New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-04
TO MAKE HOUSE ROLL 433
Reapportionment Bill Passes
with Senate Riders.
REFERENDUM is PRESERVED
Republicans Amend Measure, to
Democrats Disgust-Ex-
ira Cost 100000
Yearly.
From The Trlbun. Bureau J

Washington. Aug 3.-The reapportion-
ment bill increasing the size Of the House
Of Representatives from 39l to 1873 members
was passed to-day by the Senate, but with
amendments offered BY Senator Burton,
one of which threw the Democrats into
something approaching panic. The amend
ment provides that the redistrcting In
those states in which the number Is TO be
increased shall be In accordance with the
laws Of the state. and not by the Legis-
lature az provided by the House bill. The
disconnected Democrats, particularly In
those states with Democratic Legislatures
wanted to have the redistricting entirely
in their own hands. irrespective OF refer
endum laws requiring the approval or the
voters. AS a result. the bill viii go IN
conference and. as the House Democrats
will probably oppose the Senate amend
ment. the fate ~ the measure is still In
doubt
The vote on the Burton amendment was
20 70 g. the insurgents uniting with the
regular Republicans In a strictly party
vote Senator Clark. Of Arkansas, was the
only Democrat 70 vote for IT. Senator
which. I'm effect. modified the Burton
amendment This was lost IS 10 %
Senator Roots amendment restricting tne
size Of the House 10 it's present number
was lost by o 70 4s. many Of the Repub-
leans from states which would lose hy the
arrangement going over 10 the Democratic
side. Senator Gronna. on behalf Of Sena-
tor McCumher. then offered an amend
ment limiting the number Of Representa-
tives To 405 This was also lost by vote
Of % to 47. on the final passage no roll
call was demanded.
The other amendment adopted prescribed
that candidates for Representative or
Representatives at large shall be nominal
ed I'm the same manner as candidates for
Governor unless otherwise provided by the
laws Of such state
on the part or the Democrats the bill
was treated as a party measure. but the
Republicans did not regard IL in that light.
Interest in the outcome was Of a perfume
tory character. The Democratic-nsurgent
alliance which ruled in the case Of the
Farmers Free List bill and the wool bill
no longer prevailed. With the question OF
gerrymandering by the Democratic legts-
ldlAltS IT ISSUE. All' tllrul , tilAS SiiIl'N
back into the fold.
The increase in the membership OF the
House bill will mean an added expense Of
approximately 500, 900 a year The sal
aries of the forty-two new members will
aggregate s315, 900. Each will have at
least one clerk at $500, which will add
$4,000. Mileage and other incidental ex-
penses will still further increase the
amount.
New York heads the list with an increase
Of six members Pennsylvania, four Cali
fornia and oklahoma. three each, Illinois
Massachusetts. New Jersey. Texas and
Washington two each. and Alabama. Colo
RADIO Florida Georgia. Idaho, Louisiana,
Michigan. Minnesota, Montana. North Da-
kota. Ohio. Oregon. Rhode Island, South
Dakota. Utah and West Virginia. one each.
The measure will take effect on and after
March 3. 1913. With the admission Of Ari-
IONA and New Mexico 70 statehood, with
one Representative each, tho membership
under the present bill would advance 10
f25
The initiative and referendum provision
is applicable in these states oregon, Okla
boma. Nevada Missouri, Montana South
Dakota. Colorado Arkansas and Maine
Utah has adopted a similar amendment
but the provision is imperative because Of
failure Of the Legislature 10 enact the nee
essary legislation. Besides these in the
following states such an amendment has
been submitted by the legislatures. but has
not vet been voted on California Wash
ington. Wyoming. North Dakota. Nebraska,
Florida and Idaho.