Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-18

Sec. 2. That whenever new State is admitted
into the. Union the representative or representa-
Der of three hundred and twenty-five.
Sec. >. That in each State entitled to repre-
Der to which such State may be ne entitled
in the Forty, eighth and each subsequent
posed of contiguous territory and containing as
nearly practicable equal number of inhabitants
and equal in number to the representatives to
which such State may be entitled in Congress, no
one district being entitled to more than one
representatives; provided, that unless the legisa-
ture OF such State shall Otherwise provide before
the election such representatives shall take their
places as provided by law; where no change shall
hereby be made in the representative OF State,
the representatives thereof the Fory-eighth
by law. II the number as hereby provided for
ken de addon hafq Es Hanf
tives allowed to such state under this apportion-
the other which The State is
in the districts prescribed by law in said State;
in any State be less than il was before the change
hereby made, then the whole number TO such
State hereby provided for shall be elected atlarge
unless the legislatures OF said States have pro-
yided or shall otherwise provide before the time
fixed by law for the next election OF representa-
All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
The memorials against the treatment of
the Jews in Russia and polygamy in Utah,
which were presented at the night session.
were ordered for Monday instead of Tuesday
the Whole with Mr.. Morr Mich. in the chair,
upon private claims. The first bill on the
calendar was the one authorizing the restor-
alton of Thomas Little to the army, with the
rank OF captain.
Mr.. Cox N. Y. in opposing the bill, sent
to the clerks desk to have read the affidavit
OF Thomas Little, relative to the charge
made against him, and which was taken from
the files of the war department. The Ian
guage OF the affidavit was so gross that many
ladies had TO leave the galleries and the
reading was stopped by objections from
Messrs. Springer ILLS. and Moore Tenn. !,
on the ground that it was obscene, and it was
stricken from the record. The reading of it,
however, had its effect, and by an overwhelm-
ing vote the enacting clause of the bill was
stricken out, thus defeating the measure.
The next bill was one authorizing the !
President to place VIM. P. Chamberlain,
late major of the Fourth cavalry, on the re- |
tired list
On this bill the Democrats refrained from |
voting, thus leaving the committee without a |
quorum, whereupon the committee arose.
The recommendation of the committee on
he bill relative to Thomas Little was agreed |
10 by the House, and the enactipg clause
was stricken out.
Mr.. Valentine Neb. reported the appro-
priation bill from the Committee of the
Whole.
The speaker laid before the House a mes
sage from the President in farther compliance
with the House resolution calling for CORE
'pondence respecting the war on the Pacific,
the report of the secretary OF
tate and accompanying documents, which
we're referred; also letter from the secre-
airy OF war transmitting the progress report
# the Mississippi River Commission. Re-
erred.
The House then, after several roll-calls,
adjourned until tomorrow