The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-06
ELECTIONS TO CONGRESS.
A FAvoRABLE REPORT ON TIE
MCOMAS BILL

The Minority to Submit an Opposi-
ton Statsment-An Outline of the
Provisions of the Measure-Redis--
tricting to be Made Only Once in
Ten Years on the Census Basis.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-By party vote
OF to the House committee on the cleo.
tion OF President aud Vice President and
representatives in congress to-day author
ized favorable report with amendments
on the McComas bill to prevent gerrvman-
dering in the congressional districs. The
bill also provides at representatives 60 the
Flfty-second congress shall be elected from
districts composed of the same territory
and having the same boundaries as those
from which the representatives in the
FIfty-first congress We're elected. The mi-
noritv will submit report in opposition to
the bill.
FEDERAL SUPERVISORS,
A conference Of the republican members
of the Senate COMMITTEES on privileges and
elections was held to-day. As a result
Chairman Hoar was requested to prepare a
bill to regulate elections of members of con-
gress. IL is understood that the measure to
be proposed will provide for the appoint
ment OF national supervisors in every district
In which "a certain number of voters shall
watch and count the vote, and make certifi-
cation thereof TO che state board Of cam
vassers, who shall thereupon issue certifi-
cate Of election to the candidate receiving
the highest number OF votes, and these cer-
tifcates shall be used by the clerk Of the
House in making up the roll Of the members
elect. @5
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
The bill as amended provides as follows:
That In each state entitled under an appor.
tionment of representatives ia com gress TO more
than one representative, the number of repre-
sentatives to which such state NAV be entitled
In the hfty.third and ea IN snbsequent.congress,
snail be elected by districts which have az
nearly as practicable an equal number of inhab-
tants, 80 that the most populous district in
such state shall not have more than $4,000 In
habltants in excess Of the population of the
least popilons district They shall be COM
and .as far as practicable compact.
They shall b9 equal In number TO the nuinber
OF representatives 10 which such state may be
entitled In congress, and no one district shall
elect more than one representative.
TO REDIsrRIcT EVERY TEN YEARS.
After each national decennial census of popu-
latton shall have been completed, Congress
shall determine on tae repres ntation in con-
gress and reapportion the same among the
several states as entitled, and the legislature or
each state elected next after such apportion-
ment by congress shall redisLrict each
Iatlons az to population and terri
tories hereinbefore provided, and such
redistricting, when made by the state leRlsa.
ture, shall not be altered by any succeeding
legislature during the term OF ten years prior
until the next succeeding decennlal census
Congress shall make the new apDortionment so
that hereafter In each state there shall be ona
appoftonment OF representation by congress
and ona retistrcting only fhereunder by each
state IN conformity with each decennial census
of population.
THE paEsENr DISTRICTS TO STAND.
Until the next apportionment of representa-
tion hall be made by congress conforinably to
the eleventh census, there shall be no change OF
the boundaries of any OF the congressional dis
in any state to alter the same as they existed
when the representatives of the Fifty.lirst con-
gress were elected and the representatives OF the
Fifty second congress shall be elected from uhe
SAME districts, composed of the same terri tory
and having the same boundaries as those from
which the representatives In the Flfty-ffrst con-
Gress were elected any law of any state hereto-
fore or hereafter passed to the contrary not
withs,tandlng In any state where no
the reapportionment by congress aud prior t0
the election of representatives in congress under
such new apportionment. In case of decrease
in the number of representatives TO which anv
state may be entitled under such apportion-
ment by congress the legislature OF said state.
then In session next after such apportionment
by congress. shall and may redistrict such state
under the restrictions and regulations as to the
population and territory hereinbefore
provided; and in case Of an increass
In the number OF representatives which
may be given to any state under any such APP
portionment by congress, sucn additional rep e.
sentative or representatives may be elected by
the state at large, and other representatives BY
and from the districts prescribed by Law until
the Legislature Of suc1 state elected next after
such apportionment in the manner hereinbefore
prescribed thall redistrict such state.
FACTS TO BE CERTIFIED.
The state certifying board shall in addition To
the matters and facts now required to be set
out in their certificates further certify that
such representative have besn duly elected
10 represent the districts constituted
and composed of territory in conformity with
this act, and that such districts In respect of
territory and boundaries have not been consti@
tuted or altered by any statute of such state en-
acted before or after the passage of this aet in
violation of or Ia conflict with this law, In
case OF the failure or refusal Of the proper Ger.
tifying board of the state to sign or forward to
the clerk of the House, certificate of the cleo
tion of any representative as authorized and
required by law, the clerk of the House of rep.
resentatiyes In making the roll of the next sue
ceeding House, shall receive the returns OF the
local cangassing board of officers. properly GER
tilted according to law, as sufficient certifica-
tion of the election of a representative in con-
gress.