The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-09

them regardless OF the rights Of the other
States OF the Republic.
Mr. Hopkins hurled few lances at Mr..
Iittleheld, saying that if Chief Justice Fuh-
Ter were a specimen of the man who had
left Maine and adopted Illinois as his
home, and If Mr.. Littleield were type Of
the man who had remained in Maine, he
MFR Hopkinsl had higher opinion OF
him who had gone away than OF him who
had stayed at home.
Mr. Hopkins, at BIS o'clock, closed. and
general debate was at an end. The Speaker
called upon the Clerk to read the first
section of the pending bill, after which
Mr.. Burieigh was recognized and sent to
the Clerks desk an amendment in the ma
ture of a substitute which was the mi
nority bill, fixing the membership of the
House at 3S6.
Mr.. Spalding of North Dakota offered
an amendment to the Hopkins bill, fixing
the membership at $50 by adding one
member each from Colorado, Florida, and
North Dakota, those States, under the
basis of representation in the Hopkins
bill. having each a majority fraction un-
represented.
William Alden Smith offered an amend
ment to the Burleigh substitute, fixing the
membership at 800 by adding one each TO
the States of Alabama, Georgia. Iowa,
Massachusetts. Michigan, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania. and Tennessee.
Mr.. Shackelford offered to amend Mr.
SpaIding's amendment by striking out 800
and inserting 400 members.
Mr. White the only colored member OF
the House, and, as he said, the sole Rep
resentative in Congress of one eighth OF
the population of the United States, made
an impassioned speech resenting. he said.
the manner in which his race had been
maIigned by certain of the Representa-
tiyes from three Southern States. He
had been denied the privilege. he said, OF
replying TO these attacks during the gen
eral debate of the subject. He expressed
his gratitude to the gentleman from In
diana (Mr Crumpacker) ''for his able and
generous defence of the negro
Mr. Sims made a vigorous speech de-
nunciatory OF the rigidity and tyranny of
the House rules. He opposed an increase
in the membership.
Mr.. Moody of Massachusetts strongly
supported the minority substitute.
Messrs Fitzgerald and Gillett of Massa-
chusetts advocated the defeat CT the Bur
leigh amendment.
Mr.. williams of Mississippi supported
the Spading amendment TO the Hopkins
bill. Mr. Wilson OF South Carolina opposed
this, and advocated the minority PROPOSE
ton
The previous question being ordered. the
first proposition to be voted on was the
Spalding amendment to increase the mem
bership OF the House TO $50. The ayes had
it. and a division was not called for.
Mr.. William Alden Smiths amendment
10 the Burleigh substitute was put to a
vote and a division being demanded, this
amendment was lOst-ayes S5, noes 1856.
The Burleigh substitute then coming to
consideration, the Speaker, on the vive
yoce vote, announced that the Chair was
in doubt. and the ayes and noes were or
dered The vote was: Ayes l65, noes 1G2,
present 10 The substitute was therefore
adopted. Applause greeted the announce
ment OF the result.
Mr.. Clark OF Missouri sent to the desk
a proposed amendment to the bill proyid-
ing that a territorial form OF government
should be given to the District of Column
bia after January / 1903 and that the
people Of the District of Columbia should
be represented by a Delegate in the House
Of Representatives. Mr.. Clark said: 1T
is & disgrace that 300, Geo people in the
District black. white, and copper-colored.
are disfranchlsed and have no more say
in the matter of their government than so
many Digger Indians Mr.. Hopkins made
a point of order against the proposed
amendment that II was not germane, ana
this was sustained by the Speaker.
The committee amendment TO the seq
tion intended to regulate the formation
of Congressional districts in the State
requiring that they shall be compact"
as well as of contiguous territory the
intention being to prevent shoe string
ing" and other forms of gerrymandering,
was objected to by Republicans as well
as Democrats for the reason as set forth
by Mr. Taylor of Ohio, that Congress had
no power TO legislate on the subject Its
power he said was limited to the appOr
tioning Of the Representatives among the
several States; it had nothing to do with
the divisions of the States into districts.
The amendment was agreed to, l39 to no
Mr Crumpacker moved to recommit
the bill with instructions to report back
one which should embrace the features
Of the Crumpacker bill providing for ap-
portionment Of representation as directed
by the Fourteenth Amendment to the
Federal Constitution. The motion was
on division, voted down. ayes "a, noes
1876. Mr.. Stewart OF New Jersey demand
ed the ayes and noes, but this demand
was supported by only fourteen members,
not a sufficient number. Among the Re
publicans who. on division, voted against
the Crumpacker motion were Messrs,
LittIeGeId. Allen of Maine. Pearre, JOY,
Fletcher, and Henry Of Connecticut.
At :45 o'clock the House adjourned un-
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