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Show IRE HERS DEM0CRAT8WIN THEIR FIGHT FOR INCRED REPRESENTATION REPRESENTA-TION 3 CONGRESS. I After March S 913, the Membership Will be 433 o State Losing a Member, Wj e a Number Gain Under I e New Plan. WaBhlngton.-fho Domocrnts of tho houBo, aided u a fow Republicans, who declined ttjbo bound by tho party par-ty caucus, on Bhursday won tholr fight for an lrsoased roprosontatlon In tho lower bunch of congress under un-der tho censuni f 1910. They voted l wn tho Ropubllcan caucus bill to Maintain tho -piombor-ship at 391, as at prosont, and thon passed tho orl; nal Crumpackor bill, fixing the memJorship at 433 on and after Maeh 8jttai3. If Arizona and, Nbw MoxJojrilrJ,vmUtoWto aUthaodPe, J bo given oaorrep- . 'JWUb oqtloB tho hquso muat bo rntlflod by tho sonato. Tho house loaders bollovo tho scnato will follow tho wishes of tho lower branch. Undor tho reapportionment plan, no stato Iobob a inombor. Tho followln states gain tho numbor Indicated: Alabama, 1; California, 3; Colorado, 1; Florida, 1; Georgia, 1; Idaho, 1; Illinois, 2; Louisiana, 1; Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, 2; Michigan, 1; Mlnnosotn, 1; Montana, 1; Now Jorsoy, 2; Now York, C; North Dakota, 1; Ohio, 1; Oklahoma, 3; Oregon, 1; Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, 4; Rhodo Island, 1; South Dakota, Da-kota, 1; Toxos. 2; Utah, 1; Washington, Washing-ton, 2; West Virginia, 1. |