Show T NEXT I CONGRESS Chicago July Jul 16 A special from Washington says sars The now census promises to prod preci precipitate a political and aud sectional contro controversy controversy vcrs versy of oC vital interest to the people Based Eased upon the population it represents I seats congress will have hao to determine whether the house of ot representatives shall bo be enlarged which will wm make malO the body more or whether tho the aggregate of or persons persona entitled to do a member oC oP congress shall be in creased which will mean that the tho house will retain its pres present I cat ent membership and possibly may mar be b reduced Some states if the latter littler plan Is la adopted will loso lose representation la In congress through a of oC population during the last ten tell years yearn while others arc are certain of an in increase increase crease rease due to the he I growth in the tho number num er of their Inhabitants The present ratio of apportionment is one number member for every over inhabitants The present house hoube constitutes 3 members If congress were to adopt for the th present census the ratio of ot apportionment apportionment observed In n 1300 1900 the house would bo he Increased by bv GS members 1 his would bring the total member mombert hip thip t up to It is not expected however that this ratio will be main maintained tamed t It Is expected that when the ap apportionment apportionment apportionment bill is consIdered the number er of or members of oC tho the house bou o will be fixed at one for or every This Tins would mean that the house would remain practically at al its pres present present prest ent eat figure figureA A hard fight will be bo made against the adoption of such a large ratio especially by sparsely settled portions of the country and by those who vho feat fear car that emigration further will reduce the population The more thickly settled states probably pro probably ably will Rill raise no objection to a proposition of this kind and Indeed would be declined t favor faor It since sinco It k would insure a relatively larger representation tallon I |