Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-10

Brown voted no with the republi-
cans Senator Malone also voted no
with the republicans.
The Senate then proceeded to con-
slider bills on the calendar under the
new Anthony rule, which sets apart
the interval between the close Of the
usual morning business and 1:30
o'clock each day for legislation, as
reported from the committees, to
which there is no objection.
The only bills considered were
several of private interest.
The only unfinished bushes, be-
ing the resolution declaring that the
pension arrears law ought not to be
repealed, was taken up.
Senator Plumb refe rred to the ar
guments upon which law was vindi
Gated, it's abstract justice and unfair-
ness Of repeal to those who had fled
claims. He thought the position ass
sumed by Senators Vest and Butler
was one that did them honor, as they
had been regarded as representing
large class peculiarly hostile to our
war pensions.
Senator Call submitted an amend
to the resolution, favoring pensions
for the needy and disabled survivors
of the Indian wars prior to 1S45, in
Guiding the Black Hawk, Greek and
Seminole wars.
Senator Brown said that as many
Union soldiers had already received
the benefit of the law, and as it would
be unjust to deny to others equally
meritorious a like consideration, it
was now too late to question the
wisdom of the law South, for vari-
Gus reasons needed not to agitate
the question, but the unaniDity of
sentiment on the subject was well
coined by him as most gratifying
evidence of the harmony and fra
ternity prevailing between the once
hostile sections.
Senator Maxey expressed his dis
sent from the doctrine that because
a few Of the survivors Of the old
wars were not in dependent circum-
stances, their less fortunate brothers
should, for that reason, be deprived
Of government aid.
| Senator Maxey was interrupted by
the arrival of the hour Is oclock{
fixed for eulogies upon the late Rep
resentative Michael P. O'Conner, of
South Caroline.
The pension arrears resolution
was accordingly laid aside as unfn-
ished business and encomiums upon
the character and services OF the
deceased member were pronounced
by Senators Butler, Bayard, Jones OF
Florida, and Hampton.
After the adoption OF appropriate
resolutions, the Senate, as an addi-
tional testimonial of respect, at 3.45
p. NJ, adjourned.
After introduction of a number OF
bills the House resumed considera-
ton Of Apportionment bill.
Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana, from the
committee on public lands, reported
back the resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Interior for infor-
nation as to the names of all rail
roads to which the government, has
granted lands, and the amount Of
lands granted to each, etc.
The House then resumed the con
sideration of the apportionment bill
Mr.. Davidson, of Florida, spoke
in opposition, contending that New
York, with q population l9 times as
large as Florida, was given "a times
as many representatives.
Mr. Dibble, Of South Carolina, be
rated Mr.. Seaton's method of send
ing out what he considered to be g
great error in the system, while the
, committee failed to take into consid-
Grafton the fact that the population
! of Nevada and Delaware fell below
the rate fixed upon, and would have
, great effect upon the fractional rep
J resentatives OF the various States.
MIR. McBoid, a member of the.com
mittee on the census, supported the
bill which was originally instituted
by him. He argued that the new
, method OF apportionment proposed
, was more in accordance with The
: Constitution than the old system
; and pointed out the unfairness of th.
{ opponents of the bill, in comparing
: any two States without taking intt
} account the perplexing proposition,
3 which crept into the question whel
. other States were considered. /
might be said that there were wrong
G and inequalities in the bill, but h,
! declared that in any other bill thos
wrongs and inequalities would b,
more outrageous than any that couls
: be found in the pending one:
p Mr. McCord proceeded to poin
9 cut anomalies which would aris
t in the old system, instancing Ala
S bama, and showing that a simila
S state of facts would occur in the cas-
D Of New Jersey, which would gail
n one member at S06 and lose it a
3O7 and in the case of Maine, whicl
n would gain one at 339 and lose it q
e $40. He made a computation, an,
l. discovered that of the 38 States l
r had each a population of less tha
: one million, and aggregated 1880,
o00, or one fifth of the populatio
S of the United States. They wer
e granted, under tue bill of 1864, re,
t, resentatives exactly one>fffth of Tia
,. total number. 1t could not be sale