Show LIZE pilE OF CONGRESS WILL ILL BECOME f i ISSUE Result of Census Will Add 52 Members to Large Body BY HARRY B. B HUNT N. N E. E A. A Staff Correspondent 4 t W WASHINGTON Nov 15 A A bigger er S c congress a a smaller or or a reapportionment reapportion reapportion- on- on m ment nt of ot teats scats among anong the tho states tates so eo as aa to retain the tho present numerical membership member member- ship Thai haL Is e tho three horned problem confronting con con- fronting the Ule house of ot representatives aMk ai aM aith th be result of tho O recent census S which k t shows shown w the tho United lt Sr States Slates tt t t 1 more inhabitants Ulan than In 1910 The present c membership of t th the the- house Is Ia IsTl Tl one one for r mg each 7 tI I Inhabitants b bor or major fraction traction thereof under tho 1910 1310 census MEMBERSHIP MAY BE UE If It the present basis of apportionment apportionments Is s maintained the result would be an Increase of sixty five scats cats In the house making the membership of ot that already cumbersome body exactly If It the tho were to be Increased in increased increased in- in creased to the possible without reducing re reducing reducing re- re tho the number of ot representatives from any state the new now basis basia of ot apportionment apportionment apportionment would b be and seats would have to be provided for two fifty-two t new members a Should a reapportionment be ordered on a. a basis which would retain the present I numerical strength of tho house i members a a. general redistribution of seats among niong the states would be bo necessary I thirteen seats being withdrawn from twelve states and given to nine other tates 1 s Speak to any congressman past O or present r t and d hell he'll tell cl you a house of 4 43 members Is cumbersome in- in and not conducive to well digest od d legislation l From Tom the standpoint of 1 good od l legislation carefully worked out and debated a smaller huse would be e desirable he be will cay y 7 FROM OM OWN STATE J Bat Bt when you suggest the smaller house j lie e secured by reducing the representation from m his state as well weLt as from others he balks Could the smaller representation f 5 e obtained without reducing the numer num- num rola t ier er of congressmen from his i particular tI tate each of ot the 4 members would vote voter f or r the smaller house But as that cane can- can piet be each member b puts legislative ef- ef fAs f- f e gT second to political tl f expediency ri y I As a result the reapportIonment fight g n congress will begin with a solid soUd block lock of votes votes' w working for an crease in the house membership to at att ast t for by that alone can the states tes of f t Missouri Indiana Iowa Kansas Ken- Ken Louisiana Maine Mississippi Ne- Ne Rhode IBI Island nd Vermont a. a and d Y Vir Vir- r- r Qia escape a reduction in membership Fo o fix a basis that would retain the resent sent nt size of ot the house would mean the oss of two seats to Missouri and of or one each f the other states f INCREASE CREASE OF 50 SO t An increase se of ol 50 members member in th the souse ouse of ot representatives would mean mong other things f The addition of about yearly in the cost of or con congress ress the cost to the taxpayers for each member including salary lary of 7 00 salary of ol secretary mileage mileage mile mile- age ago and various and allowances being being- about l J I IA A further cluttering of ol the legislative mill nIlI with bills blUs and resolutions of ot ary ry or of or no importance lessening the ability of ot the house to give and undivided att to really important measures 0 I 1 o A A. probable reduction In the standard 0 ef et representatives chosen 0 A lessoning of ot the sense of individual responsibility on the part of or members 0 generally 0 i |