The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-21
HINNESOTA WILL HAVE NINE REP
REsENTATlVEs IN FIFTY
EIGHTH CONGRESS
PLllS OF GIN US COHHITTEG
CHAIRMAN HOPKINS TALKS OF
PROGRAMME FOR NEXT
APP0RTIONMENT
TO BE BASED ON POPULATION
No Action Will BE Taken to Reduce
Southern Delegations Because of
Constitutional Amendments
DISTINGUISHING Negroes.

NSSEOSSs
WASHINGTON, Nov 2O.-Representa-
tive Hopkins, of Illinois, chairman of
the house committee on census which
committee will have charge of the legis-
lation affecting the apportionment of the
b house today expressed the opinion that
there would be no decided effort during
the next session Of congress to decrease
the congressional representation of the
Southern states because of the disfran-
chisement of negroes. He said that in
all probability the subject would be dis
cussed, but he thought that, upon the
whole, the committee would favor the
plan of basing representation upon the
number of inhabitants
Discussing the general subject of re-
RppOrtioDment, Mr.. Hopkins said:
THE committee on census will meet
during the first week of the session to
frame a bill providing for reapportion-
ment. 1 think that a proposition will be
adopted which will increase the present
membership of the house. 1t has been
suggested that we authorize one member
for every 19S,000 inhabitants. That seems
TO be the ratio that is in general favor
among the members Of the committee
This proposition would entail an in
creased membership of from fifteen to
twenty members.
this reapportionment and would add mem
bers to the house from New York and
Illinois, and perhaps other states. States
like Nebraska and Maine might lose
members by the proposed law Some of
the Southern states might also suffer
from the proportion agreed upon al
though to what extent cannot now be
ascertained."
On a basis of $4,000 inhabitants to the
congressional district, Minnesota, with a
population of 1751,OOO, will have nine
members in the Fifty-eighth congress.
WRECK OF THE MAINE.
Commander Lucien Young, captain of
the port OF Havana, ha called for pro-
posals for removing the wreck of the
name from the bottom of Havana har-
Dor The bids will be opened Dec. Is
next. The contractor will be allowed I'M
I'll April l next to remove the material.
and must engage to use no explosives in
the removal.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Commissioner Powderly, of tbe imrn;-
gralIon bureau, will give hearing about
the last Of this month to a committee of
the labor organizations of New York
headed by the Knights of Labor on
Chlnese immigrat ton. The committee
also represents nearly all the labor or
CARNATIONS on the Pacific coast The oh
q
cooperation Of the immigration bureau
and the labor bodies believing that viola
tlons of the Chinese immigration law IF
the organizations cooperate with tre i'm,
migration officials, it is thought all mem
pefs OF labor bodies will make ii their
BUSINESS TO watch for violations of the
Jaw, and to assist in their detention
SMALLPOX AMONG INDIANS
Indian Agent Getchen of the Fort
Iotten, n. d, agency, has reported to
the interior department on the second
outofeak of smallpox at and near RoI1a
N. d, and the destitution of tha Indians
IN that section. The condition of the
people according to the report is had
me crops are nearly a failure and thu
people nave been prevented by the o,,er-
hntlne from doing the usual work fro7,,
"hlch to get their supplies Sixty thon-
sdHu pounds of pork and large rations of
Deans, coffee tea, rice etc. are asked
to be sent a once
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Republican members of the WAYS
ana means committee met today to con-
siaef measure for the reduction of 4bo
war revenue tax. The most important
acton taken was a decision not to re-
tea = ~ ''iU oIl
Secretary Gaee ana Commissioners WI
Def re the committee for some tinoa IN
ulS lhe afternoon. The secretary fOld III.
committee that in his opinion thore
might he reduction i'm revenues of
P!''olO'VV' Ire war revenue ct now
yields about $10),0O0 000 Con7,,,ies;o,1o,
Wilson vert over the schedules ,,+,.l
the members of the comrlsttee and hofb
he and Secretary Cage were ouae+ioy,a-5
US to where reductions could be made =,
Iie DeS! advantage frSm the treas ry
considerable part of the dis -ussion
was confined to schedule 3. which tavoe
medical ard proprietary articles and
preparations, perfumery, cosmetics
chewing gum, wines, etc. There was
also discu sion OF STAMP taxes.
The discussion indicated that the COM
mttee favored quite a change in this
feature of the law and reductions where
ever possible. The committee also de
siTes to eliminate the taxes OH convey
anoes, of which there has been a great
deal of complaint.
1t can be stated that in a general vav
1t viii be the aim of the committee 10
abolish the most burdensome taxes ana
TO grant relief from stamp taxes as far
rs possible.
Tire committee late in the dav called
on the president to obtain his views IN
the proposed reduction. The COMMITTEES
will meet again tomorrow.
suggestion has been made that the ole
omargarine bill, not in the house call
endar, has made a special order for, De-
cember 6, might be made a nart Of +la
war revenue reduction bill. Representa-.
tive Tawney, the father of t O e..
margarine bill. when asked about This
said that the O.eoma rgarine bill wnuI1
be Tassed by the house early in tha ses-
sion, so that an opportunity would he
given to ascertain if there was a Ills
position to defeat the measure in he
senate by any unusual DELAY In such
case, he intimated, the oleomarearina
bill might be- made part of the revenue
reduction bill in the senate.
UNCLE SAINTS MAILS
An enthusiastic plea for wide expansion
bf rural free delivery is made in the an
nual report of William Johnson. first as
Instant postmaster general. He SAYS that
The extraordinary development of this
system during the past twelve months
Under the stimulus of appropriations of
b450OOO for the fiscal year 1SS9-19OO and
H,75O,OO0 for the fiscal year 19OO-1901 is
conclusive as showing that hereafter it
must be permanent feature Of the pos
tai administration.
Bering on the question of cost, a states