Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-14
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r,n 70 tts sunday Register.
w..-v--lV. ID. C.. December l3.-Rep-
..,--.-.-. TI.man. OF South Carolina,
,-s -s-r original ideas on the queS-
f-sDo6rtioumeut. He Is understood
sre oae1 che only member Of the Cen
1, Committee who opposed the Frank
which -le committee has reported Ia
-Hr-otle House and expects 20 get up
.r,,.or next week. When the pres
sr,--0ament Of numbers was made
= -.ars ago. 10 was thought that the mem-
d, of $50 was TOO large and that the
~.s-r members of the body would soon
-l,.. a.tOgether too unwleldy Tor the
-.-S-0n of business. But now Mr..
-rss bill proposes 20 increase the mem
sn s-.ll further, 70 356 members. In
g,,.rr this bill less is heard about the
mess Of such number than was
IL Oh the same subject ten years ago
TUnan. Of South Carolina, however
res bin which will increase the mem
5sa.D o., the House 70 away
E soma what Mr. Frank proposes.
n made speech before the
! e1srs Committee the other day in which
gave bis IDEAS a. length, and they had q
tecilei effect or those who heard them. Mr..
Il lual declared tlat he would favor as
gan Increase in the number Of members
/ ans other uan In fact he thought he
8ylred larger number than any other
ll He believed the House should o'
4-e gp Of not less than 800 members
0u- rhe number Of which the Britlsi
use OF Commons consists
/ ID talking On the subject TO the REGlsrEi
respondent. Mr.. Tillman gave the rea
Ulr be thought such a large number
be better than a smaller one.
1 "a he first place" ne said, 'in larg'
y there IS always less danger CT cor
-.o1 than in small one. Corruption
s can't reach large number OF men, o
eas, they find it much more difficult
HISS shown % be true by the history o
New England State Legislatures
D. lower branches Of those bodies contain
er -O members.
Every little town is entitled 70 send q
su5er Now. me history OF these bodies
vs tha, they are seldom or nevei
Argel with or suspected of being inhu
rcel nr corrupt motives in their action
b. Che ether hand. the State Senates arr
small bodies which corporations can carry
p tneg pocae,s, aud scandals frequently
trse IN them
another ,b.1r Mr. Tillman continued
The charge is frequently heard that dur
= tae sessions Of the House most Of tn
-1erS D2r l0 attention 70 what Is gotns
IleT spend their tiIle in writing let
syndicate newspaper articles or es
a IN
"a Q, ot literary work. Now II we had 80
beers Ia the House, all those desk
q have To be cleared out TO give room
&c merely for seats for the members
r writing would then be indulge'
al MEMBERS would have 10 attend q
reedings. The House would thel
,s oi a deli5erative and talking bod.
.ger. as IL was intended be. IL woul,
tae House of Commons.
Aa,her point in favor Of u large
aerslip of the House is tina
would give some one
'es lawyers a chance 10 get into Con
Astis now the lawyers have a de
Cd advantage over other classes Of meI
20 Congress. because their business
-ses them 20 get around among the
pc throughout large district and they
III widely acquainted with the people. II
We're 900 members in the House, the
't-S from which they would be elect
WOULD De smaller and this would give
S.nesS men, farmers and working men
- VIZ Wen known and well thought OF
"s's particular neigh0orhOOd TO get Sc
Gu l1 1Or congressional candidates.
tl. .l. A@n would also apply the same
lc.ple 70 the Senate. He thinks that
state should have az least six renre.
atveS in that body