, 1890-12-17
APPORTIONMENT BILL
Called Up in the House Of Rep
resentatives.
Superintendent Porter's Rotten
Census Denounced.
Great Injustice Done to Demo
cratic States.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Mills ofTexas.
as a privileged question. offered a concur
rent resolution providing for a holiday re-
cess from Dec. %. 1890. to Jan. 3. 1891.
Referred to the ways and means commit
tee.
Dunnell of Minnesota called up the APP
portionment bill and briefly explained Its
provisions. There was a diversity of
opinion among the members of the house
as to whether the present representation
should stand or whether it should be in
creased. 1t was finally determined by the
committee 10 accept 1856 as the proper
number. Alter an Intellectual effort to
secur al agreement as TO the limitation of
debate. Dunnell gave notice that he would
call tor the previous question at 5 O'Clock.
Flower of New York protested against
the passage of the bill, and severely criti-
cised the census returns of New York
city.
Mills of Texas said he believed New
York had lost the enumeration TO which
she was entitled, but her loss was not as
great as that of his own state, which
amounted to 100000.
McRae of Arkansas gave notice of an
amendment increasing the representatives,
10 1853.
Cultivate of Ohio stated that great in
Justice had been done in his state in tax
ing the census. Underthe census Illinois
had become the third state of the Union.
Ii was not true that Illinois had grown SO
rapidly nor Ohio had fallen Of to such an
extent. The whole census ought to be re
taken, so thnt representation might he
spportioned according to population, and
not according to schemes OF political ad-
vancement.
Frank of Missouri earnestly advocated
the bill, which was based on the bill
originally introduced by himself.
Flower of New York offered an amend
ment increasing to thirty Eve the repre-
sentatlon from New York.
Spinola of New York said when the
people of New York found thew had been
wronged they applied to the secretary OF
the interior. but obtained no relief. The
secretary wrote a blackguard. impudent
letter, which was unworthy TO emauate
from any man calling himself a gentleman.
The census as taken by Superintendent
Porter was a crime against the republic.
IL was a wrong perpetrated by the suDerin
tendent, and be knew ii. and his heeleIs
knew it.
Covert OF New York argued in support
OF the amendment providing for a recount
ofNew York and Brooklyn, and additional
| representation for the state should the re-
| count show an increase of $50, 900 over the
federal ensus
Lend OF Minnesota favored the McRae
amendment The apportionment bill. he
thought. should be satisfactory and lust
to the country. 1t was conceded on both
sides that there was difficulty 10 regard TO
the cencus of New York City. In order
to appease the feeling Of New York icon
siderinR its large fractioD) it would be but
fair and just to give that state an addi-
tional representative. The same was true
OF Arkansas and Minnesota, and 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 bad not had a tair enumer,
alton. Not one enumerator there had
been a Democrat
Peel Of Arkansas, declared that Ar,
kansas had lost 100, 900 by failure to 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 a special
privilege. No other city had come here
disregarding the law, and he regretted that
the venerable gentleman from New York
should let fall from his lips an attack upon
an official oil the government, TO which
the latter could not reply.
The hour of 5 o'clock having arrived,
Dunnell demanded the previous question.
Blount Of Georgia. interjected a moton
TO adjourn. and during the progress of the
vote the Democratic members took their
hats and overcoats and left the hall, show
ing a disposition to break the quorum on
the uext vote. The motion to adjourn
was lost-yeas llS, nays las.
Attic suggestion of Blounti it was agreed
that after two hours debate tomorrow the
previous question should be considered as
ordered, and the house adjourned.
For fine shoes and slippers go to s.
BoN's.