The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-02
Bonnet and DepeW Will
 Each Introduce Bills
AVOID .CISFRANcH|SEMENT
Boil WeeyfI Will Permeate All Cotton TerritOry--Infested
 Section Grows Larger
BY wATTERsoN srEALEY

BY WATTERsON sTEALEY
 Washington, January 1.-(Special.)- The announcement of Representative Crumpacker of Indiana and other mem bers of the House census committee that reapportionment legislation will not be undertaken with a view of cutting down the representation of southern states which have disfranchised the negro, will not act as a deterrent upon Representa- tive Bonnet of New York. MT. Bonnet now has bill on the committee call calendar providing for the amendment of the present census. It was introduced over a year ago and has fully reached being considered during the present month. MT. Bonnet was defeated for reelection. It is understood that he will press the consideration of his bill and thus both the House and Senate may thresh over negro disfranchising before the adjournment of Congress.
 In the upper branch of Congress Sen ator Depew is urging the adoption of an amendment to the amendment to elect United States senators by direct vote of the people in order to relieve the ne- groes of the south from the disfranchis- ing laws. There is, of course, no possi- hility for the amendment being adopted on it's merits The plan to engraft it on the proposed constitutional amendment was conceived wholly for the purpose of defeating the election of senators by a direct vote. The opponents of this plan realize that the adoption of the amend ment drives southern democratic senators against the constitutional amendment hence the test will come on the Depew amendment instead of the actual merits of the proposition to elect senators by direct vote.
 l The bill of MT. Bernet does not attemp 10 reduce southern Representation in tn, roundabout way proposed by the New l York senator.
 Bonnet Bill Is Concise
 MT. Bennets bill is direct and to tht point After quoting the fourteenth ant fifteenth amendments to the constitution 1 the bill provides that the following re- ducfon of representatives of states shal be made: Alabama from 9 to 5; Arkan- sas, to 5; Florida, to ?; Georgia. Il l to G. Louisiana, to 4: Mississippi, tc | g. North Carolina, 10 to [; South Caro- | lima, to 8: Tennessee, 10 to s, and Nir- ginia, 10 to | This makes a reduction ol g members, MT. Bonnet providing for the cutting down of the membership of thy House from 391 to 359. MT. Bonnet k generous enough to add provision tc | the effect that any of the above men toned states which will no longer deny or abridge to "colored male inhabitants the right to vote may have their mem l hers restored.
 | Most of the republicans of the House do not attempt to conceal their i'm patience with the activities of Senator Depew and Mir. Bonnet in the matter of southern reduction of representation They point out, entirely from politi | cal standpoint, that the country is through with the bloody shirt and ey- erything that suggests a force bill that the republican party is already il dire straits and what Is necessary i: a reconciliation of existing difference, without creating further division b, marking back to the reconstruction ers and agitating a proposition which coul, never be put through the Senate. 1 is also suggested that the southerr negro who would be enfranchised b, Depew and Benet is not nearly so in terested in voting as the negroes il l Massach usetts, New York, Ohio an, Indiana, who were promised positions by the republican campaign manager. before election and are interested il having these promises redeemed. That the upshot of congressional re apportionment will result in Hous, mem bership large enough to proven any states losing member Is the be lief of Representative Crumpacker O Indiana chairman of the House cen sus committee. Judge Crumpacker Ina, called a meeting for the committee Friday. During the holidays he ha' been studying the tables submitted tt him by the director of the census an, has also been comforting with his col leagues of the committee and in tnt House. He has found d strong senti ment against accepting q lower figur' than will fail to include existing stat representation. Under the method pro posed by Professor Wilcox of Cornell 435 members saves all of the states an, it is the personal opinion of Mir. Crum packer that this figure Is likely to b adopted by the House.
 The proposed remodelling of the hal of the House of Representatives ha reconciled many members to vote fo an increase in membership who wou.' otherwise be opposed to it. The plan of remodelling reduce the size of th
 House about one-half All of the desN will be eliminated and the seating ar engagement will easily accommodate 500 Since the construction of the House of flee building, members recognize tha desks are useless. .They are, accord ingly, to be torn away and only seat with a small folding attachment fo the taking of notes substituted
 It is therefore claimed that a member ship of 435 will actually make the hous, less unweodly than 1t is today.
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