The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-08
CONGRESSMAN HOPKINS IS PRESS
ING HIS REAPPORTIoNMEN
BILL IN THE HOUSE
BURLEIGH BILL HAS BACKING
THE STATES LOSING REpREsEN-
TATIoN ARE MAKING A
STRONG PROTEST.
SECTIONAL STRIFE REVIVED
Crumpacker, of Indiana, Talked for
an Hour in Favor of Reduce
ing Delegations From
Southern States.

WASHINGTON, jan 1.-THE animated
debate in the house on the reapportion-
ment of representation of the various
states is nearing its close, it being agreed
today that the final vote would be taken
before the session closes tomorrow If
was expected there would be a SEQUEL
today to the exciting clash on SATURDAY.
between Mr.. Littlefieid (Me) and Mr..
Hopkins (ll.) but the latter made no
effort at rejoinder but contented him.
self with the pressure of the measure
toward the final vote. He expresses
confidence that the bin bearing his name
will be passed tomorrow although thsra
may be a slight change giving an addi-
tional member to Florida. Colorado and
North Dakota, bringing the total mem
bership up to 800. The notable speeches
today were by Mr.. Crumpacker, of In
diana, dealing with alleged disfrancnise-
ment in the South; by Mr.. Hepburn,
of Iowa, severely arraigning the present
rules as annihilating the legislative pre-.
rogat1Ves of the house, and by Mr.. Grow,
of Pennsylvania, comparing the old sys-
tenn in the house with that of the pres
ent
Speaker Henderson today was again
detained at his home by illness and Mr..
Dalzel (Pa0 presided oyer the house
Mr.. Kitchen (N.C.), the first speaker to-
day, supported the Hopkins bill, but said
requiring the congressional districts in
the several states to be Contiguous and
compact" He said he did not believe
congress had the power to designate the
manner in which the states should make
up congressional districts.
Mr.. Lacey Qo.), who followed Mr..
Kitchen, also supported the HOPKINS
bill
Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd,s. the member of
the census committee who presenter the
minority report in favor of reducing the
representation in Southern states pro
portionate to the abridg1nent of the
franchise there, took the floor for an
hour. AS between the Hopkins and Bur-
leigh bills, he said, he favored the lat
ter because it kept pace with the growth
of the country.
TO CUT THE SOUTH.
He then developed his argument in
favor of reducing representation in GER
tain Southern states alollg the line of his
report. He pointed out the voting re-
quirements in Louisiana, mississippi
North Carolina and South Carolina, and
adduced figures to-show that in Louisiana
43 per cent of her male citizens over
twenty-one years of age were disfran-
chised; in Mississippi, AZ per cent; in
North Carolina, "a per cent, and in South
Carolina, 43 per cent.
rupted by members of the delegations
from Louisiana, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Mississippi. They besieged
him with questions and denied many of
his statements
Mr.. Wilson Is. CO spoke in favor of the
Burleigh bill, and incidentally discussed
the negro question in the South.
The worthy and Industrious negro pop
ulation, he said, was being educated and
cared for in the South, and it was only
against the criminal class, those guilty
of an atrocious crime against women that
lynching was directed.
HOUSE IS TOO BIG.
Mr. Hepburn Qo.) declared that the
house was no longer a deliberative body,
having become so bulky as to lose it's de-
liberative- functions. Moreover the rep
resentative character of a member of
congress had become merged and lost in
this unwieldy body, SO that individual
action had become impossible.
Mr.. Hepburn expressed the belief that
it would be better to decrease, rather
than increase, the size of the house
The whole scheme and place of the