Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-18
Amendment for Adjust
menf DeCennia| Problem.
Crumpacker .Bur|eigh Bill Win.
ming Favor, May Not Be Opposed.
Gives Maine Four Congressman and
Opens RsdistrIotIng Question.

Washington, ID. G.. Jan. 17-tSpe
CiaD-Chairnan Crumpdcker of the
House Census Committee and Repre-
sentative Burleigh of Maine. the rank
ing member of the Committee have
agreed to bring up the apportionment
bill in the House this week if it can
reasonably be brought about. Both
are strongly in favor of the measure,
already reported To the House on mo-
ton of Representative Burleigh, pro-
viding for membership of 433 and
thus giving Maine four members for
the next ten years.
Representative Crumpacker has
drawn a provision, which he will prob
ably ask to have put upon the bill as
an amendment. In this he will have
the support of Representative Bur
leigh. 1t arranges for an automatic
apportionment every ten years here
after and is in the following language:
That as soon as the next and each
subsequent dccennial census of the
popula ton of the several states. as re-
quired by the Constitution, shall have
been completed and returned to the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
a. SIitlii " tIif 0dtN VI INT sSttlttdtE
OF said Department to ascertain the
aggregate population of all the states
and of each state separately. excluding
Indiana not taxed; which aggregate
population he shall divide by the mum
Der four hundred and thirty and the
product of such division. excluding any
fraction of aunt that may happen to
remain shall be the ratio of apportion-
mcnt OF Representatives among the
several states under such census: and
the Secretary of said Department shall
then proceed to divide the total repre-
sentative population of each state by
the ratio so determined. and each
state shall be assigned one Represen.
tative for each full ratio of population
therein and an additional Representa-
tive for any fraction equal 10 or great
er than a moiety OF such ratio, but
each state shall have at least one
Representative; and the aggregate
number of Representatives so assigned
to the states shall constitute the total
membership of the House of Repre-
sentatives under such census; and as
soon as practicable after the secretary
of said Department shall have aseer-
talned the number of Representatives
to which each state is entitled under
any decennial census; in the manner
herein provided, he shall make out and
transmit to the House of Representa-
tiyes certificate of the number of
Representatives SO apportioned to each
state, and he shall likewise MAKE out
and transmit without delay to the ex-
ecutive Of each state certificate of
the number Of representatives appor-
toned to such state"
1t looks very much now as though
the leaders of the House would accept
this provision and allow the Crum-
packer Burleigh bill to go through
without opposition. The hopes of the
Maine men at the Capitol are high that
this will be done. Gov. Burleigh said
this afternoon that it might be the
fight for Names representation was as
good as over. II do not want to be
overconfident," he added, "and we are
not relaxing our efforts in the slight
est because of the apparently favor
able turn which the apportionment
matter has been taking Nevertheless,
1t would seem as though we were 60
ing to have majority for the mem
bership of 433. which takes care of
Maine and as though it were possible
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