Evening star., 1928-02-11
URGES NEW DEAL
IN HOUSE SEATING
Mcleod Stresses Need OF
Reapportionment Required
by Constitution.
der the leadership of Representa-

Under the leadership of Representa-
tive Mel cod, Republican. oil MlcilBau
n determined fight Is being mace u
mass legislation that will in some way
Droyidc for n rcapportionment oi Sea"
| in the House in accordance WIN .ht
mandate of the Constitution. Mr.. NC
| T rod TODAY addressed a letter 10 iio'iSe
1rader Iilson requesting an carry hcat
iur before the Republican steeliiie
committee to present Mlcnl9ah p"'
| for It's rightful, guaranteed Represents
| tjon." with the hope OF chilSt'is WV
s,,nport of the House managers W
bring this unprecedented INJURY " ''
end" ,,o+
| When the present Congress met
House Leader 1'ilSon gave out StioiiP
statement that one OF the major
measures to be passed must proVidc lo'
rnannortioumcnt. and Chairman fth'i
! of The committee on the census i'aS ~
nratrdlv stated that lie was anxious "
| oct a bill through which would ell" 'il'
| lone delay in carrying out me con-
etitjlional provision for reappofuon-
ment every 10 years.
Long Delay Noted.
poannortjonment has now been held
IN for more than eight years sincc INC
drccnnial census. chiefly because very
| few states would lose a seat or Two III
! tho uouee unless the size of the Rouse
! membership was very materially IN
| creased In July. 1921, bill was re-
| nn,tfd from the census committee
| which would fix the House membership
| at 400, an increase OF - over 'i'
present membership. Under thiS. Can"
| toril!a would gain four members. Mich
| inau and ONO three each: New Jersey
| New York, Pennsylvania and IeXas
| two each, and Arkansas Connecticut
Georgia, Illinois. Massachusetts. New
| Mexico. North Carolina, Oklahoma anti
Washington. one each. Maine ana MIS-
sOuri would lose one seat eacn.
Since then scores of bills for reappor-
| tionment have been introduced and eX-
| tenSive hearings have been held. MI
| Mel cod points out that 1t Is not un-
precedented for any State or a num-
Der of States to lose not only one. but
many seats in the House. but that 1t
| is unprecedented for Congress to post
pone indefinitely reapportionment that
| The citizens may have as nearly as pos
sible equal say in the making OF laws.
! lie calls attention that Virginia III 1910
! had 20 members III the House. where
| now IL has only 10, that Massachusetts
| in 1910 had 20 members and III l84O
! dropped down to 10 and now has 10:
| that North Carolina from 1910 to l84O
| had Is members and now has 10: that
! New Hampshire for 20 years had e
members and now has 2.
Proposal Strongly Supported.
Representative Mcleod has strong
support OF prominent men Oh both sides
| OF the House in his effort 10 get some
definite reapportionmcnt measure
passed at this session. His letter To
the House leader Is as follows:
On the second day OF the present
session the press Of the country quoted
your demand that the Seyentieth Con-
Rress reapportion the membership Of
the House ii accordance With the con-
stitutional mandate. Your notice was
greatly encouraging to my State and
the others SO vitally interested and
now so unfairly represented in the
Congress.
In view Of your expressed interest
! in this highly important question. ,s:ay
cali your attention To The fact that
TWO months have elapsed since your
position was made known and the COM
mittee on the census has not rs yet
given a moments consideration To the
question Of reapportionmcnt All OF
the meetings OF this committee up To
the present time have been confined
TO the question of Il census bill. and
am informed BY the chairman OF that
committee that several more hearings
will be held on the question Of census
before a reapportionment blu will be
taken up.
Il viii appreciate an early decision
upon my request