Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-01-12
BURLEIGH BILL PASSES.
Provides For an Increased Menu
bership in National House.
TWENTY-NINE MORE MEMBERS

VIII BE Added, and OF These Penn
syIvnnia, New Jersey and Mime
sofa Gain Two Each and New York,
Illinois and Texas Three Each.
Washington, Jan. BY a vote of
Loo to 1O2 the house yesterday accepted
the reapportionment plan proposed by
the Burleigh bill, which Increases the
membership of the house during the
next decade from 357, the present mem
bership and the membership proposed
by the committee, or Hopkins bill, to
1856. The result was largely brought
about by the influence OF certain SEN
ators from several of the larger north
ern states, who threw the weight OF
their influence in the scale In favor of
the larger membership.
When 1t became 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 re-
commit the bill for the purpose of
ascertaining what states abridged the
right to vote to an extent which would
entail reduced representation was de-
feated, 40 to ITO. There was no roll
call on this vote, but number of Re-
publicans voted with the Democrats.
Under the bill as passed yesterday
no state loses a representative, and the
following make gains: Illinois, New
York and Texas, three each; Minnesota,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, two
each; Arkansas, California, Colorado.
Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Mass
achusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Washington.
West Virginia and Wisconsin, one
each.
The bill provides that whenever a new
state is admitted the representative as
signed to it shall be in addition to the
number provided in the bill II also
ADDS provision, never hitherto in
corporated in reapportionment bill.
TO the effect that congressional dis
tricts, In addition to being "contigu-
ous," shall also be compact" States
which are allowed additional repre-
sentatives by the bill shall, by it's
terms, elect them at large until the
legislature shall redstrict the state.
During the legislative session of yes
terday the senate had under consider
alton the much mooted canteen Ques-
ton, In connection with the army re-
organization bill. The senate commit
tee, in effect, restored the provision
Tor post exchange, or oanteen, which
had been stricken out OF the bill by the
house. For nearly five hours the sem
ate discussed the committee amend
ment, but vote upon the proposition
is not yet in sight. Senators Gallinger
and Hansbrough vigorously opposed
the amendment, and in turn il was
quite as strenuously supported by SEN
ators Sewell, Hawley, Money and Car
ter. Ii is possible vote may be reach
ed late this afternoon. Among the
bills introduced in the senate yester-
day was one by Mr.. Kenney, a substi-
tute for the army reorganization bill.
1t provides for the maintenance of a
regular army Of $1,000 men under the
present law and the special enlistment
OF $4,000 additional troops for service
In the Philippines during the emer-
gency in those islands.