The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-11
THE HOPKINS BILL
Ohio Statesmen are Opposed to the
Re-Appoindnent Measure.
VAN VORHIS IS AN ARDENT QUAYT7E.
Says the Woods Near Zanes.
vile is on Fire for the Penn.
SyIvania Boss.

Representatives Henry Clay Van Vor-
his of GAINESVILLE, and Archibald Ly-
brand of Delaware, with David X. Wat
son of Columbus, O., constituted trio
of Ohio Republican statesmen who
went to Washington last evening, says
the Pittsburg Post. Mr.. Van Vorhis
is an ardent Quayite, and represented
the woods in his section as being on fire
in honor of what he considered sure
victory at Harrisburg. He said he was
opposed to the Hopkins apportionment
bill, which lops off one congressman
from the u Ohio has, and leaves Penn
sylvania with its present number.
He could not see the point of Con-
gresham Dalzeil's preference for this
bill over the Burleigh measure, which
gives this state two additional mem
bers The argument that the uncertain
promise of two offices for Pennsylvania
gave them to Quay to juggle with did
not strike him as a cogent argument
against the answer that it was best for
state to get as much as it can. He
refused to discuss the proffered idea
that cut of one in Ohio might endan-
ger the seat of every member from the
districts having no large city in them.
He pointed to GAINESVILLE as refutation
of the idea. He proudly claimed that it
was a large city, and he felt no fears of
being lost for fifth term in any system
of apportionment finally effected.
Mr.. Van Vorhis said there would be no
extra session in his opinion, as the ap-
preparation bills would all be passed in
due time. He would not admit that the
president in recent years has shown
disposition to close the incident of con-
gress as quickly as possible, that he
might exert his prerogatives as chief
executive.
Mr.. Watson was formerly attorney
general Of Ohio and was the first Re-
publican to break the long reign of ]. H.
Cultivate as a Democratic represen-
tative from the capital district. His
victim in that campaign has now be-
come fullfedged supporter of Presi-
dent Mckinley and was for several
years a member of the ordinance board,
at $1,000 a year, the berth to which all
ex-chairmen Of the military aifai irs COM
mittee of the house are now consigned.
Mr.. Watson is now member Of the
commission to codify the penal and
criminal laws Of the United States,
and incidentally to prepare codes for the
Philippines, Porto Rico and Alaska.
The latter code has been completed.
That for the Philippines will be ready
as soon as the islands are prepared
for American rule, which statement will
be seen to be extremely circumspect and
non-committal. 1t was most interesting
work. All through the accumulation Of
statutes governing that unique tract Of
70 square miles Of land were scattered
many OF the colonial laws imposed upon
Maryland, such as the payment of court
fees in pounds of tobacco. etc. Laws
Furnishing the sale of anything upon
Sunday except fish and various other
provisions as incoherent, so as to write,
In modern days had to be eliminated.
Mr.. Watson is the author of a work on
the history of money in the United
States, which has become standard
reference. Penal and criminal is the
seeming Pathological name for the COM
mission. But there are many federal
laws that define crimes, and yet affix
no penalties. These occur in cases of
carelessness in the postoffice and other
departments.