The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-23

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Sec. Q. That whenever new state is adj
mitted into the union, the representative,
or representatives, assigned TO 1t shall be
in addition to the number OF three hundred
and twenty-five
Sec. 3. That each state entitled, I'M
der this apportionment, TO the number 10
which such state may be entitled in the
4sth, and each subsequent congress, shall
be entitled to such districts composed OF
contiguous territory and containing as
near as practicable an equal number OF IN
habitants as will, equal in number
the representatives to which such state
NAV be entitled in congress no one dis
trict electing more than one representative.
Provided, that unless the legislature OF
such state shall otherwise provide, before
the election of such representatives SHAH
take place as provided by law, where no
changeis hereby made in the representation
of the state, the representatives thercoI OF
the 4Sth congress shall be elected then as
now provided by law. II the number AS
hereby provided for shall be larger than it
was before this change, then the additional
representative on representatives allowed
10 said state under this apportionment
NAV be elected by the state at large; and
other representatives 10 which the state
is entitled, by districts, as
now prescribed by law IN ssld
state; and if the number hereby provided
for shall in any state be less than IL was be-
fore the change hereby made, then the
whole number of such state hereafter pro-
yided for shall be elected at large unless the
legislature of said states have provided, or
shall otherwise provide before the time hxed
nv law for the next election Of representa-
lives therein. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Tho morning hour having been dispensed
,itt the house at $3.50 went into committee
of the whole, Horr, of Michigan, in the
chair, upon thepriyate calendar.
The iirst bill. on the calendar was one au-
thorizing the restoration OF Thomas Little
! TO the army rank of captain. The report
/ shows that Little was court martialed on
| the charge Of conduct unbecoming an ON
/ Ger aud gentleman; and on this ground Nc
| Cook of New York protested against his
restoration to the army. The house had
/ last Friday passed bill restoring u. 4.
Kirby to the army, and he wanted 10 Talse
his voice against 5he policy winch was 'heh
Tpson, Of Texas, supported the bull. The
] charge upon which Captain Little had been
dismissed from the service was ridiculous
and frivolous, and nothing more than the
operating Of prejudice against volunteer
officer The charge was that he bad been
seen on the public streets
,S;,h common woman, and
while he (Upson) did not desire TO lower the
bigh Standard Of morality of which the
army boasted. he would Ike TO have some
one point out person who could cast the
first stone. There was no otber charge
| against the officer; though be bore scar De
/ rived in the service 81 his country, he was
dismissed from the army.
] NcCook read extracts from the review o.
] Tufp. Advocate General Mckee Drum, Of
tie case Of Thomas Little, commenting Sc
vereiy upon the conduct 81 the o.
6rrr and recommending that the md
i,~ III court-rnartial be confirmed.
IA then sent 20 the clerks desk % have
read an affidavit Of Thomas Little, relative
10 the charge made against him. ana Wnici
u-as taken from The Dies q tire war del ART
rreuf. Tire language 81 fhe AFFIDAVIT Was 81
rr1ss that many ladies leit ihe galleries aia
ffe reading uls s-uu7el lr pslecii1il- from
1-.-irrr-. nr Illinois. and Moore, % lttit--
80. 0r tife ground tlst Do was ols-ene- ana
Il u-rs stricken from fle rerrr1.
Tie 11arit. ft1Eere-. had l's elect and
f- rn overwhelming vote tle elaciiii
clans II the bill was stricken ont thus ne
fenfing the measure
Tie rart h71 vas one auth0rizire the
r~Sleut % place William 7. Ohain Dis
-. ---l.isr III the fourth cavalry. uron th'
-sfi-sd fl1h- On this bill Che demolra is r.
r-rir,sH FIRMS uti1r Jed 2 TIE commune
without q uuurirs<- Nt pil ne - p
tre roe and the - m -nllilln ~ "
committee &c % the ave p
little uas sE-eed % - - nol--' an I'd
sraa-inE cl1use was rrl' - p-i-
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