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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; - ' '
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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. .
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'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
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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. -
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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
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-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.--<I do , •not know what they
had in view, but ,I am. perfectly. willing that.
they should have ha/ anything in; view, so that
they
_Carne to, a;conclusion. in anywise reasona
ble. or fair. am. notambitious at . - all; : I dO
not - want any seat in Congress, hence I am per
fectly coetented,-80 kplieve my people will
he.-, Bet desire that we shall, get done, what
we have- ` to do and go hoMe hain very well:
that
'we have, been here about long
enough for the welcam.,oo.lle.goMmonwealth
of Penn,,sylvaithi. I am well aware that, so long
lithe Pennsylvania Legislature is in session,
long the Commonwealth is in danger,, and, the
quicker we relieve ourselves and the State of
that dEmgerthe - bettecitisall around.
Mr! RANIaLt. -I have lislened With igreat_
deal 'of-attention to What has been paidon' boihT
sides of this subject; and I cannot'see that - the
edoßtlorrof - tldritecilutfon - will
Atitii* S t th Y bi qi i 4 ilia 21 14 110 4 41a4A;
. • ,
matter which it is proposedto print; tan readily
be printed between, this time and abt o'clock
this evening, if it be SenetO . the, printer once,
and it can •be laid upon our desks; so ' that we
may ,have, , an ,opportunity of seeing how , the
,different districts" are arranged. " I understand
that thel apportionment, as Made- -by:the Coma-
mittee, has left my, district -some - three or four
thOnsand againit so'that I hive noinch
aspirations as are alluded to by the gentleman
from Jefferson (Mr., Gaszon.) • But. as 'this in
formation can 'be printed and in readineis by
the evening Seision g Sea • why there
should be objection,to giving members the ben
efft of this information.
Mi. VitILDBY. withdrew his motion to post
pone, for the present..
Mr. LEISENRING moved to amend by in
serting before the. words "Congressional dis
tricis„! the.werds, "several counties in the,"
so site read' I !pophlificin tke several coun
ties in the Congressional distidots."
Iir:HILL. I do, not think :that, the amend
ent of the gentlereinfrornPhiladelPhia will
•.wer the design we have in ;view. I desire
, have this information in such a, shape -that
lien the bill 81411 ' come' Up, we may know ;
exactly the population each of thrill* dig:
riots, as apportioned by the committee. We
aVe the population of the counties on our
aps ;. but they are in a shape inconvenient for
- fereur.p. • By adopting the resolution as Ori
: hiallY 'offered by
.the' gentleman from Law.,
ence, we shall have. efore ns just what we de
-ire so that we may.act intelligently upon this
ill; and - upon any amendments" which InaY. be
, ffered. The Fointing.,okthis information need
of - cause any , delay -in the consideration of
the'bill. The bill may be printed and lidd on
, ur desks this. eu, evening. I hope there will
,e no
,desire to rush the bill through. with rail
read speed. hope the gentleman from Phila
. elphia - (Mr. Lammstante,) will-withdraw his'
endoeut, so that.we may adopt.the
.
ion as originallYofferad. .
- Mr. H.OF.IITS. rd....) not know but that it is
Koper to, state that 'think• the object of this .
resolution is to retard the progress and passage .
of this bill. In comiection.with , this subjeot,
wish to state that I was not, and am not now
atisfied with this apportionment bill. But ,I.
was;teld Upon 'this floor that it.was ektoected
that by a union of the, dissatisfied Republicans
with the Dernociatio portion of this Houle, the
assagis_of this bill could•be prevented, T <sin
bided:that, in view of that emergency,,l shmild
upporfthe bill as •it is. Although I ininot
theled, with :the bill, yet, rather than • clasp
, ds with the Democrats of this House for the)
, urpose - of defeating the apportionment bill !at
his session, I, for one, have agreed to support.
he bill.as it is. - not willing :to thrimi
way"the interests of the , party for-the purpose of
..:e ll -}itiilTlMdizeraent; or merely because llcannot'
, rombte my. o wn selfish interests. „ Although:
myself am someWhat:dissitladed, I am Willing
• vrit.btaW nsk.?bjections in order that
tenets of the party. may he advanced. Had
the Intimation of the possibility such an wistmt..t,,,„, , ,
LE151=1,101.• withdraw my ._
amend
ment.
. .
Iifx...III7PFIEID.- In reference to - the re
marks -
of the gentleman from' Mercer, (Mr.
kerms l ) I merely wish to„say to the House that
I &Mild beaorry to see any - Democrat take any
part, in.. 3 tlLis,measure.-,:. I would like to see , the
Republicans fight the,fr own battles. lam
jailed' tliat, either way, -the' Deinocracy will
benefit bythe result .; „ •
Mr: SELTZER. My *son for desiring this
priming -IS-for the sake'of. convenience: 'I do
not know whether or not the bill meets my
favor. Ido not, know what. are its provisions„
Nor haVelany views of - personal aggrandize
ment in-regard to the atrangemeng, of. congress
ional districts. But some of my . constituents
have written to me 'desiring to have this in-
formation for present and future, reference; It
can be printed in a short time.
I will _ guarantee That'l will go as far as the
gentleman :from Mercer Alft. likonos) in. favor
Of the Republican cause. In addition to that, I
would-isay that sometimes we . dig graves - for
others and-fall-into•.them-eurselvee. I believe
it to be a fact that the opposition: to the DOM"
cratio party never had. the making of the ap
portionment in the Stateof Pennsylvania. Yet,
in spite of our opponents having, the apportion
ment, we liavegained the day. So that,. with
regard to-political effects; the measure is not of
any grave eonseguence. :But for the mere salie
of convenience, I desire to have this infOrns-_
ationpfaited. ' -
Mr. DANIS. I think that this debate is, to,
say the least, unnecessary. We have not yet
seen the APportionment bill, as proposed bythe
Committee. Our information is only derived
froni hear say, or s hai been 'obtained unofficially
by. going to the Committee and examining •it.
NOVf,,l..think.•that before any attempt to die-.
cuss the 'melits of this bill, we'shodd have it
prin.ted.and placed before us for examination.
If it be so, obviously wrong as it is maintained
tobety thises3'whoisre opposed to it, I for one
- shall join. With them in opposing it:. So far as
I am , concerned, from what I have heard, the
bill suits me exactly,' and I shall vote for it.
But :I bannotaanction. the system of arranging
a Committee for gerrymandering the State, and
for violating their official obligations until we
have heard from the Committee and have ex
smined their report.
I think that the resolution of the gentleman
from Lawrence is entirely unnecessary.' Every
member knows, or he ought to know,, exactly
the number of inhabitants in every, county.
When we sldlliave - the' bill before us, each
Member will see what counties -are included in
each district, and he will know—it is his privi
lege to knew, it is his duty to blow—the-num
ber of inhabitants in those counties.: If- the
State has been gerrymandered in, the manner`
`in wliicli soiree members assert that it bias, the,
bill will be seen to be wrong and will fail, or
will be amended into a proper shape.
I think it unnecessary to adopt any such re
solution as that now before us i
, . Mr. FATTERSON. In the shape in. which the
reeDlution no* stands, I have no Objection to.
its adoption. .But I desire to sarthis : When ,' 1
this bill.shall come up for consideration.to-mor
rdw'evening, (as it appears we are not toluiye a
session to-night,) if this printing should not be
furnished, as Ido not think it will, be, I hope
the friends of this resolution will not come into
this House and. plead, as an argunienti to pre
vent action on the bill,: that, the information is
not printed and upon their desks.
Mi: BILANCIEUiItD. I said at the outset, that
T. had no disposition whatever to. impede the
prOgiess 'of 'thiii bill ; and I now pledge the
ii.gen
tleman that if these facie ' uttliguresahoidd. not
be before-us to-morrow eveningi-I will ma.ke no
objection to TrocOsOlg. with the eckl*- 4 V ati q n
of the hill.. •
'Mr. PIiTTERSON". ' I was ,about to remark,
thiti I think ImaY safely say, that ihnoiteVery.
' eritleman on this- floor knows the - contents pf
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arm,) knows the shape of his district according
to the aportionMent reported ; he knows the
population of every district in the:West ; he
knowaall about the subject.
My filendfiom CraWford, ( Mr . Boma,) knows
just as much, and while I trust ha disclaims all
personalseflections upon the Committee, I must
say that the Committee had no epeeist object in
view in making a district for the - gentleman
from Crawford, and that was to, make one in
which he Would be certain to go to Congress.
We have given him about two thous - and 'lEtepuis•
lican majoritylO'start . cint,_andif he cannot do
with that; lie fiiiiit atoge. =We have been as
kind as we could be. ' • •
- Mr. BKITLER, (Crawford,) I would inform the
Veitikind gentleman that I have not had any
aspirations in that direction. .
TELLER: r have not yet seen the re
ptoir of this Committee. I desire all the light
on .the subject that we can conveniently have ;
so that 'may be the better prepared to act. I
certainly at the present time know nothing
about the contents of.that bill.
I hope, however, that when this House shall
come to'district the State, honesty and fair play
will prevail--that there will be lon desire to
gerriznander in order to secure what I would
call an unfair advantage than to devide the
State into districts of proper size. Ido not be
lieve anything" will be gained by cutting and
gouging and gerrymandering. I have teen
Democrats undertake such a course, and they
alwaysfall into the grave they dig for othets.
nit will be the case with us, if we engage in
any such dirty work. •
I do 'not lack confidence in . the Conmittee.
But knirist see what they have done. If they
have not done right, according to my judgment
I shall differ with them, and shall act with
other parties, Democratic or whatever they
to effect what I believe to le right.
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