The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
INCREASE SIZE OF HOUSE
BOOST MEMBERSHIP TO 400
NOW PLANNED
Believed Combined Emergency
And Anti-Dumping Bill Has
Ample Majority
IAssociated Press Dispatch

Washington, d. G. April 15.-Re-
publican proponents of the consol!-
dated emergency and anti dumping
bill were all set today Tor an effort
to shut off debate and bring the
measure to vote in the house be-
fore adjournment today. Whether the
democratic opposition planned an at
tempt to upset the program by a
stand for further discussion remained
in doubt. Although several changes
ia the lineup on emergency tariff leg
islation were revealed in the evening
debate yesterday, prospects that the
bill would poll an ample majority in
the house remained unaffected.
While the house was considering
emeIg ency tariff, the senate planned
to resume debate on the $25,000,000
Colombian treaty, with republican
opponents of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Johnson, California; Lenroot, Wis
cons;n; and Poindexter. Washington
: expected to hold the floor during the
discussion.
Boost House Members to 400.
Representatives who made an un-
successful attempt last session to in
to 483 members have begun a COM
promise movement to boost the
membership of AGO. Chairman Sic
gel of the census committee, said to-
day there was growing sentiment
in favor of an increase and predict
ed that membership of $50 would
meet with approval a number of rep
resentatives from states that would
lose seats if no increase were au-
thorized and who for main tain
ing the present size of the house,
now favor compromise, ne added;
Mr.. Siegel said he probably would
introduce a bill in a few days to in
crease the number Of representatives
to AGO. He already has introduced a
resolution calling for a constitutional
amendment that would permanently
limit the size of the house to 500
members. Representative Blanton,
democrat, Texas, has introduced a
bill reducing its size to 304 members.
Stop Shipment Of Arms
Prohibition against the shipment OF
arms and munitions to any country
where they might be used for reyolu
the state department. Specifically,
the department requests an ameni-
ment to the act of 1912 which prohibits
to American countries. The senate
foreign relations committee consider
ed today the departments request,
designed primarily 1t was said, to stop
munitions shipments to China. Early
enactment Of an amendment is pro-
posed.
Members of the foreign relations
committee, said, however, that it was
not indicated that conditions in Ire
land were factor in the proposed re-
vision.
Review Attack On Treaty
Republican senators of the progress
sive group, led by Senator johnson Of
California, renewed the attack on the
pending Columbian treaty today, but
administration leaders sent word CD
President Harding that it was ASSN
ed of ratification when the vote lis
taken next Wednesday. Senator
Johnson said he could not understand
the marvellous overnight change Of
many republican senators who op.
posed ratification in 1917. "This
treaty. he said, "would never have
been ratified during life of Theodore
Roosevelt"
Senator Lenroot, declared that he
could not vote for ratification "bo-
cause believe that this treaty If rat
flied, will be but the beginning of un-
Just demands from others. The ques-
ton Involved was whether the United
States committed wrong against
Columbia" he said, and added: IF we
old, then net only should we pay Col
umbia 25.000,000 but we should re !.
store Panama To her.