, 1881-02-04
!. were accorded to tho southcrn States by the

liz OILY t3AtkjTpH ~ ttt1iF. Al1l3ht1l1 NH ME |
1nwe,l niyh., whereas IT. was only entitled To |
five. IL ttot, unter Ibis h!il. Il tn,,xrrss.
nnun foreynry f:,,0o0 yutcs, Or t6,0o0 lpss than
t!lo average required Ia elect n Congressman,
Ueorgla WIS allowed tan Representatives,
tItnYh cntttlc,t to onty live.
blr. Hammond tt!n) salh the logic Of tho
EGntic,nnl1'S remarks WIS Tint nupprttbn.
,ncnt o1gl,t to le hascd on tho figures Of the
last election, and hot Of, numbers. as rcautusl
by tho Constitution. Cnnceting that to lu,
trne. would 1t not be the hest way for tic
Republican |mrty. tu succeed III {IrOr9N To
refuse to yota nj MI. and Inns greatly rc.tuce
tho representation from that State?
4 Qy1CK it:rOnr.
Mr.. 1lorr-1t comes 70 neatiy 10 Tint NJ
rcaty that It docs not mike nucll difference.
Continuing Ills comparison, Afr. IInrr III
stntccd IDuisfalla rs being allowed six Rep /,
rcscntatlYes, though only untitled tn thrtu;
Texas ten, thong1, entitled to but eight; n,si
Virginia ten, tl.Hs'gh entitled to only seven.
Now takc thu Northern States: Tho bill
gave Now York titty-t%o members, but, II
n vote wcre taken forthe basis OF calculation,
New York wut'd be entitled 10 ilirty.scyen.
ii Now York WcrG given Amenber fnr 4 vote
which would elect member from NeorGia
sle would hayc seycllty-ollo members OIL tho
tluor OF tho llo,se. OHIO WINS given twenty
nlembers; OFT Il voting bas[s she would t,o ell
titled to twenty-f0ur. II OhtD were allowed
Il member for tbs same number or votes
which would elect one frum Louisiana she
would DO represented IT. tlls next House by
fUrty-fyG yGTlcilbcrs,-luite sufficient to satisfy
the ctnins of
Ir,k 1,yournt.styr. suutyK1yt por1r,e1Axs.
[tArG,lrSl.j
Indiana was accorded thirteen 1lpprcsenta-
tivcs. On ypt!ng basis she would t,e el,-
titled to sixteen, MD II sllo received Isenl-
ber for the sss,.s nn.ssher Of votes that would
return ono from Mississippi, tliere would be
twcnty>eiyht 1100sicrs 0n tho i!0Dr Of tlle
1lext House. Tho only exception to this
stale Of asfairs III Tho entire North was to bc
found I'll tic State Of KllUtte Island, which
WIS entitled t0 only ouo Representative on II
basis Of votes. Tho South would get ninety
three members and tlla North 2!s+ Strictly
speaking, Under tho Constitution the census
blsfs was tho proper one, hut there was Il
deep feeling In tho minds of tho people tlnt
tho systematic crushing out OF nearly one
fourth Of the entire vote Of tho several
States Of the Union was ltltlu less
than crime. Tho people fcared,
1t not prevented, that 1t would destroy
lIlo very loandal'oh OF clvt! hherty III t'als
Go"Htfs' .1oso cou''l 'ot W. =. i'ec ''t1to, ~.
t'lcre was lttle 'eeu ol nl ap!orto'liilenL nl'l
OF any kfnsl, iof. Wati'o'l atEst Jug VIII oI tho
people Gould NOS hn cSlTesse'i, nnM the
election would heco'he n iafce: no dft. !'ot
c''arge that tho census il.!! bcsh ahfaar'y
taken, put 1t was ma'la[est that f1'ero was
CHEATING EITHER IN THE CENSUS Of! THE
yorE.
Mr. NcAli'lin called attention TO tte. tact
thai, III inc election ut lS's, Nr. !lofr ha.l
received 'o0o votes agaillst ls,ooo III opposl-
tlon, mud iinulre1 why tho gcltlehsan'h eoll-
scIentioas 1tlalnls III favor Of tfu rights of
tue majority haa not struck llifn eaF!lef'
Alss llorr replied Tint, at t''at election,
4 GNhES1sAcK CRAZE WITH WHICH TIE
GENTLEMAN MAS AFFLICTED
had run through ILLS district, but ut tho Inst
election tho people Ind come to their senses.
| In concluding, ilo snM ],e believed tho mn
| jority bill llatl been drawn np for thu pur-
pose Of giving greAtor strength 10 the South.
For ono lie was fully determined to oppose
the measure, first, Inst, and MI the time, nltl