The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-17

Sl9, though he preferred the present num-
per, ~ The number $40 had been deter
mined upon as one of mathematical and po-
iitlcai equality by the last congress, and he
therefore supported it, Ii would be more
lair than w, as 1t gave additional repre-
sentatlves to Iowa, Missouri and Kansas,
surely republican states, and to South Car
olina ana Texas certainly democratic, and
to New York, which was likely to be repub.
lican, unless the democrats behaved them
selves better
prescott, of New York, replied at length
and said the New York legislature might
iall 70 redlstrlct the state, and his colleagues
evidently take pride in the rights and posi-.
tion which New York maintained
among the states of the union. lie
only viewed her interest from the stand.
point of politics. As Prescott concluded his
speech, loud cries OF "Note Vote Z" came
from all parts of the house, but
Cox IN an indignant tone demanded
his right to be heard, and the speaker stat ed
that the time for debate had terminated.
Cox appealed to the house to allow him a
lew moments TO reply to the imputatons OF
his colleague
Page, OF California, objected, unless he
could be allowed to reply to some remarks
made By Prescott as to the constitution of
California.
Cox then requested that he be
allowed to move to reconsider the vote by
whlch the previous question was seconded.
Prescott objected.
Cox, among cries of "Order" and Vote"
said it was u cowardly proceeding 10
| attack man at the last moment without
giving hlm chance to reply to the most
cowardly insinuations.
The speaker stated that the first vote would
be taken on the amendment offered
| by Cox, fixing the representation at
3O1 and ruled that Cox could not modify il
by changing that number to $40,
| Cox thereupon withdrew the amendment
/ The next vote was taken upon the amend
ment offered by Anderson of Kansas, lix-
ing the number ut $50, and agreed to
| ayes, l65 nays, l0i
White, of kentucky, was the only repub-
lican who voted in the negative, but the fol-
lowing democrats, voted in the affirmative;
with the republicans: Aiken, Beach,
| Belt2hoover, Bragg, Culbertson.
Curtin, Densley, Wells, Evans, Finley,
Ilolbletzell, Jones, of Texas, Mills, Mel can,
Reagan, Richardson, of South Carolina,
Schelly, Spear, Tillman, upson and Well.
born.
The representatives are distributed among
the several states .as follows; Alabama, S;
Arkansas, .; California, @; Colorado, |. Con.
necticut, 4; Delaware, /; Florida, 2:
Georgia, 10; Illinois, 20; Indiana 10; Iowa,
II; Kansas, 4 Kentucky, IL; Louisiana, G;
Maine, 4; Maryland, q; Massachusetts, 70;
Michigan, IL; Minnesota, o. Mississippi, ::
Missouri, l4i Nebraska, 8; Nevada, |;
New Hampshire, 2; New Jersey, :; New
York, "a; North Carolina, 0; Ohio, 81, Ore,
gon, |; Pennsylvania, 2s; Rhode Island, .;
South Carolina, 7; Tennessee 10, Texas IL;
Vermont, 2; Virginia, 10; West Virginia, 4;
Wisconsin, II.
The next vote was taken up on the
amendment offered to The third section ol
the bill by Belt2hoover, of Pennsylvania
the object of which is TO make it unlawful
to divide any parish or county
IN forming any representative district
which will cousist.of one county or parish
Reiected-yeas III, nays 1885,.
Springer, of Illinois, moved to reconsider
the vote by which the house had rejected
the amendment offered by Colerick, of In
diana,
4 Spripgers motion to reconsider was III,
cause of great noise and confusion.
A motion to table the motion {,
reconsider was Immediately made on th
Republican side, and the Democrats dc
manded the yeas and nays.
Springer asked that the amendment b,
read by sections.
A storm of objections arose from the re
publican side, and the speaker ruled that /
; could only be made by unanimous consent
Instantly Hooker of Mississippi
Springer, and Aiken, ,ofSouth Carolina, ,wer,
, upon their feet and insisting upon thei
right to hear the proposition upon whicl
they were called to vote.
Continuous rapping of the speaker
gavel had but little effect in allaying tn,
confusion, and il was not until consen
had been given to hear the amendmen
that comparative order was restored.
The vote was taken sn the
motion to lay on the tn
BILE the motion to reconsider tn
vote, by which the house rejected Cole
ricks amendment, and resulted
yeas, 1871, nays, 4--no quorum
The democrats refrained from voting
Without further action, the house at G p
adjourned.