The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-25
The Apportionment Bill Passed.


The House succeeded Friday of
last week, in passing the ApDortion-
ment bill. Members who had sub
stitutes with regard to representa-
ton withdrew them aftera vote on
the 316 proposition. knowing it to be
impossible to get away from the in
evitable 325. This increases the
membership thirty.two over the
present number. The final passage
of the bill left few. soreheads; but.
taken as whole, the measure is
quite satisfactory, and members are
heartily glad that it is out of the way.
The comparison with the present
superintendent stands as follows
Alabama 8 members. no change {;
Arkansas 5, gain of /; California 6,
gain of 2; Colorado /, no change /;
Connecticut 4, no change; Georgia
10, gain of Illinois 20, gain of / /;
Indiana IL, no change Iowa Il, gain
r.; Kansas Z, gain of l; Kentucky
II. gain of ; Louisiana 6, no change /;
Maine 4, loss of l; Maryland 6, no
change; Massachusetts, ~, gain of l /:
Michigan II, gain Cf2; Minnesota 5,
gain of 2; Mississippi Z, gain of {;
Missouri IA, gain of l; Nebraska 8.
gain of 2; Nevada l, no change New
Hampshire 2, loss of /; New Jersey
7, no change; New York "a, gain of
!; North Carolina 9. gain of /; Ohio
81, gain of l; Oregon /, no change /;
Pennsylvania %, gain. of j; Rhode
Island 2, no change; South Carolina
7, gain Off; Tennessee 10, no change {;
Texas IL, gain of 5; Vermont 2, loss
of; Virginia 10, gain of /; West
Virginia 4. gain of and Wisconsin
8, gain OIL. This makes Democrat.
ic gain of Is; Republican gain 49,;
Republican loss 8; total Republican
gain l.
Section 2 of the hill provides that
whenever a new State is admitted to
the Union the representative or rep
resentatives assigned to it shall be in
addition to the number 325.
Section 8. That in each Safe EMIT.
led under this appointment the
number to which such state may be
entitled in the Forty. eighth and each
subsequent Congress shall he elected
by districts composed of contiguous
territory. and containing as nearly
as practicable an equal number of in
habitants, and equal in number to
the representatives to which such
state may be entitled in Congress, no
one district electing more than one
representative Provided. That I'M
less the legislature of such State shall
otherwise provide, before the election
of such representatives shall take
place as provided by law, where no
change shall he hereby made in the
representation of a State, the repre-
thereof TO the Forty
eighth Congress shall he elected
therein to now provided by law. If
the number as hereby provided for
shall he larger than it was before
this change, then the additional rep
or representatives allow.
cd to said state under this apportion-
ment may be elected by the State at
large. and the other representatives
to which the State is entitled by the
districts as now prescribed by law in
said State; and if the number here
by provided for shall in any State he
less than it was before the change
hereby made, then the whole num-
her TO such State hereby provided for
shall he elected at large. unless the
ofsaid State have provid-
ed, or shall otherwise provide before
the time fixed by law for the next
of representatives therein.
All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.