New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-18
HILL AND TAMMANY BEATEN.
THE REINFORCEMENT BILL PASSES HE
HOUSE BY \ VOTE OF 1s6 TO 81,

NonrYrHREE DEMOCRATS FOR 1.-THE INpU-
DENT DEMAND OF THE wlGwAM's REPRE-
srxr,rrvrs-A SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE CENSUS
,.Y TELEGRAPH TO TIE IMBUNE1
wasbin ION Dec. l7.-Tammany Hall ana us
Murwnmp allies were routed III the House 'o-"'N'
horse. foot and dragons, and the Heappoitlonn'nO
hill, a. reported by the Census COMMITTEE was
.,assod nv q vote of 1s6 to s. thus squechng the
most audacious Democratic conspiracy thi' Has
hccn concocted since SIC The negative vote "l =,
small as il was, cannot he called ialr me"S"i' VI
the strength o: David p. Hill and TammahN III tine
IIouse Of REPRESENTATIVES. because the Arkansas
Democrats did their best with their own votes
AMI the help of their friends to repay 1ammany
for It's assistance in the effort to raise inc '"'"I
membership Of the House to $50. That efor' was
defeated by majority of 8? in a total vote OF
o5s The Democrats who voted AGAINST II were
Bland, Blount, Boatncr. buchanan. \re'nla
Clark, Alabama; Dorsan, Forney, llemphiH' h"-
man. Owens, Ohio; 1illman N"ShhG'oh
and Wheeler, Alahama-thirtccn in all only
three Republicans voted with the no democrats
who were recorded in favor of the pToposiIoh' ana
1873 Republicans voted against it.
Tammany then fell back to new position ana
demanded that a provision be inserted IN the hII
60 the effect that if New-Ncrk should he lonhd
entitled 10 an additional Representative on a re-
count hereafter to he ordered. the total number
of Representatives should be Increased 10 55'.
This demand was a slrcwd one in Tammany
sense. for the granting of ii would have been
uuasi-admisSion by the House, III the absence of
proof submittco of the claims Of the Tammany
authorities of Ncw-Nork, well as an official dec
laratIon 10y the House of lis disbelief in the lntc--
rity of the Eleventh Census. All the Democrats
slve one who was honest and courageous enough Ia
stand by his convictions while scores OF lu> party
friends and associates. including his Democratic
colleagues of the Census Committee deserted theirs
and rallied to the support of Tammanys shrcwd
but impudcnt demand that the House should fore
close lis own future action IN respect 10 the
New-York controversy and impcach The entire cen
sus upon which the apportionmcnt Is based, and
do both without an iota of evidence to Justify
itself Tie only Democrat who voted with The
Republicans against the amendment. which was
rejected by % yeas 10 las nays, was Nh MI
man. of South Carolina
The Democrats who voted for the bill on its
passage were NlcssrS Blount. Chandler and Grimes
Georgia: B.cs. Gcary and Cluric, California;
Boatner and Wilkinson. Louisiana; Bland. Heard
Mansur. Wilson. Stone and Whitclaw. Missouri:
BricIncr. Wisconsin: Brcckinridge Stone and
Dickerson. Kentucky; Buchanan, Lee Edmunds
and O'FcrmH. Virginia: Bum and skinner
North Carolina: Clarke and Faney. Alabama;
Grain. Abbott Culbersen. Kl!orc. Lanham, Mills,
Moore and Stewart. Texas: Hcmphil and Tillman.
South Carolina Lewis Nisss>ippi Owens and
Scney Ohio; Pierce and Washington, Tennessee
Wilcox Connecticut; and Wilson, West Virginia
49, IN other words, more than orc-tmrd of the
Democrats who voted wcrr recorded in favor Of
the bill This was significant victory wien
I .lt..ar
committee. ana that for weeks and months dos
perate Efforts had been made 10y the lhl-Iam-
many faction of the Democratic party and H.
newspaper organs including AT least ore lcadna
Nugwuup journal. 10 discrcdit the census as
whole and defeat any action whatever upon the
subject of superintendent, al least until the next
Congress
When the House was called 10 order this morn
ing it was apparent that the lc3dcrs Of the Tam
many conspiracy deiea, staring them III thc
face and they made some futile efforts to post
pone the inevitable hour rs LONG as possible 10
that end Nh. Cummings demanded a quorum o.
the question of approving the journal OF Neo''r-
days proceedings, and tlrcc-quaItcrS Of am hour
wasted in useless calling of the roll. Ih"
two hours allotted for Icbatc equally dI-
Nided between the friends and opponents OF the
bill, and the former used their share Of the time
10 the best possible advantage. \ two-miuutcs
speech Of Mr. Sherman, OF New York, who Is
member Of TIE Census Committee was one of the
best features Of the discussion: but General
Spnola and some other New-lork Representatives
dill not seem 10 enjoy it, for Mr.. sherman poa"dly
explained that tIcy had attempted to In.pc1cL tie
oaclal integrity OF the officers Of juc iuijcd state,
Census, whereas the representatives. OF the city ol
New-Norii who appeared heioi" the committee
and argued in favor Of a recount had repeatedly
and cmphau ally d.sc!aimcl any desire 81 Inje.-
ton 20 charge That wlllul mistakes Lad been made
A. the enumeration of that city
Another feature of the debate the tcr>c,
sensible spccca OF Mr. 1Ilman, OF South Carolina,
which WIS appIaudrd more than once 10y 'Ac Re
pubicans, and not 81 all By Mr.. Illlmau's pary
associates. Is member Of Ire Census tOmBitico
lie had made 70 thOrOI"h Investigation ~ Tie con
sus, and he declared with great emphasis thai be-
believed II 10 be- honest, thorough AND accurate
census ever was taken Coming from "a
South Carolina Democrat, it, did, this was justly
regarded a. hi1h praise, indeed
The attacks made on Secretary noble and SuIsr-
intcndent Porter Yesterday were ably repealed To-
day, and the singing speech o.; Mr. McKcrn1, Of
California, cspcclall,, CAUSED 1rcot discomfort lg
the Iammany rams N mo Democratic side
the debate dragged although Mr.. Flower, after
another slecplcsS night, again did his best 10 make
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