The times., 1899-12-22
TO REDUCE REPRESENTATION,
Mr. CTumpacker's BIZ Which Will
Affect Southern states.

HHHgt southern SARtfAS-
Representative E. D. Crumpacker Of In
diana VIII seek TO reduce the representa-
ZION in Congress Of certain Southern States.
His bin, which was introduced a few days
ago. authorizing the Director of the Cen
sus TO compile statistics 10 be used by the
Select Committee on the Census, in the
preparation of the next reapportionment
bill, has attracted wide attention. The
committee. 1t is said viii attempt TO re
duce the apportionment on the ground that
a large number Of white and coiored voters
have been disfranchised.
Section . of article XIV Of the Articles
in Addition 10 and Amendment of the Con-
stitution. provides that
Representatives shall he apPortioned among the
several States according to their respective mum
bers. counting taa whole number OF persons IN
each State. excluding Indians not taxed. But
when line Tigisr vote al amy election Tor the
choice ut electors for President and Vice Presi-
dent If the United States, Representatives, IN
Congress she executive and judicial officers oi a
State ar he members Of the LEGISLATURE thereof
is denied 80 any ~ the male inhabitants ol Such
State, being t1yenty-onc years Of age Oi IN any
way abridged. except Tor participation IN re
heiiisu ur either crime. the basis OF representa-
tiou therein shall be reduced IN the proportion
which the number OF such male citizens shall bear
yeaTs 0i age IN such state
Qualifications for voters have been pre-
sCribed in Mississippi Louisiana, and one
or two other Southern States which dis
franchise ilHterates. Tire Democrats in
North Carolina have prepared an amend
E.eut TO the State constitution which, If
adopted. viii operate adversely to Iiiterate
vC.eIs.
The Committee on the Census is com
posed Of Nessrs. Hopkins of Illinois, Russell
Of Connecticut. Babcock Of Wisconsin,
HCatWCle Of Minnesota, Acheson Of Penn
sylvania Crumpacker OF Indiana, Burleigh
Of Maine, BroWnlow Of Tennessee. Griffith
of Indiana, Mcdowell Of Ohio. Wilson Of
South Carolina. and Kluttz OF North Caro-
lima.
Chairman Hopkins is said to favor the
Crumpacker measure, and it will probably
be reported fayorably, though it is under
stood that its chance of becoming a law is
slight. Several Republicans have expressed
the opinion that it would ALLEVIATE gold
Democrats and Democratic eXpansiOnists ia
the border States and minimize the prospect
Of Republican success in those States.
The Crumpacker bill follows:
That the Director Of the Census shall compile.
In convenient tu-m the election and registration
laws cf the several States IN 50 far as they
affect tie qualification Of voters, and he shall
collect statistics showing the number Of regis
tered voters white and coioTed respectively
in each State. and the number OF votes actually
east az the Presidential and Congressional eicc-
riors in Is9f and the regular Congressional cleo
ti0Bs ia 1855 IN each State. lie shall ais,
cause 70 be prepared from the population
schedules made IN taking the Twelfth Census a
tzhuated statement showing. respectively, The
number of white and colored male citizens II
each State over the age Of twcnty-one years
together with the number OF ulteratcs in eact
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and tabuztion shall be- completed and submitted
70 Congress on or before the 18th day Of De
cenber, 1900. The Director OF the Census Is
hereby slthoTized to appoint and employ such
additional special agents and clerks at the com
pensation now fixed by law as may be necessary
10 carry out the purposes Of this act