Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-06

| WASHINGTON, January 5th.-The House reassem
| bled to-day.
stephens, from the Coinage Committee reported
back the bill amending the Revised Statutes, 10 au
| thorize charge for mel ing.
Springer introduced bill for the appoTtionment
OF Representatives in Congress and to secure equal
and Just representation i'll the House.
There was short discussion whether the Elections
! Committee or the Census Committee should have
| the bill.
springer said the bill embodied more than mere
| apportionment 1t was drawn according to the
principle Of minority representation. The number
| of representatives was unchanged during the de-
| caGe namely, 233. Deductng the Territories and
the District OF Columbia, the population was 40
| $50 ia which, divided by 1898 lefG population OF
| I6S 493 as the ratio for one member OF Congress.
| Springer submitted VARIOUS tables. Under the
bill the number of members apporsoned to each
State is fixed as follows; Alabama, Arkansas,
California 8 Colorado, j; Connecticut, 4 Della
ware, ; Florida, l ; Georgia 8; Illinois, Is Indi-
ana IL Iowa, 10; kans IS, 8 Kentucky, 10; Louis
lana, s. Maine, 4; Maryland, s., Massachusetts, 10
| Michigan, 10; Minnesota, Z; Mississippi, Z; Mis-
shire, 2 New Jersey, I; New York, 80; North
| Carolina s Ohio, 10 Oregon, / Pennsylvania,
25; Rhode Island, , South Carolina 8 Tennessee,
8; Texas, 9; Vermont, 3; west Virginia, 8; Wis.
cousin, g. lotal, 1913. The following States would
lose one member each Alabama. Florida, Indiana,
Illinois, louisiana Minnesota, Massachusetts, Mary
land, New Hampshire, Ohio, Vermont and Tennes
see. Pennsylvania would lose and New YORK
Mississippi South Carolina and West Virginia would
| gain l member each, Minnesota and Nebraska
| each, aud Kansas and Texas each.
The bill was referred to the Committee on the Cen
| sus.
| Townshend introduced bill relating to the re-
| tirement OF army officers.
| Clymer said Wood, who had charge of the funding
bill, was i'll this morning, and asked him to proceed
| with the appropriation bills
| The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the army appropriation bill.
The bill was read by sections for amendments.
Warner offered an amendment proving thatnooff-
Ger on active duty in the field should be retired
without his consent
Warner stated he was induced to offer that amend
ment ia view Of the late retirement of dis
tn guished and grand officer who had been in SER
vice in the field since the close Of the war. His
retirement had been made not on apurely military
consideration, but on political considerations. he
believed it due to General Ord, the officer to whom
he referred that the country should understand
that his retirement in place OF General Mcdowell
not, under the circumstances, in harmony
with the merits of the two officers. He (Warner had
heard rumor that General Mcdowell had drawn
his mileage for getting New York to vote, and hs
inquired whether this bill contained appropria-
ton for the payment Of that mileage.
Clymer replied that the mileage had been pro
vded for in the appropriation bill for the current
year.
Keeter-Does the gentleman state as fact that
General Mcdowell did Draw milesgef
Warner state that 1t was so reported
The amendment was ruled out apoint OF order.
Clymer offered an amendment appropriating
s12 900 TO pay land grant railroads 80 per cent Of
what the Quartermastert General finds justly due
them for transportation. Agreed to-
The committee then rose and reported the bill
to the House. when it passed
Reagan moved thatthe House proceed to the con-
sderaton Of the House calendar, stating that it
his intention call up the interstate commerce bill.
He stated that the bill OF more importance than
\ the funding bill or any measure before Congress
| Blount differed from Regain on this point.
| Reagans motion was agreed TO, and the calendar
| taken up.
| The arst bill was the Hostetter bill, prohibit
ing "peiical assessments" the title of which was