The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-03

held on the first Tuesday in September,
while at the last election, two years ago, ii
took place on the day of the presidential
election--that is, ION the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November" This
has occurred to Vermont only once before,
namely, twelve years ago. The reason for
this was the same on both occasions; the
election in all other years, as well as this
year, occurring on the first Tuesday of
September-the day of the annual state
election. The constitution of the United
States declares that "the Number of Repre-
sentatives shall not exceed one for every
thirty thousand, but each State shall have
at Least one Representative, and that
Representatives shall be apportioned
among the several States accord
ing TO their respective numbers" and that
an Enumeration" that is a census, shall
be taken every ten years on which to
base the apportionment. In pursuance
of the requirements of this constitu-
tional provision Congress every ten years
apportions the Representatives in Con-
grcss among the several states in nc
cordance with their respective population,
taking a certain number as basis, so that
the lower House of Congress may not be
too large This basis leaves in certain
states large fraction of the population
the number being over "thirty thousand -
unrepresented. BY adding few members
the representation can be equalized and
all states placed practically alike. Two
years ago, as was always the case ten
years before the "apportionment" bill, as
it passed Congress, gave Vermont but two
members of Congress with large number
over thirty thousand, of her population TN.
represented upon the basis adopted. Other
states were in the same situation, will
about the same fraction Of the population
rcmaining--a few thousand more being
only wanted to give them another congress
man.
The belief was very strong that the adj
ditional representative would be granted
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district the state. Before the presidential
cection-that is, between the first Tuesda,
of September and the Tuesday after tn
first Monday in Noyemhera another legs
laturc would convene, which could, il
case of further action or want of &C
ton on the part of Congress, divide til
state into two or three congressional dis
tricts us the case might be- In both case
the election for member OF Congress wa
postponed until the day of the presidents
election. and in both cases Vermont wa
granted an additional member of Congress:
With the necessity for II postponcment c
the congressional election, the law author
2ing its being held upon another day wa
repealed and the usual time fixed upon fo
its taking place. The legislature in 1871
provided for the congressional election th
year and for the future, unless the la,
shall be hereafter changcd-but which car
not be done in time to affect this yeal
election by providing that " the electio
of members of Congress in the several cor
gressional districts in this state shall b
held on the first Tuesday of September
Such, therefore, will remain the law an
that be the day until the legislature agai
change it-and this is not probable fl
eight years to come, unless a uniform da
shall be prescribed. by the proper author
ty, for elections in all of the states of Il
Union