The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-03-10
HOUSE

The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill, the
pending amendment being that appropriating
5000, 900 for the establishment of naval coaling
stations on the Isthmus of Panama, was fl
nally adopted. A series of amendments pro-
viding for the payment of various claims
brought about such an uproar that the deliber-
atlons OF the committee was completely broken
up. The bill was, however, finally reported to
the House.
Messrs. Laphanl, Tucker, Robson, Carlisle,
and Iage were appointed q committee in re-
lation to the funeral of Senator Carpenter.
The amendment to the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation Bill, authorizing the expenditure of
$500, 600. to enable the Secretary of the Navy to
establish naval coaling station on the 18th
mus of Panama.. was agreed to by vote of ia
to So. The bulk of the Alternatives on the vote
came from the Republicans and the bulk of
the negatives from Democrats. The bill was
finally passed by n vote of 12S to 49, The con-
ference reports of the Postoffice, Indian, and
Legislative Appropriation bills were agreed to-
The Senate amendments to the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill, which increases the amount
in the bill to 1886, 900, were agreed to.
The conference report on the River and Har-
Dor Bill, fixing the amount appropriated at
S11 ,141, 800, was adopted.
After great deal of parliamentary maneu-
Vering, the House refused, by a vote of 145 to
9S, to consider the Apportionment Bill.
The Deficiency Appropriation Bill was passed,
The Funding Bill was considered in detail.
and finally passed. Then a supplementary bill,
embodying the amendments proposed by the
Ways and Means Committee, WAS also passed.
THE FUNDING BILL. vEroED--
A message was received from the President
vetoing the Funding Bill. BY O vote of 1S5 to
ginia, to print the message and lay it on the
table, was carried.
kPPoRTIoNMENT BILL PASSED. 5
Mr., Cox moved to suspend the rules and
pass the apportionment bill on the basis Of
This meeting with opposition on the Repub-
ican side, Mr.. Cox so amended the motion as
to bring up for consideration the Apportion-
ment Bill, and SO have the votes taken on NUM-
bers 322, 319, 315, 3O7, and when the majority
shall agree on any number to have the bill with
the 2d-aud Sd sections Of the original bill put on
The rules being suspended in accordance
Herewith, the House first proceeded to vote
upon the number 800, which was rejected
yeas, 119; nays, 132-and the vote was taken
on the number S19.
This number was agreed to-yeas, 1856; nays,
123. The result received with some applause
on Republican side. Mr.. Killinger (Rep. }, of
Pennsylvania, was the only Republican who
voted in the negative, while the following
Democrats voted in the affirmative: Beltz.
hoover, Bicknell, Cofroth, FELTON,, Hill, Hut
chins, New, Richardson, South Carolina; Ryan,
Pennsylvania; Tillman, Wise, and Wright
Mr.. 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 then passed-yeas, 145, nays, 113,
and provides as follows:
f'SEoIoN 1. That from and after the Sd of
March, 1883, the House of Representatives
shall be composed of 319 members, to be ap-
portioned among the several States as follows
Alat ANA 8, Arkansas 5, California 6, Colorado
!, Connecticut4, 4, Delaware l, Florida 2, Georgia
10, Illinois 20, Indiana Is, Iowa 10, Kansas g.
Kentucky II, Louisiana 6, Maine 4, Maryland
6, Massachusetts -, Michigan IL Minnesota 8,
Mississippi 7, Missouri IA, NebrasSa s, Nevada
l, New Hampshire 2, New Jersey :, New YorA
SO, North Carolina 9, Ohio 21, Oregon l.
Pennsylvania %, Rhode Island 2, South Caro-.
lima 6, Tennessee 10, Texas 10, Vermont q
Virginia 10, West Virginia 4, Wisconsin 8.
sSEc. 2. That whenever a new State shall b
admitted to the Union, the representative Oh
representatives assigned it shall be additional
| to the number 319 herein provided for.
"SEc. 8. That in each State entitled undel
| this apportionment the number to which sucl
State may be entitled in the Forty-eighth ant
each subsequent Congress shall be elected b!
districts composed of contiguous territory, ant
containing nearly as practicable an equal num-
| ber of Inhabitants and equal in number to tn,
Representatives to which each State may be en-
titled in Congress, no one district electing NOR
than one Representative"