The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-09
MR.. BLAINE AND GEN BUTLER AGREE
TIL At the "a Additional Coneressmen sheuia
be Tn the Present Congress.

be in the Present Congress.
WARRINGTON, Nov S-Mr. Blaine Is repre-
l sented as attaching some Importance TO the
point originally raised by Gen. Butler OF MAS.
| eachusetts that tho twenty-tour additional
| representatives given to eighteen States By
| tho ol,ycnth census, and which are to DO rep
| rescnted by a corresponding number OF votes
in tho electoral college. ought to DO elected to
| md seated In tho present Congress before Its
exp,ration on the 4th OF March next especially
in view OF the fact that there Is . remote pus-
sibiity that the election OF a President may bo
thrown into the House. Mr.. Blaine Is quoted
as follows:
1.-THE subject is a curious and interesting
one. lam surprised that 1t has received so
little attention or tho attention 1t warrants. I
am clearly OF the opinion that the number
equivalent to tho number in the ELECTORAL col
lcse should be added to the delegations from
tho states affected do not see any other
way. The Constitution Is perfectly clear on
the point. that the total OF the oloctorl college
should consist OF an equal number to that OF
the total representation from all the States in
The Tor Fifty.second) Congress- 1t does not
refer to somo future Congress. In my opln.
ion 1t unauestlonably refers to tho pres
ont or existing Congress. It must refer
which. Of course. is tho present Congress-.
/ can we'll see how this may become . very i'm
portant question within the next few days. 1t
seems to IN that the solution Of the question
Ia for the States given additional Congress-
men to elect them to this Congress before 1t
expires l do not see how. supposng after
an election these additional Congrsssmen
presented themselves. 1t is possible to retuse
!nnquSstiona6lo 70 my mind that the fetal IN
total Of the representation In the Congress-"
During the dsbnte on tho Apportionment bill
In January. 1851. Senator Carlisle took the
ground that the mum Der Of representatives in
the electoral college must correspond to the
nu mber in Congress. and SO. by Inference. is
assumed to have held that II tho number OF
electors vas increased to correspond with the
new apportionmont. tho number Of Con gross
men must be increased also in tho present
Congress-.
The point may possibly become OF in.por-
press tho opinion that there Is nothing serious
In it They say that the nero fact. II 1t be =
fact. that certain Of the States have failed to
avail themselves OF the full representation to
which they are entitled. cannot In any way af-
feet the validity OF the action Of all the States
collectively In other words. that the short
coming Of any state In failing to provide itsel
with tho full number OF Congrsssmsn to which
1t might have been entitled under the law.
cannot be he Id to vitiats the action OF the Con-
gresham whom It has actually elected to rep
advantage OF its own tort. And tho electoral
college. being composed Of tho full number oil
| electors corresponding to tho added Congress.
men to which tho States nre entitled. II 10 NOT
| believed that any possible question can be
| raised az to the validity Of its Constitution.