Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-24

Section :. That whenever new state is ad-
mltted to the Union, the representative repre-
sentatives assigned to it shall be in addition to
the number OF three hundred and twenty
Section ). That III each state entitled under
this apportionment, the number to which such
state may be entitled in the 4Sth and each subse-
quept congress shall be elected by districts COM
posed of contiguous territory and containing as
nearly as practicable an equal number of inhab-
tants and equal in number to the representatives
to which such state may be entitled in congress- i
no one district electing more than one representa-
tlye unless the legislature of such state shall 9TH
erwise provide before election. Such represen-
tatiyes shall take their place as provided BY law
Where no change shall be hereby made in the rep
resentatIon OF state the representatives to the
4Sth congress shall be elected therein Us now pro-
vided by law. If the number hereby provided be
larger than il before the change the addi-
tional representative or representatives allowed
to said state under this apportionment NAV be
elected by the state at large and the other repre-
sentatives to which the state is entitled by dis
tricts as row prescribed by law in said state and
| If the number hereby provided for shall in any
state be less than it was before 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 by
law for the next election of representatives there
in.
section4. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed.
SATURDAY, FEB. is.
SeGte-Not in session.
Houlse-A bill to promote the efficiency of the
ite-saving service was reported, and the house
went into committee of the whole on the imme-
diate deficiency BILL which appropriates 81 ,s22,-
| 9S3.
Quite interesting discussion arose on the
| silver question.
Mr.. Hewitt made vigorous attacks on the
standard silver dollar characterlzing it as cheat
| and fraud, and fiat money in its worst and
| Objectionable sense and asserting it rendered
| all commercial transactions cheating transac-
| tions.
Messrs. Stephens and Marsh defended the
silver dollar, declaring it to be the:true unit
of value. They characterized the act of
| 1873 as an act passed for the purpose of degrad-
ing silver, and Marsh declared that the cry that
! the standard dollar was fraudulent was false IL
| fact and untru> in principle.
Mr.. Buckner also defended the standard dollar,
and after further discussion upon various items
in the bill, the committee and reported it to
the house. Passed. yeas l55, nays %. Ad-
journed.
MONDAY, FEE. 90.
S,Rate-Sen. Hale from the census committee
reported favcrahly the house apportionment bill
and asked unapimous consent tor its immediate
consideration,
Sen. Vest objected, but the bill was taken up
and the amendments of the committee thereto
adopted without objection.
The discussion of the bill to retire Gen. Grant
consumed the session until executive session
interrupted discl ssion, and when the doors opened
the senate adjourned.
Housc-Mr. Hewitt rising to question of
privilege referred to the recently published letter
Of Jacob r. Shipherd to Minister Hurlburt, Of
Peru, and to the use of his (Hewitt's name as
being one of the gentlemen with whom ShipheId
claimed to be in confidential negotiations. II was
proper to say he didn't know Shipherd had never
known him, and the use of his name by Shepherd
was entirely without his knowledge or consent
lie found his desk one day a circular
which may have related to ihis busi-
ness, and which he threw into the waste basket
lie was authorized in behalf of August Belmont
to make the same disclaimer
On motion Of Mr.. Naen tine of Nebraska the
bill was passed authorizing the secretary of war
to send to Nebraska tents, ETC.. to be used at the
soldiers reunion to be held at Grand Island Ne
brsska.
The bin introduced by Mr.. Cobb OF Indiana
then considered providing that all silver coin
defaced worn bY ordinary use shall be received
by the government and paid for in perfect coin at
its original price.