The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-04-03

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III. .,,or,ionment bill, presented in the
Wor.. ~ Representatives on the laAs day
,f Tho session. This documen; presents,
xs ,,c.ume. the prominent objections 10
IN, bin. and embraces At least some OF ''s
,..,nnJ. n, which the Governor declined
o;,ipg /, his sanction
Mr.. Taryer presented the following pro
-. .,.;,., ,h,. nas.arc of the apporiion-
ms,t I'm and asked that ii be spread on the
io,r,.I.
The undersigned, n member represent
in, IN. counties of Washington and Burle'
sno in the House OF Representatives OF the
fourth Legislature, respectfully asks leave
10 present his solemn protest against the
action of the House in passing bill enti.
,l.d "a, net TO apportion the Senators and
V.,,.se,,t,tives among the several counties
of ,bis STATE according to the requirements
Of In. Consultation
The bill is, withou, doubt. unconstitu'
,,,nal and i, Is unjust in its details. The I'M
d.r.i,n,d objects. first, to the great and un.
necessary increase of representation. lie Is
,s.ur.d ,ha, the condition OF the country
d,cs not rrauire this increase, and the best
interests of the State will be prejudlced
,h.,ohv Tho LEGISLATURE has gone to the
n,no., limit allowed by the Constitution
and have lclt nothing 10 meet the prospec.
live increase OF population, bu, an amend
r,eut Ia the Constitution, allowing a still
6,,,b.r incrcase of representation. There
ar,, many objections 10 the increase of rep.
re.,ota,,on. II entails unnecessary and
u.l.ss EXPENSE upon the people without
.uy .orresnond;no benefit. |, renders the
husiness of Legislation more difficult and
tedious. while it does not ensure any more
, faithful EXPRESSION OF the popular will,
"The last Lerisla, ere was composed Of
Inn, fortv .ci,ht numbers in the House OF
Representatives. and nineteen Senators
,hc n.,, will have NINETY Representa-.
,,,o and THIRTY. THREE Senators :
shaving an increase Of nearly one hundred
per cent. in four wears Should we go on
increasing our representation in this ratio,
when and where are we to stop No future
Legislature will dare to diminish the present
numbcr for mower is not so readily surren
J.r.d when once obtained. Il i, not to be
oxn.ct.d ,ba, ninety men can transact
husi,.s, win tha same desoatch and order
,,a, ,f,y could and the inevitable result,
will h. Ina, the sessions of the Legislature
will be protracted to an unusual length,
,.j,la ia. noonlc must nav An additional
,ox 10 d,lrav the EXPENSES of increasing
.,,..os.,,,at,n, ord lar,,or sessions of the
laisl,tnrc Th, business of the State
c,nno, be transacted so readily or so sats
eao,o,;ly a.. !, uiyht lac by A less number
"Thc Congress of the United States. in.
s,e,J of Increasing representation to meet
,hs randy Increasing population of the
United states. have. in every aprortion.
ment oJon,ed n larrer basis. So a. to pre-.
y,nt amy material increase of representa-.
,o,
"Tbe results have shown this to he wise
n,lry. Each local interes, In. been rs
r,tbGnllv r,pr,sen,ed AS il could have been
Lad the number of representatives been
Ionbled
This legislature had no right in making
an apportionment, to base its action upon
AN assumed state of things which might OF
might not exist eight years hence.
":Section 10Th, Article 81, OF the Cons,i
mtion. provides that the whole number
of representatives shall at the several pc
RODS of making such enumeration, be hXcc
by the Legislature. and npporiioncd among
the several counties, cities, or towns, ac
cordlug to the number of the free popula
ton in each, aud shall not be less than
nineteen or more than thlI'y''hree,