II HE TELEGRAPH IS PUBLISHED EVERY DAY, (317/VDAM EXCEPTI9,) By GEORGE BERGN TERMS,--RINOIS Sl7llBCapno3l. The DAILY TBLXGRAPB ill &erred to subscribers in the z. °rough at tig cents per week.- Yearly - subscriber,. u ill be charged $4.00. Wiaskror AND TILIGRAPE. The Trszesisru is also published twice a week during tee seisdou'of the Legislature, and weekly during the re= waled* or - the year, and forrilehed to enbacrlbere at the followtorr, gee, viz " ' Slagle • :Subscribers per year. Berea 44 Ten we LAW OF WkWSPAPIPOL t subscribers order the dbmontinuaace of their news papers, the publisher may continue to Beni them eats] a all arrearages are paid. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their newsPo pers from the office to which they are directed, they are responsible untittbey hat , settled the bale and ordered them discontinued Pennsylvania s Lggislature. •• ' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TUESDAY : April 9, 1861. The House was called to order at 10 o'clock A.. M., by the SPEAKER, and opened with prayer by Rev. Mr DEWITT. • • On motion of Mr. THOMAS, the nadir* of the Journal was dispensed with. • • REPORT OF' A COMMITTEE Mr. BARNSLEY, from the Committee on -Accounts,' snbmitted- the following resolution, which was twice read and adopted. Resolve, That the. Speaker of the House be directed ; o draw his warrant in favor of Geo. Vorter for the sum of $845_91; in full for poStage from the Ist to :the 6th of April, 1861, inclusive. Considered and agreed to. BILL LW PLAWE. Mi PATTERSON, one to change the place of holtutig electiOns in Perry township, Snyder APPOICTIONMT mu, Mr. PATTERSON (from the Special Commit tee on the apportionment of the State,) report "an Act to divide the State . into Congres ifittricti for this eTection2Ofrepresents tives in the Congress of the United States." TEN RBIVATE °airman Agreeably to order, The. House proceeded to;ootdder bills on the Private Calendar, when the folloWing were agreed to, and laid aside for second 'reading=; No. 644. ,"An Act to vaepate ; and' mita a Certala Sen. 626. "An Aot to authorize the guar diemOf Charles K. Harrison and Emily K. liar- Ilion salci,certain parts of their real , estate " Sen.-48:' - Act to incorporate the Ameri can and India, - commerdal company." • Sen. 699. "An Act to incorporate the Saint Joseph's female academy." Nci. 738. "A supplement to the Act incor porating the Thillijusburg and Waterford rail road bompanY." No. 864.. "An Act tb incorporate Cove Lodge, No. 868, or thit Independent Order of Odd Fel lows.". • Xo. 867. A supplement to an Act, entitled "an Act authorizing the Governor to incorpo rate the,Mauch Chunk . Water company, ap -proved:the citliday of March, A. D. 1849. " No: NS. Act to enable - the Court of Com mon Pleas of Juniata county to open a certain • eoooixtit. ' No. 869. An Act relating to notice in certain causes pending in the courts of Tioga county. Sen. 600.. Supplement fo an Act incorporating • the boroughof Montrose, in the county of Sus ' ariebAnna. 4 N0..872. An act authorizing the Commis .sioners of Cambria aouray to borrow money. No. 876. Supplement to - an Act of Assembly Incorporating the borough of- Luton, in the `cnmmonwealth of Pennsylvania. No. 878. An AstlQ,..mithorize the appoint,. -slant of a Notary runuc - m-pri.„...ouv, in Act .to repeal the Act relating - tbrankioneers in 'the - City of Faio; - approvial the AlOth diy:of April, 1865. • '7- No; 880. An Act supplementary to ag Act Incorporating the town of Lawrenceville iuttra 'borough, approved the 18th day of rehrikary, A. D. 1884. No. 881. A supplement to an Ad approved April 18, A. D. 1867, entitled "an Act relating" to fees of aldermen, justices `of Ilavpdade and constables; - ' ' , Sen. 617. An Act Nacatbag part of Straw -berry lane, in the reserve tract, opposite Pitts ' No. 884. Supplement to an Act to authorize the appointment of an auctioneer in Johnstown, Cambria county. No. 887. An- Act to establish. the Union echoed district of Chester and Delaware coun ties. Ben. 672. An Act legalizing the election of School directors in Generssee Independentschool district, Potter county. Ben, 02. A suPplement to the road laws of Bush and Auburn townships, &aqui:hums co nty. N0..898. A further supplement to an Act in corporating the University of Hittaising, ap proved the 18th day-of March, A. D. 1868. . No. S® An Act for the relief of the Sylva-' nia. Horse Guards. • Ben. 484. -An Ack to inoorpolate the Phoenix Hotel company, of Wilkesbarre. No. 904. Au Act to incorporate the Tidioute find Irvine Teiving rath ontaPanY• fien. 494. An Act to 4ncorporate the Faun ers' and Mechanics' Mutual Fire Insurance coin, pony of Nittany and sugar•valleys. No. 928. An Act to enable - the owners, of real estate on Plunket's creek, to donVert the same into a navigable stream. No. 924. An Act to [authorize the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church at Quaker town,Bucks county, to sell and convey certain real date. No. 980. An Act to annul the =rings con ' tad 'Of Stanley S. Hinman, of Bradford cotmty, Pennsylvania, and. Wealthy, his wife. No. 940. A supplement to an Act relating to the lien of mechanics and others upon build hags, approved the. 16th day of _June, A. D., 1886, so far as relates to Chester county. --- - No, 941. An Act to provide for the erection of a house for the employment and support of the,poor for the county of Bradford. N 0.1148. An Act relative to the assessment and-collection of taxes on unseated lands in the township of Overton, in the county of Bradford. Sen. 862. A supplement to an Acrt directing the manner of serving writs of summons in certain casts in the county of Mercer, approved thalOth day of April, A. D., 1849." No. 951. An Act for the relief of Temper- - anoe-Morris, widow of an old soldier. IRK. 662 An Act for the relief of William Griffith, a soldier of the Indian wars. No. 954. An Act to confirm the title of Geo. C. Barber and those claiming under hhir to certain lands. - --Mr. BUTLER, (Crawford,) withdrew his ob leotions to House bill, No. 945, entitled an Act to authorize the Erie canal company to,perfect a certain contract ; and tho said bill was laid , aside for second reading. No. 957. An Act to vest the title in fee simple of lot No. 60, in the town of Fannetts burg, county of Franklin, in the schobl directors of said diatricl. No. 958. An Act for the relief of the estate • of H. L. *own, deceased, of the city of Erie. Ben. 481. An Act authorizing the 'executor o 1 ..Wiliam Santee to sell certain:real estate. No. 9601 An Act relative to l'ilYOuEll of "Franklin. No. 962. An Act relating to dog tax, in Upper Oxford, Cheater county. Sen. 636. An Act for the preservation of fish in Middle Fork of Ten Mile creek, in the . . ali ntY Of Wallington. I / ///./ I _ ' r ' ' S 2.00 12.00 16.00 VOL An - Ket - repealing an Act for the preservation 'fut. in "Franklin.oautity. ' Mr. LEISENRING withdrew his objections to Senate :1191 - 149;•:.'etititled AeCAo adtliorize the erection of a._ free bridge over the river Schuylkill; at So tn street in the city of delphia ; and the !aid bill was laid aside for second reading. • Sen. 881: An Act to establish a'publio - ferry near the mouth of Oil creek, in Venting° county., . •i. No. 978. A supplement to the Aet to incur-1 porate the Manheim, Petersburg and Lancaster. turnpike or plank road company, approved the 9th day of Map,'lBso. No. 978: An Act relative to a public road in Pine Grove township, Warren county. Sen. 894... Abt relativeintilaink ...roads in Crawford county. No. 977.. An Act to lay out a State road ILL Venango, Butler and Armstrong counties. ' - N0..978. _ An Ackto incorporate Ihe -Suspen slori. transit cbmialky: . 2- -,1*,f1"- HILLS ORM= On OALMIDA-R. - - The following bill'were objected off dick Pti vate Calendar: By Mr, WILSON, No. 448. An Act relating to actions of ; trespass in thO townships iit23lll - and Fermanaugh, in the county of ;In, diana. By Mr. LEISENRING, No. .508. An Act to provide for the more correct and faithful , as; sessment of Teal estate within the city. of Phi- By Mr. THOMAS; No. 883. Supplement to an Act to provide for the erection of ahOuse for, the employment and 'support of the poor of the countrof Cambria, approved May 6, A. D. 1854. ' By Mr. LAWRENCE, No. 866. An Act to regulate the grades and streets in the West ward, in the borough of Eaton,. NortinaruPtbil county. By Mr. BISEL, Sen. 614. An Act to extend the provisions of an Act of Assembly relating to the selling of the repairs of thelmhlie roads"' in certain tawnshipi in Schuylkill ccuAty, ap proved the . 19th . day of 'January, A.. D.. l 860„ to Zerbe tewnihip, Northumberland!county. , By Mr. MARSHALL, Sen. 469., Supplement to an Act to incorporate the Citizens' . ' Passenger railway cornpany of the -city Loteitisburg, ap proved the 22d , day of March; A. D. 1859. By Mr. BRBSSLIES, No. 909. ' Acttopro vide for the ere:Alegi:if a new °minty out of parts of the county of Centre. - By Mr. BUTLER, (Crawford,) No. 946. An Act to authorize the Erie Noel compa,nytnper feet a certain Contract.' By Mr. AMEN, No. 949. An Act for the relief of a tax dollec.tor of amnia County. • - By Mr. MOORE, Sen. 500. AnA.cttcantlior ize the Welch " society, in the city of Philadel; phis, to sell and conveys certain`lot of groind in West Philailelphia l ,cxerunonly known as. the i Welch bura 1 gro u nd. - By Mr. BRESSLER,:Sen:ISI, AwAct repeal ing an Act giving a bounty , ' on, muskrat : seelPs in the county.of.York. • By liir• ELLIOTT, No ,- 905. An ~ A ct to in ocrponite the B porate the Mechanicsburg; Bank. • I By Mr. BARNSTXY, @en 68& 'An 4.et au thorizing the examination ofSph,knitinc,c,it:iinsse By Mr. ACKER, Ben. 632. An:Aet lug an ejtanti • ation of the claim ofl,3lirka-44 Gondar. - " 13y Mr. LIE.SIZtTRING,' Sin. 649:: Au, Act to authorize the ereetionOfs free bridge over the river. .Schuylkill, at South:street; in thelelty of Philadelphia. By Mr. CRAIG, No. ;972: Au AetAaolaritig °rooked Creek a public highway. - • 4EMING tmg mudi,mansom,Titom TBH GOV The - Deputy, Secretary of the Commonwealth being introduced; presented a message,ftom the Governor; which4as read. • - . Mr 'BALL' moved that Vie' kg_Wage 'b re • - faxed to a select "committee _of • five, to actin conjunction withl3, sunder committee tole 4i : pointed by the Senate, - with t 9 pett•by bill. ' ' The motion was agreed to; and the SPEAK? ER appointed Manna. Ball, Williams, Duffield; Abbott and Gordon- said committee.: mom', Essiminott Mr. DDYTIELD submitted the following re: scdution; .whiali Was twice mad and agreedttO: Resolved, That the session for this evening be' dispensed with, and the use of the House be granted to the Iteppbliam members. . ; 'MATE ANIENDISEMS ; To House - hili entitled "an Act to incorpO- , rate, the'lsinti.rinse Preltryterlan churCh of Philadelphia; '1 were=read - Lunt concurred in:'- To'Rouse bill •ertqtled "traat to incoruorate tho,Piiiieltort.coaa gi c rfr -oc., company, were reed inUr COnottriedin, . Toilouttehill . entltled "an Act relative to the city of -114Wdeltilda," were read sud COL curred in. , • L BENATZ zum ,Dote. The folloslng biila from the Senate, were zalled'up by the- rttenibeit nailed and tlikroOFsed . . . of sisstatOill• , lt Mr: BOYER, an Act to inoorpoia,te.the , Fair -view Cemetery Association'of 'Berke damty.., Passed finally. ... By Mr. DOUGLASS, alurther iiiiligement to the,Act authorizing.the Governortolnoorporate a company to make a'look ruivigaticin ori the Tongbigheny river. ' - CAI}~(r~:{:.; :) {I)tI1 ~\ J ir] •L ~.1 `.~M:YZ~I: ~ y: ~'~-1 Y:4 Y-~! • ' ; Mr. 33LaLW011iSliD submitted the following -resolution : • ' ' - Rool,ved, That'the Clerk be directed' to have printed the population of the several CongraitS ional districts, as .proposed by bilk No: 1080, reported by the oForianiitted, ogethei" with the : said ptopmed. distrfotie " , • : The:resolution, waitwice read. ::.:Mr. PAITEItSON. I would like to have an explanation of this resolution from the gentle.; man who has offered it: Doeii le propose: 10, incorporate. the table of population with the bill? I have no objection to printing a state ment of the population, but I do not wish, to paks the bill with the statistics of population annexed. Mr. BLAIiCHARD I desire that the imbi bers of this House shall, when acting on the bill, have before them an exhibit of the popu lation 4A each county and district, so that they, may act' intelligently: , Mr. HOFIUS. This resolution appmrs to be a lineesere having for its objeotto dela3-the sage of the bill. If that is the object, I must .kertslimly oppose it.. _ Lpresume that if this mei; lution should be passed, and if the bUI should come before the House this evening, thCplea Waled be Made that as thisinformation Windt' been.printed the House could mit:act ripen the bill: 'lf thaobject of the retiellitioiiilatß d elay • the conildeintion:suui inisSage,of the ihag I r am . 'corttdalY opgo 1. it • "INDEPENDENT IN ALL _THINGS--NEUTRAL IN NONE." HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 10, 1861 rLS salvos • . Mr. ELANCIIARD. - It is not the object -of the friendit of - this . resolittorctolletardlii the least degree - the:actice.t_Uportithe bill. Bat I presume that every gentleman in this House desires to act intelligently—notto act in the order tor& vetY'lMPo'rtant that we should have before us an exhibit of,the counties comprising', each flistrict,,and the re spective populafionS.' The objeot of the reso- lutiort is not Urnstard - action upon the bill, nor effect of its adoption. ,:Mr. PATTEESOYmoved to amend the retio- Intim bradding:the,follb*itg:. _ "Provided,:That, said printing. shalt not be , inoorporated sirith the bill.";. • ; 7.. Mr.s 13LANCRA333) ' • aobepted: the amend l meat modification-othis iegolntion: - Mr. WILDEY. :: It appears? to in & that ;the adoption . of this resolution, iwivholfrunneces! sary. We all .have maps witictlie.,:pcpulation upon them. I.move that the.whole matter be postponed for thepresentv ! .E • Mr. SELTZER. ..I - hope that.the timendnient of my colleague Mr.. Wan r) not That.we have maps trith the population' of ,eabli xounty, isver3 lime, but does' not 'everk - giritk : man know,' that id that map The distriafel ac cording td thin bill; are: not marked::out, ' and the aggregate, population computed? Tide re. 7 solution: pnipoees to - have each dietrict - Arranged with , therpopulution.` . By this erningeniefit; re ference will be greatly facilitated; when other-. wise mach time would be --, cotammetb in refer= ring to-our-maps,--:,.. Mr. PATTlfff4op. q,'lr.have to deer* to inter fere with — thepritg of this biformation2 1 want gentlemen to - tayscall the light that they 11.1y.;otlyttojackioritp•ollierin,the prink; Appfehension) #ist, ,When this pill shall brOUght'up lir consideration, accord= . ing to the order — of - the House, the perions who,. lEg: oppßee, s? . ` t t ; s4 the . 04;M - tent, that they cath; e :Wojilt, beauffeth - efliiiire. not yet the n • • information. This infov matron could -not- ; :be.printed to be ready this evening,, and by.,suelt. arguments the_ endeavor= will' be made ihitivebff to=morrow, evening,. or peThapS — later. I say that every ianYtouitcrtaviV . jactikit on this subject at - lhis..sessiow Should join with the friends of the.billit getting it through as spon as,possible. , • Mr. 11,UN.K. •.1141n1c this House should vote ;iinderstaitdingis7; OP:. this (lueitiMi.: It is an evi 'dent attempt orivui ort,Of ineirdiasOf this bill to, defeat it: The: parties who liave;,'Offered. this resolution , it ' ,liirlY satisfied with : 4oohitr i kettiaareiettedPythe committee. .ia;PrOPpieit - to,gelq the expense of prlitting a table with of the different ;:dietriete . .ariangedlliY the Committee, Whe,reas member ,of this! House has :-tiViCe, With - the Aite;;:POnvi monwealth 77 , once by Rata pt; a map, and again by. means cif . 4 0,04 r:. j Teoia to the bets of *obis who: . FP faikoi - AP bill ,to vote do** J ithy, i propoSitlct,,i4C4 . 4ltind - to retard action :upon, it.; - The.,orily,object this resolution M-ft,fai ...aAt4i4l443efeF!. ; • •• P . Ptoo!..,:tfirs;4tate - lit this Limo, They should go workona'cio it, hot anoilliik *Lets: littliS.feudairt..reg4cV•tP,Ae Kt pcirtionment•Of districts to delay and retail the":bill. trtlialait litedis:4.7 the session and-thereby, effect its ,defeat. „ . 4 4 0.1)001 11P0ii.O . titgiOriiiiit . plEt bill should : dikeitefi If- Certain ,t4f4g4 Are. not dOne. • ask the majority . ;et thiSigtaiSe if . ..they; will permit:oo4 AtefOtip; after they:lia4.:had a fair coMMittee '0t:404.; Viiko l „WhO - have labored for weeks to ac; kimisTledgea'Alciall hands f4VEOO tOli f f*P4 *fthleskgeitlippairtni.ort , llo•ltitsii"of.;vaitY • throughout tbeiStatert4o:l*:Pen. C - -ethiPit4 inany ,cittiktigeitt;**o hitr 'report to this House ithin" the last twenty . y'.eare ., 710 coup':, ties have been divided unnecessarily, believe,, , except in orie - Anatinee;Where it could have been avoided. - ---. ----- Now, it is prOpoSed at this late hour of the session, when we are almost 'oa - the eve of an adjburnment; here from ' sidd.of , the Reuse, it is proposed:to defeat the_billAtlittle side issues such as Proposition 'for printing when every member before 131 m 3 ?ebea -1 Mu data to which he can refer *het( the bill 'domes , before - the HAM, and when atthe proper tithe he can offer his objeOtio4 te - rany objectionable part of the bill- age -4W - the majority to Sustain no prciPosltkin of the kind,: but to come to a, vote on, the do'not See the force Orthe.ar.. gusnent of the 'gentleman from Solanyllellflgr„ He N.) This bill is underst*l by`tha meth hers of the House. I presunie there;h; tige one Man in twenty in this Howe whoCknows_with precision what this bill embraces. I have - been e. member of the Committee, and:l Ima Slate I do not' know. The resell:in - on ,offered : :14r the gentleman from Lawrence Oft% -1314 .reuttitrq. proposes to ley heforens InchyorMa ‘ tieFL/F. desire and:need I hope there will be noclispoSition*thialErouse to'rush this measure through *444 the oppor tunity fora proper Understand* Of itand:the opportunityof amendingitWheiever*endutent may be proper Surely no gentian* who de, Sires fair play in regard, #.lthis bill can, object 'ta having this necessary .I.fifennation printed and laid before us, so that we ;Max he able, to lee what gerrymandering hea.taken 4 nleee, and we may bentile to pion - 444We araeod merits. lam glad that, this; gentlemanfrom Schuylkill acknowledges .'that there, is one .county . that hasbeensa,,4ligeavinand-.. eyed Or divided ; and I treat the Hease, when `the bill sludl.;g6nia hefOre us,, ivillalee*t, this: has been dote': '", , , Mr. PATIMRSON: 1" , would just that every gentleman . inthiki gouseislainishai with a mapwiireh: l 4:theTpePulaition,Of the counties and townships UV:silt,' 'Di' addition to that, the coMuntted lia,Wprepared a report embra 'cing all the districts tts - agreed npori; with the popuLstion set opposite to"Cenh. ...When the bill shall come.before the.Hotute, evertmember:will' have an opportunity of obtairdng:tha inform - tion he asks; any district with, its,population` mri be read itt amomentfrom the elerk'iidesk. Hy this course, we shall avoid expense - an& de lay. Delay, Mr. Speaker, is the - objectlot this motion, and-every-of-theappordonment bill in thisH.OlasasbOuld•try prevent such delay., Here %Abe information which gentle men went, and sup friend scart,obtain informa :tioh btrefotiiiceliv thiestatement of the coin- Mittee, jUst as etiatirmi by having' the matter printed; Which'wlikoccupy - probably three 'Or four days. ' ••• _ • Mr. BLANCHARD. I can readily conceive why gentlemen squirm so soon as there Jelin, effort made to lay before the Hew the feet& - and figures connected with this apportionment bill. WlietoWe have some. dist:dots with a popu lation of 159;600, and :Of 1139 ; 000 ; I Bay I ice- rewillycencelva'waY t is that gentlemendesire- that suchinforbuiticitt Vi 0 ,1 1 42 2 0t, bi laid before - thelloi**4 made - • . 3. _ I . _ -lit, - PATTERSON. / riH to ezi3lo)Z. gentleman is not representing me. properly. I say, that I wishthe Reese to have ; this infor mation, and here it is. Gentlemen can have it read at . the Clerk's desk whenever It may be desired. . . : Mr. BLANCHARD. - I prefer to have it printed. Mr. PATIItIRSON. Thegentleman mnyr pre fer that; bilt he is not stating the feats. Mr BLANCHARD. - I would like the gab, tleman„to inform me, in what lAutYP ralsatat!ed P. ` Mr. ITA'ITLRSON. The gentlennin hag as= aerted that I wish to preventlthe House froin ,obtaining information... I say.here it is, audit 'ean'be read froth:the' Clerk's 'desk. . . Air. HILL: ' Ho* ishit possible for us to ,ob tain the information ? The gentleman may have it in his hand ; but I say that not One member in twenty is acquainted with the con tents of that document. Mr. 'BLANCHARD. I presume that by go ing to the Chairman of. that Committee i twe can get information.„ • I presume that some members of that Comnaittee,'if they had' Called on the. Chairman of the Sub-COnamittee, might have obtained, some information,in regard to the manner in which this State aa districted. But ,I am bnre:to say that I was never consulted until tVe report was made out. I was a mem ber of that Committee, and the •Sub-Conimie. tee never consulted me until that report was prepared. I never had a voice in regard to the making of it 2 ' My district was Made up with out my having been, consulted In the least. Gentlemen of, the bommittee did not seem to. consider that necessary. Now they choose to choke me do*rl; so' that the facts cannot be presented, to, the, House. ' Mr. 1 5 . Atr1T,RSON. I desire to ask the gen tleman: a'question : was lie not at the meeting .of the general committee when the sub-commit tees were appointed, and 'the whole 'natter re ferred to them; and was he not,. like every other member, invited to attend the, regular meeting of 'Alia general committee' when the report of the , suh-committee`wai3 submitted: to the gener al committee;? „ 1 `Mr. BLA:NCTiiii,D.- I Was, Mr. Speaker ;' and :I believ'e several of :the gentrarcemmittee. —in fact I believe Most of them—were advised With `before' that seb-conimittee in regard to• their reiiiective district's, hut `they did not see proper to extend that, courtesy to me.... (Crawford.) It is strange to ,me thatatrumn sliould oppose. this printing.. It will furnish a means of information which. We all need fO have before" us. 'WO' do not *Fish; continually , to annoy the House and the' Clerk by calling for the reading. of the inform ation, district: by - disfrict; as we may be re quired to be informed . , think that asking,- for this printing there is no disposition to delay the consideration of the bill. - I-believe that the Rrinting . of.ttua infoiMatiorovilleipedite action on the bill, 'and will hasten its passage, if it be gOeirohe. -• • • • • ' For.the,entdit,,for the honor cif the majority, arty; in this House, I hppe that the bill never 'militias - a until it is amended. I must say _that assearynkr ouch work. done, must submit to. • stieh Ofitregioni gerrymandering, let the Democratic party,,de; it. - rwould rather trust-it in their hands than to pass this; bill in its present forin.. Mr. GORDON. - I understand that the bill itself will be printed and placed upon our flies ; and I cannot.conceive.why this extra printing is to be done. I believe the-Commonwealth 'has gone to the eipe'nse of furnighing us a set Ofimaps. I bellevethat eirerk..tnember of this House has a map of the State of Pennsylvania. Upon that man the - population of each county is printed. be upon this, evening, It will,show us what counties are in . eluded in tlie j several districts ; and our maps wiii_Show.ni the_ relative position - of: the coun ties and -their resp,ective gernilations. Now one 'of•tWo things is 'altogether unnecessary ; either this: additional printing is necessary, or our maps are unnecessary. . , -“ What is the object of this printing? It is not for the informaticn of-::members, because that must:be full, and entire. It is not, for the information of the , peoplee of • the several cbs' tricts, because:Ahoy:generally have an idea of the' population of their several- counties,, and this bill Will inform; them . how thorgieounties are to_be.:arranged::.. What then is the object of thisprinting ? simply for the r purpose of delay---simplylor thelpurpoo of retarding otiractien upon: this bill. . - • Mr. RIJIOTT. , , Lwould like to ask the.gen tieman question: is it not- the fact that, ac cording to the apportionment of the committee s • some colinties , itave been •divided i some town ships severed from-the counties to which they have heretofore belonged? How are we to oh tainlidormationas to - the; population of those townships.? • Mr. GORDON. That constitutes . no :great diffutulty, , I believe there are only two or three slick 'divisions . thrOughout the whole State of Pennsylvania. I apprehend the local repre, sentatioiwilluiderstaml pretty nearly the effect of this • division.; and "as for the remainder, of ,us, it does 'not 'Make much difference whether 'wt . , know - Or, not, :so that there can be no very serious.: objeCtion upon that score. Now, I do 'hope that this lfoxfse is not prepared for any ac tion - that; may delay , this , hill. -We certainly "want to get threngh just as soon as possible. I know that some of •these districts do not suit some members upon this Soar. So.far asl am concerned alokost.uoythlug would suit me; but there are a great many men who are look ' ing about for places upon the floor of Congress —who' are ambitious to attain seats in our Na tional halls. The arrangement of the Commit tee dosinot insOmdiespects suit . these gentle- Men, hence the ,cry of '"gerrymandering," '&c. Noir, lo far as'. I . am concerned, I, should .be willing to extend to those gentlemen a chance to fix things to suit themselves, and in that form pass the - billthrbith the House. Mr. BLANCHAR.D.7 I would ask the gentle Man whether he does not kink that some of the friends'of this bill had that thing in view when they . inade the bill out? That is my im pression. Mr. GORDON.--