Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-18

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Congress, it shall be lawful for the
governor of such State, after it shall
| have been re.districted, to provide
for special election for such repre-
sentatves. When this amendment
was rejected there was no attention
paid to it, and Colerick was unable to
obtain the yeas and nays; but Spring
ers motion to reconsider was the
signal for scene of great noise and
confusion. A motion to table the
motion to reconsider, was immedi-
ately made on the Republican side,
and the Democrats demanded the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. Springer asked that the
amendment be read, but a storm Of
objections came from the Republi-
can side, and the Speaker ruled that
it could only be read by unanimous
consent. Instantly, Hooker, Of
Mississippi, Springer and Aiken, Of
South Carolina, were on their feet
and insisting upon their right to
hear the proposition upon which
Cney were called to vote.
The continuous rapping of the
Speakers gavel had but little effect
in allaying the confusion, and it was
not until consent had been given to
the reading of the amendment that
comparative quiet was restored.
The vote was then taken on the
motion to lay on the table the mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which
the House rejected Mr. Colerick's
amendment, and resulted, yeas 131,
nays 4-no quorum. The Demo
Gratis refrained from voting.
Without further action the House,
at 6:20, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 18.-In the
House, owing to the great confusion
which existed at the close of yester-
days session, there were several COR
rections made of Congressional
record, after which the Speaker an
nounced the regular order of bust
ness to be motion to lay on the
table the motion submitted at the
close of yesterdays session by Mr..
Springer, of Illinois, to reconsider
the vote by which the House re-
jected the amendment offered to the
apportionment bill by Mr. Colerick,
of Indiana, providing that in case
the Legislature of any State whose
representation is changed, shall fail
to redistrict the State before the
time fixed for the election of repre-
sentatives, the Governor shall be
authorized to call a special election.
The motion to table, to reconsid-
er, was carried yeas 1870, nays III
The question then required on the
substitute for the whole bill sub.
mitted by Mr.. Colerick, and which
fixes the representation at 316.
Mr.. Cox demanded the yeas and
nays and tellers. On the yeas and
pays having been ordered, the
Speaker appointed Senators Cox
and Prescott as such tellers, but
Mr.. Cox declined to serve in that
capacity with his colleague. The
substitute was rejected; yeas 81,
nays 154
A substitute, offered by Mr. Joyce,
of Vermont, providing for a House
of 365, was rejected without divis-
ion.
The question then REQUIRED on
substitute offered by Mr.. Page, of
California, providing that the
House shall be composed of 319
members This, Mr.. Page desired
to withdraw; but as it was the NUNS
Der favored by the Democrats, OBJ
lection was made. 1t was, however,
rejected-yeas, SO; nays, las.
The previous question was then
ordered on the final passage of the
bill, and it passed without division.
The text of the bill is as follows:
Be it enacted, etc, That after the
third of March, eighteen hundred
and eighty-three, the House of Rep
resentatives shall be composed of
325 members, to be apportioned
among the several States as follows
Alabama, s; Arkansas, 5; Califor
MIA, 6; Colorado, /; Connecticut,
Delaware, L; Florida, 2; Georgia,
10; Illinois, 20; Indiana, 13; Iowa,
IL; F.; Kansas, 7; Kentucky, IL; Lou
isiana 6;l Maine, 4; Ma
ryland, 6; Massachusetts,, II; Mich
igan, Il; Minnesota, 5; Mississippi,
7; Missouri, Il; Nebraska, 3; Ne,
vada, L; New Hampshire, 2; New
Jersey, 7; New York, "a; North Car
olina, 9; Ohio, 81; Oregon, l:
Pennsylvania, 2S; Rhode Island, 2;
South Carolina, 7; Tennessee, 10;
Texas, IL; Vermont, q Virginia,
10; West Virginia, 4; Wisconsin, 9.
Mr.. Anderson's amendment
Section g. That whenever a New
State is admitted to the Union, the
Representative or Representatives
assigned to it shall be in addition to
the number of three hundred and
twenty-five.
Sec 3. That in each State entitled
under this apportionment number to
| which such State may be entitled in
the 4Sth and each subsequent Con,
gress, shall be elected by districts
composed Of contiguous territory
ard containing as nearly as practi,
cable an equal number of inhabit-
ants and equal in number to the
Representatives to which such State
may be entitled in Congress-no one
district electing more than one Rep
resentatiye. Provided, that unless
the Legislature of such State shall
otherwise provide, before the elec.
ton of such Representatives shall
take place, as provided by law, where
no change shall be hereby made in
the representation of the State. The
Representatives thereof to the Forty
Eigth Congress shall be elected
therein as now provided by law. If