El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-07

attention, in view of the result of the
recent elections, is the proposed reap
portionment This is the determine ton
of the allotment Of members of the
house Of representatives to the various
states, based upon the population as
certained by each decenniaI census.
While this ought not to be a political
question, it invariably involves poll
ties, and the Republicans are anxious
TO deal with it while they control both
houses Of congress. 1t is not essential
that this new reapportionment be en-
acted into law at this session, and if a
bill considered unfair be submitted the
Democrats in the senate may be count
ed upon to prevent its conclusion before
March g.
Besis of Representation
The present representation is one
representative to every 1941S2 of pop
ulation, making a total membership of
the house of 3e1- Upon the same fig
ures the membership of the house
thereafter would be enlarged material
ly- There is opposition to increasing
the size of the house, which already is
unwieldy, and the proposition will be
made to enlarge the basic figures This
VIII bring about an increase of mem
bership in some of the larger states.
and result in loss in some of the less
thickly populated 1t easily is seen,
therefore, why the Republicans are
anxious to deal with this subject and
retain whatever of political ADVANTAGE
the situation may have
Al big fight is promised with regard
to the tariff board for which the pres
ident asks a still larger appropria ton
and, incidentally, increased authority in
the matter of conducting its INQUIRIES
and making Its investigations both at
home and abroad. Many leading DEM
oerats. like senator Bailey, for instance
are opposed to the tariff commission
plan and will antagonize this Whether
they can do so to the end that consider
alton and final determination will be
postponed until the Democrats control
the house, remains to be seen. The
president is very earnest in this matter.
Then, too there are many men in both
parties who believe the tariff should
be removed from politics entirely. and
men Of this view hold that this probably
may be accomplished through a com
mission, and are inclined to give it a
fair test
If the effort threatened by senator
Gallinger and others to push through a
ship subsidy bill at the short session
is made seriously it promises to precip-
itate a time consuming contest The
Democrats are opposed to this sort of
legislation.
1t does not appear likely that Aldricb
will be able to put through anything
in the shape of a revision of the cur
rency laws at the coming session. al
though he has been credited with hav-
ing that in mind. Time will be too
short to admit of full and free consid-
GRAFTON Of so important a subject
Many Conservation Schemes
The administrations legislative plan
includes also various conservation
schemes, an anti-injunction bill giving
relief, in a measure at least, demanded
by organized labor, and a plan of pen
Sion retirement for aged civil employees
Of the government With the end in
view OF forming a cohesive Republican
working force to accomplish that
which he has at heart, THE president
has had several conferences with lead
ing regulars and progressives at which
his program has been thoroughly
threshed out. The outlook seems to be
good for united action of all classes
of Republicans in the senate but. as
has been intimated, the danger comes