The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-10
VIRGINIA TO LOSE
NOCONGRESSMAN
Democrats Win Fight
for Increased Number
Of Representatives
1873 MEMBERS
IN NEXT HOUSE
Battle Led by Hay, and He Is
Supported by Party Men and
Republicans Who Refused to
Be Bound by Caucus.
Slemp Helps Save
Own Seat.

" aSnllSt Ton, -. u. Februafy 9.--Ine
Democrats OF the House. aided BY d
few Republicans, who declined TO be
bound by the party caucus day won
their fight FOR an increased rcpresen-
tation in the lower branch of the Con-
Sress undcr the census OF 1910 They
voted down the Republican caucu bill
to maintain the membership al 3?l, as
II PRESENT, and then passed the origi-
nal Crumpackcr bill, fixing the mem
bcrshlp at i33 on and after March ),
1913. II Arizona and New Mexico
shonll he admitted to Statehood they
viii be given one representative each
bringing the total UP to 1875
To-days action Of the House must
be ratified by the Senate. The House
leaders believe that the senate will
follow the wishes OF the lower. branch.
Under the new reapportionincnt
plans. no state loses a member The
following states gain the number in
dlcated:
Alabama. / /; California 8, Colorado.
II, fiorlua' Georgia, |; Idaho, l.;
Illinois. :; Louisiana /; Massachusetts,
= Michigan, 1; Minnesota. l.: Montana
J: New Jersey, . New York. 6; North
Dakota, /: Ohio, l; Oklahoma, 8: ore
son, !. Pennsylvania, 4:gRhode Island
y south Dakota. |: Texas. .: Utah, i;
washington. :; West Virginia. L.
BLOW nj south Defeated.
The House spent more than five
hours in discussing and voting upon
the bill and various proposed amend
mcnts An amendment offered by
Representative Bennett. OF New York.
ana designed to cut down Southern
Representations, was voted down bv ISL
10 90. Representative Crumpacker. of
lnd.ana' chairman of the Committee
on inc census, and author or mum
Der OF bills to reduce the Representa-
stion from States III t,.esouth vntsa
to-day against the Bennett amendment
and was applauded by the Democrats,
ne democrats lost but one decision
during the entire fight. \ COMMITTEES
amendment in the bill, providing mat
states should be redistric,cd bv The
legislatures, was voted down on an an
pea from Republican members of the
missouri delegation. They declared the
states should be permitted to redistrict
themselves in their own way
The advocates of a membership of
S9l fought for their cause up "a tho
very last minute. Just before the lnal
vote was taken. Representative Camp
peli' OF Kansas. moved the recommit-
mem OF the 1913 bill, with instructions
10 the committee of the whole House
70 report substitute providing for
Sal members. This motion was lost bv
a vote OF l3l TO Ill. This reflected tho
sentiment OF the members so decisively
mat the vote by which the bill was
passed was decided in the Affirmative
without division or roll call
CHAMP Clark. or Missouri in f,vor-
ING an increase in membership. de-
clased that the real work Of the House
would continue to be performed in COM
mittecs, and that the number Of Repre-
sentatives on the floor would mako
little or no difference.
Credit to Hwy.
credit for to-day's victory should he
given to Congressman James HAY. Of
Virginia. lie was assisted Nv some ~
.ne members OF the Virginia delegation
anu Representatives Page, Thomas.
Nenb and others. from North Carolina
since the fight started to cut down
the representation of the South the
congressman mentioned have been un-
tlrnS In their efforts TO have passed n
Dill which would permit the number
OF their States remaining as ut present
Lined up With the Nirginians and
North Carolinians in their efforts to
Keep their States from losing one mem
Der each were the following. Southern
Republicans: Slemp, Of Virginia Lane
ley, OF Kentucky and Austin. of Ten
ncssec. To-day Congressman Austin
MADE strong appeal to his fellow Re
pnnlicans to stand by the committee
report and make the membership OF tho
House 443, saying that ii the Ropuh,i :
can party ever expected to make gains
IN Inc South 4 would have to max
them in the border States, and men
toned especially Virginia, Kentucky
ana tennessee Langley also made an
urgent appeal, and Slemp, to save his
own seat, worked among the Republi
cans to have the membership made 443
so far as known, the three North Car
olina Repubiicans made no open EFFORT
TO nave the committee report adoptcd
as they retire from Congress March /,
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