Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-01-13
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The New appointment BilI, Some Ap-
pOintmcmts by President Hayes
The Great lsthmus ship Railway
and miscellaneous MOrsels OF News
From the National Capital.


provides that whenever new
the representative assigned to it,
shall he in addition to the num-
Der 293; that section %, of the revised
statutes of the L. s, shall be amended
so as to read as follows: The legisla-
ture of each state, as soon rs practical
BILE, after the passage of this act and
at every subsequent apportlonment of
representatives in congress after the
new census, shall divide The state ms
herein provided. The states to be en-
titled to one representative in congress,
shall constitute one congression-
al district; states entitled to two repre-.
sentatives, shall be divided into
congressional districts rs nearly equal
in population as possible. States en-
titled to three representatives shall
constitute one congressional district in
which there shall be elected three rep
resentatives in a manner hereinafter
provided. States entitled to four rep
resentatives 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 10
five representatives shall constitute one
district, in which five representatives
shall be elected. States entitled to SIX
representatives shall be divided two
districts, in each of which shall be
elected three representatives. States
entitled TO seven representatives shall
be divided into three districts in two of
which districts there shall be elected
three representatives each, and III the
other district one representative, and
all the other states shall be 50 divided
by the legislatures thereef as to con
stitute districts in which one, three
and five Representatives shall be elect
ed, according to the number Of repre-
sentatives to which each state is en-
titled; each state being divided into rs
many districts as there Will be CON
tanned in the whole number of repre-
sentatives to which such state is en-
titled, except where there is fraction
of two, in which case one of the dis
tricts shall be entitled To five repres5n-
| tativcs; and where there is a fraction
| of one there snail be one other dis
trict in which a representative shall
be elected. A congressional district in
which one representative IN congress
shall be elected shall contain n popula-
ton equal to the ratio of population of
one member in congress. a district
entitled to three members shall con
tain a population equal to three ratios,
and district entitled to five members
shall contain population equal to five
ratios, or in all cases as nearly so rs
practicable. The districts shall be
| formed Of contiguous and compact ter
ritory, bounded by county or parish
lines, except in counties having great
! er population than the ratio of
one representative in congress IN which
case portions of such county or parish
may be attached to contiguous terri
tory in other districts. In districts en-
titled to one representative in congress
each qualified elector may vote for one
person for representative and no more.
In districts entitled to three represen-
tatives each electOr may vote for two
persons for representative and for no
more, and in districts entitled to FIVE
Representatives each elector may vote
for three persons for representatives
and for no more. Where any
ballot contains the names of more
representatives in congress than the
elestor is entitled to vote for. such bal
lot shall be counted as blank, SO far as
the Representatives in congress are con-
cemed. In all cases, persons having the
highest number of votes shall be de-
cared elected, and in all respects other
than as herein provided, the election
shall be conducted ana ballots counted
and returned as heretofore provided by
! law.
APPOINTMENTS.
Among the recent nominations, by
President Hayes, are the following
postmasters: Bemywick Craig, Yer
saiIles, Ky; Madison NJ Hurley,
New Albany, Ind; Frank \. Pal
mer, Chicago, ILL., Mrs Emma
r. Banks, Hillsboro, H.. Jno. b. Sink
ing, East st. Louis, ILL.,. Thos. Blanch-
ard Flora, H.; Miss Emma Gale,
Delavan, H.; Luke II. Nierson, Pella,
Iowa; John d. Hunter. Webster City,
Iowa: Robert b. Williams, Mount
Dvre. Iowa; CRATIC J. DcWolf, Fosteria,
Ohio; ]. II. Kirk, Allen, Ohio; Hiram
A. Barren Escanaba, Mich. Ira Ken
mes, Evart, Mich. Theo. A. Bun, Lam
caster Wis; Elias D. Himpson, Wau-
saw, Wis; Alonzo w. kimbal, Green
Bay, Wis.
Captain Eads has completed his
negotiations with Mexico for the
construction of ship railway
across the Istnmus OF Tehuan-
tepec, and has received the most liberal