The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
HOUSE.

Bills were introduced prohibiting polygs
mist or bigamist from voting or holding office
in the Territories to amend the laws relating
to internal revenue and fixing the tax on each
proof-gallon distilled to create department
Of manufactures, mechanics, and mines (by
chartering national banks and to abolish ma
tional banks. The Senate amendment to the
House bill for the relief Of colored immigrants
was concurredin.
Mr.. willetts, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported bill to prevent persons
living in bigamy or polygamy from holding
any civil Office Of trust or profit in any OF the
Territories Of the United States, and from
being Delegates to Congress. Placed on the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported ad-
yersely by Mr.. Orth, calling on the Attorney
General for his opinion as to whether certain
parties should be arrested in the British En-
pire, and retained without speedy and fair
trial, created great excitement among the MEM
bers The resolution was originally offered BY
Mr.. Robinson, and during the discussion MIR.
Robinson (of New York; and Mr.. Robeson
lof New Jersey indulged in personalities
freely.
The discussion of the apportionmsnt bill
continues. Mr.. Hewett argued for an increase
Of members. Mr.. Williams, of Wisconsin,
thought 1876 members would be about right.
Mr.. Deering had his mind fixed on 822. Mr..
Brumm thought small States had too many
members now. Mr.. Anderson regarded 321 q
good figure. Mr.. Clements opposed the bill.
Mr.. Tllman opposed the bill for himself, he
was in favor of House Of six hundred. Dur
ing General Grants administration, the House
was proportionately smaller than it had ever
been before; and then was the time that
executive authority ran riot, and when the
lobby dominated legislative authority to ac-
cumulate public money and property in in
diyidual hands. He was in favor of max
ing the House of Representatives Gibral-
tar, impregnable to bribery or intimidation. In
| the course Of his further remarks, Mr.. Tillman
| made some allusion to universal suffrage, and
asserted that universal suffrage led to universal
damnation, and when the laugh, which this
remark gave rise to- had subsided, he accused
| the Republican party Of agreeing with him,
citing as proof of the fact that it had abolished
universal suffrage in the District of Columbia
| He expressed his wish that the Senate was
composed of three hundred members. That
| would place that body above suspicion. The
| people believed that some Senators had secured
| their seats by corrupt means, or we're employed
by lobbyists. 81 don't mean that in any often
| sive sense" he explained, as he saw Senator
Anthony occupying q chair in front of him
Mr.. Cox modified his amendment by making
the total membership 319.
Mr.. Horr reported adversely from the Com
mittee on Civil Service Reform, bill to reduc
tine salaries of the heads of departments ant
members Of Congress. Consideration was re
sumed on the apportionment bill. vote OF
the amendment offered by Mr.. Anderson, o
Kansas, fixing the number at 325, was agree
to-yeas, 1862; nays. 104. The Representative
are distributed among the several States q
follows: