The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-10
Congress First Session.

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WASHINGTON, February ., 1882.
SENATE.
Bills introduced:
Nv Mr.. Coke: For the erection OF pub
lie building at Brownsville, Texas.
By Mr.. Grover: Providing for the or
paniZatiOn OF the district OF southeastern
Alaska, and civil government therefor.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay aside the rcgu-
| lar order dhe calcndar) and To take up his
resolution appointing Neil ;. Brown, jr.,
OF Tennessee, to perform the duties OF
chief clerk Of the Senate while the present
chief clerk performs the duties OF sccre-
tary.
Mr.. Mcmillan demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion 10 take up the
resolution, which was defeated on a strict
party vote by Il tie-ycas, %; noes, %.
President pro tenn. Davis voted "Aye"
with the Democrats, and Mr.. Brown voted
mo" with the Republicans. Mr.. Ma
hone also voted mo" with the Republic
cans.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
bills on the calendar under the new An
th0ny rule. which sets apart the interval
between the close Of the usual morning
business and 1870 o'clock each day for L.
giSlation reported from committees to
which there is no objection.
The only bills considered were several OF
private interest only.
The unfinished business, being the rcsC-
resolution declaring that the pension-ar-
Ia. hr
taken up and discussed until the arrival OF
the hour C. o'clock fixed for eulogies upon
the late Representative Michael 7. O'Con-
nor, Of South Carolina. The pcnsion-ar-
rear. resolution was accordingly laid aside
a. unfinished business, and cncominmS
upon the character and services OF the de-
ceased member were pronounced by
Messrs. Butler, Bayard, Jones Of Florida,
and Hampton.
After the adoption OF appropriate rcso-
lutions The senate, a. an additional testlmo-
NAL Of respect (at $40 p. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the introduction OF a number Of
bills the House resumed the consideration
OF the apportionmcnt bill.
Mr.. Cobb. Of Indiana, from the Commit
fee on Public Lands, reported back the re-
solution calling on the Secretary OF the In
terror Tor information rs To the names OF all
the railroads TO which the Government has
granted lands, amount OF land granted
to each. &c. Adopted.
The House then resumed the con>idcra-
ton OF the apportionment bill. Mr.. David
son, OF Florida. attacked the "Scaton"
method OF apportionment, contcnding That
under il New York, with population
nineteen times a. large IL that OF Florida,
was given thirty-four times ~ many repre-
scntatiycs.
MIR. Dibble, Of South Carolina, criticised
the .Seaton" method, pointing out what
ne conceived 10 he great error in the
system employed by the committee. In
discovering the ratio OF representation the
committee had failed IL take into con>id-
Grafton the fact that the population of
Nevada and Delaware fell below the modu-
luS fixed upon-a fact which would have
great effect upon the fractional representa-
ton OF the various States.
MIR. McCoid, Of Iowa, OF the Committee
on Census, supported his bill, which was
originally introduced by him. He argued
! that the new method OF apportionment pro-
poscd was more in accordance with the
| Constitution than the old system, and
pointed out the unfairncss of the oppo-
nents OF the bill in comparing any two
/ States without taking into account the per-
picking propositions which crept into the
! questions when other states were con-
| sidered. Gentlemen might say that there
were wrongs and inequalities in the bill, but
he declared that in any other bill these
wrongs and inequalities would be more
outrageous than any that could be found in
the pending one.
Mr.. McCoid proceeded to point out
anomalies which would arise under the old
system. instancing the :" Alabama para
dox," and showing that similar state OF
facts would occur In the case OF Georgia,
which would gain one member at 30G and
lose il at 307 and in the case OF Maine,
which would gain one nj $50 and lose 1t at
$40. He made a computation, and discoy-
cred that Of SO States, 10 had each a popu-
lation OF less than 100000, and aggregated
10. 1860. 900, or one fifth OF the population OF
the United States. They were granted un-
der the bin Ga representatives, or exactly
one fifth Of the total number. IL could not
be said, therefore. that the bill initiated
against smaller States.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, said that he had
offered an amendment fixing the number
OF representatives at 30l, based upon the
Seaton method, but upon cOllsiueratlon ne
had come to the conclusion that he could
not fortiiy his own number 800 or any
other number under that sytem. Ii would
do gross injustice at any number, and he
would at the proper time move 10 recon-
nit the bill and amendments, with instruc-
tions to report back bill basing the re-
presentation upon the old method. The
new method plugged up the little end and
left the big end open. IL prevented any
district falling more than 5000 below the
modulus, and that feature was what fasci-
mated him, but he had discovered that that
was its only virtue.
After several other gentlemen had spoken
the matter went over.
On motion Of Mr.. Valentine, OF Nebras-
ka, the Senate amendment was concurred
In to the House bill appropriating 10000
for packing and transporting ana arrang'
Ing certain agricultural and mineral speci'
mems exhibited at the Atlanta exposition,
and presented 10 the United states TO be
placed in the National Museum
Adjourned.
Killed by Giant Powder.
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