Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
HOUSE WAS SURPRISED.
A Vote Taken Indicates Defeat of tht
 Apportionment Bill.

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 Washington. Jan 4.-Yesterday the house was plunged suddenly and un- exDectedly into the eappcrtionlnent question. upon a basis which reduces the representation from those states in which the right of suffrage has been restricted with view of deprlv1ng negroes of their votes. \ defeat by the narrow majority of two votes, S3 to Sl. was sustained by those who favor dealing with the question In that way. and thereupon the house au- journed until to-day.
 MT Olmsted (Rep. Pal. who had not hitherto been at all prominent in the matter secured recognition immediate ly after the journal had been read and offered a resolution for consideration, as a matter of highest privilege. II recited the reported action of Mlssls- siDri. Louisiana and North Carolina in the matter of restricting the right or suffrage for other reasons than for participation in rebellion or q punish ment for crime. and directed the com- mittee on census to investigate and fe- port whether the alleged restrictloh had been made. and if so. what pro- portion to the whole number of voters were these deprived of their right 10 vote.
 Democratic Leader Richardson and his assistant. Representative Under- wood of Alabama, endeavored to heau eff considera ton, and the latter sue ceeded MT Richardson made the point that the resolution was not privileged. but this point was over ruled by Speaker Henderson, who said it seemed to him to be too clear for dispute. After motion to adjourn had been lost, MT Underwood raised the question of consideration. and the house. S3 to S1, five answering pres eut refused to consider it. Then the house adjourned. also by two majority 1T to 70.
 The vote on the question of consld- eration was along party lines, repupll- cans favoring it, and the result was achieved by reason of republican, absenteeis1n or indifference, their ma iority of twenty-three being thus over thrown.
 Republicans: Boutelle of Maine. l Brosius of Pennsylvania, Brown of Ohio. Burkett of Nebraska. Calder head of Kansas, Capron of Rhode | Island. Clark of New Hampshire, Dahl of Wisconsin, Davenport or | Pennsylyania, Dick of Ohio, Dovenef | of West Virginia, Fowler of New Jer- sey. Paris of Indiana, Gardner Of New 1 Jersey, HaWley or 1eGas, Houecher of Delaware, Knox of Massachusetts. Lorimer of Illinois, Loudenslager of | New Jersey, McCleary of Minnesota, Metcalf of California, Miller of Kan sas. Mondell Of Wyoming, Morgan of ! Ohio. Needham of California, Otjen of Wisconsin, Parker of New Jersey, Prince of Illinois, Russell of Connecti- cut, Showalter of Pennsylvania, Smith of Illinois. Sprague of Massachusetts. Steve of Minnesota, Thropp o1 Pennsylvania, Wadswortl of New York and Waters of California-3G. 1 Democrats: Barber of Pennsyl
 vania. Bradley of New Irok, Brewer of Alabama, Caldwell of Illinois Catching of Mississippi, Dayton o! i West Virginia, Gayle of Kentucky
 Glynn, Levy and May of New losk Lewis of Georgia, AIecLison of Ohio | Ouarles of Virginia. Shepard of Texas Stalling of Alabama. Wilson of Soutl Carolina, Ziegler Of Pennsylvania- '.
 | SiIverite: Wilson of Idaho
 Messrs Landis of Indiana and Manr
 of Illinois, republicans, answered pres
 ent, but were not paired.