Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
SOUTHERN STATES
REPRESENTATION
House Passes the Crumpacker
Amendment to Publicity Bill
Which Would Reduce II.
HAS NO TERRoRS FOR SOUTH.
sharp Williams Says To Make hcuuc-
ton, and Welcome. But be
Honest About It,

Washington. May 22.-The bill re-
quiring publicity for campaign con'ri-
buttons was passed by the house to-
day 10y vote of 1860 TO l25, with the
Crumpacker amendment added,
The amendment would have the eff
feet OF reducing congressional repre-
sentation In the southern states. 1t Is
believed the bill viii not pass the sen.
ate.
The bill provides for publicity Of
contributions made for the purpose Oh
influencing elections at which repre-
sentatives in Congress are elected,
With what is known as the Crumpack-
or amendment, prohibiting fraud in
registrations and providing data for a
reduction of representation among the
states
Mr. Crumpacker explained his
amendments by saying they were de-
signed against fraud and intimidation
IN elections.
THEY surround the ballots in the
selection of members Of the house. he
said, with sufficient safeguards To
warrant their purity"
In the opinion of Tucker tMoD, If
anything were lacking to demonstrate
to every man in the United States that
the leaders and managers of the Re
publican party in the house were
guilty of deceit and false pretense
the bill under discussion supplied that
want
.1t &C. h,.s..,,1a,.,. remarked Mr..
'i"IuNicn 'pa')' NeuuVI''" III
resentation, he said, had no terrors for
.t u M, t,,,,,ti., bo ,s
~ ~ '''''
serted, need not deceive themselves on
stIat point heavy as is tho prize,
he exclaimed, unfair ana unjust as
we believe 1t would be to exact thls
p"unu OF heSh' YET IL the people Ut
america ever do require 1t they VIII
ma mat the south VIII pay II Tor pro-
lection of its homes and for the pre-
serYatlon OF It's white CIVILIZATION
Mr.. Lassiter tNal protested against
the measure, and Mr. Gillespie CIeM)
warned TN" mouse mat ny passing the
pm the condition OF the negro would
Ice made worse than at present:
Following brief remarks by Messrs.
i''''i''N ~ - 't't i''I'S i'ot NN.t''''',
In support of the bill Mr.. Williams
(Miss.) made vigorous speech
against H. the great old party ne
began mas resolved itseii INTO Vau-
deviile stock company lie charged
me Republicans win not daring To
race any puplc question I'D a IAN ana
straiShttorWard way by combining
several propositions in one bill
w NAT are you trying TO 40 he IN
NuiItu. Does Inc gentleman from IN
ulana think he can turn the hands of
the clock OF time back half century?
Does ne thlhk ne can produce the Gays
OF the carpetbagger and reconstruction
IN the south once more! Does he THINK
inc business interests OF the north VIII
stand for a recurrence of the satur-
MALTA
The reduction in representation
anlehdlhent, ne Occurred nad heen
adued 10 deteat the pubiclty plli' You
nave no luea OF reduclnS lhe repre-
Sehtauoh OF Calltorhla' Massachu-
setuS OF 'olihectlcut, because they us
lailchlse llhterateS'
me people Oh the SOUTH ne asserted
were WlllhS TO TAKE the issue. II, he
Sald II was decided to ignore the If
teeh'h Amendment ana the Republi-
cahS were Wiling TO restore TO Mlssis-
Sippi lhe power TO TX her suffrage
"oIis laclaI INES the people OF that
STATE were ready Tor the gauntlet:
IhroW ~ down whenever you please
ne sNVlah!eu'
As 10 the leuuctlon OF our repre-
Sennation IN Congress- ne said, in
I'ou name take H. ana welcome To 1t;
but be honest when you do It.
III VIII damn your Republican party
and be worse for you than the force
Dlil Which defeated Harrison and, he
S",u 10 'lH itel.uDlGahs, IKE children
"a nEtFf don