The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-26
ApportiOning the LEGISLATURE of New
York.

The Constitution Of this state expressly
directs that mt the next session of tho
Legislature after the taking of the census
of l>,j. the State shall be Distracted anew
for Senators and Assemblymcn according
to that census. This duty was not dis
charged last year. aud 1t therefore dc
wolves upon the incoming Legislature.
The number of Senators Is fixed by the
Constitution ut thrtv-two, and that of the
Assembvmen at one hundred and twenty
eight; and. with the exception of llamil-
ton. every county is entitled 10 at least one
member of the Assembly. For the pur-
pose OF elecung member Hamilton votes
with Fulton. According to the census OF
$50. there must he l4,,0tO inhabitants for
each senate district. and 5000 for each
Assembly district. In this calculation we
omit small fractions.
Taking these figures rs the basis, the
county of New York is entitled to seven
Senators. 1t now has FIVE. The county Of
kuts j. entitled certainly To three SEN
atois. and very nearly four 1t now has
two. The two counties are therefore en-
titled to ten senators beyond all dispute,
or 60 three moro than the present number
VII illt rililf lhNi-s ih' 'NuNAAN va WV
York Is entitled to twenty-nine Assembly,
men. II now has twenty-oue. Kings is
entitled to fourteen. II now has nine.
Both counties are, therefore. entitled To
forty-three A-s,nblymea. or, beyond all
cavil. to fortv-two, winch is Il gain of
twelve over the present number
II is obviou. thar, IN adding three sem
atols aud twelve As 'mblymrn TO ia, rep
re-eu,ation Of New York AMI King. other
parts ~ tn state mus, Lose thu iiN' luiu-
b T.. Bat what portions of th' sat must
sUn II the losses, anl what 'iit.cIl oou,e-
qu.ucc, viii f. low this change: The
census al l,,j shows that outside OF New
York ana Kings there need b. no change
IN the construction of any OF the present
senate districts from Albany downward
along the Hudson. nor I'm the district living
beyond Kings. Ths increase iu the pl9u-
laion of those loolht e. since tho appor-
Torment under the ctu-u, OF l>ij meets
tie demand Of the higher ratio of repre-
scutailon under the ccu,u, of $50. Albany
county Will stli b. enuurlto "a Senator,
aud SO will Lr.c. The three additional
/ : majors for y IS York AMI Kni-- must
therefore bee deducted from tho,c allotted
to the portion, OF the state whl.n have
long been the slrongholds ol the l,epID-
lean party.
And now for the changes III the \ som
blv districts. Where must We seek for tine
twelve added A-sembiymen who rsAtid.ly
belong 10 New York aud Kings.
The only counties below Albany that. IN
der just law, can be required to lose one
member each are Ulster and Columbia.
On the other hand, sun Dix and Queens are
each entitled 20 an additional member.
Aside from New York and kn-- tbs
leaves the representation in the Assembly
a. it now stands from Albany sputhwmd
Albany ani Rensselaer, just hold their own
while Etie may perhaps clam another
member.
1t VIII bc secn. then. tha' the twelve
mcmlors for Now York AMI Kings must bo
gathered from counties LYING north and
west of Albany. whore the Republicans
generally bear rule lnicei, the very
countic, nom which they must necessarily
be taken almost iuvarlbIy - tor the /; =
pubucnus. For eXnmplc, the fol. OWING are
the only counties thp ought TO lose one
member each according to the census of
$50. saratoga, Washington, s. law
renee, and OsweEo IN the northern sec-
ton; Otscgo oneida, Madison, WAYNE
Ontario, and Niagara alOIg The Central
Railroad, ana Ciuanu.u- and Dellwar,
of tine southern uer Hero we have ia,
twelve memhcl,.
IND Hr far npportionmcut, win not thu
political complexion Of the Legislature b.
essentially vnanS, ~