Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-21

The appropriation. bills have the right OF
way at the short session, and as these
must be passed before the close OF the
session q, Congress fail to provide for
the government, Chairman Cannon In
the House and Chairman Allison in the
Senate will take no chances by allowing
general legislation TO endanger the bills
prepared by the committees on appropri
atoms. These bills viii monopolize
good part of the three months of the ses-
sion.
There are two bills which must be con
sidered outside of the appropriation bills.
These must provide fcr the basis &c re-
apportionment under the new census and
for the reorganization of the army. The
apportionment under the new census law
Is obligatory The constitution requiret
that the apportionment of Represents
tives according to population must be
made within ten years from the date of
the last apportionment. The E'ifty-hrst
Congress made the last apportionment al
the short session in February, 1891. This
makes it necessary that the Fifty-Sixtb
Congress shall make the new apportion
ment
New Appointments to Be Made.
1ut tNuSuS 1NtuIhS tlAN tFehss am wv
gresham Hopkins of Illinois, as chair
man of the census committee, will have :
bill prepared to apportioa the represen
tatives so as not to increase the mem
bership Of the House The present ap
portionment is one Representative foI
every 173,901. The increase in popula
ton will make necessary an increase II
the number of population for each Rep
L., l. ;,,nrapcaH 70 hnut
100000, as that will keep the member
snip of the House about as it now is in
numbers. On this basis Illinois, New
York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, anC
Texas would each gain two representa-
tives, and several other Western State
would each gain one. There need be lit
tie time consumed with such legislation
unless the Crumpacker bill is brought for
ward and an effort made to make th'
basis Of representation in the South ex
elusive of those DISTINGUISHED by reason
of their color The Crumpacker bill
would precipitate a fight which woult
consume much time.
The Nicaragua bill, which passed th'
House last May, is before the Senate
and by special order il will be taken VI
in that body at o'clock on Dec. 10
0eudIOE nSNul NSAA
sent to this special order on the CLOSING
day Of the long session, and he will bs
on hand to insist on the Senate taking
ND the canal bill The bill will not b.
passed until the Senate has taken some
action on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
The Hepburn canal bill ignores the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty. and before it can be
come law that treaty must be modified a,
T. II nv
formal abrogatior
The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.
The administration will press the Hay
Pauncefote treaty for ratification. The
State Department has been engaged II
negotiations with Nicaragua for new
concession, and win report to Congress.
but no indication has yet been given az
to the success of this effort
There will be bill for the reorganiza
ton Of the army This is one Of the
necessities in the way of legislation. The
present. army OF nearly 100000 men will
of necessity be reduced to 27,000 men
after June 80. unless some provision is
made for continuing 1t at the larger fig
ure between now and the close OF the
fiscal year. The present act was only
temporary makeshft, as TO both the in
crease of the regular organization and
the volunteers. 1t provides for these in
creases until June 80, 1901. and that
after that date the army shall be re
duced to the old establishment of 81 DOT
men.
The report of General Macarthur
shows that a considerable force must be
kept in the Philippines for some time to
come. To provide for that force there
must be legislation between now and
June 80. as on July l next the larger
part of the army in the Philippines will
have to be discharged and sent home
IF such legislation is not enacted by the
Fifty-sixth Congress. before March 4,
the Fifty-Seventh Congress must be
called in extraordinary session soon after
that date to pass an army reorganization
bill.
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