Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-18
PORTY-SRVsNfH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

oif. Miller, OF New Ofk, presented IrOm
the Union League Club of New York city,
memorial in favor of the bill introduced b.
Mr.. Blair, to aid in the Establishment and
support of common schools. A resolution
was appended to the memorial expressing the
hearty approval of the scope and object of
the bill, and was, at the request of Mr.. Mil
Ter, read by the secretary.
A bill appropriating 500, 600 to improve
the harbOr OF Galveston was passed.
The Senate at l 40, after considering sew
eral bills on the calendar without action,
agreed to adjourn from today until Monday.
1t then ordered the doors closed for q brief
executive session, intending to resume legis-
lative business thereafter.
Mr.. Hale. from the census committee, re-
ported the House bill providing the compen-
sation authorized by the census deficiency bill
may be made to the assignees in writing or
to such persons as shall have the power of at
torney to receive the same. Passed.
At LAO the doors closed for executive bus
mess.
At 4.30 the doors were reopened, when the
pension arrears resolution was taken up and
laid over as unfinished business.
Adjourned antil Monday.
HOUSE.
Owing to the great confusion which exist
ed at the close of yesterdays session, there
were several corrections made of the Con-
gressional Record, after which the Speaker
announced the regular order to be q 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 rejected the amendment
offered to the apportiOnment bill, by Mr.. Col
erick, 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 rep
resentatives, the governor shall be author
lied to call a special election.
A motion to table the motion to reconsider
was carried. The question then REQUIRED on
a substitute for the whole bill submitted by
Mr.. Colerick, of Indiana, and which fixed
the representation at 3l6.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, demanded the yeas
and nays, and the tellers on yeas and nays
having been ordered, the Speaker appointed
Messrs. Cox and Prescott. of New York as
such tellers, but Mr.. Cox declined to serve
in that capacity with his colleague.
The substitute was then rejected, yeas "a,
nays l54.
substitute offered by Mr.. Joyce, of Yer
mont, providing for 365 members, was re-
jected without discussion.
The question then required on the substi-
tute offered by Mr.. Page, providing that the
House shall be composed of 3l9 members.
This Mr.. Page desired to withdraw, but as it
was the number favored by the greenbacks no
objection was made, it was however reject
ed. The previous question was then ordered
on the final passage of the bill, and the bill
was then passed without division.
The full text is as follows:
Be it enacted, ETC., that after the Sd day of
March, 1888, the House of Representatives
shall be composed of 325 members to be ap-
portioned among the several states as fol-
lows:
Alabama 8, Arkansas 5. California 6, Col
Orado /, Connecticut 4. Delaware l, Florida
2, Georgia 10, Illinois 20. Indiana Is, Iowa
IL, Kansas Z, Kentucky IL, louisiana G,
Maine 4, Maryland 6, Mass .chuse. is IL, Min
nesota 5, Michigan ! l, Mississippi Z, Missou-
ri II, Nebraska 3, Nevada l, New Hamp-
shire 2, New Jersey Z, New York IS, North
Carolina 8. Ohio 81, Oregon l, Pennsylvania,
2s, Rhode Island 2, South Carolina I. Ten
nessee 10, Texas II, Vermont 2, Virginia 10,
West Virginia 4, Wisconsin 9.
Section 2-That whenever new state 10
admitted to the Union, the representative or
representatives assigned to it, shall be in ad-
dition to the 1926.
Section 3-Thae in each state entitled
under this appOrtionment the number to
which such state may be entitled in the 4Sth,
and each subsequent Congress. shall be elect
ed by districts composed of the contiguous
territory, and containing, nearly as practical
BILE, an equal number of inhabitants, and
equal in number to the representatives to
which the state may be entitled in Congress /;
no one district electing more than one repre-
sentative, provided that unless the legislature
of such state shall otherwise provide before
the election of SUCH representatives shall
take as provided by law. Where no change
shall be hereby made in the representation of
state, the representatives thereof to the
4Sth Congress. shall be elected therein as now
provided by law. If the number as hereby
provided for, shall be larger than it was be-
fore this change, then the additional repre-
sentative or representatives allowed to said
state under this apportionment, may be elect
ed by the state at large and the other repre-
sentatives to which the state is entitled, by
districts, as now 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 num-
Der to such state hereby 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 therein. All
acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith,
hereby repealed.
On motion of Mr.. Neal the order for
night session Tuesday next was reached, and
session ordered for Monday night for the
consideration of the District code
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, the House went into committee of the
whole upon private calendar.
The committee rose after considering two
bills.
Mr.. Valentine, chairman of the committee
on agriculture, reported the agricultural ap-
preparation bill.
In committee Of the whole, the Speaker
laid before the House message from the
President in further compliance with the
House resolution calling for the correspond
ence, transmitting the report of the secretary
OF state and accompanying documents Re-
ferred.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
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