Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-09

THURSDAY, March 3.-After reading the journal
q message was received from the president vetoing
the funding bill. On motion Of Tucker-ayes 1S5,
noes l16-the message was ordered printed and laid
on the table for future reference. Cox moved to
suspend the rules and pass the apportonment bill,
on the basis Of 307. This meeting with opposition
on the Republican side, Cox 10 amended his motion
bill, and 80 have the votes taken on numbers 322,
3l9, 316 and 3O7. Agreed to. The house first pro-
ceeded to vote upon 322. Rejected-yeas 119, nays
agreed to-yeas lss, nays 12s. Killinger was the
only Republican who voted in the negative, while
the following Democrats voted in the affirmative:
Hutchins, New, Richardson IS. C.), Ryan penny,
Tilman, Wise and Wright. The bill then passed
ayes 145, noes 113-and provides as follows:
1883, the house Of representatives shall be composed
Of 319 MEMBERS to be apportoned among the several
states as follows; Alabama and Arkansas g. Galtor-
2 Georgia 10, Illinois 20, Indiana 13, Iowa 10. 9an-
6, Kentucky II, Louisiana 6, Maine 4, Maryland
6. Massachusetts IL, Michigan II, Minnesota $, Mis-
Hampshire 2, New Jersey 7, New York SO, North
Carolina 9, Ohio 81, Oregon 1, Pennsylvania %,
Rhode Island 2, South Carolina 6, Tennessee 10,
Texas lo, Vermont 2, Virginia 10, West Virginia 4,
Section 2. That whenever a new state is admitted
into into the union representative representatives
assigned it shall be additional to number 319 therein
provided for.
Section g. That in each state entitled under this
apporhonment number to which such state may be
ent tied in the 48th and each subsequent congress
shall be elected by district composed of contiguous
territory and containing, nearly practicable equal
number Of inhabtants and equal in number to repre-
sentaves to which each state may De entitled in con-
gress, no one district electng more than one repre-
sentative.
The following are the gains and losses of the sev
eral states by the bills Gains-ASkansas l, Califor
MIA 2, Georgia /, Illinois l, Iowa l, Kansas 3, Ken
tucky l, Massachusetts 1, Missouri l, Nebraska 2,
North Carolina l, Michigan 2, Minnesota l, Missis-
sippi I, Ohio !, Pennsylvania l, South Carolina l.
Texas 4, Virginia l, West Virginia L; total 49,
Losses-Maine l, New Hampshire !, Vermont L;
total 3. By this appordonment the north gains 16
and loses 8; net gain 13. The south gains 13 and
- raised the point Of order that the 4th of March
having arrived. the forthsxth congress had expired
by limitation. There was not gentleman on this
floor who could say the 4h of March had not arrived
He proceeded to argue rather exciedly in support Of
his point and his remarks were received with great
laughter and confusion
FRIDAY, March 4.-The house met al 10 O'Clock.
A discussion was caused by Hutchins intro
ducing resolution censuring the placing of troops
at the door of the capitol occupied the most of the
tme The resolution was finally withdrawn. At
this point the proceedings were suspended and Cox
having taken the chair, Conger said it was with
pleasure he was permitted to offer the following
and rendered to Hon. s. j. Randall speaker, for the
ability, fairness and courtesy with which he has pre-
sided over the deliberations of the forty-sixth con-
gress." The resolution was adopted, the only mega
tive vote being cast by Young [Ohio). Young crt-
ciHed the action of the committee appointed to
then. the hour Of 12 having arrived the speaker made
speech reviewing the course of the Democratic
party in the fortysxth congress, and declared the
house adjourned without day.