The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-17

portionment Bill and briefly explained its
provisions. There was diversity of opin-
ion among the members of the House as to
whether the present representation should
stand or whether it should be increased. 1t
was finally determined by the committee to
accept 356 as the proper number.
After an Intellectual effort to secure an
agreement as to the limitation of debate,
Dunnell gave notice that he would call the
previous question at o'clock this afternoon.
the passage of the bill and severely criticized
the census returns of New York CITY.
Mills said he believed New York had lost
the representation to which she was entitled,
but her less was not as great as that of his
own State, which amounted to 500,0 ,000
McRae Of Arkansas gave notice of an
amendment increasing the number of Rep
resentatives to 359
Outhwaite Of Ohio stated that gre at in
Justice had been done in his State in taking
the census. Under the census Illinois has
become the third State OF the Union. 1t
was not true that Illinois had grown so rap
idly nor Ohio had fallen off to such an ex-
tent. The whole census ought to be retaken
so the representation could be apportioned
according to the population, and not accord
Frank OF Missouri earnestly advocated
the bill, which was based upon the bill ori-
ginally introduced by himself.
Flower of New York offered an amend
hcnts 10 lflIIly-uV6 t06 rGDreSeQ-
tation from New York
Spinola of New York said that when the
people of New York found they had been
wrGnged they applied to the Secretary of the
Interior, but obtained no relief. The Secre-
tary wrote blackgaardly impudent letter,
which was unworthy to emanate from any
man calling himself gentleman. The cen
sus as taken by Superintendent Porter was
crime against the republic. 1t was a wrong
perpetrated by the Superintendent, and he
knew it and his heelers knew it.
Covert OF New York argued in support of
the amendment providing for a recount of
New York and Brooklyn, and additional
representation for the State, should the re-
count show an increase of 10000 over the
Federal census.
ment. The Apportionment Bill, he thought,
should be satisfactory and just to the
country. 1t was conceded Oh both sides that
there was difficulty in regard to the census
of New York CITY. In order to appease the
feeling of New York, considering its large
fraction. it would be but fair and just TO
give that State an additional representative.
The same was true of Arkansas and Minne-
sofa, aud this bill, while it might fit the
arithmetic theory of the committee did an
Injustice to those States.
Biggs of California complained that San
Francisco had not had fair enumeration.
Not one enumerator there had been DEM
ocrat.
Peel of Arkansas declared that Arkansas
had lost 100000 by the failure Of the count.
Dunnell, in closing the debate, spoke
earnestly in favor of the bill, and expressed
regret at the attack made on the Secretary
OF the Interior by Spinola. 1t had never
seemed reasonable TO the committee that
New York should be granted special privi-
leges. No other city had come here disre-
garding the law, and he regretted tnat the
venerable gentleman from New York should
let fall from his lips an attack upon an off