The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-02-23

any opinion such person may entertain on
the subject of polygamy. Each no use of
the assembly, after its organization, shall
nave power to decide upon the cleo
lnns and qualifications OF its members
AMI at or after the first meeting, OF the legisa-
tive assembly whose members shall have been
elected according to the provisions OF this act,
he assembly may make such laws, conform
able to the organic act of the Territory as 1t
shall deem proper concerning the filling of the
"i1ces declared vacant by this act.
Mr.. Coke reported favorably from the COM
init ee on commerce the bill introduced by him
on the previous day, appropriating $780, 900 to
improve the harhor of Galveston, Texas, and
it was passed Mr.. Blair introduced a bill to
establish polytechnic school for the United
States or school for instruction in science
and the arts. =. Mr.. Kellogg introduced bills
appropriating $1,000, 900 for river improve
ments aud government buildings in Louisiana.
Mr.. Will, from the committee on the
judiciary submitted bill to prevent per-
sons living in bigsmy or polygamy from hold
ing any civil Office of trust or profit in any of
the Territories of the United States, and from
being delegates to Congress. House calendar
....By Mr.. Orth IRON the committee on for
eign affairs reported adversely the
resolution Originally offered by Mr. Rob-
inson, of New York; calling on the attorney
general for his opinion rs to whether if Joseph
Warren Keiter. Alonzo b. Cornell or Charles
Car oil should be arrested in the British en-
pirc without having committed any crime, the
In, lish government, by suspending the writ of
habeas corpus, could lawfully detan him on
indefinite suspicion without trial or without the
right OF the United States to demand his re-
lease. The resolution was tabled-yeas, III;
nays, i03. Mr.. Orth also reported adversely the
resolution requesting the President to COM
municate all correspondence with the British
government on file in the state department in
reference to the case of ID. II o Connor citi-
zen OF the United States now imprisoned in Ire
land. The House refused to lay the resolution
upon the tablc-seventy-one yeas, seventy -nine
nays. After a personal discussion between
Messrs Robinson. of New York, and Robson,
Mr.. Cox, of New York moved to recommit the
resolutions, with instructions to the committee
| to insert therein the names OF Michael Hart,
| H. o. Mahony and John McEnry, and to add
clause requesting the President to demand of
| the British government the prompt trial of
| these citizens, or their prompt release. The
| motion was carried,
In debate on tho apportionment bill Mr..
Herbert spoke i'll opposition 10 any increase in
| the membership of the House. He favored e
| constitutional amendment limiting the number
| OF Representatives. Mr. Joyce argued in favor
of his amendment fixing the number at 3G5
! Mr.. Hewitt said he wonld vote in favor of the
smallest number of Representatives he could
! get. Mr.. Sherwin and Mr. Carpenter sup.
! ported bill providing Tor 325 representatives
| based upon the old method of appoltion
ment. Mr.. Clements, Mr.. Page, Mr.. Speonei
and Mr.. Tillman opposed the bill. The latter
was in favor of House of GOO members &
Gibraltar impregnable to bribery or intimida
| ton" He also favored q Senate of 800 mem
| bcrs. Mr. Cox, of New York, submitted
modification of his amendment so as to fix tht
total number of Representatives at 319.
The committee to audit the expenses grow.
ing out of the death and burial of the late Pres.
ident James A. Garfield, reported through Mr.
Cox, of New York, bill granting pension
| of 5000 year to Mrs. LucretiG
Il. Garfield. The bill was passed.
An amendment to the apportionment bill by
Mr.. Anderson, fixing the number of Repro
sentatives at 325 the present number is 203)
was passed by vote of 162 yeas to 1Ot
nsys. The States that gain are: Arkan
sas, / California, 9; Georgia, /; Illinois
l; Iowa, 2; Kansas, /; Kentucky,
Massachusetts, l; Michigan, q Mime
sofa, 2; Mississippi, l; Missouri, l
| Nebraska, 2; New York, l; North Carolina
l. Ohio, l; Pennsylvania. Il South Carolina, 2
Texas, 5; Virginia, l; West Virginia, /; Wis
consin, l. blaine, New Hampshire and Yer
mont lose one each.
The apportionment bill, which fixes tn
number OF representatives at 1926, was passet
..., Mr. Valentine, chairman of the commit
tee on agriculture, reported agricultural ap
prJDration bill. Committee OF the whole.