The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-04
'REAPPORT|ONMENT
 BILL IS PASSED Initiative and Referendum Features Attached
  EFFECT MARCH 4, 1913 Alabama Will Be Allowed One More Congressional Representative.
 Bill Will Now Co to House
 Senate Conference
EFFECT MARCH 4, 1913

Washington, August S.-Bearing an ini- tia,wc and referendum feature to safe guard against ''gerymandering in number of states, the congressional reap portionment bill passed the Senate today It fixes the future House membership It 43a-with two more when Arizona and Mexico attain statehood-instead of the present Sel. There was not even the lorna I1y of a roll call on the final vote
 Two amendments, both offered by Sen ator Burton of Ohio, were attached to the Fl Ho,se measure and on these conference with the House will be held, all that stands tu the way of approval of the bill which is to take effect March 1, 1915 The increase in the membership of the House will mean an added expense to the coun- try of approximately 900 year. The sa aries of the 42 new members will aggre- gate S3i5, GOO Each will have at least one clerk at s15Oo which will add s63,o0o to the total Mileage and other incidentals will still further increase the sum, bringing it 10 the amount first named.
 Under the decennial reapportionment there IS to be no reduction in the member
  greseonal district will contain more than i7,ooo greater population than at present, the average district comprising 211,ST under the new plan.
 Burton Amendments
 The initiative and referendum provision was tackled on to the bill just before its passaee today It was one of the Burton amendments and provides that In case of an increase of the representation of any state the redistrcting, instead of being done by the state legislature, as provided by the House bill, should be in the man ner provided by the laws of the state, thus leaving the redistricting subject to the initiative and referendum laws where ever they have been placed on a states statute books.
 These states have adopted the initiative and referendum in the form of constitu- tional amendments: Oregon, Oklahoma, Nevada, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota, Colorado Arkansas and Maine
 Utah has adopted similar amendment, but the provision is imperative because of the failure of the legislature to enact the necessary accompanying legislation.
 In the following states such an amend7 ment has been submitted by the legisla- tures. but has not yet been voted upon: California. Washington Wyoming, North Dskota, Nebraska, Florida and Idaho.
 Party Vote
 This amendment was agreed to by strict party vote, 39 to 2S, the re- publican senators voting for 1t and the democrats against it.
 The other amendment adopted pre- scribes that candidates for representa- tive or representative-at-lar shall be nominated in the same manner as can didates for governor unless otherwise provided by the laws of such state" In some states the representation is increased by this bill, but through con stitutional limitation or other cause their legislators cannot divide the states into districts. The House bill provided for an election In such case but not for a nomination and the sec ond Burton amendment Is designed to meet that emergency.
 Three other amendments were voted down. These included provisions by Root of New York to retain the present membership of 391, which was defeat ed 46 to 23; by McCumber of North Dakota, fixing the membership at 4O5, defeated 22 10 AT. and by Reed of Mis- souri, providing where any states rep resentation is increased such represen- tatives should be elected at large by the state until redistricting by the leg = islature Tor by the people, defeated 3S to 29.
 The Senate bill will be taken up by the House census committee tomorrow | morning. Many House democrats ex pressed the belief that the amendments | may be accepted by the House It is so drawn that no state will lose in representation but in some cases there will be a decided increase New York heads the list with an increase of six members. Pennsylvania four Cali fornia and Oklahoma three Illinois. Ma ssac chusetts, New Jersey, Texas and Washington two each, and Alabama, Colorado Florida, Georgia. Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mon tana. North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah and West Virginia one each. This measure will take effect on and after March 1913.