Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-29
LIE FIfrY-EIRsr coNaRlss.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF the
Censes--Mr. Carlisle Makes q Point.
I3y telegraph 70 the nlepatce.I


hour of daily meeting Tor tine remainder OF
the session unless otherwise ordered.
MIR. Stewart said that inasmuch az there
was some uncertainty az to MIR. Stanford's
position on the vote (Monday) 10 Law aside
the closure rule, be wished 70 have read a
telegram written TO HIM by Mr.. Stanford
Monday morning. but not delivered on ac-
count of the interruption of photographic
business. The telegram (already publish
ed) was read.
THE CHRsAPEAKR COLLEGE CLAIM.
The House amendments 20 the Senate
bill referring 10 the Court OF Claims the
claim of the Chesapeake Female College of
Virginia for the use and occupation OF its
property from 1861 10 1869 by the military
authorities of the United States were con-
CURED In. The bill now goes TO the Presi-
dent
The House joint resolution increasing
from fifty 20 one hundred the copies OF
eulogieS to be specially bound and de
livered 20 the widows of Messrs. Randall,
Kelley, and Cox were reported and passed.
The conference report on the bill for
public building at Columbus, Ga, was
presented and agreed to.
THE APPoRToSMEST BILL.
The House apportionment bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. Hale, who had reported
II from the Census Committee, explained
and advocated the House bill and argued
against the amendment proposed by the
minority of the committee.
Mr.. Davis replied 10 Mr.. Hale and re-
stated some of the considerations why the
amendments of the minority Of the CON-
mites should be agreed to.
PoRrEB's DEPoPULATIoS.
Mr.. German agreed with Mr.. Hale and
Mf. WashOurne that there was no politics
in the bill. The only question was whether
its framework did exact Justice to all the
States of the Union. He expressed his be-
lief that on the whole the Superintendent
Of the Census had performed his work
fairly and well, but nevertheless he was
convinced that the enumeration OF New
York city was defective to the extent of
200 900, and he thought that no sufficient
reason had been given why the request of
the State and municipal authorities tor
recount had not been complied with.
The ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
Mr.. Carlisle suggested question which
occurred to him as likely TO arise from the
fact of the apportionment being made in
the same year that the census was taken.
That was whether the election of presi-
dental electors in November 1892 would
be based on the then number of repre-
sentatives IN Congress, or on the number
as It would be on the 4th of March, 1893.
Mr. Davis said he had not considered
that question; but that the same question
must have arisen every ten years.
Mr.. Carlisle insisted that it had not
arisen before, as this was the first time
that an apportionment bill had been
passed the same year that a census had
been taken. He submitted the question
to the consideration of senators on the
other side Mr.. German remarked that
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question, which was, however, very i'm
portant one. If the bill required TO be
amended in that respect the amendment
ought to be made now.
THE CENSUS INCORRECT.
Mr.. Vance argued from facts developed
in the State of North Carolina that the
census was not correct, and that if an APP
portionment were made to that census 1t
VIC aid be a false and incorrect one. MIR.
Pasco made similar argument based on
defective enumeration In Florida.
Mr. Hale took up the question suggest
ed by Mr.. Carlisle las to the operation of
the bill upon the electoral college,, and
stated that there was = perfect analogy be-
tween the present bill and the apportion-
ment bill passed in 1872 under the ninth
census, and that in that case the electoral
college was on the basis of the increased
representatlon-293 instead of 243.
AN ExA-'
Mr. Carlisle remarl 't if the next
presidential election W. cry close, a"d
If Nebraska, for instance, choose in nov, l.
Der. 1893. three more electors than she was
entitled TO and If other States should
elect one or two more electors than they
are now entitled to, the result Of the presl-
dental election might be determined by
the vote of those additional electors.
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ton (Which could not be changed by any
law, no matter what language might DO en-
ployed) each State was entitled only TO that
number of electors which corresponds with
its number Of representatives and senators
at the time the electors are chosen.
PRKcEDEsTs URGED.
Mr.. Hale, besides the analogy in 1872.
found analogies in 1852 and 1882, and sub
mitted that there was an unbroken chain
of presidents IN favor of having the num-
Der of electors correspond with the new
appOrtionment.
Mr.. Carlisle admitted that such prece;;
dents were of great weight, but still
thought that they were not conclusive:
The bill was laid aside after a state
ment from Mr.. Hale that he would ask
vote upon il at noon tomorrow. After q
brief executive session the Senate ad-
iourned until II tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
The Journal Of yesterdays proceedings
was approved without question this morn
ing.
A RESIGNATION.
The Speaker laid before the House the
resignation of John II. Mccarthy as repre-.
sentative from the Eighth district of New
York. Laid on the table
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole (Mr. McComas, of Maryland, in
the chalr), on the military appropriation
bill.
Before the disposition of the bill the
committee found itself without quorum,
and roll-call failing to procure the neces-
sary 100 members the committee rose and
the House adjourned.