The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-18
Forty.scventhC Congress Session,

tons in executive session to-day.
rorfy.scventhC Congress First Session,
WASHINGTON, February II, 1882.
SENATE.
Mr.. Coke reported fayorably from the
Committee on Commerce bill introduced
by him on the previous day appropriating
$1,000 10 improve the harbor OF Calves.
ton. Texas. and urged its immediate con.
sideration.
Mr.. ingalls, insisted upon the regular
order, bat later in the morning Mr.. Coke re-
iterated his appeal and the bill was con-
sidered and passed.
Mr.. Jones, Of Florida. reported from the
Committee on Public Buildings a bill 10
authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury to
erect public building in Key West, Fla.
The bin authorizing the payment OF as
signeeS Of claims OF the Census Bureau
employees ont OF the recent deficiency ap-
preparation was passed.
4 bill WAS introduced by Mr.. Kellogg
providing for the following appropriations {:
For the Improvement OF the riyer-irOnt OF
New Orleans, 100000; Ouachita river,
$50. 900; Red river above Shreveport, $780,
coo: BAYOU Lafourche, $4,000: Bayou
Techc. $4,000: Calcasain river, $4,000;
deepening the channel oil ClofOlaya river,
$500. 900; building q lock at the mouth OF
Bayou Plaquemine. $3.50, GOO; building a
post-0ilicc and courthouse at Shreveport,
S2j00G0; building a courthouse and post
office at Opelousas. S2jO,000; custom-hOuse
and pOst-oflice at Morgan City, $4,000.
The calendar was then proceeded with.
/ Two bills for relief 10 individuals were
passed. when, at 1:40 =. NJ, the doors were
closed for executive business.
/ At 4:30 p. VI. the doors were re0pened,
when the pcnsion-arrcars resolution was
taken up and laid over as unfinished bust
ness. and the Senate adjourned until Mon
/ day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
! Owing TO the great confusion which eX-
/ sted at the close Of yesterdays session,
/ there were several corrections made in the
| Congressional Record; after which the
/ Speaker announced the regular order OF
/ business to be Il motion TO lay on the table
motion submitted at the close OF yester-
days session by Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois,
/ to reconsider the vote by which was reject
ed an amendment referring TO the appOr-
| ti0nment bill, submitted by Mr.. Colerick,
of Indiana. providing that in case the Le-
gisature Of any State, whose representa-
/ ton j. changed, shall fail TO redistrict the
/ State before the time fixed for the election
OF representatives, the Governor shall be
authorized to call a special election.
The motion TO table the motion 10 recon-
slider was carried-ayes, 1870: noes, III.
The question then REQUIRED on the sub
stitute for the whole bill, submitted by
Mr. Colerick, of Indiana, and which fixes
the representatives at 3l6.
-. a ,I..1 a1.1
and tellers on the ayes and noes having
/ been ordered, the Speaker appointed
McssrS. Cox and Prescott as such tellers;
but Mr.. Cox declined TO serve i'll that ca
paeity with his colleague.
The substitute was reiected-ayeS, "a;
noes. "a.
4 substitute offered by Mr.. Joyce, OF
Vermont, providing for House OF 800 was
rejected without division. The question
was then. on the substitute offered by Mr..
Page, Of California, providing that the
House shall be composed of 80 members.
This Mr.. Page desired to withdraw, but
objection was made. 1t was, however, re-
jccted-yeas, 90: nays. 1iS. The previous
question was then ordered on the final pas
sage OF the bill, and it passed without diyl-
sion. The text OF the bill is a. follows:
BE IL enacted. de-, That after The Sd Of
March, 1888. the House OF Representatives
shall be composed Of 325 members, TO be
apportiOned among the several States rs
follows: Alabama. 8; Arkansas, . Cali
I foInia, 6; Colorado, Connecticut, 4:
/ Delaware. /: Florida, .; Georgia, 10:
/ Illinois, 20; Indiana, 10; Iowa, IL; Kan
/ Sas, :: Kentucky, II; Louisiana. 6 Maine,
4: Maryland, d; Massachusetts,, II; Michi-
gan, II: Minnesota, }; Mississippi, !;
/ Missouri. II: Nebraska, 3: Nevada. |;
New Hampshire, .: New Jersey, :; New
York. 81; North Carolina, .; Ohio, 81 {;
Oregon. /; Pennsylvania, 2S; Rhode
Island. >; South Carolina, I; Tennessee,
10; Texas, II; Vermont, ,; Virginia. 10;
/ West Virginia, 4; Wisconsin, ..
Section ,. That whenever new state j.
admitted TO the Union the representative Or
Representatives assigned to il shall be in
addition to the number 32j.
/ Section 3. That in each State entitled
under this apportionmcnt. the number to
which such State may be entitled in the
Forty-eighth and each subsequent Con-
gress shall be elected by districts composed
of contiguous territory and containing, as
nearly rs practicable, an equal number OF
/ inhabitants, and equal in number TO repre-
J sentatiyes to which such State may he en-
titled i'm Congress, no one district electing
more than one representative provided
thai unless the Legislature OF such
State shall otherwise provide before the
election OF such representatives shall take
place rs provided by law. Where no change
4 shall be hereby made in the representation
Of the State, the representatives thereof to
the Forty-eighth Congress shall be elected
therein as now provided by law. Ii the
number a. hereby provided for shall be
larger than il was before this change, then
an additional representative or representa-
tiyes allowed to said State under this ap-
portionment may be elected 10y the State at
large the other representatives to which
the State is entitled by districts, as now
prescribed by law in said State. And II the
number hereby provided for shall in
any State be less than il was be-
fore the change hereby made, then
the whole number to such State here
by provided for shall be elected at
large, unless the Legislatures OF said States
have provided or shall otherwise provide
before the time fixed lea law for the next
election of representatives therein.
Section 4. All acts and parts Of acts in-
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
The morning hour having been dis
pensed with, the House. at $3.50 T.. NJ,
went into Committee OF the Whole (Alr.
Horr, OF Michigan, in the chair upon the
private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was one ati-
thorizing the restoration OF Thomas Little
to the army with the rank Of captain. The
report shows that Lit tie was court-martialed
on q charge OF conduct unbecoming an OIL
Ger and gentleman. and OH this ground Mr..
McCook. OF New York, protested against
his restoration 10 the army. He said the
House had last Friday passed bill re-