New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-10
uOt-SE on THE BASIS OF 800 MEMBERS.

CHAIRMAN DrNNFLL'S BI1l1-IIik N'''D1''
MEETS THE APPROVAL OF BOTH SIDES
washington. Dec o C>pccan.Mr. Dunnell of Mn
rcsota chairman Of the Census Committee U''S W.
,roduced nm Apportionmcnt bill which docs ho' IL"
,-isuv differ from the one offered by Mr.. Frank Oh
,,is.o,,ri last week and since modified by him at the
,,cstic, If several members of the committee ana
,l,,troduccd TODAY Both the bills fix the t"'d
,umber of members at 1856, figure when meets inc
apprlval of 4 considerable number OF Democrats anu
,ybich will probably I've adopted by tho House MI
Dunpcu proposes to modify the third section Of mo
Frank bill to mako 1t provide thai CoNX"9' "''
trcts IN each stat" shall be composed Of contiguous
rritory containing as nearly practicable on equal
,r,Ler Of nhahitantsr The original bill Of MI
,,,l, nrovldcd in addition. that the population Of no
district shall be greater less by more thah 7OoV
hau the Guoticnt obtained by dividing III" total p"P
pn of The state by the number ~ congress "''''''
thorcin For section / Of the Frank bill chairman
puno propo,cs 10 substitute the gllownG THAT IN
ca.e Of an increase in the number Of Representatives.
which may be given to any state undcr '''7
,nuot,0umcnt such additional Representative Or KEEP
,cecntotiycs shall be elected bv the state ~ large ana
tIc other Representative, by the districts 30" Pre-
.cribcd by law and the legislature OF 'u'h Su'' III
tho manner herein prescribed. 'h'lI re"'"'"' '" .
STATE and II there De increase IN the hummer VI
Ecprc.cniavcs from 4 At the Representatives. hro'
hall b. elected from Tie districts now prscrlh'' Nv
,,, until such state bc r,districtcI herein pre-
.crbed Nv law and the LEGISLATURE ol 'uch o'a''' III
Mr. Holman Of Indiana. sin chncN t. MS "pl''"'
that lin, propo.iti1n first advanc ana alV"""" p'
Mr. .p;lncel-to retain the present tt'I u"'l"'' VI
Ecprrscuta'ivcs-i, bctt"r than &H; o'hcr oh'' n' W
conf,,sc, that few Democrat, agree Win Hh' anu =
troprlv inclined 10 believe that the number suggested
IA. Mr. Frank Will be adopted. The 'hrf ana III
decd the oniy fault that democrats can ma WIN /"
d. that If cmonatcd from a Republican source II NO"
oonl, r,,bablc NAT tie Ccn,G, Committee VIII rVP''
the bill to the House this week, unless INC p'"'
ocrotic members succeed in having II Po''P''' y"
a., - the controv.re, over III, enumeration ~ uo
civ Of Ncy..Yora. Cony,r-nuons WIN bo'"''
,.o,,.o,,,,iy.s indicate that many Of them feel Only
g. lau.uiG interest in that c'nir"' crsl' ANU -,
,.s,ocd to =, a, far ~ governor liill ana la'"',
mai, ,,, -, un a,tcrpt 70 postpone rcapporuohnch'
m Tho .t-crcih If The Allegations made o' ih' '"",
. .u,b,-itfos and their new paper orsan- - pee,
,n,"t ,'r and defccnc.c, lu the Federal 60" 10 ~
Sow NO-. CIV -, .ho i,crociatic Rep
l,,,i,c ,nd -c,a(Yr- fsu.l state, "h ~ IF'.
,.t,,i,u ~ m hc increased dlTc' Z" am l.t yli,h
pouomjnt OF rapp'rti0nm'" p'r,1 Pie Tine FOR
j.. ~ t. - -, ~ Ecpr.-rut ls'- af The ''" '''' W
~, or.. J.. another tuus which -oNl' y ."' ,.n
Ii'I' ~ ".,t ,,hi.i, may Influence tl"I % W..
T.. r,,,I,r'Io uur'it lsH l- enacted d, t'' ..l IN
ration u eighteen STATE, WIZ ~ ,,r Total
!. ,.,t p.n,rr,t.c National contention. '' .t,
l.' l'H or, -,.,i, G,.r. if action Pot" p,tp'F'.' &
,,.,,ti, f. -uy't lud'+l iih' ~. ifi. ,r,..r n o,,
KIN T., mated before 'u" dclrsd~ !" ,', 49, II
I'm De- rl.-cu 200 April May ana Mt
.'an ~ ,f, th,, Governor I'm probably ~, ne
r,,e - trd MANY d",'-i'- "i' W." . .~., ballot
.,p.ort n- pr.'c' -i9r-. at L., 90. r,uf,T.ia Coi'
'..aip Georgia. lli'o.-. NN-i,, 50, %cv I-r.cy.
,.,r. Minnesota. Ni--"ni. ~, LG,c,on and WI,
'f"-oh' ,n5 ,6t.a are -.a'cs which "h have We
additional twenty i'H f'''