an amendm ent pro-
viding tat no officers in active duty in the
tield shdl be retired without his consent.
Mr.. Wansr stated that he was induced to
ofsr tht amendment in view Of the late
retirement of distinguished and grand
officer we had been in service in the field
ever siIce the close of the war, His
rstiremelt In place of Gen Mcdowell was
not. undT the circumstances, in harmony
with the merits of the two officers. He
Warner had heard a rumor that Gen.
Mcdowell had drawn his mileage for
going to New York to vote, and he inquir
ed whethsr this bill contained an appro-
priation tIr the payment OF that mileage.
Mr, Clyner replied that mileage had
been prosiGed for in the appropriation
bill for ths current year.
Mr.. kefer-Does the gentleman state
as fact that Gen. Mcdowell did draw
mileage?
MIR, Warner-I state that it was so re-
ported.
The amendment was ruled out on e
point of order.
Mr.. Olymer offered an amendment ap-
propriating $l25.000 to pay land grant
railroads so per cent of what the Quarter
master General finds justly due them for
Agrsed to.
The paragraph appropriating $4,000
for caring. for and operating United
States testing machine at WatertoWn Ar
senGl having been read, MIR. Converse
moved to add proviso that the test Of
iron and steel and other material for in
dustriel purposes shall be continued and
an aDnuai report thereof shall be made to
Agreed to.
Mr. Dibrell offered an amendment that
the allowance for Communication Of quarters
per month Ruled out on point of order.
The committee then rose and rep orted
the bill to he House. when it passed,
Mr. Reagan then moved that the House
proceed to the consideration of the House
stating that it was his intention
to call up the inter state commerce bill
He states hat the bill was Of more i'm
portance than the funding bill or any other
measure before Congress-
Mr.. R(ouat differed from MIR. Reagan
on this point the funding bill being in his
judgement the more important measure of
the tive.
Mr. Keasan's motion was agreed to
and the oaleader taken up. The first bill
was Mr.. Hohiter's bill, prohibiting politi-
cal assessments, the title of which was
greeted with laughter Gu the Republican
side, and though there was disposition
shown to take it up it Was laid aside for
the present.
The Interstate commerce bill was
finally reached and taken up for consider
O ion.
Mr. Reag 10 stated that he had leported
the pending bill from the Committee on
Commerce, hough be did not himself a3
prove its provisions. He had offered sub
stitute knowa as the Reagan substitute. and
the gentleman from Maryland McLesn)h had
also off fsred q Substitute, which he under
stood would be Withdrawn for the purpose
of getting the matter in shape tor debate.
He proposed TO explain the provisions of
his substitute and he would then cal the
previous question on the adoption oi thai
substitute.
Nj. Henderson called attention to the
anomalous situation Of the pending bill.
which was In charge of gentleman (keg
an who was avowedly hostile. He desired
that some determination should be arrived
at as to thesdiv;sion OF the discussion.
air Regan then continued 10 support OF
his substitute 1t provides that one mar
should not be charged more than another
for the same services; that no drawbacks
or rebates should be allowed; that people
should not be deprived of the benefit cf
eomp petition by the pooling OF freights be
tween completing railroads; that the peo-
le OF localities should be protected by
partial restriction on the power of oorpor-
ations, and that more shall not be charged
for shorter distance than q longer
distance over the same line.
mr Rice inquired whether the gentle
man (Reagan) believed congress had
power to oblige the New York Central
railroad company in sDy way TO modify its
charges for freight received By it at
Buffalo. either by railroad or steam boat.
TO be carried within the state OF New I ork.
Mr.. Reagan replied that it was the
origin aid destination of freight that fixed
the nature Of commerce. If freight was
shipped from one state to another it was
inter state commerce, whether il went
over one or many railroads, Mr.. Reagan