The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-10
F0rty-seyenth COngresS..-After Trans.
acting Unimportant Business the
Senate Adjourns in RespecttO
the Late Mr.. 0'Coanor.
The House Discussing the Apportion.
ment Bill, but Fails TO Reach
any Final Action Thereon.
Fluctuations of Futures in New York
Sesterday-..The Stock Market...
Crimes and Casualties.
Explanation of the Origin of the Disas.
ter in the Midlothian Mine.
The Cotton Rollers of the Crescent City
on General Strike.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News
Forty-Seventh Congress.

lrouuceu as lollOWS.
BY Mr.. Cokc-For the erection of public
buildings at Brownsville, Texas.
By Mr.. Grover-Providing for the cree.
ton ofpubic buildings, for the organization
of the district of South Alaska, and provid-
ing civil government therefor.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay aside the regular
order of the calendar to take up his resolu-
ton appointing Neal S. Brown, jr., of Ten
nessee, to perform the duties of chief clerk
OF the senate, the present chief clerl, per
the duties of secretary.
Mr., Mcmillan demanded the yeas and
nays, when the resolution was defeated on
q party vote by tie-yeas, 25; nays, 25.
President pro tenn. Davis voted ave with the
democrats, and Mr.. Brown voted no with
the republicans. Mr.. Malone also voted no
with the republicans.
The senate then proceeded to consider
the bill on the calendar under the new An
thonv rule, which sets apart the interval
between the close of the usual morning
business and l:30 o'clock each day for legis.
ton, reported from the committees, to which
there is no objection.
The only bills considerd were several of
private interest
81 Unfinished business being the resolution
declaring that the pension arrears law
should not be repealed, was taken up.
MI Plumb referred 10 theargument upon
which the law was predicated, and smoke
of the injustice and unfairness of the repeal
to those who had filed claims. He Thought
the position assumed by Senators Vest and
Butler one that did them honor, as they had
been regarded as representing large class
peculiarly hostile to our war veterans.
Mr. Call submitted an amendment to the
resolution iayoring pensions for the needy
and disabled survivors of the Indian wars
PRIOR to lSlo, including the Black Hawk,
Creek and Seminole wars.
Mr.. Brown said that as many union sol.
diers had already received the benefit of the
law, and as it would do injustice to many
Others equally meritorious, and show lack
OF consideration, it was now too late to
question the wisdom o. the law,
Inc south, for various reasons,
cared not 10 agitate the question,
but the unanimous sentiment on The sub
lect was welcomed by him as n most graft
lying evidence of harmony and fraternity
between once hostile sections.
Mr. MaNey expressed his dissent from the
doctrine that because few of the survivors
ol the old wars were not in independent
circumstances their fortunate brethren
should for that reason be deprived of GOV.
ernment aid. Mr.. MaNey was interrupted
by the arrival of the hour (3 o'clock fixed
LOT the encomium upon late Representative
Michael T. OConnor of South Carolina.
Inc pension arrears resolution was ac.
cordingly laid aside rs unfinished business.
and encomlums upon the character and
services OF the deceased member We're pro.
nouncedby senators Butler, Bayard, Jones,
OF Florida, and Hampton. After the
adoption of appropriate resolutions the
senate, as testimonial OF respect, at 1880 u.
M, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Aiter the introduction of number of
bills, the house resumed consideration ol
the apportionmcnt bill.
Cobb, OF Indiana, from the committee on
public lands, reported back n resolution
calling on the secretary of the interior for
information rs TO the names of all railroads
To which the government has granted lands,
amount of lands granted to each, etc
Adopted.
The house then resumed consideration OF
apportionment bill.
Davidson, of Florida, attacked Seaton's
method Of fapportionment, contendinr tho,
under II New York, with population nine.
teen times as large as that Of florida. was
given three times as many representa-.
tives.
Qibblc, of South Carolina, criticized Sea.
ton 5 method, pointing out what he Consid.
cred TO be n great error In the system en-.
ployed by the committee in npportioning
representation. The committee mnst tnLe
into consideration the fact that the ponuln.
tion of Nevada and Delaware iell below
the modulus, u fact which would have
great effect upon the fractional representa-.
tion of various states.
McCord, chairman Of the committee ON
census, supported It's bill which was orir.
inally introduced by him. lie agreed that
the new method of fapportionment proposed
was more IN accordance with the constitu.
tlon than the old system, and pointed ont
the uniairness OF the opponents of bill in
any two states without taking
into account the pcrplcNing propositions
which crept into the question when
other states were considered. Gen.
tleman might say there was wrong
and inequalities In the bill, but he de.
clared that In any other bill these wrongs
and inequalities would be more outrageous
than any that could be found In the penJ.
ing one. He proceeded 10 point out thnt
would arise under the old sys.
TEN In the state Of Alabama, and showing
! nat similar state OF facts would occur in
the case of Georgia, which would gain one
member at 300 aud lose Il nj SD1, and In the
case Of Maine. which would gain one al S,
and lose Il at $40.
lie made a computation and discovered
That OF 81 states ~ had each population
OF less than i,0O0000 aud aggregated iO
5000, or one-hfth OF the entire population
Of the United States. They we're granted
under the bill. ~ representatives. or exactly
one.iiilh of the total number. II could no,
be said, therefore, that the bill initiated
against the smaller states.
Cox. Of New York, said that he had of.
fered an amendment fixing the number of
at 3OI, based upon the sea.
ton method. but upon considerations
he had come to conclusion that he couid
GRITTY his own number. JOG. as for any other
number under that system II would do rruss
injustice, and he, at the proper time, would
move TO recommit the bill aud amendments
with instructions TO report back the bill
basing representation upon the old method
The new method plugged the little
End and len the big end open.
II prevented any district falling
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