The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-04

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ing politicians, Laughter, Indiana wa
accorded thirteen representatives; on
voting basis she would be entitled to si1
teen, and II she received q member for tn
same number ofvotest that would return on
from Mississippi there would be twenty
eight ooHsiers on the floor oil the ne1
House, The only exception to this stat
Of affairs in the North was TO be found II
Rhode Island, which was only entitled y
one member. On this basis the Soutl
would get % members and the North 2ls
Speaking under the Constitution, the cen
sus basis was the proper one, but Their
was Q deep feeling in the minds OF tn
people that the systematic Crushing out
nearly one.fourth OF the entire votes o
several States OF the Union was little les
than 0 terrible crime. The people leareC
that II 1t was not prevented 1t would de
stroy the very foundation oil the Civi
liberty OF this country, II there could no
be free ballot there was little need oil 81
apportionment bill OF any kind, for with
out that the will OF the people could no
be expressed, and on electionwould becoml
mere farce, He did not charge that thl
census had been unfairly taken, but 1t wa
manifest that there wss cheating either II
the census or in the vote,
Mr.. Mcmillan called attention to thu
fact that in the election OF 1878 Horr haC
received II 900 votes against $4,000 In op
position, and inquired why the gentle
mans conscientious qualms In favor o
the rights Of the minority had not STRUCK
him earlier,
Mr.. Horr replied that at that election
the GreeAback craze with which the gen
tleman was atlliCted) had run through hit
district, but at the last election the peo'
pie had come to their senses, In con
cluding he said he believed the ma alority
was drawn up for the purpose Of giving
greater strength to the South, For one
he was fully determined 10 oppose the
measure first, last and all the time, and
that too, with all the means that kind
Providence and parliamentary law would
permit.
MIR. MCLano said II the gentleman sup.
posed tue white voters OF the South meant
to deprive tho negroes OF the right to vote
he should possess his soul 10 patience
The South accepted in its full develop
ment the theory propounded by the gen
tleman from New York Cox that the
Constitution OF the United States based
the representation upon the population,
and past experience had given 1t conf
denCe In the result Of universal suffrage,
There was no occasion for the gentlemanIto
suppose the negroes OF the South, wheth'
or they be voters or representatives, would
fall below the level OF white voters OF
white representatives as had often been
found In the Northern States and upon
this floor.
Mr.. Horde you think the negroes o
the South have been permitted Tor the last
six years to have free and untrammeled
ballotP
Mr.. McLane-I have no idea that
the negroes OF the South have had as free
and untrammeled suffrage as they will
have In the future. But while answer
this question thus frankly he will not with.
hold his attention while | point out why
the negroes OF the South have not had
suffrage. Objection was made To Mr.. Nc.
Lane proceeding, but subsequently, he OBJ
tanned the floor and said that at the close
Of the war and for twelve years thereafter
the South had been held In subjsCtion by
the army, and that voting In the South
had been under the protection, almost
under the direction, Of the army. The
white and black people have been held
In relation Of antsgonism. During
that period there had been no
free vote In the South, and that time only
ceased upon the Inauguration oil Il. b.
Hayes; since then the black men voted as
they pleased. Laughter on the Republi.
can side He said II for the credit OF
Louisiana, that the blacks OF that
State had sent good Republicans TO this
floor, and he said TO the gentleman from
Michigan, Mr.. Horr1 without disrespeCt,
that be Horrl might be compared In this
House with Representatives sent here by
the negro vote, not In any sense to their
disparBgement.
Mr.. Horr-Why Is II that tho vote for
Hancock fell of and was much less than
that cast four years ago?
Mr.. McLsns-The gentleman knows
that at an election where there Ia no con.
test
Mr.. Horr-Why no contest2
Mr.. McLaine desired To reply, as did
also Mr.. Robertson, of Louisiana, but OBJ.
lection was made. A good deal Of confu.
sion ensued, In the midst OF which Mr.
Robertson was heard to exClalm: "You
don't want the truth and you know IL I"
Mr.. White denied that there was property
qualifications in force In Pennsylvania
Mr.. Keller commended the bill OF the
minority committee fixing the represen.
tation at 3l9 as a measure absolutely fair
and just, which could not be said for eithe.
OF the majority bills, or the bill originally
introduced by the gentleman from New
York. He insisted that justice should be
done all sections and stated that be would
oppose any number that was unjust by
every means known to parliamentary law.
Mr.. Ryan confined himself chiefly 10
the discussion Of an amendment which
he proposed to offer 10 put an end to what
be termed the iniquitous gerrymanderlng
which had been praCtiCed In several
States, instancing particularly the evils
which flowed from It In bis own State.
The matter then went over, and the
House adjourned.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE GRANGE,
Arrangements OF the Members with
Pittsburgh Tradeamen Extended 10