Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-18
I hANO1o n. W AIh Eh, Superintendent of Censu GTAr,Es.

In presenting the apportionment bill in the
 House to-day Mir. Cox moved to print the
 whole matter in the Record and called atten-
 tion to certain tables submitted by the super
 intendent of the census. Table "A" shows
 49, 1869, ,595 as the representative population
 of the several States It shows the number
 of Representatives to be assigned to each
 State on an even division, that is not, count
 ing any fraction or residuum or re-
 mainder Besides it shows with the
 final number of members for each State,
 ronning from the present number
 of members, 293, to BOT, both inclusive.
 The calculation is made on this plan: The
 final number of members from 293 to 3O7 is
 used as a divisro in obtaining the rates of rep
 resentation to the whole representative popu lation. This ratio is applied successively to
 the population of each State. This process will yield in the aggregate 8 number less than
 the number of Representatives originally taken. The difference, according to the best
 and most equitable recent practice, should be
 made up by assigning to the State having the largest fractions additional Representatives. Whenever sufficient number of Representa- tives have been assigned on account of the fractions to make up the total number taken
 such assignment should cease. There is no
 place for na0iettes or arbitrary numbers.
 The second table, 'B, D is more compendious.
 It shows in it's first column the present num-
 
 eral States, and in the second column the
 final number for each State on the census of 1880, on the basis of 293, and in the other columns that number with the changes from 293 up to and including 3O7 It appears that
 on the census of 1SSO by the increase from
 2s3 to 294 Massachusetts gains l, by the increase to 295 Louisiana gains l,
 by the increase to 296 Pennsylvania
 gains 1, by the increase to 297 Maryland gains l, by the increase to 299 New York gains 1, by the increase to 299 Alabama gains l, and when the total number of representa-
 tives is increased to 300 one of the most striking features of the table appears It is a curious eccentricity of mathematics Alabama loses the representative she gained
 at 299 and Texas and Illinois gain 1 each. At 301 Alabama regains the representative so lost. By the increase to BOP Florida gains 1, by the increase to 303 Ohio gains l, by the increase to 304 3o5 Tennessee gains l, by the increase to 306 Pennsylvania gains l, by the increase to BOT New York gains another, making gains over 293 under the census of 1880. But still New York even then loses from her present
 number under the apportionment of 1870. In his letter transmitting the above to Mir. Cox General Walker says I have not car ried the computation further, as this was the limit indicated in your report for the prepa- ration of the table The table exhibits in ] full an arithmetical process by which the l number in each State is reached. The l smaller table accompanying (marked table B exhibits simply the number of Represen- | tatives to be assigned to each State accord ing to a total number.
 The House Committee on Elections gave hearing to Mir. Hurd on the subject of the election of Hon. Ezra D. Taylor as the suc- cessor of General Garfield in the House. Mir. Taylor was elected to fill the unexpired term | of General Garfield from the Nineteenth dis | trict, as it was constituted before the reap l portonment year ago. When he presented | himself to be qualified in December Mir. Hurd raised the point that he should have been elected from the new district. The House overruled him and MT. Taylor was sworn in, but the subject was referred to the | Elections committee. MT. Huri says he has l no expectation of unseating MT. Hurd, but 1 he believed him to have been illegally elected. He wanted a resolution adopted which would l settle the question.
 \ Mr. F. Wood wrote note to Mir. Loring, | of Massachusetts, to-day, saying he expected I to pass bis refunding bill in the House to- l morrow. The main features of the measure | are regarded as settled consequently all at- | tention is centered upon the probable action | of the Senate on the bill. So far as inquiry | among quite number of Senators indicates, | there is no doubt that the House bill will be l amended by the Senate. The rate of interest | will either be increased or the time for the bonds to run be extended. There is a great deal of uncertainty among individual Sena. tors as to the wisest course to pursue, and | the arrangement of the financiers in body 1 will doubtless have weight. Senator Blaine
 is decidedly of the opinion that a per cent. bond cannot be foated at par. He said that the British government, whose credit is at
 the highest in the world, has never been
 able to sell its 3 per cent. bonds
 at par and this in spite of the fact that con l sols are permanent law. MT. Blaine says the per cent. bond is very popular one. 1 He thinks that the issue of enough per cents. to take up the maturing 5's and 6's
 might depreciate the price of fours on | the market two or three per cent, but that
 the government could dispose of the entire I issue at premium sufficient to wipe out al once $50, GOO, 900 of the debt. Senator Me
 Donald believes the bonds should be refund. ed at per cent, and the length of the time l for them to run be shortened. MT. Ker- I nan, of the Finance committee, does not say what he will do when the bill comes before the committee, but he is of opinion that three per cent. cannot be hoated unless the national banks are reli1yed of the