Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-04
House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, March 3-After reading the
journal the veto message was received from
the President and read by the clerk. Mr..
Tucker moved that the message. be printed and
laid on the table for future consideration. Mr..
Robson moved to proceed to the consider
alton of the message Immediately. Yeas and
nays were ordered. Mr.. fuckers motion was
agreed to; yeas 1876, nays 116. So the message
remains on the speakers table.
Mr. Cox moved to suspend the rules and
pass the apportionment bill on the basis of
307. This meeting with opposition on the
Republican side, Mr.. Cox so amended
tos eoanaon meton hs as TO Slg q 5 aod
have vote taken on the numbers
1922, 319, 315 and 80, and when the majority
shall agree upon any number to have the bill
with the second and third sections of the orig
inal passed without further delay, Mr.. Con-
ger reserving for himself and friends the right
to refuse to vote if desirable. The Republicans
made no further objections to the proposition,
and the rules being suspended in accordance
Herewith, the House first proceeded to vote
upon 322; rejected, yeas 49, naysd3 A vote
was then taken on 319 This number was
agreed to; yeas 1876, nays 1913. The result was
received with some applause on the Republican
side. Killinger was the only Republican who
voted in the negative while the fol-
lowing Democrats voted in the Affirmative
Beltzhoover, Bicknell, Coffroth, FELTON,, Hill,
Hutchins. New, Richardson, s. c., Ryan,
Pennog, Tillman, Wise and Wright.
MIR. Cox then stated he intended to abide by
the will of the majority, and though he would
vote against the bill, he would perform his
duty and present it in proper shape. The bill
was then passed, yeas Las, nays 112. It
provides as follows
Section That from and after the third of
March, 1883, the House of Representatives
shall be composed OF S19 members, to be ap-
portioned among the several States as fol-
5, California 6, Colorado /, Con
necticut 4, Delaware 1, Florida Q, Geor-
gia IL, Illinois 20, Indiana 13, Iowa 10, Kan
sas 6, Kentucky II, Louisiana 6, Maine 4,
Maryland 6, Massachusetts, IL, Michigan II,
Minnesota 5, Mississippi Z, Missouri IA, Ne
braska 8, Nevada I, New Hampshire Q, New
Jersey Z, New York 80, North Carolina 9, Ohio
South Carolina 6, Tennessee 10, Texas 10, Yer
mont 2, Virginia 10, West Virginia 4, Wiscon-
sin s.
Sec. 2. That whenever new State is ad-
mitted in this Union the representative or rep
rentatives assigned it shall be additional to the
number of 319 herein provided for.
Sec. 8. That in each State entitled under this
dppOTtlOuutut tuc utulDtTS VI but 1OTIy-
eighth and each subquent Congress shall
be elected by districts composed of con-
tiguous territory and containing as nearly as
practicable, an equal number of inhabitants
and equal in number to the representatives to
which each State may be entitled in Congress,
no one district electing more than one Repre-
sentative.
Senate amendments were concurred in to
the following House bills: Designating In
dianapolis port of delivery. Amending the
act providing for holding terms of the circuit
court and district courts for the district of
Fort Wayne, Ind. To confirm the title to
certain lands in Ohio
On motion of Mr.. Thompson the bill passed
constituting the meaning of the act to reimburse
the railway from moneys expended for the
United States in enrolling, equipping, etc.,
militia forces to aid in suppressing the rebel
lion.
Mr. Van VOORHEES, moved to suspended the
rules and pass the bill appropriating 100000
for the erection of public building
was on the public calendar in
company with fifty-four other bills of simi-
lar character, and fifty-four gentlemen were
on their feet protesting against the building
being preferred to another. The confusion
and noise was consequently great pending
which the Ho use took recess.