Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-10
MORE MEMBERS
FOR The HOUSE
Democrats Win and There Will
Be an Increase in Reap
portionment.
CAUCUS VERDICT UPSET
Johnston of Alabama Defends Lori
mer on Ground He Had Better
Glass of Witnesses.

Washington. Feb. lO-The house o.
. representatives of the 63rd congress.
which will be elected in November.
1912. and convene in regular session
+ IL December. 1913. will be composed
/ of 433 members. and in addition one
each from Arizona and New Mexico
should those territories be admitted
as states in the meantime
/ This was decided by the house yes
! terday after n long struggle when. by
vote of III TO 131, a substitute TO re
tain the house at its present size was
defeated. Inasmuch as precedents de
mand that the house should be per
mitted to regulate its own affairs. IN.
/ senate will pass the bill in the form in
/ which il goes from the house.
WAS SOUND DEFEAT.
1t was a sound defeat for the house
organization and for the sacred eau
Gus Yesterday. however. % republi-
cans vo1ed with the democrats. not
withstanding that their party caucus
had decreed that the house under the
new apportionment did remain at 391
members Most of them come from
states that would have lost members
had not the Crumpacker bill, reported
from the committee on caucus. calling
for a house of 433 members. been
adopted
STATES GET MORE.
The increase of ~ in the member
ship of the house. as provided for, will
L. =; h., %
Alabama, Colorado. Florida, Georgia.
Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota
Montana. North Dakota Ohio. Oregon
Rhode Island. South Dakota. Utah and
West Virginia will each gain one mem
Der: Illinois. Massachusetts. New Jer
sey, Texas and Washington viii gain
two members; California ami Oklaho-
ma. three; Pennsylvania. four, and
New York six. without any state suffe--
ing the loss OF a member.
THESE STATES N DANGER.
Had ~the bill adopted by-rtTy 2republi-
can caucus. calling for a house OF 39i
members. been adopted the deIega.
tons of Is states would have been re
duced. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas.
Kentucky. Nebraska. North Carolina.
Ohio. Tennessee. Virginia and Wiscon-
sin would each have lost one member
and Missouri would have lost two.
RATE CENTS POUND.
Washington, Feb 1O.-Magazire
publishers will have to pay rate Of
t cents pound on the advertising
sections of periodicals carried as
second class mail if an amendment
to the posjoflce appropriation bill
by the senate committee on
postoffices and post roads yesterday
is accepted by both branches Of con
gress. Senator Peurose, late in the
day reported the bill 10 the senate. .
Another important amendment is.
For the extension OF the postal saw
ines banks system 100000 is ap-
propriated to be available immed-
lately and authority is given to the
postmaster general to designate
what postofices shall be selected as
postal banks.
TAKE TP Raj. VALUATION.
Washington. Feb. 10.-Hear.nea
on the bill providing for the physical
of railroads was resumed .
by the house committee on inter
state and foreign commerce today. /
Representative Lenroot Of WiscOn-
sin and Madden Of Illinois advocated .
the measure.
SUPPORTS LORINER.
Washington, Feb. Sustaining
the report Of the committee on priv
iIeges and elections Of which he is
a member in favor Of Lorimer's re-
tention Of his seat in the senate.
Johnston Of Alabama in a speech n
the senate today, declared White was
he only Illinois legislator who tcs-
ifed he had been bribed to vote for
LorimrT. He said the other wit
lesses we're sore because they we're
not bribed in Lorimer's interest.
LORINIER WITNESSES SUPERIOR.
Witnesses against LoTimeT were
~ hffa fhngG tf.