The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-17
WORK OF CONGRESS.
House Will Pass the Appor-
tionment Bill Today.
NEW YORK MUST STAND IT.
Elections Bill Drags i'm the Senate
Wickham Chairman of Coinage Com
nlittee--Relicfsof Supreme Court.

WAsHrsGros Cry, Dec. 16.--Tn the House
Mills OF Texas, as privileged question, offered
concurrent resolution providing for holiday
recess from December -, $780, to January 3,
1871; referred to the ways and means committee.
Dunneil OF Minnesota called up the appor-
fionmcnt bill and briefly explained its proyi-
sions. There was diversity of opinion among
the members of the House as to what represen-
tafion should stand or what should be increased.
1t had finally been determined by the committee
TO accept 356 as the proper number. Flower, of
New York, protested against the passage OF the
bill, and severely criticised the census returns
OF New York city.
hau lost the enumeration to which she was en-
Titled, but her loss WIS not as great that of
bis own state, which amounted to 10000.
Mckae OF Arkansas gave notice OF an amend
mcht increasing the representatives to $50.
CULTIVATE OF Ohio stated that great injustice
had been done IN his state in taking the census
Under the census Illinois had become the third
state in the Union. 1t was not true that Illinois
had grown so rapidly, nor that Ohio had fallen
off TO such an extent. The whole census ought
70 be Tetaken and representation be apportioned
according to population, not according TO
Frank OF Missouri earnestly advocated the bill,
which was based upon bill originally intro
Flower Of New York offered an amendment
Increasing to thirty-five the representation from
spinola Of New York said that when the
Deopie OF New York found that they had been
wronged they applied to the secretary OF the
interior but OBJ aimed no relief. The secretary
wrote Diackguard, fmpndent letter, which was
unworthy to emanate from any man calling
himself gentleman. The census as taken by
superintendent Porter was crime against the
republic. IL was wrong perpetrated by the
superintendent, and he knew it, and his heclers
knew ii.
Covert of New York argued in support of the
amendment providing for recount OF New
York and Brooklyn, and for additional repre-
eentation for the state should the recount show
an increase of 10000 over the federal census.
Lind OF Minnesota favored the MeRae amend
ment 10 the apportionment bill, He thought it
should be satisfactory and just to the country.
IL was conceded on 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, 1t would be
but fair and just to give that state additional
representatives. The same was true OF Arkan-
vas and Minnesota, and this bill, while 1t might
ut the arithmetical theory of the committee,
did injustice to those states.
Biggg OF California complained that San Fran
cisco had not had fair enumeration, not one
enumeration there being Democrat.
Peel of Arkansas declared that Arkansas had
lost 100000 by failure to count.
Ulnneli, closing the debate, spoke earnestly
In favor OF the bill, and expressed regret at the
attack made on the secretary of the interior by
Committee that New York Should i be- granted
special privilege. No other city Ind come here
disregafding the law, and he regretted that the
venerable gentleman ffOfn New YORK should let
fall from his lips an attack upon an official of
the government to which the latter could not
reply
The hour of o'clock having arrived, Dunncli
demanded the previous question.
Blount Of Georgia interjected motion 10 adj
3ourn, and during the progress of tho vote the
Democratic members took their hats and over
coats and left the ball, showing disposition to
break the quorum. On the next vote the motion
TO adjourn was lost, ayes lis, nays 40.
At the suggestion of Blount of Georgia Ii was
agreed that after two hours debate tomorrow,
the previous question should be considered US
ordered. The House then adjourned.