Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
APPORTIONMENT
The Gain aad Loss in the Different States
No Berlin for Schurz.

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No Berlin for Schurz.
WASHINGTON, January 4.-The census
statistics OF the United States show
that, in order 10 prevent either al IN.
crease or decrease ia the number Of
members in the House, the basis Oi rep
resentation will have 10 bp fixed al lOl,-
600 ior mrmb r OF the House. This
ra'io would make the number ~ mem
bars OF tie next House ,.uC,udiEg the
Te:ritorieS), 2lO. It's present number Is
2g2. Under this l'asis Arkansas, Call
iornia. Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska and NortE Carolina would in
crease their representation one mem
ber each, and Kansas and Texas
would increase their delegations three
each. The States that will lose one
member each are Alabama, Connecticut,
Florida, Indiana, Maine, Maryland,
New hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Tennessee amt Yer
mont New York will lose two mem
bers The losses are fifteen, and the
GAINS thirteen. The West loses two
members and gains nine, being net
yaln oi seven. The South gains four
and loses five, including Maryland
among the Southern States, being net
loss oi one. The Eastern and Middle
States lose eight and gain no members.
Under this division the Western States
would have l,6 members i'll the House,
not Including the Territories; the Fast
crn and Middle States S., and the South
ern States S.
The Western States will, therefore, I've
almost all-poweriul in the next Con-
gresS.
Secretary Schurz has stated that he is
no. an applicant Tor the Berlin Mission,
and if he desired 20 80 abroad there were
manifold reasons why he should give
Berlin wide berth. IL j. said here that
Schurz intends To marry soon after the
4th OF March, and settle in the " est.
Pension Expenditures
WASHINGTON, January i.-Commis'
sioner Bentley, of the Pension Office,
has issued strict orders To the pension
examiners to have watChiu care that no
fraudulent claim is admitted. The de-
lection of fraudulent pensioners have
been so numerous lately that Commls-
siDner Bentley is determined 10 here
after require the mfs positive proc s o.
the merits Of the claimants case, and
take nothing for granted. Over 4OO,-
600 claims are now ON file, await
ing action, or rather being aC;"d on
AZ ropidlv SO possible. II one.hait are
n,sscd i'm addition 10 what are now on
ihe r,lls. il will make the annual pen
sion burden about So 100000 TO $50
OO0,O0O The appropriations for pen
sions for the next fiscal year will be
s5OOOOCO. This is more than three
times as much rs appropriated in lSb3
1866. the year Immediately folloNlng the
war. Ordinarily pensions decrease as
the war period recedes, but rates are so
hiob and temptations to fraud 40 great
tl,1t il seems impossible under the
rrescrt system to keep this eNpendI-
ture within reasonable bounds
Indian Territory Ladies al Work
W,suINGroH, january last session
a bill! was reported iayortbly from the
House Committee on Territories to open
Nh tie Iudlan Territory TO settlement,
Il MAS denied that this WAS what the bl.i
meant, but the lobby pushing It, and
everything connected with II, gave the
measure a suspicious, look. 1t was iik'
many other apparently innocent at
tempts that have neen made % smHEgl,
through SOMETHING that couid
be construed as opening G2
this rich territory - Wlite
settlement. The ladies' Of Philadelphia
aud other cities have taken the matter
in hand, and delegation is now here
To trv and protect the Interests ol The
Indians. Their motive Is purely phllan-
thropir. BY the time Congress meets
tomorrow they intend 10 nave a peI.-
,ion signed 10y 100000 people 10 lay be-
fore the honorable body in the interests
of preserving our treaty with the ladl-
ans. In this matter tac ladies' have the
active support ot several Southern
members and Senators, among them
Senator Morgan. OF Alabama. One ol
the ladies engaged in this work re-.
marked to-day that it was singular that
some OF the very men who had enslaved
negroes should be so jealous in the de-
Tense Ui the rights OF the Indians.
The Ear Trial Postponed.
WASHINGTON, January THE official
order appointing the court martial FOR
the trial OF Cadet Whitaker was pro-
mulgated to-day. The detail Tor the
court is as previously stated. The court
il directed to meet IN New York City,
at the Army BUilding. on January 20.h,
instead OF West Point on the l3.h. as
first announced.
The Mint's Work-Consuls Recognized
WASHINGTON, January 4.-The COIN
age executed at the United States nnnls
during the calendar year OF lsso