The Saint Paul globe., 1901-01-09
CENSUS COMMITTEES REAPPoR-
TIONMENT BILL TURNED DOWN
IN THE HOUSE
OPPOSITION WAS TOO STRONG
NO STATE WANTED A REDUCTION
OF ITS CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATES
THE MEMBERSHIP WILL BE ss6
Burleigh Substitute for Mr.. Hopkins
Measure Was Adopted Yesterday
Southern Representation
Not to BE Reduced.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S-Speaker Hen
derson, who has been confined to his
room by illness, for several days, called
the house to order today. After some
routine business had been transacted,
the debate upon the reapportionment
bill was resumed.
At the close Of the debate, by a vote
of 165 to 102, the house accepted the re-
appordonment plan proposed by the
Burleigh bill, which Increases the mem
bership of the house during the next
decade from 357, the present member
ship of the membership proposed by the
committee on census in the Hopkins
bill, to SS6. The result was largely
brought about by the influence of GER
tain senator's from several larger nortn-
ern states, who threw the weight of
their influence in the scale in favor of
the larger membership. When it be-
came apparent that these factors were
at work against his bill Mr. Hopkins
attempted to compromise by giving an
additional representative each to North
Dakota, Colorado and Florida, but his
adversaries refused to compromise after
complete victory was assured. The
Crumpacker proposition to recommit
the bill for the purpose of ascertaining
what states abridged the right to vote
to an extent that would entail reduced
representation was defeated 100 to 10
There was no roll call on this vote. but
a number of the Republicans voted with
the Democrats.
BY the bill as passed today no state
loses a representative and the following
make gains: Illinois, New York and
Texas three each; Minnesota New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania, two each; and
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connec-
ticut, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Mississippi, North Carolina, North Da-
kota, Washington, West Virginia and
Wisconsin, one each. The bill provides
that whenever a new state is admitted
the representatives assigned to it shall
be in addition to the number provided
in the bill. 1t also adds a provision
never hitherto incorporated in reap
portionment bill to the effect that con-
gressional districts in addition to being
contiguous shall also be compact"
States which are allowed additional
representatives by the bill shall by It's
terms elect them at large until the
legislature shall redistrict the state
ARIZONA WANTS STATEHOOD.
Governor Murphy and Delegate Will
son of Arizona, were heard by the house
committee on territories today in favor of
the bill for the admission of Arizona as
a state. Delegate Wilson used the
figures of the present census and made a
strong showing for statehood for the
territory. The committee took no ac-
ton today and the general opinion is
that no action will be taken this ses-
sion. But if the bill for the admission
of Arizona is reported it will be ac-
companled by bills for the admission of
Oklahoma and New Mexico.
TO ENLARGE WEST POINT.
Estimates of appropriations aggregating
R4l8,37O for enlarging the present plant
of the West Point military academy have
been IN ha Of
by the secretary of war The proposed
enlargement is in conformity with the
recommendations of a board of officers
convened for the purpose.