The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-02-11

Illinois, one Of the Democratic mem
bers of the Committee on Ways and
Means for finding how to get enough
revenue for meeting the expenses OF
the government, has Ella NJ. Rainey
listed for S153.34.
Representative Lennidas d. Robin
son, of North Carolina, pays his
brother $153.34 per month.
Representative Milton A. Romjur
of Missouri, gives his wife, M. N,
Romjur $3.50 per month.
Representative Ehetus w. Sims, OF
Tennessee, gives his niece, Miss Eula
Mcdonald, $153.34 per month, and
his daughter, Miss Enid Sims $15S.34
And so on through a long list OF
Democrats bent on getting while the
gettin' is good. Tammany wades in
in approved Wigwam style. Repre-
sentative David ]. O'Connor pays M.
II. Zinner $1S6 per month and Frank
Rizzo s12O per month. Neither"
says the New York World, a Demo-
cratic paper, has been seen in Wash
ington since the member was induct-
ed into office" Representative DAN
lei j. Riordan carries two men on the
oil in the same way. Representative
Thomas F. Smith, secretary of the
Hall" pays Charles j. Ackerson
S1S6.67 per month and he, too, has
never been seen here.
Republicans Save On Total.
Meanwhile the Republican Congress
has been continuing its record of saw
ing money for the tax payers. Dur
ing the past few years it has enact
ed three measures which will have a
wide effect in this direction. One of
the most important of these is the de-
termination on the part of the House
to cut out the added expense of in
creasing its membership from ass as
now to 4S3 as recommended by the
Census Committee in accordance with
years increasing the membership on
the same numerical basis as the pre-
vious dccennial period IN 1911 the
number of people in each district
was 211,S77. So that in the same
proportion of growth of population,
in 1921 the committee fixed the num-
Der at 21S,9S6. 1t was pointed out
by Representative Seigel, chairman
of the Census Committee, that France
has $50 members in its popular as
sembly, that in the British House of
Commons Their are 707 members and
that in Italy there are sos members.
1t was figured by the members of
the Census Committee who favored
the majority report that in the House
chamber and in the House Office
Building there is now sufficient room
for the increase to ass members.
Million Year Saved.
But a minority of Republicans on
the committee, led by Representative
Fairfield, of Indiana, and majority
of Republicans on the floor of the
House decided that the added mem
bership would cost more money and
that therefore the total of 435 should
remain as it is. 1t was pointed out
that the mileage alone of the addi-
tional membership would cost $24O,-
900 per year, that the increase in
members salaries would be 100000
per year, and that it would cost $4,-,
100000 to duplicate the present
House Office Building in order to
house them. Both majority and
minority of the Census Committee
agreed that the clerk hire amount
under the new arrangement would
cost $4,000 year and that the
total further expense might run up to
a million dollars per annum. And so
1t was decided to give each membe
more to do during the next ten years
by increasing the size of his 'constitu-
ency, and during that time save the
tax payers something like 100000
900.
Under the new arrangement the
total number of constituents each
member is to serve will be 242,4l5.
This will be 1889 more than would
have been the case had $50 been de-
cided upon as the proper number.
Under this apportionment California
will gain three new members; Michi-
gan, two; Ohio. two and Connecticut,
New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas
and Washington, one each.
Army Is Cut Down.
Another act in the direction of
economy on the part of Congress is
the reduction of the army from its
present basis of 225, 900, where 1t has
been kept by the arbitrary action of
Secretary Baker, to a total of 49,
900. In one day both houses voted
to compel the Secretary to stop all