The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-18
MORE MEN FOR CONGRESS
THE HOUSE PAS ES THE REAPPOR-
TIONMENT BILL.

1t Goes Through Providing for $50
N embers-Amendments to Give New
York Larger Representation Voted
Down he Final Vote on the Bill
1877 to 81
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-In the House
this morning, the journal having been read,
Mr.. Cummings OF New York raised the
point Of order that there was no quorum
present. It being evident that the point
was well taken, Mr.. Mckinley demanded,
and the House ordered the yeas and nays
on the approval of the journal The
journal was approved by vote of 1876 yeas
to nays, and the debate continued on the
apportionment bill. Mr.. Flower of New
York presented the claims of the city of
New York for recount He detailed the
efforts that the city had made to secure its
dues before the interior department.
These efforts had failed. and to-day New
York came before congress asking for her
rights.
MIR. Rogers of Arkansas spoke against the
injustice which. he claimed, was done 20 the
states OF Arkansas, Minnesota and New
York.
Mr.. Washington Of Tennessee, while ad-
vocating the bill, thought that a recount
should be authorized for New York. He
believed that this recount should be granted,
though he conceded that in the main the
census of 1890 had been as fair as any census
could be.
ALLEN WANTS NO INCREASE.
MIR. Allen of Mississippi believed that it
was a mistake to increase the membership
of the House. He further believed that the
bill was called up at an inopportune time.
Instead Of expending time in the considera-
tion OF this measure congress should be
looking out for the financial interests of the
country
Mr. O'Neill Of Indiana based his objec-
tion to the bill on the ground that under it
democratic states would lose their repre-
sentatives.
Mr.. Overall of Virginia expressed his be-
lief that the bill was fair, just and free
Of any charge of partisanship. He
would. however, vote for the McRae amend
ment, because he believed that Arkansas,
Minnesota and New York were each en-
titled to an extra representative
TILLMAN's LIBERALITY.
Mr.. Tillman Of South Carolina spoke in
favor of the bill Though he would prefer
600 members in the House and $40 in the
AOOhoNCJs LAG Oc4ACNOu OidG tuS 1doJ IOilStla
had been as fairly taken as any other. He
was democrat, an emphatic democrat,
but, thank God, he was man capable OF
being just to every man differing from him
in politics or religion. Mr.. Porter had q
character to lose and reputation TO
preserve. Though without doubt inJus-
tice had been done here and there, taking
the census as whole it was as fsir as any
census ever held. Mr.. Tillman then pro
lad To frix- &c ctrf,. in,
creased representation, believing. as he did
that it was to the interest of the people tina;
| their representatives should be brought
nearer to them.
AN INCOME TAX ADVOCATED.
Before long the people would demand moi
only an increased representation and more
money, but the imposition of an income
tax. Had the people been fully and fairly
represented in 1870 the income tax would
not have been repealed, and the tax or
sugar would not have been imposed. The
mutterings of the farmers alliance in the
south and west meant that hence
forth the people should have not
only more representation and more
money. but less taxation on the poor and
an income tax on the rich. lie warned the
gentlemen who represented corporate
power to prepare for the battle, for it was
coming.
BLOUNT SUPPORTS THE BILL.
Mr.. Blount spoke in support of the meas
ure. He had agreed to the number Of SO,
believing it to be the number most likely to
meet with the approval Of the House, aud
which would retain to every state at least
its present representation.
After further brief speeches by Messrs.
Mckenna of California, Walker of Massa-
chusetts, Brosius Of Pennsylvania, Sherman
of New York, Morse of Massachusetts, and
others, the previous question was consid-
cred as ordered, and toe first vote taken
was on Mr. McRae's amendment, increasing
the representation 10 359. The motion was,
by a vote Of 1S3 yeas to l45 nays, lost
NEW YoRK'S REPRESENTATION
The question then REQUIRED on Mr..
Flowers amendment giving New York
thirty-fve representatives. To this Mr..
Washington of Tennessee contended that
he had offered a substitute providing for a
recount of thecity and county of New
York. If the recount shall show an error
in the present census count and result
in addition to that count Of moiety of
the basis OF apportionment fixed by the bill,
the representation of New York shall be
thirty-fve. This amendment was lost by d
vote of 1913 to 14S.
Mr.. Flowers amendment was then with
drawn and the bill was passed by vote Of
1877 to 50.
The House then adjourned.