New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06
PARIIsANSmlP vIGolGt.LY REBUKED.

| now MrSsRS. HOOKER ASD AIKEN DEALT WITH A
PURELY MATHEMATICAL PRuBLKM-NO PROS
| rtCr OF THE PASSAGE OF TIE APPoRTI ONMI NJ
| BILL
| lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRfBUSE.l
| WAsHINGION, Feb. 5.-M0st of the day in the
House was consumed in further discussion OF the
! Reapporlionmrnt bill. and two three noticeable
speeches were made by Southern ID, mocrats The
remarks male by Mr.. Iorr and Mr.. Crowley
last thursday were the OCCASION OF these speeches.
| IL did not APPEAR IN exactly the best taste for Mr..
| Hooker and General Chalmers. of Mississippi, to
take tue lead the attempt to break the forcc Of
| the arguments and facts adduced last Thursday,
but it was perhaps TO be expected.
| Mr. Hooker lnnoccntly expressed his amaZement
and regret that the su ect had given rise to par
| tlsln debate. 1t was. he said, matter OF mathe-
mates, and III the discussion OF which partisan
feelings ought not to enter Mr. Hooker gave two
reasons why tue Republican vote in Mississippi has
| disappeared: First, the Republicans do not nomi-
| maze candidates and second, tho negroes have
joined the Democratic party. Mr.. Hooker IN pass
ing eu0giz II the Mississippi plan' and, to Illus
trate his freedom from partisan feeling. described
| Northern settlers in Mississippi as aliens and
strangers"
| Mr. Hor asked what he meant by the term
aliens
plan, that they aliens to our soil and strangers
| 10 our institutions Men who are int mt upon the
plunder rapinc and robbery Of our people, Whcreat
| there was applause III portion oi the visitors gal
| cry.
Mr.. Hooker further Informed the House that
We are not opposed to col0red suffrage; that " as
| soon as the negroes learn that va make gov
eminent cheap they at once begin to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket unless forccl by Federal bayenetS TO
| vOto the Republican ticket" MI iiOOKer aiso u'-
clarcd thar, to hls personal KNOWLEDGE ther1 was
NOT. mt tho last election in Mississippi Single ia,
stance where one single cOi0red cltHen chtltieu
and authorized tOVoe" VINO was dcn'cu ,nat iisit' IT.
The same tnng was true, the speaker sald I'D hla-
bama ~ u Georgia.
Mr. Aiken. Of South Carolina, also made non
partisan speech very much liko that delivered Dy
Mr. Hooker Mr.. Aiken describes II Northern Re-
publican who settles IN the S0uth as pohtlcai,
lcgallzed burglar Mr. Aiken expressed hlihSeh aS
wIlling--uay, anxIOus-that Northern men shoriu
90 to South Carolina to live, and should invest tncr
substance there but equally Anxious mat they
should keep their mouths shut on pontlcai ,oR,cs,
Several good speeches were mlue to-uaV Dy hepuu-
licans who oppose the bill III ts present form oe
it increases the relative poilcal strength oi
the southern States Al the s oi bon S0 tbs d
general debate on this bill should cease before me
hour Of adjournment If Mr.. Cox really h1peu ior
this he should have devised some plan 10 Keep Tue
lrrepressIbo Finley, of Ohio, from attempting TO
speak. When that Gentleman, VINO Is always Ioauy
and tedious arose TO speak there was ecneIds
movement by members III Inc dlreCt'on VI
their hats and oyercoats. and q somewhat unanl-
nous disposition to adjourn was immediately mani
the Rranportlonment tll will be reached next week.
and the prospects of its passage at this session even
by the House of Representatives. are very sliin'
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC MORTGAGE.
, FAVORABLE REPORT TO BE MADE BY The SUB
COMMITTEE.
IDY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The subcommittee OF tho
House Committee on Pacific Railroads decided to-
day TO report to the full committee in favor OF the