Evening journal., 1890-09-13
THEY DO NOT WISH DELAY
No Disposition to Hinder the
Tariff Bills Settlement.
ATTITUDE OF THE DEMOCRATS.

| - - WIN VT 1uE HEMVtAAIN.
The Mckinley BnI aiay Have an Easy
Time in tho House II tho Republicans
DO Nor Force the Confederation OF other
Partisan Measures.
WASHINGTON. Sept 13.-The meeting OF
The ways and means committee ended be-
fore the senate tariff bill had reached them
In committee. Half an hour later It was
received by the house The subject was
discussed in general way, the members
Of both parties agreeing that the bill go
to the committee and be disposed Of as
soon as possible There was no disposition
20 delay manifested. The Republicans
were not in a position to make any prom
lses, however, on account OF the insistance
Of members Of their party that the bill be
considered in committee Of the whole.
The Date Too Early.
The date upon which the bill when en-
lcted into law shall take effect was also
discussed by members OF the COMMITTEES.
put without result beyond the develop
nent OF a strong individual belief that the
date fixed by the senate-Oct. l-was too
early TO admit of final action upon this
bill and its distribution among the Gus
toms Officers Of the country.
What the Democrats May DO.
The committee is in session again today
formally considering the bill and amend
ments, which were referred TO il by tho
house soon after the committee adjourned
Il Is said by some Democratic members
that the facility with which their party as
sooiates will lend themselves to the Re-
publican effort to hasten the final disposi-
tton of the bill is conditional upon the
tinal programme which Is TO be adopted bv
The Republicans in the house for the re-
mainder OF the session, and that II il
should be attempted to pass threatened
resolution to interfere with the Ohio dis
.ricts as established by the last gerryman-
der, or to force through other pronounced
pnrtisan measures, resort will be had to
all parliamentary means to obstruct the
tariff bill.
To Determine Congressional Districts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l3-Mr. Burton (O)
has introduced into the house a bill to reg
nlate the division of the respective states
Of the Union into congressional districts
The bill provides that within twelve
months after the passage Of an act appor.
tioning to the respective states their quota
Of members under the census OF 1890 and
within like period after the apportionment
under each succeeding census, such states
as are entitled to more than one represen-
tative in congress shall be divided into
congressional districts by state board TO
ba appointed by the governor Of the state.
The districts are to consist OF contiguous
territory, and no district is 70 have more
than one member. No district Il 70 con
tain more than one-twentieth or less in
habitants than the number which, in the
state, entities it TO a representative The
districts are TO be OF compact territory,
bounded as nearly as may be by the bound
airy lines of civil subdivisions or by natural
boundaries.
State and National boards
Each state is to have a districting board.
appointed by the governor of the state.
composed OF four members, OF whom an
equal number shall belong to the two great
political parties of the state, and shall upon
taking the oath Of Office proceed TO divide
their respective states into congressional
districts In addition to the state boards
the bill provides for national board, con
sisting Of five members, to be appointed
by the president and confirmed by the sen
ate, two members OF which shall belong to
the two great political parties and the fifth
is to be person who has served not less
than ten years as a judge, either of the
supreme court OF the United States or Of
the district court of the United States. The
fifth member is only to act in case the other
members Of the board cannot agree.
The national board is only to act when
no apportionment has been made by the
state boards and in cases where they are
unable 10 agree, and in such cases its de-
cision is to DO final. Ia addition to the
necessary expenses the members OF the
boards are to receive a compensation. That
OF the members Of the national board is to
be 81 900 and that OF tho members of the
state boards is to be $500.