Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-31
SOME crNsUs FIGURES.
oyva Ranks Tenth In Population-
Tho Matter rof lsepresentatl

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Iowa Ranks Tenth IN Population-
Tho Matter Of Representation.
Washington. Oct. q. The states now
rank. by population, as follows: New
York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Mis-
souri,. Texaa. Massachusetts, Indiana,
Michigan. 1owa, Georgia, Kentucky,ll
Tennessee, North Carolina,
New Jersey, Virginia. Alabama, Minne-
sofa. Mississippi, California, Kansas,
Louisiana, South Carolina, Arkansas.
Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia,
Connecticut, Maine, Colorado. Florida,
Washington, Rhode Island, Oregon,
New Hampshire, South Dakota, Ver-
mont. North Dakota, Utah, Montana,
Delaware, Idaho. Wyoming and Me-
vada. Nevada, continues to lose popu-
lation, as it has done many years.
h Representation in the house OF repre-
sentatives is reapportioned every ten
years, based upon the official census re-
turns, The ratio In 1888 under the con-
stftution was one representative for
each 10000 population. there being un-
der that appurtionment sixty-five mem
|bers in the house. In 1893 and 1903 the
ratio was $1,000. the number Of repre-
sentatives being respectively 105 and
141. In 1918 the ratio was 81. 1000. and
the number Of representatives 181; in
1928, 40, ,0OO REPRESENTATIVES 213; sin 1898.
47,7OO 24O; in 1843. 706s0. 223: in 1913,
93,42s. 233; in 1863, 127,3s1. 24s;; in 1873.
l131 425 29s in 1888. 1881. 325. and in
1893. 173,a01. and the number of repre-
sentatives 1885,
Utah was admitted as a state subse-
quently and given one representatives so
that the number of representatives in
congress when there are no vacancies
4 is 357. It will be noted that since 1873
1.-THE ratio has been increased about 20
coo each census, and should this rule be
followed by the present congress every
4 200, 900 of our population will be enti-
tied to a representative.
4 Should the present congress in reap
Iportioning the congressional represent
fation allow member for each major
Traction and adopt ratio of 100000 the
Estates of Arkansas, Colorado. Connects
slcut. Florida. Louisiana, Massachusetts.
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New
Jersey, North Dakota, Washington and
4 West Virginia will each gain one rep
liresentative, while Illinois, New York,
4 pennsylvania and Texas will each gain
1.-TWO. The states that are likely to lose
4 representation in congress and conse-
lquently in the electoral college are
q Kansas, Maine, Nebraska and Virginia,
lone each.
Congress has absolute power in reap
|portioning representation, and politics
mot infrequently enters in determining
the number of representatives certain
Estates shall have. Should a 100000 ratio
Ibe adopted the next house will have 9
!, membership of 375, necessitating rear.
!, rangement of the hall of representa-.
, tives and probably forcing the adoption
of ex-Speaker Reeds suggestion for th'
substitution OF benches as used in th'
: house OF commons for the desks and re
E eIvclvlng chairs as rtsss Upon the floor.
I The chief statistifian OF the censL
!. office in Issuing the statement mad
!, public yesterday added the following
. lexplanation:
This statement. which is made mad
! vance of official announcement in bul
y [letin form, gives the population in de
Y tail by states and territories, and. Will
t lit is subject to final veritication
< represents. approximately. the tota
7 of the entire country, IN
n Guiding all the states and org ganized tel ter
i tlr:tories and Alaska and Hawaii. N
number OF persons 5repoTleu ioIs a = Alds tasks Nc
e as well as the figures purperting 7
II 1Igive the number Of persons in the ser
4 lvice of the United states station
! abroad are derived from partial dat
only, as all the returns for Alaska an
4 for certain military organizations sta
n tioned abroad. principally in the Phi
6 [ippines, have not yet been received.
a THE total population Of the Unite
!. States in 1900 as shown by the accom-
n panying statement is 49, ,295,22o,
% which 74,6279o7 persons are containe
% in the forty-five states, representa-
8 approximately the population to I
n used for superintendent purpose $. u
y statement also shows total of l34. y
Indians not taxed. of Whicn 1857 al
II found on certain of the states. whie
.e5 are to be deducted from the Popu.atie
S, Eof such states he purpose of dete
the apportsonment of represel
y 5tatives.
se mo provision was made by the Gel
ar sus act for remuneration OF the il
habitants of Porte Rico. but cens'
in FOL. that island taken as of Oct. 10. Is.
III under the direction OF the war depa1'
N. ment, showed population of s5SS,2i 2i3 :
80 ll