Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-03
QUERIES & ANSWERS
CONGRESSIONAL asAppoarloNMekT
AND STATUS or THE SENATE.
the Family in Flower de Hundred-pr'
Isaac wstss-The Daughters OF Eve
Registrar and JaaGe. Etc.


yfxrpN. VA, Aprii ~, ioVis &.
70 Ae Editor of Ae Dsspotch'
w,n you please answer the following
questions IN tho next edition OF your ex-
cellent paper? ..... ,>,,I
4. Was there a reapportionmens OH
passed by the last Congress, ana !, 80, nYm
many representatives VIII 'nere 10 unuei
a piS MASSACHUSETTS, Michigan. Mime.
sota. Nebraska. or Montana elect United
Rtates senators, and did either OF those
States elect Democrat
8. How will the next United States SEN
ete standy What Is the Republican ma
sority In that bodyY
By answering the above question you
will greatly oblige yours very truly,
There was no election for United States
senator in any Of the States mentioned in
Che year 1890. All those States will be
represented in the Fifty-second Congress
by Republicans. who were elected prior to
The elections of last fall.
The Senate of the Fifty-second Congress
will stand:
Republicans. 40
Democrats. ..........'.''.'''''''''''
Doubtful:
North Dakota. ......'..'..'''''''''''''''
South Dakota. ......-.....s'ss'..'''..@s-
Kansas. ..-'.-''''''''''
ro,., .sS
The Repu blicans have an undisputed
majority of seven.
There was a reapportionment bill passed.
and ii is as follows
Az ACT MAKING AN ArPoRnoNNaNT OF . hEpi' y,
sBNTATIvFs IN CONGRESS AMONG The Sh'EhAL
STATES UNDER TIE ELEVENTH CENSUS.
BE q enacted bg the Senate and House Of Repre-
seatatipes Of the Tinted States Of Amsflee ~ sou
Qress assembled That afterthe "a OF mArcIl, looo,
The House of Representatives shan pc cOhPoseu
OF 800 members, 20 DO apportioned among tho
several States as follows:
Alabama. q. Montana, /.
krkan.as q. Nebraska, u.
california; z. Neyada, 1.
SoIorado' , New Hampshire, 2.
Connecticut, 4. New Jersey o.
Delaware i New York, "a.
Yloridn q North Carolina. y.
(.eorgia IL North Dakota, 1.
Idaho l. Ohio, 81.
yninoIs 90 Oregon, =.
Indiana, Ia. Kennsylvanls' 80
Iowa IL Rhode Island, 2
Eansas q South Carolina. Z.
Kcntucky IL. South Dakota, =.
Louisiana, q. Iennesseef ~
MIME A. Texas, l3.
MARYLAND. Il. Vermont, =.
Massachusetts, 13. Yirginih, III.
N,~higan ~ Washington, 9.
Minnesota T. West Virginia, 4.
Nississppi z. Wisconsin, 10.
Missouri, To- Wyoming L.
Section 9. That whenever a new state Is ad-
Initted 10 the Union the Representative or he
presentatives assigned 70 1t shall be III addltion
SECTION 3. That Ia each State entitled under
this apportlonment the number 10 when such
State may be- entitled In the Fiity-thlrd ana each
subsequent Congress shall be elected by districts
com pCsed OF contiguous territory, and containing
60 nearly as practicable an equal NUMBER OF IN
bAbitants. The said districts shall be ednal 10
the number Of the Representatives 10 Whlch s1, u
State may be entitled IN Congress, no ono us
trict electlng more than one Representative.
Section 4. That In case oil an increase III VIZ
number Of Representatives which may De gwen s
% any State under this appOrttonmentBuch audl,
tionai Represent atiYe or Representatives snhlI
be elected by the State at large, ana the olheI
Representatives by the districts now prescribe o,
by law until the Legislature OF such state IN tne
manner herein prescribed shall redistrlct such
State, and II there be- no increase in the nuinDer
OF Representatives from State, the Representa-
tiveg thereof shall be elected from the dlstricts
now prescribed by law until such state pc reols-
tTicted IA herein prescribed by the Lesisia'uio Vi
said State. 1900, -. T..
consistent with this act are hereby repeated
AppgcVea February z. 1891.
The ratio of population is 173,9Ol, and
The whole number of representatives Will
be 1856. ..
The following shows the apportionment
plans since 1882
Constitution, 1885, ratio 80, 600, whole num-
Der OF representatives. .......... ....... %
First CENSUS 1903. ratio $4,000, whole num-
Der of Representatives o;,, io'
Second census, 1903, ratio $4,000, whole
number OF representatives. ..l4l
Third census, 1913, ratio 80, 900, whole num-
Der OF representatives 80, .ioA
Fourth census, 1928, ratio 10000, whole
number Of representatives. - 10
Fifth census, 1888, ratio 47,700, Whole num- .
bcr Of representatives. ...........'...'%4
Sixth census, 1S43. ratio 70,OSO, whole num-
Der OF representatives. ............'',' 'S~o
Seventh census, 1853, ratio 03,423, whole
number Of representatives. $3.50. .E33
Eighth census, 1868, ratio l27,3Sl, whole
Ninth consus, 1873, ratio 13l ,42o, whole
number OF representatives. .... ......... .,@93
Tenth census, 1858, ratio 15l,9l1, whole
number % representatives. ............: $50
number OF representatives. ..............3oo