Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-20

heappropriatlonhllls lave the right OF
way al the short session, and as these
must be passed before, the close of the
session or Congress fea 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 a
good part of the thraa. months of the ses-
sion.
There are two bills xhieh must be con
sidered outside of the appropriation bills.
! These must provide for the basis of re-
/ apportionment undas' dhe new census and
for the reorganization of the army. The,
: apportionment undeR the new census law
IS obligatory Tbs. constitution requires
that the apportionment of Representa-
tiyes according 10 population must be
( made within tea. years from the date Of
the last apportionmeat. The Fifty-irst;
Congress made the last apportionment at
the short sessioR,in February, 1891. This
makes it necessary that the F'ifty-Sixthl
Congress shall make the new apportion-
ment.
New Appoint ments to BE Made.
The census returns are ready, and Con-
gresham Hopkins of Illinois, as chair
man of the census committee, will have a
bill prepared to app0rtisn the represent
tatives so as not To increase the m8nr.
bership of the House. The present. apr
portionment is one Representative for
every 173,90i. TIE increase in popula-
ton will make. necessary an increase IL
the number of population for each Rep
resentati1e. 1t viii DE increased to about
100000, as that will keep the member
ship of che House about as it now is IN
numbers, On this basis Illinois,, New
York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and
Texas would each gain two representa-
tives, and several other Western States
would each gain one. There need be Lit
tie time consumed with such legislation,
unless. the Grumpacker bill is brought for
ward and an effort made to make the
basis Of representation in the Sonth ex-
elusive of those disfranchised bS reason
of their color. The Crumpacker bill
would precipitate a fight which would
consume much time.
The Nicaragua bill, which passed the
House last May, is before tAe Senate,
and br special order it will be taken up
in that body at o'clock On Dee. 10.
Senator Morgan secured unanimous cen
sent 10 this special order on the closing
day of the long session, AID he viii be
ON hand to insist on the Senate taking
ND the canal bill The bill will not be
passed until the Senate has taken some
action on the HayPauLeefote treaty.
The Hepburn canal bill ignores the Clay
ton Bulwer treaty, and before it can be-
come law that treaty must be modified as
in the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, or by
formal abrogation.
The Hay Pauucefote Treaty.
The administration win press the Hay
Pauncefote treaty for ratification. The
State Department has been engaged in
negotiations with Nicaragua for a new
concession, and VIII report to Congress.
but no indication has yet been given as
to the success of this effort
There will be a 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 2T,0O0 men
after June 30, unless some provision is
made for continuing it at the larger fig
ure between now and the close of the
fiscal year The present act was only
temporary makeshift, 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 $1,000
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 LEGISLATOR between now and
June 30. as on July 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
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