The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-30
KNLARGISG THEHousH.
Alright in The LeEisIatlys Committs
on ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

AHlkht IN the LeEihlutlNo CoiHmittoo
on ReappoFtionment
There was rather lively session Of the
joint legislative committee on Rsapporlion.
ment At the State House, Saturday and the re-
suit was the adoption Of a scheme Of repre-
sentation in the House Of Delegates on q
basis Of seventy.eight members. After some
earnest discussion, II was fifst concluded TO
fix the number OF delegates at n,
Mt. Hubbard announced his belief that
the Legislature had no power under the con.
stituti0n to increase the number at all.
This point was not insisted upon or argued,
however, and the number seyenty-seven was
adopted. The poplaion Of the State was
then divided by this number as the ConSti.
tuition directs, and the ratio Of representa-.
ton found TO be SOS. Upon this basis the
extra delegates were assigned.
II was found, however, that seyenty-nine
delegates had been disposed OF. An inspec.
ton Of the figures showed that Harrison and
Lewis counties had the smallest iactional
claim 10 the extra delegate allowed. The
manner OF alloting the delegates Is prescribed
by he sixth article Of the constitution, n
follows
'After every census the delegates shall be
appOrtionted as follows: The ratio ofreprestn,
tatlon for the House OF Delegates shall be Us.
certained by dividing the whole population
OF the State by the number Of which the
House Is 10 consist, and rejecting the fraction
Of unit, II any, resulting from such divis-
ion. Dividing the population Of every dele
gate district, and Of every county not in.
cluded In delegate district by the ratio
thus ascertained, there shall be assigned
to each number Of delegates equal
TO the quOtlent obtained BY this divi.
sion, excluding tho fractional remainder"
The additional delegates necessary to make
up the number OF which the House Is to con.
sist, shall then be assigned to those delegate
districts, and counties not included In dele.
gate district, which would otherwise have the
largest fractions unrepresented."
Harrison and Lewis counties each claimed
n man under the last clause To avoid run.
ming over the Seventy.seven, 1t was proposed
to lop of these two. The motion was first
made by Senator Dennis 10 drop the third
man allotted to Harrison county, and this
prevailed. II was then proposed to drop the
second delegate in Lewis couAty, and this
was about to be done when Mr.. Edmiston oil
that county, who was present as an inter
ested spectator remarked that II this werC
done Lewis county would be heard from In
way that would set the seal OF diSapproval
upon this action. This had its intended
effect, and Lewis county was allowed to KEEP
Its additional man, Judge Ferguson coming
to the rescue with motion, which wa
adopted, to increase the number to seventy
eight.
Mr. Hubbard raised the point OF order thai
under the clause OF the Constitution already
quoted this action made 1t necessary to 60
over the entire proceedings again, obtaining
the ratio on basis Of se4epty-eight mem
bers. This was, however, oyerruled, and the
committee adjourned until next Thursday
evening.
The extra delegates, thirteen in number