New-York tribune., 1882-02-17
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WASHINGTON. Feb 16-By vote of 162 to 10f
the House of Representatives to-day adopted an
amendment to the Apportionment bill fixing the
membership of that body at 325. All the Republl-
ran members present and voting except two. Mr..
Darrell of Louisiana, and Mr.. White, of Kentucky
voted for the amendment. With them voted the
Democratic members from South Carolina ana
Texas aud several from Louisiana and Maryland
The States whose representation will be alected py
this increase in the membership of the House are
twenty-five in number The gains Will be aS loi-
lows: Arkansas from to 6, Caliornla from 10
q Georgia from to TO- Illinois from 10 to 20,
Iowa from to II, Kansas from to z, Ken
,ucky, from 10 to H. Massachusetts from ii to II,
Michigan from to IL. Minnesota from to o..
Mississippi from to Z, Missouri from 13 to Ia, Ne
braska from to 8, Ncw-YOrk from 33 to 81, North
Carolina from s to O. Ohio from 20 TO n, Pcnnsy-
vania from 27 to 2S, South Carolina from te q,
Texas from to IL, Virginia from to 10, West
Virginia from 3 to f. and Wisconsin from to 8.
The losses will be as follows: Maine from 5 to i,
New-Iampshire from 3 to 2, and Vermont from 3
to-
It's now proper TO say that within week many
informal consultations of Republicans have been
held to consider what number the Repub-
6cans should unite upon, the chief con-
sideration being in regard to the probable
political division OF Iue ctCtOIdl NoVc' n puiOU
caucus of leading Republican members of the House
was held early this morning. i'll accordance with
invitations issued last night. Owing to the early
hour set not more than cnehalf of the members IN
yited were present. After careful discussion OF
the situation in ali its bearings, 1t was unanl-
mously agreed that the Republicans would be asked
10 vote solidly for 325 and if that number should
he rejected, to stand on 322 party measure. AS
soon as the caucus adjourned the more active MEM
bers of it began an energetic canvass among their
party associates, and when the voting began the
Republicans all i'll line.
The result of the vote on the amendment fixing the
number at 325-to be apportiOned according to
the old method-was q disaTeeable surprise to
Messrs Randall, Cox, Springer and other
Democratic leaders and unstnted abuse was poured
mon the Democratic members, who had dared to
kick over the party traces for once and vote with
the Repub leans AS the voting went on on other
parts of the bill the Democratic wrath grew hotter
and it at last fairly broke bounds the preteXt being
a ruling by the Speaker, which MIR. Springer vio-
lentlv resented. In moment the House became
bedlam, and for some moments IL was utterly be-
yond the power of the Speaker to TepresS the dis
order. TIE Clerk began TO call the roll, but his
voice was completely drowned by the tumult. The
Sneaker i'm reply TO the excited complaint of Mr..
Aiken who declared that he had not heard his
name called, and did not know wha. question was
vented the Clerk from being heard;
Al last comparative quiet restored and the roll
call was began. The opponents OF the bill refused
to vote and as good many of It's friends had gone
home thinking everything was safe, the House was
left without a quorum and so adjourned leaving the
bill unfinished. Its ultimate passage, however, IS
certain.