The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-22
KELLoGG's PROSECUTORS TURNED
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suit in a disastrous rout. Senator
Salisbury, according to agreement,
after the morning hour, called up
the resolution unseating the Louis
lana Senator, but was declared out of
order, as the unfinished business 1.-THE
Ben Holiday claim was pending.
He then moved that the pending
business be laid aside for the purpose
of considering tire resolution. The
vote was taken on the motion with.
out debate, resulting 20 yeas to.32 nays.
The nays were all the Republican
senators, and among the Democratic
Senators voting the same way were
beth of the Maryland Senators,
Messrs. Whyte and Groome, Sena-
tors Bayard, Thurman, Pendleton
and others.
MIR. CoX'S REINFORCEMENT BILL.
The apportionment bill introduced
in the House by Representative Cox
IN. " to-day, fixes the number of
representatives at 301. and apportions
them among the States as follows:
Alabama, s; Arkansas, 5; California;
5;Colorado, ; Connecticut, Dela>
ware, }; Florida, /; Georgia, 8;
Illinois, 10; Indiana, 70; Iowa, 10;
Kansas, e; Kentucky, 10; Louisiana,
6; Maine. 4; Maryland, 6; Massa-
chusetts, IL; Michigan. 10; Mime
sofa. 5 (; Mississippi. 7; Missouri, 10;
Nebraska, 3; Nevada, l ; New
Hampshire, 2; New Jersey, 7 New
York, 81; North Carolina, s; Ohio,
10; Oregon, L; Pennsylvania, IS;
Rhode Island, 3; South Carolina, g.;
Tennessee, 8; Texas, 10; Vermont, =;
Virginia, 8; West Virginia, 4 and
Wisconsin, 8. AS compared with
the present number of nenbers. this
bill of Mr.. Cox makes the following
losses and gains Arkansas, Cali.
fornia, Iowa. Michigan, Missis-
sippi. South Carolina and West
Virginia gain each; Kansas gains
8, Texas 4, Minnesota and Nebraska,
each j; Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
Hampshire Maine, Indiana, Tennes-
see, Florida and Vermont lose l each.
and New York losses 2.
GRANTS ACCEPTANCE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-This morn
ing Rev. DR. Newman, Cornelius n.
Bliss, James Yalcott and William A.
Cole, of the nominating committee
appointed at the convention Of the
Worlds Fair Commissioners, waited
on General Grant at the Fifth AYES
nue. Hotel, to tender him the office
of President of the Worlds Fair, to
be held lere in 1888. Beside the
committee. there were present ex-
Governor Crawford, OF Kansas; Prof.
Smart, of Indiana; Col. Akers, OF
Tennessee Hon. Edwards Pierre
pont and Henry G. Stebbins. Ten.
Grant received them courteously
and Introduced them to Mrs. Grant.
Mr.. Cole briefly told their MISSION
and rendered the General the office.
The latter in replying said that %
few evenings ago, in conference with
members of the committee, he had
signified his intention of accepting
the Office should he be elected there
to, but that at the outset. on account
Of prior engagements, he would be
unable to give 1t his personal arten'
tention, though he would like to do
SO. He should be absent, be said,
from the city for few tbs, but
later on would be with hem. He
further remarked that he had not yes
fainiliarZed himself with the by
laws, but said he believed there was
a certain amount of money to be first
raised before anything could be done.
Mr.. Cole said that that matter de.
volyed on the finance committee, who
now had it in hand. Tho ugh only
called upon at present to raise 81 900
900, they intended raising S4,0OO,OOO.
Gen. Grant on this remarked that he
would accept the trust.
The executive C ,mmittee of the,
Worlds Fair Commission met this
afternoon. Mr.. Cole, in behalf of
the committee appoint ed to wait on
Gen. Grant and inform him of his
election as President of the commits.
sion, reported that he had accepted
the Office. 1t was resolved to send
circulars to each State in regard to-
the work of the commission and its
organization, and the secretary was
instructed to draft a suitable circular
and report at future meeting. The
election for permanent officers of the
executive committee resulted as fol-
lows Chairman, Henry Stebbins;
Vice Chairman, VIM. A. Cole. and
Secretary, Thos. McElrath. Messrs.
Geo. A. Crawford, Algernen s. Sui
livan and Thos. McElrath were APP
pointed committee on bylaws, and
L.