Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-28

The indications are rather IN favor Of the
passage by the House OF the app0rtionment bill
reCoRmc BdcI by the census comm ttee. This bill
fixes the membership at 30 The Senate recog-
nizes the right OF the House to control the matter
OF appOrtionment and viii therefore probably, con-
cur in any which the latter sees fit to pass.
Under the pending bill the states OF Maize, Yer
mont, RhOIe Island. Florida ard New Hamp-
shire. viii each lose one member. as compared
with their present r. presentation; while Ar
kansas, will gain l. California I, Georgia l. Illinois
9, Iowa ?, Kansas ,, Kentucky /, Maryland /, Mas
sachGS"ttS I, Michigan 2, Minnesota 2, Mississippi
], Missouri /, Nebraska ?, New York 1, Ohio 1,
PENNSYLVANIA ,, South Carolina I, Texas 4, Viz
ginia /, and West Virginia /. As the delegations
from the states which are accorded an Increase in
this bill constitute more than tyyC-thirus majority
f2e9 OF the House, il is reasonable to conclude
that the measure VIII get that support; but Ii is
not as fair bill by any means could be framed.
1t deprfy1S Rhode Island and Florida each OF
member, thus leaving large proportion of popn-
lati0n III OF the ratio in each OF those states
without representation; and it gives an additional
member to other states upon n traction of the
ratio. But Rhode Island and Florida are left In
the minority and will probably have to suffer.
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Mr.. Fred. Law 0lmSteads plan Oh protecting the
Capitol from the malarial poison OF the AnacoStia
marshes by planting belt of trees south OF that
building is well enough IS experiment, but the
better way would be to deal directly with the
seat OF the evil and reclaim these marshes. Prof.
Maury, 1t VIII be remembered, had theory that
sun-flOwerS killed malaria, and he had thick
belt of them planted south OF the Observatory,
but the experiment was utter failure. 1t Is not
worth while for Congress to dabble with tree or
sun-fiOwcr theories of dealing with the marsh
problem. Time and money VIII be saved by Strik-
ing directly ut the nuisance. A thOusandth part
OF the sums squandered by River and Harbor bin
apprOpTi itionS upon mountain trout streams and
out-Of-the-way bayous would long ago have con-
yerted every foot of the Potomac and AnaCostia
marshes, fronting Washington into dry ground
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Let us drop him, now. Guteau, we mean. His
attorneys have done their duty by him; counsel
for government have done theirs; the Judge
did his. and the newspapers have done theirs. The
miserable wretch has had a fair trial. and great
deal more notice and consideration than he de-
served He has been found guilty, and 1t now
only remains for the law TO take its course. Until
that cOnSummatiOn Is reached, let him remain In
silence and oblivion. Let him be dismissed from
the public mind altogether until the last scene OF
all finishes the dreadful tragedy that has weighed
the country down too heavily and too long. There
are other themes, pleaSanter and more profitable
To engage the attention OF the public. Let US turn
our thoughts TO these.
interesting particulars of the project set on foot
BY the Society Of the Army of the Cumberland for
the erection of Garfield monument at Washing
ton, will be found elsewhere. The men who lead
on In this work,-Col C0rbin, Gen A. G. McCook,
ana the Hke,-are not apt 10 fail In anything they
undertake, and 1t may be set down as fixed fact
that the monument viii be built
One important step toward the protection of our
forests, In which 50 many far-seeing and patriotic
ctlzenS are interesting themselves Just now
would be for Congress TO remove the existing duty.
on Canadian lumber. There doesn't seem to be
much sense in protecting the forests of our neigh
Dor on the north and destroying our own.
Gutteau still prGteS OF the Deity, but evidently
his faith Is nor even .'aS grain OF mustard seed"
for he admits that several frSt-claSS lawyers are
needed to help the Deity get him out OF his