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resentation in Congress in all States
where there are more than two Con
gressmen to be elected. The bill has a
look of fairness about it that could
scarcely be expected from such an eX-
IRENE partisan as Mr.. Springer is, but
As cumulative voting is something of
recent origin it is hard to tell yet what
would be the result Of the passing OF
such a bill. The bill provides that
after the next census i'll 1850 the Leg
islature OF each State shall airport on
the stat. under that census so that
when more than two melnbrIs OF Con-
gress are to be elected the State shall
be divided into Congressional districts
of three members each as far as posi-
bic, and when there are two odd rep
resentatives over, one district shall tie
made of five lnembe This it will lie
perceived throws an odd number OF
Congressman into each Congressional
district lust as intended by the bill.
The bill further provides that in all
districts of three members everv elector
shall vote for but two members, and in
all districts Of five members every cleo
tor shall vote for but three members.
Mr.. Springer in presenting the bill
made a statement showing that under
it there would have been elected at the
last November election from the South
ern States "a Republicans instead of 4,
while the Democrats would have real
lied proportionate gain at the North.
The general result he thought would
have been about the same, only that
the minorites at tho North and South
would have been equally represented
in Congress, ald the 4, 600, 900 of colOred
people in the South could control at
least the election of TWEEN y-two mem
bers in the following States: Alabama
three; Arkansas one, Georgia three;
Louisiana two; Mississippi two; North
Carolina three; South Carolina two;
Tennessee two; Texas two and Virginia
two. The foregoing is Mr.. Springer )
calculation in Nhich he has not included
West Virginia, with three members
which would give one to the minority,
Kentucky with three, and Missouri
with three. la the same ratio, he
should have included an additional
member in Virginia and one in TenneS
see. Under this plan Of course there
could no change be made in any that
had Il, more than two members, con.
sequently Delaware with but one mem-
and Florida with two would remain as
they now are, and 20 would Rhode Is
land, Nebraska, Nevada, Colorado and
Oregon in the north. Under this bill
Massachusetts, with eleven members
would have been divided into three
districts, two IF them containing five,
and tine Democrats would have elected
two III the last, making the delegation
trol1 that state stand four Democrats to
seven Republicans, Instead of one Demo
crat to ten Republicans as at present.
Maine under this bin would have
elected two Democrats Chat is what
she dit eircD and three Republicans;
Vermont would hayr elrcte one out
OF three. und Sew Hampshire
the .auo iowa which is usu-
ally .oau!y Republican "oUN have
three Democrats out ct It's nInr mem
Der, and Pennsylvania with T. twenty
seven members would have m"J. nine
districts Of three members. and the
pro,mrt on wouIj nagr brrn about the
same result rs at the last election. Nj
noYity representation Wa first adyora-
ted H., hN-5 ntei States Senator luck
aIew 81 Nruu-vtyani,, iu' no, until
PENNSYLVANIA n-IJ hey Constitutional
Convention in 1874 WIS tn" principle
pat into puwti". in lua. State. and 20
tar a7 we know prnnayiy"ui. i, he
only + ate which in any way a.Nnowj-
edges minority representation. ann 'yen
there {, - confined to tn" '.rntin ot
srhooI Directors, County Ar'0t,r,,