The union Democrat., 1871-10-28
New Lezi-la,i,e !Apporsionwen,.

We are indebted to the United States Mar
shall Of this State for tabular statement of
the population of each county. by color and
nativity. Ii will be found in another coli
ump One OF the duties OF the coming legis-
lature will be to re-distrct the counties for
Senator'S. Assemblymen and Congressman.
This table will have to be the basis of such
legislation. The result Will be large in-
crease of Senator'S and Assemhlymen for San
Francisco aud few other counties. and a
proportional decrease for the mountain coun-
ties. The Constitution limits the members Of
the Assembly to 50 Section %, Article ~. I
aud provides Section g. Article ". thai
The number of Senators shall not be less than
oue-thiri nor more than one-half the number
of AsSemblymen. This is the present strength
Of each house. and it is not likely to be de-
creased and can't De increased The last an
portionment was made on basis OF 3So,o00
as tie total population of the State. That to-
tai divided by SO gave the ratio Of apportion-
ment for Assemblymen-4.75 80 being the fig-
ures. We ind the ratio for the new appor-
tionment by dividing the fatal population as
given in this table (560, 223, or say even
$50, 0G0) by so. 1t gives US 1000; that is
one Assemblyman for every 1000 inhabi-
tants, regardless of color or nativity. By re-
ference to our table the reader will at once
see how the new apportionment will reduce
the representation of many of the mountain
counties, and increase that of San Francisco
and others. Calaveras now has 3 Represent
tatives, with q total population of but $685..
She will be allowed but Representative at
the next election. Santa Clara and Santa
Cruz have now but Representatives togeth-
er. BY the new apportionment they will
form an Assembly district with members,
the two having very nearly IS 900 population.
Sacramento has now members, with a total
population of % $50. We shall therefore be
allowed but under the new apportionment;
and San joaquin. which has now but :
members, with p $50 population, will he al
lowed under the new apportionment. Shas
ia and Trinity have now l AsSemblyman
each. Hereafter they will have but togeth-
er. Sfanislaus will get member to herself
while Mariposa and Merced will have bat
together. Los Angeles will retain her
members. Ell Dorado and Nevada with 4
members each will be cut down to for the
first and 3 for the last named Placer and
Nevada, now having I members, together
will be cut down to 4. Sierra and Siskivou
will each lose member. and Tuolumne will
lose :. San Francisco and San Mateo now
having Is Assemblymen and Senator'S will
under the new app0rtionment be allowed o.
Assembmen and ii Senators These eight
counties San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, San joaquin, Sacramento. Sonoma
Solano. and Alameda, with 29l, l6l popula
ton, will have Il Assemblymen and 20 Sen
ators, and hold in their hands the politioa
balance of power of the State. From these
figures and remarks the reader will at once
see how Important IL is that San francisco
should do no act to strengthen the already
dangerous power in the hands OF the Centla
Pacific Railway monopoly, by giving tha
city over to that company to have and TO hole
and to rule at its will. Possessed of the city
they would not be long in defying the State
and controlling its legislation after their owr
desires. --Sac. Union.