The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-03-03
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pecial Correspondence THE APPEAL,


Special Correspondence THE APPEAL.
Washington, March 1--Reprasenta
tive Keifer OF Ohio has introduced a
Dill to reduce the number of repre-
sentatives in the House of southern
states, because OF the disfranchisa
ment OF AfrO-American voters The
bill makes the reduction as follows:
Alabama. from nine to five; Arkansas
from seven to five; Florida, from three
to two; Georgia. from eleven to six;
Louisiana, from seven to three; Mis-
sissippi. from eight to three: North
Carolina, from ten to six; South Caro-.
lima. from seven to three; Tennessee
from ten to eight; Texas, from sixteen
@ twelve; Virginia, from ten to eight
Memorial exercises in honor OF the
late Paul Laurence Dunbar. poet and
mal OF letters. was held Sunday after
neon at the Second Baptist Church :;
eulogies were delivered by Lieut.. R
e. S. Tcomey, Prof. L. NJ. Hershaw,
I lieut.. I. Fl r. Clarke, Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell. and Recorder j. c.
Dancy.
Dunbar's poem, when Malindy
SIMS" was recited by Miss Emma
Patterson.
Yesterday Gen. Keifer said
The bill does not undertake to regu-
late either white or Afro-American
suffrage. This is solely a matter TO:
the States.
. 1.-THE purpose is TO equaliZe. SO far as
possible. political power among the sew
eral States and Congressional districts
thereof, and in the electoral college,
and to the end that republican form
Of governman may be secured in the
States named.
"A table have prepared shows that
Alabama. with nine Representatives,
has white voting population Of 232,-
294, and that the vote cast in the cleo
ton of 1904 was 1OS,S45: Arkansas,
with seven Representatives has a
white voting population Of 226,597, and
that the vote cast was 49, 2l; Florida,
with three Representatives, has, a
white Giving population Of 1882, and
that the vote cast was 39,307; Georgia
with eleven representatives, has a
white voting population Of 277 1876, and
that the vote castswas 129,867; Louis.
lana. with seven Representatives, has
and that the vote cast was 53.90S;
Mississippi with eight representa-.
tiveS, has a white voting population OF
150.53O and that the vote cast was
$3.50; North Carolina. with ten Req
resentatives, has white voting poDu
lation OF 2S9.263, and that the vote cast
was 206,134; South Carolina, with sev.
en- Representatives has a white voting
population OF 130,975. and that the vote
cast was 56.912; Tennessee, with ten
Representatives has a white voting
population OF 375, )46, and that the vote
cast was 242,7 1855; Texas, with sixteen
Repr esen,atives. has a white voting
population of 599, 961, and that the vote
cast was 234.G0S, and Virginia. with
ten Representatives, has white VOC
ing population Ct sol. 1873. end that the
vote cast was 1928 les.
1t thus appears that these eleve'7
States has SO Representatives and 49,
electors and total Of white voters Of
2.S3S.781, and that they cast l, 375,G44
votes.
The Methodist Episcopal missionary
bishop for Africa, Rev. Joseph c. Hart
zell WHO arrived in New York recently
ca the ST Gamer: America afte" AID aD
sence Of two years in Africa, will .e
n'air several months in America, work
at all the principal centers. He is
very hopeful for the black republic OF
Liberia. in which repatriated negroes
from America and their descendants
now $4,000 in number, and few thous
and civilized natives form the govern
inc class.
T Liberia. which has led hitherto q
rather prscarious existence,s said the
bishop, SIS new entering upon new
epoch. An English COMPANY has been
Granted large mining and rubhe. con
cessions, in return for which the gov
ernment has secured a loan OF $780, Goa
With this sum il is intended to pa, tn
sebts Of the republic. To establish 2 na
t,npal lam, and TO open up the inte"
or
Bishop HartzeII said he would 40: al
vocaie TIE Wholesale emigration Oi
.Afro-ArGeyiaa from the southern
~fates. There are net openings in Lib
eria he said. for many settlers. an(
fradc ond other conditions are unfavo..
able fo:. the reception OF many irs
migrants al a time.
Senato1' Hopkins addressed the Sen
ate Tuesday in support Of the state
hood bill, He said the entire countr,
was profoundly interested il the pro
ro-ed admission of two new states anf
ade an appeal for the ratification q
&c. action Of the committee on terri
ore, in accompanying the consolida
ton Of the fou: territories Of New Mex
20. AriGcna Oklahoma and Indial
| Te"rito"v into two states. He especial
Y ',rrcd the wisdom OF joining Arizon;
and New Mexico.
There was an enthusiastic mas.
-''eeting of the Constitution League q:
the metropolitan A.. NJ E. Church. NJ
srrees. between Fifteenth md Six
taa'th streets northwest, last night
William Lloyd Garrison, of Boston
was the principal speaker Addresses
were also made by Andrew B. Humpb
reY. secretary of the Constitute.
League of the United States; Repre-
sentative William s. Bennett. of New
York; Representative Francis w. Cush
man of Washing ton: Roland B. Ma
honey former minister to Ecuadc,.:: j
Max Barber, DR.. William A. SincIail.
the Rev Oscar w. Scott. and the