The critic., 1891-01-29
SENATE.

The Senate to-day passed the bill Great
ing the Office of Fourth Assistant Post
master General, with salary of $1,000 a
year.
At the close of the morning hour the
Apportionment bill was taken up.
MIR. Edmunds called attention to tn
fact that the bill took no cognizance what
ever of the provisions of the Fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution, that in
case the right of suffrage be deniel or
abridged In any State the representation
of that State shall be diminished accord
ingly. So A., ......,,
the amendments proposed by the minority
to increase by one the representation of
Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri and New
York.
The first amendment was to increase the
representation of Arkansas from six to
seven. The amendment was rejected
yeas 80, nays 33. All the Democratic Sena-
tors and five Republican Senators-Davis,
Mcmillan, Paddock, Stewart and WASH
burn-voted for the amendment.
The next amendment was to increase
the representation of Minnesota from to
8. II was also rejected-yeas, 3l nays,
80. On this vote Mr.. Casey voted with
the Democrats, of whom two less voted
than on the preceding vote
The next amendment was to increase
the representation of Missouri from 10 to
1G. It was rejected-yeas, 80; nays, 3S.
The only Republicans voting aye on this
amendment were Davis, Paddock and
Washburn. Casey, Mcmillan and Stewart
voted no.
The next amendment was to increase
the representation of New York from 81
to 35. II was rejected-Yeas, 20; Nays, 3S.
Messrs. Davis and Paddock, Republicans,
voted in the affirmative
Mr.. Davis then withdrew the amend
ment fixing tbetotal number of Repre-
sentatives at 3D.
Mr.. Berry offered an amendment fixing
the total number at $3.50 and giving an adj
ditional member to Arkansas, Minnesota
and New York, and desired to have II
voted on as one amendment. A division
of IL, however, was insisted on by Mr.
Hale.
Mr.. Hale then moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, and that motion was
agreed to--'Yeas, 3s; nays, %. The Re
publicans who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Davis and Washburn.
Mr.. Vest stated why he could not vote
for the bill; 1t was because large frac
ton of population in the States of Mis-
souri,, Minnesota, Arkansas and New
York was left entirely without representa-
tion.
Mr.. German also opposed the bill be
CuUstt III ilo pOiici,
should have been made in the City of New
York, where there was a deficit of som,
100000 in the census returns as taken, an(
because he believed that that State ant
the States of Arkansas, Minnesota ant
Missouri should have an additional repre-
sentative.
He thought that, in fairness to ALL tn,
apportionment should have been left t,
be made in the next session.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas declared his
belief that in his State the census return
were very defective, and that, If tn
truth were known, Arkansas had popula
tion enough to entitle her to seven Repre-
sentatives.
Mr.. Morgan spoke of the necessity of
specific declaration in the bill that tn
number of Presidential electors in 1S9
shall correspond with the number of rep
resentatives fixed in the bill. This coun
try had had enough of trials and trouble
and difficulties in connection with Presi
dental elections to admonish Congress t
exercise the most extreme care in tn
matter and to make the law perfect.
clear and definite.
The bill was then passed, exactly as
came from the House-yeas 81, nays 2
Ia strict party vote.
The Senate then took up the House bill
providing for the adjustment. Of account
of laborers, workmen and mechanic
arising under, the eight,hour law,
having been thus made the ''unfinishe
business" Mr.. Blair, who has tin charg,
consented to haveit laid aside temporarily
so that the Army Appropriation bi
could be taken up and proceeded with
Mr.. German, however, objected to tha
arrangement being made; and then NJ
Allison, who had made the request, witt
drew II, and moved (as q privileged me
tion) that the Army bill be taken VI
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the eight-hour bill from its advantageou
position as unfinished business"
The consideration of the Army Apprt
priation bill was then proceeded with.