The Washington times., 1901-12-22

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I Another interesting question raised is
as to the method of rsos9duHe AS which
( the rep. scntatIeu OF s.lio is % be-
reduced under the provisions ot lhe
/ Fourteenth Amendmen. These provisions
( have been regarded .H vepeaiirs The gen
eral rule OF representation prescribed by
by section OF Article of il Ea1stifu-
tioni but it is urged taat bis section
provides for an cn-4a--a .-- = -Aa il
habitants for the purpose OF arpsrloning
( Representatives not oftener than once in
ten years. and that this provision is sim
in full force, and that hence no ckeneo
can be made in the apportiounsut until
/ the next regular census
All in all il seems TO be rasHsF Ccln
pick problem. Representation $50 sencrai
is based upon population. and not uplu
the number of voters. such is tna pr
mary constitutional idea. and tns pres
ent apportionment was made upon ihat
principle The Fourteenth Amendment
though proceeds upon the th1prF t5at
the number cf voters is the controlling
element in the matter. This elnii&s = he
entire su.iect with some unceria ing. ard
Southern members argue stoutl-- haf q
is unjust and Illogical to calculate south
ern representation upon the basis oi riale
voting population while in the North ne
total population alone is considered
The suggestion is also made tisai iui no
event could the present delegation from
the South be lawfully disturbed. because
il would be Impossible to determine which
of the Representatives we're no: legally
elected. and that all Congress can DO
viii be to provide for reapportioHrfnt.
which cannot be made retroactive. but
must operate only in the future How
ever. at this time the prevailing seuti-
meat among the Southern men is that
nothing at all will be done in the way Of
cutting down the representation Of their
section.
Although no action has yet been taken
by the House Committee on Nava! Al
fairs. but little doubt seems to be enter
tanned that the committee will favor an
increase OF war vessels somewhat along
the lines of the recommendation made
by Secretary Long in his annual report.
Opinions differ as TO many matters Of de-
tail. such as the relative efficiency of
certain classes Of vessels and different
types OF the same class, but the general
trend Of Congressional expression clearly
evinces a stront.ly predominant feeling IL
favor OF greatly increasing the navy
This Is matter concerning which the
Administration and the Republican mem
bers of Congress are in substantial ac-
cord, a fact which will make the pros
pectiyc action Indicated comparatively
easy 1t is not considered likely that the
Democrats will interpose any serious oh
jections to the general plan. II seems to
be generally agreed that strong navy is
more essential than large army and
less dangerous to republican institutions.
OF course there will he some objections
to so large an increase as that in immc-
date contemplation, but these viii be
based mainly upon the economical idea.
Some Congressman are inclined to think
that IT is not wise to build SHIPS too
rapidly. because the marvellous develop
ment which is going on in naval con-
struction may soon make many OF them
obsolete The Importance Of the improve
ments being made is fully recognized by
the earnest champions Of q strong navy.
bu: they take the position that we can
not afford to defer the building Of ships
on that account Such Improvements,
they say viii 20 on Indefinitely. ard If
we wait until they cease we shall never
have a navy capable Of coping with those
Of the other great powers.
Ii is also urged by some that there
is more occasion for pressing the con
struction OF battleships and armored
cruisers. because il takes so long to build
vessels of these two classes, which II is
believed will for a long lime, IL not per
nanentiy. constitute the effective fight
ing strength OF modern nayies.
While the subject matter of Mr. De
Armor.Vs personal explanation in the
House on Thursday IS not generally re-
garded as being very important, many
are inclined to think that the episode
brought up n rather serious question as
to the personal privilege" of members
when uniustly and falsely attacked. The
Missouri member arose as he said 10 a
question of personal spriyilege, stating
that he had been falsely accused Of hold
ing up" certain postofiice appoint tments
in his district In order to show that the
accusation was untrue he endeavored 10
have read the correspondence between
himself and the Department. Points of
ordere we're made by Messrs Grosvenor of