The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-27
REINFORCEMENT BILL.
The House Discusses a Ratio for
Representation.
SENATE.

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reported by It's subcommittee We'd
nesday afternoon. The maximum
strength Of the army is to be 100,00
men. The bill is a complete substi-
tute for the House bill and while much
OF the language Is the same as that OF
the House measure, there are num-
erous changes.
Sixteenth Day.-In the open session
OF the Senate little business was trans
acted. A spirited debate was precipi-
tated over the resolution Of Mr.. Chan
dler to discharge the committee on
contingent expenses from further con-
sideration OF the resolution authorizing
an investigation Of the Monatna sem
torial case. The exchanges between
the advocates and opponents OF the
resolution took political turn and re-
suited In some lively colloquies. No
action upon the resolution was taken.
The army reorganization bill was re-
ported by the committee on military
affairs.
| In the discussion Of the Chandler
resolution, Mr. Jones, OF Arkansas,
protested that the resolution was a
rebuke to the committee. Mr.. Chand-
| Ter said no politics had e1tered into
the committees consideration OF the
case Both Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Magin-
mis- were Democrats and the question
! involved was seating Of one Democrat
or another.
fIf this Is purely Democratic quar-
REL" suggested Mr.. Tillman. Of South
| Carolina, "then the Senator's interest
in the matter is rather extraordinary"
Seventeenth Day.-No business
was transacter by the
Senate. The news Of the
death Of Mrs. Vim. P. Frye, wife the
President pro tenn. OF the Senate, WIS
conveyed officially to the body, and
out of respect to her memory, it imme-
diately adjourned until January 8,
1901.
Senator Fairbanks, Of indiana, then
called the body to order. Rev. Mr.. MIL
burn pronounced beautiful invoca-
ton in which he feelingly referred to
the the demise.
The secretary thcn read letter from
Senator Frye appointing Senator Fair
banks pro TEN. during his absence from
the Senate1. The reading of the jour-
nal was suspended, and at 1905 the
Sentate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Fifteenth Day.-The House devoted
the day to District OF Columbia busl-
ness. The whole time was occupied
in the consideration Of bill to change
| Nf fhn ponn-
sylyania Railroad in this city and TO
provide for the elevation Of its tracks
across the Mall. south Of Pennsylvania
avenue. The opposition was persis-
tent. but after much filibustering the
friends OF the bill succeeded in secur-
tnc a recess until IL o'clock to-mor-
row to continue consideration OF the
bill.
Sixteenth Day.-Reprezentative Hop
kins, chairman Of the committee on
census, filed in the House the majority
report on the re-apportionment bill re-
ported by his committee, fixing the
membership of the House for the next
decade at 357. Representative Bur-
leigh, Of Maine, filed a majority report
signed by six members in favor OF
House to be composed of 3S6 members,
and Representative Crumpacker, OF
Ind ana, who signed the Burleigh re-
port. also submitted an Independent
report in favor of reducing the repre-
sentation in the Southern States to the
extent Of the abridgement Of the suf-
frege. His Independent report fayors
a House to be composed OF 374 mem
bers. Mr., Hopkins, in the majority
report, cites many instances to show
that the loss of scats by States under
re-appcrtionmcnt bills was not un-
common. Massachusetts, for instance,
which. under the third census had 70
| members, was reduced to 10 under the
| sixth. seventh and eighth, and Virgin
It, with had twenty-three in the third,
had but nine undeG the ninth. The
report says the committee followed the
| plan adopted under the sixth census
| and followed continuously since. 1t
has the sanction and approval Of 60
years of national existence. The pan
is to divide the constitutional popula-
ton by 357, the proposed membership.
The Quotient POSSES, is the ratio OF
representatives TO population. This
applied to the rate OF population each
State will yield in the aggregate
number somewhat less than 357, the
number determined upon as the MEM
bership of the House. The difference
Is made up by assigning to the States
having the largest major fractions ad-
ditional representatives, until sufl'
cient number having been assigned to
bring the total up to 357. A member
| shin Of more than 357, the report says,