The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25

not be sold or converted at less than par and
makes the 81 per cent bends receivable ~
security for national bank circulation; ruled
cut on the ground that the rate has been fixed
already.
Kiefer appealed from the decision of the
chair and a noisy discussion ensued.
McLane argued that if the committee fail
ed to make an intelligent distinction between
q long bond and a short bend it would have
no right to take exceptions to the senate
when it sent back a higher rate of per cent.
If they conceded the short time bond the
cbmmittee had proceeded in az extraordinary
manner under the lead sfthe gentleman from
Pennsylvania.
Randall said it had a fixed time, and there
fore it had never had an opportunity to vote
whether ii preferred a3.a per cent. short bond
Or 8 per cent. long pond.
The speaker then allowed the vote to be
taken upon it, aud it was rejected by a vote of
81 to 10S.
McLane, Malse, Henry, Dunn, Johnson,
Warner, Morrison, Buckner, Wells and Hutch
ms, democrats, voted in the affirmative, and
Updegraf and W%ashburne, of Mimi, republi-
cans, voted negatively.
A bill was introduced by Newberry for a
jsint commission with Great Britain to IN
vestigate the alleged false and fraudulent
prssf and statistics used before the Halifax
fishery commission, the joint commission to
consist Of one man appointed by the United
States, one by Great Britain, and one by the
TIVE governments conjsintly, and to report
their conclusions to both governments. 1t
also directs the president to do his utmost to
carry out the provisions Of the bill, and pro-
vides for a joint committee of the house and
senate on the same subject.
ID LN--l Al-k s-k>.o,k
demands the immediate construction by the
government Of telegraph lines, and request
ing the postot1ice committee to report a bill
Tor The construction of such lines to protect
the people from monopoly. The speaker
ruled it net in order.
BY Springer, 10 amend the Revised Statutes
regarding lie prepayment of postage on
second-clasS matter.
BY r ort, to prohibit the expectation of
diseased cattle and other domestic animals.
by Kelly, repeating all acts imposing a dis
crltulnalIng duty of 10 per cent. on all goods
and merchandise of growth or produce of
countries east of the Cape OF Good Hope,
which are imported from places west Of the
Cape of Goou Hope.
by EeltzhoVver, to regulate commerce. by
rail between the different states.
by OC0nnor Is. t.), fol the relief of all
persons having claims against the United
SJateS.
BY Davis (Csla.), for the importation OF
machinery used III the manufacture of lutte
81 flax Tree OF duty.
BY White (Pa.), proposing a constitutional
amendment providing that United States SEN
ators shall be elected by the people Ct each
state instead of by the legislature.
The speaker laid before the house a com,
.unicaton from the secretary of the interior
transmitting Iha rADOrt nf the nj ApdpDt
of the census, which show the population Of
the United States to be so, 1872, S66.
After the reading of the communication
from the secretary OF the interior Cox oaoves
to print the same in the Record, together
with the tables sent TO the committee on cen
sus this morning from Gen. Walker. He sale
these tables were finished yesterday with thu
aid of a dozen clerks and their accomplished
chief, aud he had received them this morning
and vas directed by his committee to ask 70
their printing in the Record. So much in
quiry has been made by members on thi
topic that before a report is made on the sub
: ject by the conmitlee for action by the hous
it would be well to publish these otticia
facts and calculations. The official figures {
the whole population of the United States
30, l52, S66. Deducting the territories and th
District of Columbia, 7S4,271, the represent
alive population Of the Uuited States is 40
/ 139,O95. The table showed this populatio
i, IF the several states; it also showed tn
D number of representatives to be elected i
a each state on an even division, that is, nc
= counting any fraction or residium; and this
Shove together with the ratios and Fraction
resulting and the final number of member
! for each state, running from the present nun
S Der of members, 293, to 3Ol inclusive. Tn
t calculation was made on the following plal
The final number OF members, whatevt
was agreed on from $50 to 3O1 was useu as
| division in obtaining the rates of represer
tative to the whole representative population
This ratio was applied successfully to tt
n population of each state. This process woul
yield in the aggregate a number less than tt
number of Representatives originally takel
The difference, according. to the best and mo
equitable and recent practice, should be mat
by assigning to the states having the large
fractions additional representation. Whel
ever a sufficient number of additional repr
SentativeS had been assigned on account
fractions to make up the fetal number take
such assignments should cease. The tr
# table was based upon thism method of calcul
ton. The second table was more compent
Gus. 1t shswe ON the first column the nur
Der of representatives undo the census
1870, among the several states, and the secol
ID column the final number for each state und
the census for 1880 On a basis of 293, and
Y, the other columns was shown that numb
resulting to each state, with all the chang
from 293 to 3O7, inclusive, from these ct
umns. The gentlemen might see loss or ga
If over the number Of the present house und
the census OF 1870, and that Of 1880 runni
a. from 293 to 301 it appeared hat by the
crease in the census of 1880 from 293 to 2
le Massachusetts, gained one by the increase
ae 295, Louisiana gained one by the increase
xt 296, Pennsylvania gained one by the incres
90 to 297, Maryland gained one by the incre.
to 29S, New York gained enc by the incres
le to 299, Alabama gained one when the to
be number of representatives was increased
800. One Of the most striking features of
be table was a curious eccentricity of matthew
be les that Alabama then lost the representa-
re she gained at 200, and Texas and Hin
Nv gained one each. al wi AlaOAma regain