New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-13
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AGREED on APPORIIONMENT.
Mr.. FRANKS BILL. AS MODIFIED. REPORTED
TO THE HOUSE.
r,r ,,rvrrpsuIp TO BIZ 35g-How THE FIGURE
WAS REACHTD-THE EEPfESENTNifoN OF
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WAS PE,CUUD-THE REPRESENTATION or
MIssIssfprG-MG. T;LLNAN'S IDEA
wa,hinrton. Dec Il (SpecaD.- After short discus
sion today the House Committee "n N"h>nN uhai
mpu-ly agrcea 70 report flvoF'nN '"c FRANK Reap
portlGumcnt bill. n modified. Ncs>rS' Holman ana
'rll,ran reserved the privilege Of Offering amend
meut in the House. and il Is expected That The latter
will odvoca,c a large increase Of the total member
shin Of the House Of Representatives. Mr. Tillman Is
inclined to the opinion that Representative in Con
Frcss cannot properly perform MS general dutic' As
National legislator and also give the nced1il amount
attention 10 the interest, of MS own district II the
latter includes population larger say. than 100000
Mr. Tillman does not expect that majority of the
House will acrrc 10 hi, views. 10 raise the total
nlmbcr of Representatives to 800 or more, and ii IS
not probable that he Will ohcr any seou~oppOSition
10 the bill which reported to-day with his acqui-
esccncc if not approval MIR. Holman. the other
hand wants small total. and he and Candidate
Springer may try 10 have il fixed at 80. II is eX
pcctcd that the bill will be called up in The Io1sr on
Thursday aud passed before the end Of the week
There is some feeling among Rcpuhiiran members
in favor of Inserting provision To reduce the repre-
>cntatOn Of the state Of Mississippi account Of pro
visions in the new constitution oi that state the intent
OF which +, and the effect Of which will be- 10 dis,
franchise voters account Of color and previous
condition." The provisions rcfcTcd to are IN plain
the state va, allowed 10 have representation in Con
gre, after the Rebellion under ~ new constitution.
which Recognized Ia political change, Incident to tho
and the adoption 81 the KILN. AM and XVIII
amendments t. The Constitution Of the United states.
y resolution Ia, subject offered hy Mr. Houk.
Of icunc see, AID referred to the Judiciary Committee
a week ago. and 1t is expected that report will -opn
bc made OF COURSE it j, within thc power of Congress
10 deal with the question either in the Apporonment
act or separately. and 10 ], prootbc that the latter
course wH be adopted II 1t shll Ice decided 10 take
any acton.
Nh Dunucll subsequently, reported the bill TO the
House. ID notes the 'Lti.c, thDd VIII bc elected
and say, That icm the .-sIcl,tc poIUlati,u Of tho
tinted STATE, the committee auhtr,,tcd the aCsrc-
gate population Of tue District OF Columbia and o!
the Territories Of oklahoma and I tu,. The remainder
VS., ol.a0- ,OG WITH thI, uuulrr different rit,D-
were obtained by taxing q, il' i."r a., "a l"-,~i
nGu.ucI. Each uuubcr tuilrn from 49, TO SO.
TRIALS view made until number VI, iruud ;h't
wound give "a rauo which. a. arplic"uon would secure
each state d-au,t any D., 30 IT, membership. ana
iu no instance leave major fraction. hi, number
wa foam, 90 Doc .5o. Inc ratio va, l'.1ol. me
i'm1rt 'I m'Iub.ir ""iha'd "n even division W"
''''. Tie "ddiip-"l seventeen re. d"I o. m'"c .''
we've occurred o. -itIuE aroth.r member tu ''' q
state MN"- Ici, 70 it major HA'u"n In'~c
''.i'~ dli csc fa' tons rru.ti.l- a.c. Mai ana,
III -"3. 'tht.r.li. itl.7-i. p"prc1t "-,ti5. In
o.i.I. lr'.I.-. It'1, l'-,-7n. krutucn>. ll!,o-1
lIur. i.t.,-t. il..ti. i.-.--... Na,.acht~cti-
I.-.l5l oi,-,u, I5'.-.p. l.lolc Island. l1l.rOj
!.gfn ta:0'f., tu;.. 81. south D'.o.i. l'f.uo'
fcAa,, 1f-.5l1. Vermont. Del, Virginia. "O.-'l
Tie ,umu..to,. docs Dot deem the number dycd
r go. hA aI Unreasonable increase ia ttc mcnh. r
ship e. ih" iIoi~'. rnoh I't."r w'rri-". ne
. Increase Il the membership ~ "a" nou." has bc"i
mad" 30 ever, apppr''oumcnt at sine =. -. except
80 That of IL" when There "'- reduction o