Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-28

Designed TO Do-The Gains and Losses
theological survey-Nafioual Banks
-General and Personal.
Special Dispatch to the Register.
WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator Henry
G. Davis amendment to the Sherman
Funding Bill was passed, to-day, by ma
jority sufficiently large to indicate the tenn
per Of the Senate.
Eeapportionment-
The Democrats say they will resist the
appOrtionment bill brought in by the Cen
sus Committee, to-day, to the last extrem-
ity. 1t tprovideS for go members, as fol-
lows:
Alabama, s; Arkansas, 5; California, s.;
Colorado, l.; Connecticut, A; Delaware, l.;
Florida, /; Georgia, 10; Illinois, 21; Indi-
ana, Is; Iowa, II; Kansas, 6; Kentucky, 10;
Louisiana, g.; Maine, 4; Maryland, 8; Mas
sachusetts, -; Michigan, II; Minnesota, s.;
Mississippi. !; Missouri, IA; Nebraska, 8;
Nevada /; New Hampihire, 2; New Jersey,
:: North Carolina 9; Ohio, 2l Oregon, l;
PENNSYLVANIA, -; Rhode Island l; South
Carolina, 6; Tennessee. 10; Texas, 10; Yer
mont, ,; Virginia, 10; West Virginia, 4; Wis
consin, :.
The ratio is fixed at 154, 2S5, against the
present ratio for 293 members under the
census of 1870 of l6S, SOB
Gain and Loss
The following States gain, as follows: Ar
kansas, l; California, /; Georgia, l; Illinois
.; Iowa, ,; Kansas, 3; Kentucky, 1; Mas
sachusetts, 1; Michigan, /; Minnesota, .;
Mississippi, /; Missouri, /; Nebraska, .;
New York, l; North Carolina, l; Ohio, l.;
Pennsylvania, >; South Carolina, l Texas,
4; Virginia. /; West Virginia, l.
The following States lose one each: Flor
ida, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
and Vermont.
The Scheme.
Under this. the Republicans would gain
three or four members over the 319 bill of
last session; and when the population has
decreased or as to cut down representation,
as it has in the Eastern States, they pro-
pose to elect all the members by general
vote, thus submerging the few Democratic
districts in all these States, and making
solid Republican delegates.
Some of the features of the bill are so un-
fair than the Republican members are not
expected to support il unanimously, and
il is thought modified bill may be agreed
upon and pass the House during the COM
ing week.
Geological Survey.
\ bill permitting engineers TO extend
their geological survey for the general gov
eminent into such States as request it, has
been introduced in the Senate by Henry G.
Davis. The bill is similar to the one of last
session which was fayorably considered,
but failed for want of time. Ii passed it
fhnrnnUh than
separate States could furnish.
General.
Blaine'S memorial address on Garfield,
has been apparently settled for Febru-
airy 9th.
II is thought Judge Hunts place in the
Supreme Court, will be rendered to Senator
EGmundS, OI Vermont
IL is now announced, on what is esteem
ed good authority, that KirkwoOd will be
retained as the head of the Interior Depart
ment.
Natisnai Banks
The Committee on Banking and Currency
have not yet perfected the bill TO allow
National Banks to resume their charters.
The pending bill authorizes a renewal OF a
charter on a vote of two-thirds of the stock
holders. and il is maintained by many that
a reorganization cannot take place without
the unanimous vote of all, and that one
singlesUckholderco could prevent a bank from
Going into liquidation. Attorney General
Brewster was asked to given an opinion in
the matter but declined The bill will
probably be amended in some way 50 as to
get over the difficulty.
Personal.
The only West Virginia arrival, to-day,
was W. W. Brannon. of Weston.
Judge Cochran, who has been here sew
eraI DAYS conferring with the Secretary Of
War concerning the Railroad Bridge over
the Ohio River, at Wheeling, left, this even
ing. for home, with satisfactory assurances
fr,u, tba DanartmPut Lam.