The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-17
MILLIONS NOT COUNTED.
Every State Voices Dissatisfaction
With Porter's Bungled Census
Enumeration.
The Inefnoient Service is Do
nounced as a Crime Against
the Republic.
OF tho Wrong, Done for Partixan
Advantage.


day Dunnell, of Minnesota. called up the
apportionment bill and briefly explained it's
provisions. There was diversity Of opin-
ion among the members of tho house as to
whether the present representation should
stand or be increased. Finally IL wis de-
termined by the committee to accept 356
as the proper number. After an Intellectual
effort to secure an agreement as to the limi-
tation of debate, Dunnell gave notice that
he would call up the previous question at
five O'Clock. Flower, Of New York, pro-
tested against the passage of the bill and
severely criticised the census returns of
New York city. Mills, of Texas, said he
believed New York had lost re-enumera-
tion to which she was entitled, but her loss
was not as great as that of his own state,
which amounts to 100000. McRae, of
Arkansas, gave notice of an amendment in
creasing the representatives to 359. Outh-
waite, 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 of the union. 1t
was not true that Illinois had grown 80
rapidly nor that Ohio had fallen off to such
an extent. The whole census ought to be
retaken 30 that representation might be
apportioned according to population and
not according to schemes of political ad-
vancement., Frank. OF Missouri, earnestly
advocated the bill, which was based upon
the bill originally introduced by himself.
Flower, OF New York, offered an amend
ment increasing to thirty-five the represen-
tation from New York. Spinola, Of New
York, said that when the people of New
York found they had been wronged they
applied to the secretary Of the interior. but
obtained no relief. The secretary wrote
blackguardish, impuednt letter, which was
unworthy to emanate from any man cali
ing himself gentleman. The census as
taken by Superintendent Porter was
crime against the republic. It was wrong
perpetrated by the superintendent and he
knew it, and his heelers knew it.
Covert of New York, argued in support
Of the amendment providing recount for
New York and Brooklyn and additional
representation for the state should the re-
count show an increase of 10000 over the
federal census. Lind, of Minnesota. favored
McRae's amendment to the apportionment
bill. He thought it should be satisfactory
and just to the county. II 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 it's large fraction, it would be
but fair and just to give that state an addi-
tional representative. The same was true
of Arkansas and Minnesota, and this bill,
while 1t might fit the arithmetic theory OF
the committee, did injustice to those states
BiRRs, of California, complained that San
Francisco had not had fair enumeration,
not one enumerator there being DEM ocrat.
Peel, of Arkansas, declared that Ark ansas
had lost 100000 by failure to count.
Dunnell, closing debate, spoke earnestly
in favor of the bill and expressed regret
at the attack made on the secretary of the
interior by Spinola. II had never seemed
reasonable to the committee that New York
should be granted a special privilege. That
city had come here disregarding the law
and he regretted that the venerable gentle
man from 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 five O'Clock having
arrived, Dunnell demanded the previous
question. Blount, of Georgia, interieoted
a motion to adjourn. and during the
progress of the vote the democratic men,
bers took their hats and overcoats and left
the hall showing disposition to break the
quorum on the next vote. The motion to
adjourn was lost; yeas 118, nays 145. At
the suggestion of Blount it was agreed that
after two hours debate tomorrow the
question should be considered as ordered
and the house adjourned.