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New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
LIEUT.. KENNEL CELEBRATES
City Hall Police Officer on Force
Twenty Years.

Lieutenant William Kennel. Billy" as
he is familiarly and afectionately called
by host of friends ne has made while
acting as guard for mayors OF New York
for the last fifteen years. celebrated the
twentieth anniversary of his appointment
to the police force yesterday. He started
on a two weeks vacation. but instead of
going 10 recuperate at some summer re-
sort he will spend his time studying for
the Civil Service examination for a cap
tai7cv. which comes the latter part of the
month.
Not a man since Mayor Strong went into
the City Hall has had any relations with a
mayor of the city without becoming &C
ouainted with Billy Kennel. During
Office hours he sits al q. desk at the outer
door of the Mayors suite and meets all
who call 10 see the chief executive
He never forgets a face and has a wide
acquaintance among the prominent men Of
the city He also is familiar with most of
the ''cranks" whose chief delight is put
ting UP queer propositions to the Mayor
They never succeed in getting by Billy,
but with his suave diplomatic way he has
always been able 10 turn them away with
out giving offence.
AS a rule Lieutenant Kennel has acted
as the bodyguard of the Mayor when at
tending any public affair or appearing
prominently in public and he will never
cease to regret that he not with Mayor
Gaynor when he boarded the boat TO sail
for Europe. He knew Gallagher and Is
confident the man who shot the Mayor
would not have got near him had he been
with Mr. CyaZ--Or
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BACK
Roosevelt's Trip Makes Whit
man Expect Strenuous Time.

District Attorney Charles S. Whitman and
Ers Whitman arrived on La Provence from
,EIsvre last evening Mr.. and Mrs Whit
nan have been abroad for six weeks. and
spent the greater part Of The time IN Rus
sia TIE District Attorney said that after
he left ST Petersburg he learned that while
he was eojourning in that city sixty-sever
thousand cases Of cholera were reported 70
the AUTHORITIES He added that naturally
re did not worry about thing Of which
t-e had 10 knowledge
Regarding the political situation in this
country, Nj Whitman said he was much
interested in the trip being made through
TIE West by NJ. Roosevelt, and rerna rked
that appzrertly strenuous times might be
expected. The progress Mayor Gaynor is
Whitman who gave II as his opinion that
1he Mayor was an exceptionally strong man.
Other passengers on the Provence were
Ms T-1xton Beale. who has been at
tending the opera at Munich; Judge Laugh
lin. of Buffalo. and the French Ambsssa-
dor afr. Jules Jusserand.
Mrs. Beale YVES met ct the pier by her
husband and Lieutenant Ward. Of the De
tective Bureau. Lieutenant Ward eE-
Ilained his presence by saving that Re was
CT old friend who had come TO extend
greeting.
Five French army officers also came on
the liner They viii remain in this city
for short time and then leave for Mexico.
where they will attend the centennial cele-
brauon which IS 10 be held there
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
DOWN THE BAY TO MEET METZ.

When ex-Controller Metz arrives in New
York harbor this morning on the steamer
Cleveland after his long trip abroad. he Will
be met by q delegation Of friends headed by
John Il. McCooey. Democratic leader Of
Brooklyn They will leave Pier A. Man
haitian, at $50 o'clock. The greeting will
not come as a surprise TO the ex-Controller,
as he was informed by wireless Of what
awaited him. when he was a thousand miles
from Sandy Hook. Next Wednesday even
ing Mr.. Metz will be formally welcomed
home al reception which will be held In
his honor by the officials of the Brooklyn
Democratic Club. No 30 Schermerhorn
street. Edward NJ Shepard Will he the ora
tor and talks vii also be made by supreme
Court Justice kapper and Congressman
Fitzgerald
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
Passengers Oppose Late Docking.

4 canvass of the Cunard, North Germ n
LLOYD and Hamburg-Anerican lines showed
that thev were in accord with the Survey
or's views \ representative of the Cunard
Line said: We have taken the votes OF
passengers on various occasions, and have
found that the majority favored remaining
overnight on board at Quarantine rather
than going to the pier. The minority vote
in favor of late docking came chiefly from
business men mainly Wall Street brokers,
anxious TO get ashore at night and get in
touch with business early in the morning
The majority Of our captains favor dock
ing by daylight
We have long preferred letting our late
steamships remain overnight at Quaran-
tine" said an Official of the North Ger
man LLOYD Line. In nearly every case al
least half Of the passengers want 70 remain
on board until morning. And at the dock
thew are subjected 70 the ceaseless noise of
steam winches and the banging caused by
the unloading of cargo. There are no late
trains TO take away passengers, and the
late docking has little to offer, whereas the
remaining at Quarantine affords a good
nights quiet rest. The passengers land in
the morning feeling fresh and bright
An official of the Hamburg American
Line offered similar views
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
COUNTY FAIR ON STATEN ISLAND.

The sixth annual county feir or inter
borough exposition, under the auspices of
the Richmond County Agricultural Society.
Will open tomorrow afternoon 81 the fair
grounds. Dongan Hills. Staten Island, and
continue for the entire week. The farmers
have been planning for many months for
this fair. and there VIII be exhibits Of
-Uone2's work end conventions Of suffra-
sset:es ard wonaens clubs Running, trot-
s3ng an5 pacing VIII be held each day on
'-he faf nile track. Aeroplane flights by
George f. Russell Will be the principal at
traction. The police traffic squad. regulars
from Fort Wadsworth and other organize
ttons VIII engage IN prize drills. Acting
Mayor Mitchell VIII attend on the Gay the
ers1hc squad is present
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
SAYS SKENE GOT $4,000
o'Neil, Former Assistant, Testi-
fes Against Ex- State Engineer.

Albany. Sept 3--Testfrony was given
for the state to-day At the trial of Fred
erick Skene, former State Engineer. on
charges of grand larceny in connection
with the award of good roads contracts to
the effect that Skene raised a good roads
bid $500 Evidence also was offered that
Skene received note for 5000 from the
Russell Contracting Company. the success
ful bidder which was subsequently cashed
and the money turned over 10 him.
The testimony was given by Charles H.
O'NeiI, who was confidential assistant to
the former State Engineer. He swore that
several days after bids for good roads con
tracts had been received and opened, In
September. 1907, Skene. following con-
versation with John B. Russell, head Of
the Russell Contracting Company, directed
him to secure a blank bidding sheet, and
later gave him for fling a substitute for
the original bid. which was for a good
roads contract in Nassau County, the total
of which. he said, was raised from S6l,35l
10 so. So
O'Nen then told Of a visit he made TO the
Office Of the Russell Contracting Company
in New York a. the direction of Skene.
''Skene told me" he said. that Russell
would give me a note for 5000 He said he
had 2 political assessment to meet and
Russell had agreed to pay part Of it On
one occasion. he said. this assessment was
for his nomination and amounted 10 $780,,
Geo"
o-Nen said he secured the note and gave
II 70 Skene who. IN April May of 1908,
requested him 10 have II cashed. He said
he went TO Troy and secured the money
and gave II TO the former State Engineer
The note. which was offered in evidence,
went 10 protest II was made payable TO
the Russell Contracting Company. The
state succeeded in having introduced
tsuv sheet Of bids by which It expects TO
show that the original bid Of the Russell
COMPANY was raised 5000
In addition O'Neil testified that John E
Russell. head of the Russell Contracting
Conpanv had told him that he had given
Skene s. 800
Under cross-exa Examination ONetl admitted
that he had taken records from the State
Engineers Office after he had LEFT the
states service. He said these documents.
which are being used by the prosecution
in an effort 10 show that a good roads bid
was raised S9a0, We're taken by him in
January, 1919, and have practically renamed
IN his possession since.
O'Nel also stated that ne was appointed
70 his position on the recommendation OF
Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tanmany
Hall. and Tom Dunn, a Tamnany dis
trict leader
Asked why he had taken records from a
public Office O'Neii said: 4 wanted 70 avoid
any frane-ups' against myself. / knew
who was dealing with, and desired self
preservation
The witness admitted that. accompanied
by Tom Costello, OF New York, friend,
he offered the documents TO New York
City newspaper but denied that he was to
receive. any monetary consideration for
1hern.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
iara Aug 3l-Christopher tBrl New York
Havre. Sept Bordeaux Err, New York
Rouen, Sept 1-Marsaretha Utab New YcrL
via ST Michaels
Monteyideo Sept l-HyPeria (Brp. New York
Amsterdanl, Sept f-Prtns wiilenn III 1I,utrh,
New York via West Indies Venezuela ana
Havre. '"H
tGtr,. New York
New York ''''''
Manchester Sept 2-rerence ,Fr, New York
Fort said Sept S-Karerna err. New york TO-
Singap-re Manila etc w.
SuuthamEton. sept 3-Philadephia New yor,e
VIA Plymouth ana Cherbourg o-'
ho'tHe sept 3-Caledonia tBr New York FOR
Glasgow taad p.ooeeSs4l ~
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
WOULD END LATE D0CK|NG|
Surveyor Henry to Confer with
DR.. Doty and Collector.
LINERS AGENTS FAVOR PLAN
Even Passengers, It Is Declared,
Prefer Delay at Quarantine
Until Morning.

Surveyor Henry OF the Port Of New
York gave some emphatic views yester-
day regarding the practice Of docking trans
atlantic steamships az night-a practice
which he deplored, declaring II TO be not
only dangerous, but against the best inter
est Of the passengers. Three of the big
steamship lines whose agents were seen
Yesterday agreed thoroughly with the Sur
veyor. and gave reasons almost parallel TO
those expressed by him for allowing steam
ships arriving after sunset to remain at
Quarantine overnight.
The attitude Of the Surveyor was brought
about by the confusion which has prevailed
in the last week. when ships have docked as
late as II o m and hundreds of passengers
were landed and their baggage examined.
He intimated that he intended to confer
with DR.. Dpty, the Health officer, and Col
lector Loeb looking toward an arrange
ment whereby steamship arriving IN
Quarantine after p. m. should be locked
He said steamships that would reach their
piers later than s35 Q. m. should be kept
at Quarantine until the next morning.
Danger to Liners, He Says.
There are many reasons" said the Sur
veyor. why the practice of docking steam
There is the danger to a big liner in bring
ins her up the North River in the dark
ness from ferrvboats railroad floats and
other small craft that are constantly NOV
ing about this busy stream. It is fmpos-
sible to arrange lights on the piers so as
to obviate this danger. Electric lights in
tenslfy the darkness beyond their reach.
Transatlantic captains, | am sure, dis
like after a long passage across the Allan
tic 10 attempt to dock their steamships at
night They know the danger and the ex-
traord1narv caution they must maintain.
Then there are the passengers who
must be considered. They do not know
whether to go to bed and land in the morn
ing or go ashore and seek hotel In
every case many remain on board. The
examination of baggage has to be conduct
ed under conditions which Of necessity
cause 1t 10 be less thorough than II 1t was
done in daylight There are other obJec-
tions which l might mention.
In these DAYS of wireless telegraph, if it
should be necessary for any man or woman
to go ashore in the case Of steamship ar
rivfng at Quarantine at night, the Custom
House could be notified and an arrange
ment made whereby these persons could be
taken off on the revenue cutter, leaving
their baggage on board TO be examined the
Lext day.
I refer, for example, to the case of a
death in a family Or to an important bust
ness transaction requiring mans pres
ence at a specified time Minor business
matters could easily be arranged by wire
less without landing ! should favor allow
ing no ship to reach her pier later than
SIS D m I intend to take this matter up
with DR.. Doty and the Collector at an
early opportunity"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
SOCIETY TO AID WORKING GIRLS

The Virginia non-sectarian, sell
supporting society for the aid Of working
girls. was incorporated yesterday in the
Supreme Court The organization will CO
orerata IN it's work with the New York
Association for Working Girls. Among the
corporators are Miss Virginia Potter. OF
Fort Salongs, Long Island; T. de @. Guy
Ter. No. II Madison avenue: J. Mclean
Walton. No. 80 West 44th street. Euphenia
waddington Wyatt. No. l8 East Path
street. and Gertrude u. Borg.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
HIGH WATER
A.upEiE ESS REPORTS.

The Minneapolis. reported as 500 miles east Of
SANDY Hook al 945 a m yesterday. is expected to
dock Monday afternoon 80.
The Iapland, reported 376 miles east Of
SANDY Hook at s a yesterday, is expected 10
dock this forenoon. -
The F-urnessia reported at s62 miles east of
SANDY Hook at 6IS a m yesterday, is expected to
dock Monday forenoon
The Celtic reported ss BIB miles east Of Sandy
Hook al IN yesterday, is expected TO dock
this forenoon -
The Cleveland, reported 23s miles cast Of
sandy Hook at 80 a yesterday. is expected
to docR this forenoon.
The Rotterdam. reported as 1913 miles east OF
Sandy Hook ! yesterday, is expected TO
dock this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
HE'D


Palermo, Sep, .. 10 p ul-Re d'ItaIia i'ah t'''A
GenCal. New York -,
Bermuda sept 5. 1880 m-Bernudian ''i'
New York
An>%erP. sept 3. II -Kroorland tBelS'' W.
~ Via Dover. ~.,x.
Southampton. sept :. l.sS m-st Faui Ne"
York via Cherbourg
Havre. Sept 3. Els MA savois err.
York =,
KinsstoH. Sept = p m-Prinz Joachim Ger
New NCrk -
swansea. sept New York city or. Ns'
York -.
Durham, Sept 2-Indrapura tBrl from NeN
and NorfOlkl. Taku BAr and NeVch5Is
santos. sept S-Cerv antes tBelgl. New f'
HuelNa Aug 3l-Mora tBrl, New NCFA
Manoas. Sept 2-Javary tBr). New NotS r.il
Naples. sept ., p m-Duca dt GenoNs
New York 7.isl
Dover sept 3. 20 = nl-KToonland To-
tfrcm Antwerp New York v,.,cD
boulogne. Sept 8 , r-RJndarf -
ttrom Rotterdam. New York - v..k
London. sept S-NlnnetoHka BY, NeN.s
Falerro. Sept 2-Calabria BY. Ne" 80
PASSED
Gibraltar sept S-Sant' A-ca tF-', NV
tor Naples and Na-se.lles. ,.-x 70:
Perrin. SEPT 3-Hudsop tBE). HsS -S'
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

namore Utah. Norfolk anchored In lower hs,-,.
Vaderland tBeg). Antwerp: puca a Aosta tIran
Naples: Creole. New Orleans. Carolina san
Juan Zulia. La Guayra Madonna err, Mar
seilles: transportation baltimore. Cnnrho Cal
weston: lroduois. Charleston, Havana Havana:
orange Prince tBrl. Rio de Janetro, MiIliuockct
Stockton. Me. Calderon tBr, Nanchester, patrt.
V'reeR. Pirseus. etc. Crown Of Granada tErl
Perth Amhoy: Paunee, PhiladeIphia '
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
one steerage passenger will land at New Yo

one steerage passenger will land at New York:
the others are in transit for Spain.
Steamer Crown Of Grenada tBr). Trinidad
August 25 and Grenada 26. to the Trinidad d
Shipping and Trading Co. with six passengers
mails and mdse. Arrived at the Bar at 80
Steamer CITY Of Atlanta. Savannah August
81 to the Ocean Ss Co. with passengers and
mdse Left Quarantine at 40 m.
Steamer Mohawk. Jacksonville August 81
Go, with passengers and mdse. Left Ouaran-
boSrg sesmer r6ss New o. york sou,hsmpton and Cher
OIL cabin and S46 steerage passengers mails
and mdse Arrived at the Bar 1925
Steamer Northtown, Port Arthur via Phila-
delphia. to the Texas OIL CO. with oil Passed
In Quarantine at IS m.
steamer Monroe, Newport News and Nor
folk, to the Old Dominion SIS co. with passen-
gers and mdse. Left Quarantine at 3 80 D m
Steamer CoInal, Mobile August 81. Tampa 40
and Key West 81, 10 the Mallory SIS Co with
passengers and mdse. Left Quarantine at 3 5s
Steamer Mama Hata. Baltimore. 10 the
,,S New ao 1oGk q -, Baltimore TRANSFORMATION Co.
Steamer Bangor cBrp. Hueiva for Perth Ambov
Passed in Sandy Hook :25 a
Steamer La Provence (Fr). Havre August 2s
TO the compagnie Generate Transatantidle with
4d5 cabin and 551 steerage passengers mails and
mdse Arrived al the Bar at 5;i5 p m.
aai s0sa6Fa o ReeunF 3 22 a0ns d Kong % oilo July
Port said 10 and Gibraltar 21. to Fnneh Edys "
Co. with mdse. Arrived at the Bar az & :o5
Steamer jamestown, Norfolk. to the Old Do
minion SIS Co with passengers and mdse 7 81,
Quarantine al 35 p m.
Steamer Cleveland Ger. Hamburg August OK
and Southampton and Cherbours % to the Ham
burg-American Line. with passengers and r,dss
Twelve miles east OF Fire Island al g IL n m
sandy Hook J. Sept ;, $50 p m-Wind
southwest. moderate breeze partly CLOUDY. hay
OF shore moderate
SAILED
Steamers Hamilton. Norfolk and Nevnor,
news; Byron t3rl. Rio de Janeiro: Chicago tFr,
Havre; Magdalena ,Br, Kingston Panama Cris
tobal Birma tRussl, Rotterdam and I,ihau. Sar-
ma ma Ter lnasua. etc, kentucsian, Puerto Mex
lGoi city Of Montgomery Savannah. Caltforria
,hfi Glasgow; MinneWaska 'Br, London. Ca
to!ta I'D. LIVERPOOL Washington Ger Dur
hda. ST Louis. Southe Gptcn. Kaeertr auev~ts
:, lotoFla Ger, Hamburg. Trent err Berrnuda.
Baltic tBD. Liverpool Z! Sig!o. Galveston, pin
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
TRANEPACIEIC MAILS

Destination and steamer. Close in N T PM
FIJI Islands and Australia tvia
VanCoUver-Zelinda ........-.... To-day $40
Japan Corea and Philippine Islands
Via seattlet-Kamakura Maru Sept g. 8 80
Hawaii tvia San Francisco)-Sierra. Sept g. 80
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
SHIPPING NEWS
Port Of New York, Saturday, Septem-
ber g. 1910.
RRITED

Steamer Montevideo tSpan). Vera Cruz Au-
gust 26. Puerto Mexico 81 and Havana 80 TO
the Connpania Trasatlantica With ~ cabin
and Sc steerage passengers and radse Arrived
al the Bar at 1890 n Nineteen cabin ard
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

Mail Vessel
Vessel For. Line. closes. sails.
Clement. Para Booth. ...... 2:30 a m
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER =.
Saramscca. Trinidad n " I1l:Oo m 100 n
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER g.
Kaiser " H. Bremen, y G L. $50 a 10 90 m
Guiana. Grenada. Quebec IL 80 90 IN
Noordam. r terdam, Hall-Am - 1000 a IN
Mohawk. Jacksonville. Clyde. 90 IN
c Of Atlanta, Savannah. Saw. 800 p m
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise 5:29; sunset. $50: moon sets, 7:17;
moon age, !.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 5.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TODAY.

Brings mail.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

Gibraltar sept SAINT A-ca tF-', NV
tcr Naples and Na-se.lles. v--x 4
Perrin. sept S-Hudsop tBE). SSN ~
Aarkow
The Irish standard., 1910-12-17

In the polling to date the Liberals
have made total gain over the I'm
ionists of one member. OBriens lit.
tie squad of noise makers looks as If
it is doomed to return to the next par.
lament mourning the loss of one.
tenth Of its voting strength on &C
count of the defeat of 4. M. Healy
The Irish Nationalist party will in all
probability return with it's ranks
strengthened by the addition of one
man.
In England the final polling will
take place on Saturday. On Monday
the remaining constituencies will be
heard from.
At the present time conditions au.
CUR we'll for the success of the veto
bill. The return of the Liberals to
power for the third time should con.
vince the King of the popular atti.
tude toward the House of Lords. All
concerned should be tired of the re.
peated dissolutions of parliament and
the burden of conducting an election
Under normal conditions the present
members ought to remain in power un.
til an Irish Home Rule bill is finally
enacted.
The Irish standard., 1910-12-17
SITE FOR COLLEGE
Winona Board of Trade Gets Option
on Land for Bishop Heffron.

Winona, Mimi, Dec. 14.-The com.
mittee of the Winona Board of Trade
yesterday secured an option on the
105-acre piece of property at the foot
of GilmoSe valley, owned by Mrs. G.
G. Beck, upon which Bishop Hebron
has looked favorably with the idea of
locating his 100000 Catholic boys
college.
The committee, which declares it
will have no trouble raising by sub
scription the money for the purchase
of the land, holds the privilege OF
buying the site for $4,000 should it
be accepted by the bishop and it will
be given him outright. On the land,
which figures in the option, is an old
and romantic residence, which could
easily be utilized as one of the minor
college buildings.
Three acres of the land is given
over to an orchard, 80 acres to a
farm, a greater portion of which is on
the table land, although some of it is
on the slopes. Ten and half acres
is woodland. The remainder of it is
given over to residence property.
The Irish standard., 1910-12-17
MoNs1GNoRE osTER
The People Of clontarf Pay Tribute
to His Memory.

Clontarf, Mimi, Dec. 15.-High Re.
QUEEN Mass was celebrated in st.
Malachy's church, Clontarf, last
Tuesday for Rt. Rev. Monsignore Ana
tole Oster, vicar-general of the arch
diocese of st. Paul, who died Deem
Der 5th. It was also the 54th ami
versary of his ordination. He was
ordained to the priesthood in the
Cathedral of st. Paul Dec 18th, 1856,
by Bishop Cretin. The church was
filled with members and others who
came to pay a loving tribute to the
memory of him who had been their
friend and pastor for 10 years. Many
of whom Father Oster had baptized.
prepared for First Communion and
married. A large number received
Holy Communion and a beautiful SER
mon was preached by Rev. Patrick
Kenny eulogizing the sanity life of
the venerable Monsignore.
d r. NJ
The Irish standard., 1910-12-17
THOSE CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

While you are wondering what
would be an appropriate gift to send
to this friend or that don't cling so
closely to fancy as to give no thought
to practical things. A dainty, useless
article may be the source of momen-
tary pleasure for the recipient but,
being useless, 1t will soon find it's way
to the store room to be forgotten with
out having done any permanent good.
Books and periodicals are convention
al gifts which, if we'll chosen, will not
only afford pleasure to the one who
reads them but they may become a
potent factor in shaping that PERSONS
character. The book need not be a
religious book to be a useful gift. A
work of fiction which tells story en-
tertainingly, which is pervaded by a
wholesome atmosphere, which lays
emphasis on the nobler traits of hui
manity, cannot fail to make the read
er appreciate more keenly the good
things of life. The book, moreover,
remains a permanently useful posses.
sion with its secrets and inspirations
open to those who choose to read it..
BY opening up new vista of thought,
by giving the reader new point of
view it may direct his efforts along
entirely new and better lines.
A years subscription to a Catholic
newspaper or magazine is an appro-
pirate gift for any member of the
family. Catholic literature in the home
is a safeguard for the faith. An at
tractive periodical which is free from
questionable stories and which is
filled with the latest views of the
leaders in Catholic thought on vital
questions of the day, making it's
weekly visits to home should be a
powerful influence in making that
home better place to live in.
The fact that such a gift is COM
monplace does not detract from it's
worth. 1t is sufficient to know that
it will be means of doing permanent
good,
The Irish standard., 1910-12-17
NATIONAL REINFORCEMENT.

With the announcement that the
population of continental United
States has reached approximately
ninety-two million, the question wheth.
er the number of representatives
should be increased or the basis OF
representation should be so changed
as not to materially change the mum.
Der of representatives now holding
seats, comes up for discussion. The
increase in the population during the
past decade was about sixteen mill
ion. On the old basis of representa-.
ton this increase would, broadly ap.
proximating, increase the number of
representatives by about fifty.
There will be those who will main.
tain that the present basis of repre-
sentation should be maintained on the
ground that the House should be a
representative assembly. This argu-
ment, while admittedly specious