The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS,
PLANS TO MAKE ROOM IN n HOUSE
O 90 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.

PLANS TO MAKE ROOM IN THE HOUSE
FOR 81 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.
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Ex.sr..r.r Reed and BeprHe Cochran
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searoh'ns 'or s"o M"" ""o Nee".e"
Hin OF Perhdy In the sPeskersh'p right.
w.su,xoror. Fab oA-Sneater Crisp has
tn bis nryata draver in tbe Rules Com.
,.t,,aa ranm a nnmhar n, nians outlining
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on paper su :, eu,s..ntst,r,. 90 nrnx,da
for the accommodation of the twenty-three
.',,t,nnai man,hara ., tho Honsa who
under the apportionment act OF the last Con-
9ress. will be- entitled to seats In tho Fifty.
. NJ conaro.s EY.sne.Lar Road and sonrt.
Cochran are the authors Of the most radical of
these plans. They believe in seating members I'm
mont, and Of removing the desks now in use;
Under their plan the nan OF ae House wou,a
DO not moro thar half its present Size ana In
ittee rooms. and writing rooms. where
members, when the debates grew prosy. could
retire and attend to their correspondence MIR.
Reed and Mr.. Cochran believe that the change
would give life to the debates md make the pro.
ceedinrs more interesting than they now are.
1t is open to one decided objection. however.
which it's authers eoneede. and that is that 1t
business under our present parliamentary
rules; which make a majority OF the total
tute a quorum. 1t is not believed that IL com
pei, : to s 81, g IN oenG nar IN so e s'nI" e sUr%, %aH,s
ne,,,s =. ,ns,,ass q. nanhars vo,,d attend
r roum1a U1 '1 az snr'ci n%, m mumher. to ' make s', un a
I. sS + gS eSt PIN 81 nv wo Sna. sHss ssO1 az 3o as f lid
m SnSif 81 fb H,G PeSs ia.s p1nn s vent II tSs shn s 5sr
SIsr.ss SdasEE hhnncck obout ten feet in the epace
now occupied as a members lobby. This
would give sufficient ,n sast s SPA ;s,o IN irSnt Of as tie
tiopni members.
The Plan. however. which. is. likoly to no
row OF desks to permit twelve new seats to be
cchange would give seats TO all tie members.
wonld. cost only about $1,000. and could 20
nala LOT OUT oi the trnGe ~. ,E u '"e
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REPRESENTATIVE Bynum Of Indiana, Chairman
,,tHa ommittao onraood In Tho inves.igntion
oithe whi.key Trust. has another investisa.
tion IN hand Of a nurelv nriynte character.
Somebody has been lying about him. he saya.
and he means 10 ind out who II Is II there Is
Any WAY OIL uOlDR IT. MT. Bynum n tTOutI8
grows out Of the fact that \ few days ago he
ence OF. the $ Lonis hepnLnc. with having
tion. Mr.. .Bynum., resented this in a, epir-
tied speech on the floor Of the, House.
and the correspondent reniied VIII me stnte-
ment. based on the alleged authority OF hep
Speakership hight offered to vote for Mr.. Crisp
on the twenty, sixth ballot II ne could pave the
p pnt sncei fra' him r. in IN nmnkins IN The comm ittees.
n'hn ctutainapf If the corrosuOndpD nlSn In
Guided general charges Of rerfidy by Mr.. By
mum against Mr.. Mills. MIR. Hynum Is now
hunting for the man who made the original
Gomcry. who. had charge Of Crisp's canvas. and
others. an OF WON nrlie,e ote s1mtot'r M
the man is who brought tie information to
Speaker Crisp's room on the night OF tho cav
NJ: Bynum. therefore. %denounces that man as
= liar: whoever h. Is; and continues I With great
Miss Clara Barton. President Of the Amori-
con National Rod Cross Society, held a recep-
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meet the officers and charter members OF the
society. The occasion was a delightful one;
tho building in which the headquarters ar.
located was thronged by the large number OF
T Those T Sopo nHa the Ssen ne ,n : , 10 w %'' he ta0s sTh IL
gatneEinE was u Ieptssentm.ise Que; anu in-
nrnminent citizens OF tho District.
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MD" to the President Tor the rast four Years.
was to-day. ordered to hold himself In rendi-
ness for duty on the cruiser New l2rk. which
laval reyiew A"~' 'o
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aiiss jessie Aii'iet' onug"ter VI 'ne attorney
General. will chrlsten the battle snip Indiana
m thu ocrpsion Of her lnunchirp at era m ms