Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-23

The next State is Georgia. IT, population wss
20 coo, the two third part Of which is 47,GOO-
divided By 80 600 entitled this State to one kep.
resentstiVe. bat Wss allowed by the convention
three, AS previously sisted, tor the express pax
pose OF organizing the House Of Representatives
the exsct double, and one half the Senate, and
thereby establishing rule for all coming time
Of ascertsining how many Representatives were
TO be pr0portloned at each enumeration among
the several States according to their respective
numbers. In 1870 there were 81 States in the
Union, and supposing all Of them to have had
populations sufficient at the time Of their sd sis.
sion 10 have cOnstituttonsliy entitled them 70
representation, which is not q fact. the Senate
would have consisted of Il members and the
House Of le5, until Colorado was ADMITTED. whea
the House would have been entitled to lS5 mem.
bers, until the tenth enumeration and reappor.
tionment of the House. when, by reason Cf the
admission Of Colorado's two Senators, the Housn
would have been entitl ID to four sddi.ions!
mem bers. It now consists Of 213, an exccs: Of
107, viewing matters from their most charitable
stsndpoints. which should not, however, be
done In 1870 the ropuIs:lOn Of the several
States Of the Union IS 600 go, the two third
part Of which is 25.0JJ co., divided by lo5 cs:.
to each Congressional district l31 COZ persons,
and Nebraska, Nevada and Oregon not having
that number of persons were not constiIutional!y
entitled to representation 10 Congress Leiiher
is the State Of Colorado. The Senate therefore
! legally consists Of IS members only snd the
House of TO- all told, which deducted rom the
| 293 shows an excess of l23 members more thsn
are entitled by the Constitution TO seats in the
| House, which, added to the eight Senators un-
| consttutionslly holding seats in the Senate
| makes l3l persons in ali drawing pay and ue.
| age from the national treasury not entitled -
| the same, which, added to tie additional ey.
pense. &c, Incident upon this excess Of member.
| ship in Congress, will create a volume o: EIi..
dreds of millions tina. the people hsve been pro-
! essionally swinded gu. Of by the conf ienta
| men Of that body, and while l am frank cnoU.a
| TO acknowledge that there are now and have
| been in all past years Of the nstion's existence
| good and true men in Congress-men VINO de
serve the respect and confidence Of the peop,a
yet that does TO. ster the fact that 50 paic
! is the constitution On the propor;lonmenL o! the
House to the Senate and cast Of the Congre:s!o.-
| al districts in each enumeration that deceH:
| apology cannot be furnished the rulers Of Other
nations or the world at large for this irresullr
~. 1.-THE convention when framed the const
| tuition meant anything by adopting that lns!ru.
| ment 1t was the establishment OF rules for the
organic stion, government and guidance Of Con-
gress, and these being facts submit 10 the in
| tellgence Of the enterprise and Industry OF IN"
! country il the irregular lties above referred -
are not an outrage on common decency, to ssy
nothing Of the ssnctity Of an oath and IN &C )un.
try where Ingersol and other iuit iels arc allow
cd to criticise the Holy Scriptures aid cal! int
| question ,hs existence Of the God va worship,
! further submit have not light to canvass the
ohicisl acts OF the peoples public servants? a.