The true northerner., 1901-01-11
C0NGRESSIO NAL
The Senate Practically Votes to
Retain the Army Canteen.
THE BURLEIGH APPOINTMENT
Adopted by the House-No State
Loses in Representation, but Num-
ber of Them Gain MateriaIly-vote
Was 1865 to 1O2.

Was 1865 to 102.
Washington, Jan. 9.-During the leg
islative session of Tuesday the senate
had under consideration the much
mooted canteen question in connection
with the army reorganization bill. The
senate committee in effect restored
the provisions for a post exchange, or
canteen, which had been stricken out
of the bill by the house. For nearly
five hours the senate discussed the
committee amendment, but a vote on
the proposition lis not yet in sight.
Senators Gallinger On. H. and Hans
Drough IN. d. vigorously opposed the
amen lment, and in turn it was quite
as strenuously supported by Senators
Seweu IN. j., Hawley Comm, Money
(Miss.) and Carter (MontD.
Discussion of the canteen question
was opened By Mr.. Gallinger IN. H.)
in opposition to the proposed amend
ment of the committee permitting the
sale of beer. MIR. Gallinger made an
extended argument in support OF his
position, quoting many eminent au-
thorities to prove that the use of alco-
holic stimulants among men in and out
of armies was most deleterious in its
effects. He urged that the bill be left,
so far as the canteen question is con-
cerned, as it was when it came from
the house.
Mr. Sewall, a member of the mill.
tary affairs committee and long a
member of the board of managers Of
the soldiers homes of the country,
said the canteen had been adopted at
the soldiers homes absolutely as a
temperance measure. These canteens
were allowed to sell to the old soldiers
only beer, and it had been found that
the inmates were willing to take a
glass or two of beer at the canteen in
preference to visiting the groggeries
which surround nearly all of these in
stitutions. The adoption of the can
teen had been distinctly beneficial and
benefcient to the old soldiers. The
senate at $40 p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE.
BY a vote of 165 to 102 the house
Tuesday accepted the reapportion.
ment plan proposed by the Burleigh
bill, which increases the membership
of the house during the next decade
| from 357, the present membership
and the membership proposed by the
Hopkins bill, to 386. The result was
! largely brought about by the influence
of certain senators from several of
! the larger northern states, who threw
the weight of their influence in the
scale in favor Of the larger member
ship. When it became apparent that
/ these factors were at work against his
bill, Mr. HoDkins attempted to com
promise by giving an additional repre-
sentative each t0 North Dakota, Colo
rado and Florida. but his adversaries
refused to compromise after complete
victor was assured. The GrumDackel
! proposition to recommit the bill foI
the purpose of ascertaining what
states abridged the right to vote to
an extent which would entail reduced
representation was defeated 1870 tC
40. There was no roll call on this
vote, but number of Republicans
voted with the Democrats. Under the
bill as passed Tuesday, no state loses
a representative. and the following
make gains: Illinois, New York and
Texas. each Minnesota. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, 2 each, and Arkan
sas. California, Colorado. Connecticut
Florida. Louisiana, Massachusetts
Mississippi. Missouri. North Carolina
North Dakota. Washington West Vir
ginia and Wisconsin, l each. The bill
provides that whenever n new state
is admitted the representative as
signed to IL shall be in addition to the
! number provided in the bill. 1t als'
adds a provision never hitherto incor
porated in reapportionment bills L
the effect that congressional districts
in addition to being contiguous,
shall also be Compact" states whicl
are allowed additional representative
by the bill shall by its terms elec
them at large until the Legislature
shall redistrict the state.
A bill was passed TO pay the mileag
of messengers who shall bring tn
electoral votes of the several states Z
Washington at the rate of 25 cents pc
( mile. Then at 545 p. m. the hous
l adjourned.