The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-21
SINNESOTA WILL HAVE NINE REP
RESENTATkVES IN FIFTY
EIGHTH CONGRESS
PLllS OF GIN Us COnAlTTEG
CHAIRMAN HOPKINS TALKS OF
PROGRAMME FOR NEXT
APP08TIONMENT
70 BE BASED ON POPULATION
No Action Will Be Taken to Reduce
Southern Delegations Because of
constitutional Amendments
DISTINGUISHING Negroes.

DISTINGUISHING Negroes.
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
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 dsfran-
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-
apportionment, Mr.. Hopkins said:
The committee on census will meet
during the first week of the session to
frame bill providing for reapportion-
ment. think that a proposition will be
adopted which will increase the present
membership of the house. It has been
suggested that we authorize one member
for every $4,000 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.
According to calculations have made
this reappordonment 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 basis of $4,000 inhabitants to the
AZ
population of 1,751OOO, 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
MAINE from the bottom of Havana hsr-
Dor. The bids will be opened Dec X
next Inc contractor will be allowed I'M
I'll April L next to remove the material.
ana must engage to use no explosives in
the removal.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Commissioner Powderly, of the imnoi-
gIalion bureau, viii give q hearing about
the last Of this month to a committee of
the Epor organizations Of New York
headed by the Knights OF Labor. on
CliheSe immigration. The committee
also represents nearly all the labor or
carnations on the Pacific coast The oh
Ject or the organizations is to suggest a
cooperation Of the Immigration hIIrca1I
ana the labor bodies believing that viola
tlons of the Chinese immigration law IF
the organizations cooperate with tre i'm,
ms raI!on o1iicials, ii is thought all mem
bers OF labor bodies will make ii tbafr
business to watch for violations of tho
Jaw and to assist in their detention.
SMALLPOX AMONG INDIANS.
Indian Agent Getchen. of the Fort
noIten, \. D., agency, has reported to
tHe interior department on the second
outpfeak of smallpox at and near Ro11a
~ D, and the restitution of the Indians
IN mat section. The condition of tho
people according TO the report. is had
Inc crops are nearly a failure. and TIM
people have been prevented bv the orer-
HEune from doing the usual work from,
which to get their supplies. SixtI- no.,
sand pounds of pork and Iaree 1,afior1. -
oeuIs' coHee, tea, rice, etc, are asked
to be sent at once
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Republican members Of tho ,,-,..-
ana means committee met today to con
Rloer measure for the reduction of .ho
war revenue tax. The most inoDo,,t,,,+
acton taken was a decision NOT to re-
move the tax Of ten cents a DO md nm
tea. Po ''u Oh
I
5cl' OF the tnl rnal revenue bur79u v,or,
per re the committee for some time dnr-
ulS me afternoon. The secretary lola -,
committee that in his opinion tboro
inlg6t be reduction in revenues "
RsbVO'VV' Ire war revenue ct now
Yields about Sl0),00000O. Comrnfssi9nor
wilson vert over the schedules ,yI+b
the members of tie Comrlitteo and bofb
he and Secretary Gage were ouae+ioya.1
us TO Where Iedu ctions could he made -,
the DeSt advantage FIRM the treas nv
view point "' ~
\ considerable part of the dis -ussion
was confined to schedule 3, which taxes
medical ard proprietary articles ana
preparations, perfumery cosmetics
chewing gum, wines. etc. There was
also dIscu sion OF STAMP taxes.
me discussion indicated that the COM
mttee favored quite q change in this
feature Of the law and reductions where
ever possible The committee also Do
slIes to eliminate the taxes on convey
es of which there has been a great
deal of complaint.
1t can be stated that in general v3v
1t Will be the aim Of the committee IN
hpohsh the most burdensome taxes and
to grant relief from stalun taxes &C f5T
as possible. ''4
The committee late in the dav called
on the president to obtain his views on
the proposed reduction The coT,,,,i++oa
Will meet again tomorrow.
Suggestion has been made that the ole
omargarine BILL not in the house cal.
endar, has made a special order for. De-
cember E, might be made a mart Of f}a
war revenue reduction bill. Representa-
tive Tawney, the father of t e g..
margarine bill. when asked about his
said that the O.eoma rgarine bill ,y1rI1
be Tassed by the house early in thu ses.
sion, 50 that an opportunity would he
given to ascertain If there was a 7ie
position to defeat the measure in he
senate by any unusual delay In such
case, he minated, the oIeomare9rina
bill might be made a part of the revcn,Ie
reduction bill in the senate.
UNCLE SANS 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
tystem during the past twelve months
under the stimulus of appropriations of
b45OOCO for the fiscal year 18S9-1gOO and
H,75OO0O for the fiscal year 19OO-19O1 is
conclusive as showing that hereafter il
must be permanent feature Of the pos
tai administration.
Boring on the question of cost, states