New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-11
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL.
IT WILL BE REPORTED TO THE HOUSE THIS
WEEK
ONLY TWO DEMOCRATS DO TAMMANY's BIDDING
THE FRANK BILL AS MODIFIED WILL BE
ADoPTED-ITs EARLY PASSAGE BY THE
HOUSE EXPECTED BROOKLYN TO
BE HEARD on FRIDAY

DE HEARD ON fhhDA1'
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE -RIBUSE1
Washington, Dec. 1O.7-Governor Hill and Tam
many Hall do not control the Democratic MINOR
ity of the House Committee on Census Only
two of the five Democratic members of the com
mittcc to-day voted against resolution offered by
Mr. Adams of Illinois. declaring, in effect, that
speedy action should he had on the subject OF
reapportonment and bill reported TO the House
as soon a practicable The two Democrats who
demurrcd were NIcssrs. Holman, Of Indiana, and
Bount of Georgia, who contcnded that the ac-
curacy of the census of the cities OF New-fork
and Brooklyn should he asccrtained and deter
mined prior to any consideration Of the matter
of apportionmcnt, or action thereon by either the
committee or the House. They voted against the
Adams resolution. which was adopted by vote OF
10 10 . The Democrats who voted for IT were
McSsrs. Tilman of South Carolina Washington OF
Tennessee, and Owens of Ohio. The only Repub.
lican member OF the committee absent was Mr..
Sherman of New-Tork, who, if he had been pres
en.. would have voted for the resolution.
The committee agreed to grant hearing to the
Mayor ard Corporation Counsel of Brooklyn on
Friday morning on Felix Campbcll's resolution for
a recount of that city
After that matter had been disposed Of the
committee spent some time in considering the
/ rank Dlll, Which, as mOulIPu, Scttutl 10 Ht'o
the approval Of all tic members present. except
Mr. Holman. 1t is not believed, however. that
any member of the committee will object so
strongly to the Frank bill as to file argument
in the House against it, II is altogether probable
that the bill will he reported to the House next
Friday and it may perhaps be called up for con-
sideraton on the following day. So far as can
be foresecn, there Will not be strong opposition
10 the measure in the House, many Democrats
having expressed themselves in favor of 1t on ac-
count of It's Justice and freedom from partisan
spirit Probably couple of days will be re-
cardpd as sufficient time for debate and voting on
any amendments which may he offered, and IL
seems likely that the bill will reach the Senate
before the end of next week.
Members Of the Census Committee are rctlcent
respecting the New-York census controversy, but
if is expectcd that the matter will be taken up and
| DISPOSED of as soon rs they have studied the ar
pumcnts and diaested and weighed the settlements
| and testimony submitted There IS little or no rea-
| son 10 believe that the committee will recommend
the adoption Of the lower resolution, or anything
! like it, on the case IS presented by Mr. Bowers
! in behalf of the city As between the census OF
! New-York taken in June by sworn officers OF the
| United States for the purpose Of obtaining cor
rect enumeration of the actual population on
! June J. and June census of New-lork taken
in October for the purpose OF obtaining as DIG an
enumeration as possible the committee Will ne
! likely to place move reliance on the former,
| especially in view of the fact that the latter IL
known to abound in errors and the results thereon
| have been studiOusly concealed from the Superln-
! tendcnt Of the Census II would be pretty sale,
therefore, TO guess that Congress at this session
will not authorize or order recount OF tie popu-
| latiou Of New-Tork: but, of course, the decision
rests with the committee and the House
| The action Of the Census Committee to-day Is o
| complete vlndlcatiOn of the POSITION taken by the
Secretary OF the Interior and the Superintendent
! of the Census that the ANNOUNCEMENT Of the re-
! suit Of the enumeration OF the population OF the
! country should not he delayed or wltlheld on ac-
| count Of the alleged errors IN the count of New
| York CITY Secretary Noble and Mr.. Porter have
| both maintained that il their duty 10 furnish
! 10 Congress the official results of the census as
| portionment might no begun with the opening or
the session. leaving all questions of recounts ana
corrections 10 be passed upon later. II the h!ures
had been held back and Congress had asked the
! reason for the delay. the Department could only
! have answered that it had in it's possession
| "A number ot aniiaNltS Of srrOrS In
! the Second Ward of Ncw-lork and was waiting
! 10 obtain some other facts from the Mayor of that
cty which might prove the desrahlty of a re-
count. The committee decision, ny an aimosu
unanimous vote that all the necessary data are
! already on hand for the work of app0rtonment,
! and that the alleged mistakes in New-l ork city
! need not interfere with a Just dlsiuhuton OF
representation. ought 10 nut an end al once TO
! the rec klPss and partisan criticism 10 which ire
census officers have been subjected ever since
Congress met.