Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL REAppoRTIoNMENTs.

CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIoNMENTs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Springer reappor-
tlonment bill provides that whenever newState
is admitted to the Union, the Representatives
assigned to it shall be in addition to the num-
Der of 1893; that section %, revised statutes of
the United States shall be amended so as to
read as follows:
The legislature of each State as soon as
practical after the passage of this act, and at
every subsequent apportionment of Represent
atives in Congress after new census, shall
divide the State as herein pro-
vlded: States entitled to one
Representative in Congress shall constitute one
Congressional district. States entitled to two
representatives shall be divided into Congress
siOnal districts as nearly equal in population
as possible. States entitled to three represen-
tatives shall constitute one Congressional dis
trict, in which there shall be elected three rep
resentatives in the manner hereinafter provid-
cd. States entitled to four representatives
shall be divided into two districts, in one of
which districts there shall be elected three
representatives, and in the other there shall
be elected one representative. States entitled
to five representatives shall constitute one dis
trict, in which five representatives shall be
elected. States entitled to six repre-
sentatives shall be divided into two districts,
in each of which these shall be elected three
Representatives. States entitled to seven rep
resentatves shall be divided into three districts,
in two of which districts there shall be elected
three representatives each, and in the other
district one representative, and all other
States shall be so divided by the legislatures
thereof as to constitute districts in which one,
three and five representatives shall be elected
according to the number of representa- tives to
which each State is entitled, each State being
divided into as many districts as
there will be contained in the whole
number of representatives to which such State is
entitled, except where there is a fraction of
two, in which case one of the districts shall
be entitled to five, and where there is fraction
of five there shall be one other district in which
a representative shall be elected
Congressional districts in which one Repre-
sentative in Congress shall be elected, shall con-
tain population equal to the ratio of popula-
ton of one member in Congress Districts en-
titled to three members shall contain a
population equal to three ratios, and
a district entitled to five members shall
contain population eqaul to five ratios,
or in all cases, as nearlyso as practicable, the
districts shall be formed of contiguous and
compact territory bounded by county or parish
lines, except in a county or parishes having
greater population than the ratio of one rep
resentative in Congress, in which case portions
of such county or parish may be attached to
contiguous territory in other districts.
In districts entitled to one representative in
Congress each qualified elector may vote for
one person for representative and no more. In
u district entitled to three representatives each
elector may vote for two persons for represen-
tatives and for no more, and in districts enti-
tied to five representatives each elector may
vote for three persons for repre- sentatives and
for no more. Where any ballot contains the
names of more candidates for representatives
in Congress than electors are entitled to vote
for, such ballot shall be counted as blank so
far as representatives in Congress are con-
cerned. In all cases persons having the high
est number of votes shall be declared elected
and in all respects other than as herein provi
ded the election shall be conducted and the
bal OTIS counted and returned as heretofore pro-
vided by law.
ELECTORAL VOTES.
Certificates of the electoral votes of Colorado
and Louisiana were to-day delivered to the
Vice President by special messengers. Dupli-
cate certificates have now been received both
by mail and messenger from EACH of the
States of the Union.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed Matthew d. Bair, col
lector of customs, Erie, Pa; VIM. A. Stone
United States district attorney, Western dis
trict of Pennsylvania; VIM. H. Stillwell, New
York, associate justice of the supreme court
of Arizona John Hail. United States marshal,
Western district of Pennsylvania; Washu F.
Peddrick, Pennsylvania, secretary to the
French-American claims commission.
To be United States consult JAS. T. Dubois,
Pennsylvania, at Aix-La- Chapelle; Samuel
Spackman, Pennsylvania, at Munich; W.. j.
Crouch, Pennsylvania, at st. Helena; g. Henry
Horstmann, Pennsylvania, at Nuremberg; Geo.
w. Roosevelt, Pennsylvania, at Matanzas
Postmasters: Henry II. Huidecoper, Phla-
delphia John W. Kimsey, Waterloo, Ind;
John NJ. McLelland, Marion, la.
APPOINTMENTs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Among the nomina
tions to-day by President Hayes, are the fol-
lowing:
Postmasters-Madison NJ. Hurley, New
Albany, Ind; Frank A. Palmer, Chicago, Ill !;
Mrs. Emma 7. Barg, Hillsborough, Ill Jno.
B. Selking, East st. Louis, Ill; Thomas
Blanchard, Flora, Ill Miss Elma Gale, Del
aven, Ill; Luke H. Veerson, Pella, Ia; Robt
B. Williams, Mt. Ayre, Ia; CRATIC j. Dewolfe,
Fostoria, Ia; J. H. Kirkallen, Alliance, o !;
Jos. schaller, Quinnsec, Mich; Hiram A.
Borr, Esenaba, Mich; Era Penns, Evarts,
Mich; Thos. A. Burr, Lancaster, Wis; Elias
B. Thompson, Waupaea, Wis Alonzo W.
Kimball, Green Bay, Wis; A
A. c. Rogers, Pine Bluff, Ark !;
VIM. l. Hodge, Abilene, KS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Judge W. B. Woods, the newly appointed
associate judge, took his place to-day on the
supreme bench.
The bill introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Townshend,3 of Illinois, to-day, to