New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-18
NOT TO ENLARGE THE HOUSE
THE HOPKINS REAPPoRTIONMENTB BILL
FAvoRABLY REPORTED BY THE
COMMITTEE ON CENSUS.
IuY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE House of Representa-
ves is not TO be enlarged in the next ten years II
the action of the Select Committee on Census this
afternoon is respected. BY a non-partisan vote Of
TO the Hopkins Reapportionment bill. drawn
the basis of Representative to 2OS.s6S popu-
iation. approved after several propositions
based a smaller ratio had been defeated by the
vote. The committee meeting was brief and
10 the point.
The Crumpacker BILL for $40 members. which
also reduces representation in Southern States hav
ing Merchandising statutes was met by a point
of order raised by Representative Babcock as con-
hicting with Article OF the Constitution and with
the Fourteenth Amendment. The Hopkins bill was
then brought before the committee. and Represent
ative Burleigh offered a substitute his bill for
$50 members with amendment making the total
membership SSS. Under this plan, with a ratio of
1872 ls0 Nebraska would be the only State to lose
New-York would gain four; Illinois. Penn
sylvania and Texas. three each; Minnesota and
New-Jersey. two each, and one member each would
be gained by Arkansas. California, Colorado, Con-
necicut. Florida Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missis-
slrp. Missouri North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio. Washington. West Virginia and Wisconsin
Under the Burleigh substitute, raised to sS TO-
day. Ohio appears for the first time with gain,
the idea being that this will affect the vote OF the
Ohio delegation in the House. Under the original
Burleigh BILL OF 3S7, Ohio's delegation remained AS
now-twenty-one members.
The complete vote of the committee in favor or
the Hopkins bill follows:
Ayes-Hopkins (Rep., I'D. Babcock (Rep., Wis')'
Acheson Rep., PENN. Brownlow REP, Tenn),
Mcdowell Dem. Ohio) Ryan Dem., n. W.
Kluttz Dem. y. c..
Noes-Russell (Rep. Comm, Heatwole CRep-.
Mimi Crumpacker (Rep.. Ind), Burleigh (Rep,
Me.). Griffith Dem, Ind), Wilson Dem, S. c.
The bill is therefore to be reported 10 the House
In its original form tomorrow and Chairman
Hopkins expects to secure rule for its consider
alton as a special order not later than January
10 Under this bill Texas gains two members;
Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota. New Jersey, New
York and West Virginia gain one each, and
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky. Maine, Nebraska.
each. Immediately after the committees action
became known to-day. members of State delega-
lions reduced by the bill began active canvass
10 form combinations to amend the measure ma
terially in the House. II found that under the
census tables Ohio would cease to lose member
only when total membership of 1863 was reached,
kentucky at 367, Indiana at $40, Maine 3SS, and
Kansas at 3S4. Also that New-York would gain
two at 1866, three at $40. and four at 3Ss. Tables
were circulated industriously TO show the ad-
NantageS to many influential Republican States Of
an increase OF twenty in the total membership of
the House, mostly made up from The Tribune of
this morning. and the claim is made that certain
Senators viii prevent a reapportionment on any
States in the Electoral College. For instance II is
shown that any figure below 366 will give Illinois
Minnesota and Texas greater relative Importance
than New-fork and II is asserted that the New
YORK Senators will see that such injustice oc-