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House, with the concurrence of the
senate. must pass law determining
what its own size is To be for the
next 10 years. An effort was made
To- get this business cut OF the way
durine the closing days OF the last
resSien but the senate refused 7"
l,ass a. measure when ma" 'SS"
udopted - the House.
The nSht on this legislation has
~ many angles that the Census Conn
mites. Of the House. charged with the
responsibility OF formulating the nea-
surv. is having hard time ~
There has been great deal ot senu-
mont manifested against the "fpo'
tionment ot Representatives SO thae
any state would lose any ot the sea's
Il now holds in the House ot h'p'e
scntatives. Then there IS brought lo'
ward the argument that the p'esSne
size Of the House. As5 members h,NNs
efficient legislative work haruet 10, 1'.'
n there Mere approximately 'VV NJ
rcscntatives. ,,.,,a
Another view, strongly suppo.'eu'
won,d limit the number OF h'e,'i'ea
~ the House To ass. and WORN ou'
en-. new anportionment on that pas.s'
-rnts Was strongly opposed on .'e
80, that some states Wouio vs.
-, 80 tbeir seats. on the BASIS %
- IA, a.cennial census, whiie 'hS4e
,,.aola he corresponding gains IN o''ie'
N.,,hs,s of the Census Cofaii''''ee
~ ,n., House realize that the w
-. 49,, r,.fore them ought To DC ou'
=. -. ,,,,v as soon as possible. as Wy
- - congressional Dis'rlS's
,,,,a.,, IN. new apportipnment mus
mad, nv the various state tSs,9'', ,,e.,,so
.,,,, ,,,.,,s,,re introduced in the iiouso
-. .....,,,, nv Chairman Slesvh -
>.xx york Representative ~ " s,,r
-. ,,,,,s,,s committee proNlaSu ~
- ~, .lzc Of the House i"i -. -,
-. -. "a ,.,.,,s. when new census w.
,..,, a. ass members. SoNSln
- s,a,isticiaus worked ou' -.
=. -. ,',,,,,,,,ittee which chowea -
-. ..,,,,,t.,r was the lowest q ~.
- st.te would lose any q 's ~,
seats. while . s'a'eS
on more members nj, ~ ass. as
For a HOUSE memoeis -, zach
troposcd. representatloh ~ con
800. would IL one uenpe' 80
ss'. -. everv eiSaS6 people. ana -.
800 , .,',,,. = state with a poPuiatloi'
OF sac. 600 souls would haN state
r.s.ntattvcs in Congress 49,. -, .,.,,,,,a
,.ith a reputation q but $500. .,'.'..''..,,a-
49,. Two also. The two ieil ~.
tls.s FROM the larger state "a
,.oa,t FOR 4s7. s72 - as Peop -,
49,. rest 81 its popnlatoh 800 ~
t,,t fO2 0sS people less N'e" I,
~, atS $50 persons used q Z 49,
a. eoa, ~ the smaller sea.e,
,....., ~ Representative Would - ~. -
=, x,asntnuton 10 represent +ls'see =,
49,. ,,...,el., ~ his state. when
-. 10 of4 As this nunlesf
~. ,,,gt,on of siS.sSe. another 49,
.s...,tatl,,. would hc aiiotleo -
STATE.
states THAT would cain.
,..asr me proposal that the ni'ia-
,,.,rspip b. Increased 20 80 ''i''''.. -
......,ta T. the chief nenenciihs. 49,
-. -. seats and increo sins IT. reF-
.'..s..,., .,t,an 10 10 members foar $3.50 ,
.'...',,,5 - gained ~ Michigan NeW
- asio and Pennsylvania ihies
,.,,,fa he gained BY Illinois anu
60 "a Massachusetts. New 4erses
- N,orth Carolina each woaia So,
49, .s the states which wouio
49,. -. seat are Alatama, Ahahsas'
'.l.....t,.,,t Georgia MARYLAND. Al'h
So. Mexico. Oklahoma, ott-
a..,.sb Carolina. Tennessee, IT
$3.50 sfirrton. West Ntrginia- ana
- 49,, fne report q the Census Com
...-. -, aid before the House Gus
-. tne last session, the eoitlii1l1ee
-. urged that Congress auops
r..~stst,itionai amendment 70 lliii.'
=. -, ~ the House 70 not more 80.
80 ,g,.-,bars Early action on ms
-. ,,-ves IN order that the staes
''s...,.,,,r.s could have The Constitu-
,.onai amendment psloie --.,,,s.
49, .....s.,, -, The end thai the amend
tnent might b part q uis -. -
- go = new apportionment o.
congressional seats became
foiiowfng the 1850 census.
II Il generally coneedeo Aha'
tsans. does not function as Wei WIN
/. bie membership a. with siiiah one
1toxvever. the Census Commute
s,,,,r.l, discovered that 10 reduce the
apr,or,ionment would arouse a storm
- ,,r.tss, from states which would De
-. Another fight developed over the
.ssr.,-.S az some members 70 cut the
-. ~ the congressional representa-
80, IN states where II was charged
,.sfere the committee. the right 10
,-ota vas denied or abridged IN the
case Of some qualified voters Denial
or Arrangement OF the voting privilege,
,,,d.r the fourteenth amendment 70
-he Constitution. may be punishable
nv that states having its representa-
,.o, in the House reduced in the pro-
portion which those citizens denied the
voting right bear 20 the whole BODY OF
waters in the state. The committee de-
e,ded that il had not the time at its
essr,osaa to 90 mo this question.
-sais applied particularly 20 the
southern states, many connlctins
statements having been submitted
Presidential Elections Affected
One of the strongest reasons why
the states fight so hard against re-
auction OF their congressional rep
reservation Is that il has an import
ant bearing on future presidential
elections. The number Of electoral
votes possessed by each state CORE
xnonds 70 its representation in both
branches Of Congress. Should the
southern states. or any of them. lose
congressional seats. the stronghold OF
Democracy would be weakened IN
ures,dentiai elections in the future
md carving the South would not