The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-12

and haroor bill. statement accornnanio7 4,
pul. sGa.ng as the bin passed the house 4 io ta
soea 600 $500 The senate increased this lpo
S'oZ,ooo oy means of 139 amendments l-oul'
terence the senate receded from sava,, 80 IN Con.
aggregatng S66, 900, leaving the aTnonnt
by the bin slll4l 800. The report was agda
bill was resumed. The progress of t l9e Funding
oornly contested by its Opponents ir maS stub
senate amendments were agreed to cH,-1otf Of
moved the house adjourn, and this heinz 80! teel
moved 70 take recess until 1890 to-moTro, Id,
speaker pro tenn. Blackburn refused 10 ~. HE
the motion until he had fret recognized ~ oSlze
man IN charge Of the BILL who moved 10 feol,5 elue~
senate amendment and who demanded tba - n
4uesuon on chat motion. Some shalD v,rr5sS LOus
OSt"eSh Conger and the speaker pro fet9 g. IA sea
e1dl ot tne latter to recognize motion for me
CESS put having discovered the previous nT1asa re-
already been ordered the motion for 3 ro had
put. majority of Republicans refused ~ o ., was
order TO leave the house without . ouo,1 ro'e IN
quorum voted and then on motion of IT, no
house, at 12:45, took recess until 10 to,rot The
"WEDNESDAY, March 2.-The rules were NV Nv
ed and the deficiency appropriation bin was , End
80. Consideration of the funding bill was r tasstd
and after slow parliamentary carnai,,- s1IAed
friends OF the measure number of am ~ the
were acted upon. The bill was then r,as~e5 lents
supplemented to the funding bin passed MI Gi
suspended rues-.- The speaker then laid bef e4uer
house the enrolled funding bill and II VS. the
by nm and 1t now goes to the president f .sIeo
action .Ad journed. iot MS
THURSDAY, March 3,-After readrn, a..
message was received from the p.es}dent go.Enal
the funding bin. On motion of Tueker,.e-t Iing
noes LITTLE message was ordered printed ava 100 100
on the table for future reference . Gov T,- u AID
suspend the rules and pass the apBortiopr,e, ~ -
on tde basis OF 317. This meating with o4. yI,
on the Republican side. Cox so amended bis2-.!uA
as TO BRING up for consideration the apporfio ,ul
bill, and so have the votes taken on nI1,I I.elt
3l9, 315 and 307. Agreed TO- The hons - %,
ceeded 10 vote upon 800. Beiectei-veas II9 Pro
1872. Vote was then taken 319. This y,rT, ..a!s
agreed to-yeas 13G, nays 1913. Kingar We s s
only Republican who voted in the pegati,, ~, 'Ge
the following Democrats voted in the aHirrs.tIe
Beltzhooyer, Bicknell. Coffrob FaIfor rye We
Hutchlns, New, Richardson Is. c., Ryan Penn
I1llman, Wise and Wright. The bill then passa5''
ayes 145, noes 1l3-and provides as follows.
Section ]. That from and after the 81 Of Ar.r5
1885, the house Of representatives shall be cornross
OF 3l9 members to be apportioned a1uong iba 1851
states as follows: Alabama and Arkansas Z Cs,t''
mia 6, Colorado l, Connecticut l. Delaware FIo-;5
2, Georgia 10, Illinois 20, Indiana 49, Iowa lu Esr
sas 6, Kentucky IL, Louisiana G. Maine 1 Nsr,j"-,
6, Massachusetts, II, Michigan IL Minnesota W IIuu
sissppi Z, Missouri IA, Nebraska B. Nevada / NJ
HamI shire g New Jersey 7, New York 23 NorS
Carolina 9, Ohio q, Oregon l, Pennsylvania Is
Rhode Island ., South Carsina s. Tennessee m
Texas 10, Vermont 2, Virginia TO- West Virginia j.
Wisconsin 8. =
Section =. That whenever new state is aarit,o,
into into the union representative or representas
assigned it shall be additional To number 3lg therein
provided for.
Section 8. That in each state entitled under tris
apportionment number TO which such state may Is
entitled in the 4Sth and each subsequent couGrsss
shall be elected by district composed Of contiguous
territory aud containing, nearly practicable eoUa
number of inhabitants, and equal in number 10 reire
sentatives to which each state may be entitled in con-
gress no one district eecting more than one renre
sentative.
The following arc the gains and losses Of the soy
eral states by the bill: Gains-Arkansae / Califor-
MIA . Georgia l, Illinois /, Iowa ! Kansas 3. Ken
lucky l, Massachusetts l, Missouri l. Nebraska .
North Carolina l. Michigan ,, Minnesota l. Nissis.
sippi l, Ohio l, Pennsylvania l, South Carolina /
Texas 4, Virginia l, West Virginia L. total %
Bosses-Maine l, New Hampshire l, Vermont l.
total 3. BY this apportionment the north gains Is
and loses 3; net gain ID. The south gains - and
loses none. Singleton Qll.) at few minutes past
- raised the point of order that the 4th Of March
having arrived. the forh-sixth congress had expired
by limitation. There was not gentleman on this
floor who could say the 4th Of March had not arrived
He proceeded to argue rather eIcitedy in support Of
his point, and his remarks received with great
laughter and confusion
FRIDAY. March 4.-The house met at 10 O'Clock
A discussion was caused by Hutchins intro
ducing resolution censuring the placing of UrJps
at the door Of the capitol occupied the most # the
time. The resolution finally withdrawn Al
this point the proceedings were suspended and Cox
having taken the chair, COnger said ii was with
pleasure he permitted to offer the following
resolution "That the thanks of this house are due
and rendered to Hon. :. J. Randall, speaker fer The
ability. fairness and courtesy with which he has pre-
sided the deliberations of the forty-sxth con
gress." Tho resolution was adopted, the only mega
tive vote being cast by Young Ohio. Young crit
cised the action of the committee appointed e
then, the hour of having arrived the speaker mad
speech reviewing the course of the Democratic
party in the forty-sixth congress, and declared thu
house adjourned without day.