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                               HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

                               FRIDAY, January 13, 1911.

The House met at 12 o’clock noon.
	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D.
	The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and approved.

                        APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. CRUMPACKER.  Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on the Census, I 
submit the following report (No. 1911) upon the apportionment of Representatives 
in Congress among the several States under the Thirteenth Decennial Census, A 
privileged report.
	The SEPAKER.  The Clerk will report the bill.
	The Clerk read as follows:

	A bill (H.R. 30566) for the apportionment of Representatives in Congress 
among the several States under the Thirteenth Decennial Census.

	The SPEAKER.  The gentleman from Indiana will please give his attention.  
Is there any expenditure involved or authorization of expenditure that would send 
this bill, under the rule to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union?

	Mr. CRUMPACKER.  My impression is that it will go to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union, because it increases the membership of the  
House and incidentally increases expenditures.
	Mr. SPEAKER.  The Chair is inclined to doubt that proposition.
	Mr. CRUMPACKER.  There is no other item of expenditure, direct or 
indirect, in the bill.
	Mr. MANN.  Does it not necessarily follow that there will be an increase 
of expenditure?
	The SPEAKER. The Chair would be glad to hear the gentleman from Indiana.
	Mr. PAYNE.  Mr. Speaker, I want to suggest to the gentleman that possibly 
Congress might conclude to reduce the salary of Members to $5,000, and the 
expenditure would be less.
	Mr. MANN.  But under the law as it now stands the salary of Members is 
fixed, and an increase in the membership would increase the expenditure.  You can 
not presume salaries will be decreased. 
	The SPEAKER.  With the indulgence of the House, the Chair will examine 
the bill and make the proper reference to the calendar.  Is there objection?  
[After a pause.]  The Chair hears none.