Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-04
HOUSE
rho ApportlopmsnI Bill Passed.

Tho AppOrtionment Bill Passed
Alter the reading Of the Journal the
veto message WAS received from the
President aud read.
Mr.. Tucker moved that the message
D., printed aud Ia,d on the table Tor lu'
turr consideration.
Mr.. Enhcson moved to proceed to the
consideration ut the message immedI-
atc,y.
The yeas ami nays We're orlered on
Nr. fuckers motion and il Was agreed
a.. N.lS. rs, NAYS, Ii. - the mes
s,..r remains up the >LCaker's table.
Mr.. Cox moved u suspend the rules
AMI pass tho Appurlioumrnt bill on the
basis ul sps.
TINS meeting with some opposition
on the Errurl.,au sllr OF the House,
Mr.. Cox - amended the motion a. 10
hriu. lp Tor consideration the appor-
tyumrnt. ami So have vote taken on
the numbers -, So. 30. 500, anu
when majority snail agree Oa any mum
tar. to have the bl.l, with the second
AMI third sections 81 the original bull,
put on lts pa>-acr without debate or
d.IItury motions.
Mr. Cougrr raised point Ci order
agliuSt tine proposition, and MIR. Cox
modified IL by Strikius out the words
"ur dI.atDry motions.
There being M further objection TO
the proposition, aud the rules being
suspended IN accordance Herewith, the
House first proceeded % vote upon 3:2'2,
which was rciprt,yi by llp yeas To l,'2
uays, AMI a vote was taken on %l9.
Tins number was agreed o.. Yeas, $50;
ulvs. l1S
The result Was received with some APP
pl1usr on the Republican Sjir.
Mr.. ki,iJngrr was the only Repubh-
can Who voted in the negative, while
tIr iullOwjr. Democrats voted m the
Affirmative. Beltlhuoyrr. Blackwell,
Culrath, FELTON,. It'll, llutchinS, New,
Richardson, oi South Carolina, RyOn, OF
Pennsylvania, Tllman, oi Wisconsin,
and Wright
Mr.. Cox then stated that he Intended
tn abide hy the will OF the majority, and
though he would vote against the bill,
be would perform his duty and present
Il IN proper shape,
The bill then plSsed-yeas l4j, nays
ll3, ami provides as follows:
SECTION |. That from and after the
third dly of March. lSS3. the House ot
Representatives shall be composed OF
80" members, to be apportiOned among
the several states IA follows: Alabama,
=; Arkansas, >; California, 6; Colorado,
]. Connecticut, {; Delaware, / Florida,
{. GeOrgla. 10; Illinois, 20; Indians, l3;
Iowa, 10; Kansas, &; kentucky, IL;
Louisiana, 6. Maine, 1 Maryland, 81;
Massachusetts, Il; Michigan, IL; Mime
sofa, .; Mississippi, =; Missouri, IA; Ne
braSka, 3; Nevada, /, New Hampshire,
=; New Jersey, :; New York, 33; North
Carolina, :; Ohio, 2l; Oregon, !; Penn
sylyania, 2S; Rhode Island =; South
Carolina, &. Tennessee. 10; Texas, 10;
Vermont, .; Virginia, 10; West Virginia,
!, Wisconsin, ).
>EC. > That whenever 3 new State
shall be admitted into the Union, the
representative or Representatives as
signed II snail be additional to the Cum-
hrr 5l9 herein provided.
SIC 3. That in each State entitled
under this apportiOnment To which such
State may be entitled in the Forty
eighth and each subsequent Congress,
Sha,, be elected by districts composed
OF contiguous territory aud containing,
as nearly a. practicable, an equal num-
Der OF inhabitants, and equal in number
70 the Representatives to which the
State may he entitled in Congress no
tne district electing more than one Rep
resentaliye.
lNote-At the time of going 10 press
ooih branches Oi Congress were still in
session