The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-01
NAY GAIN A CONGRESSMAN.
r.ttrICfNNS FIGURING ON THE
CENSUS REPORT.

,,I..s the Ratio l. Increased 90 goo
ssn erorgin l. Certain 60 Gain
,n. Representative and az the
present Hatlo could Count on Two
,,,re--CnnErcsS l. Becoming tn
t.II,. However, and the Ratio
um ne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Now
eleventh Ia Population Among the
.,,tes. Having Gained One Point
since i~OO.
announcement Of the fact contained
s.. census report from Washington tn
...-la,s Morning News that Georgia
DIS. al.-ei considerably beyond the g.
mark in population was read with
interest II no, only contribute
i .ts pride ia the fact that Georgia
.o wen uo iu the 2Oco.oN class. hut
..s. 70 -pecuhuou as 10 the possibility
--. state securing another rcpresen-
...,e .r the national Congress. and the
=, s.euvc change which IL would brins
ua--t
rs arc Just fourteen states IN the D.
.... class and better. these being. tn the
named. Now York. Pennsylvania.
naa.s. ohio. Mis- ouri. Texas Massachu-
Indiana, Michigan. Iowa. Georgia.
rnaky. Wisconsin ana Tennessee. This
l.. Georgia eleventh Ia the list. a gain
r .aat one point having changed posi-
.rs with Kentucky which had a slight
I'D Ia the last census, the difference IN
La being nearly 10000 Ia favor Of Geor-
.a
Tus report just sent out credits Geor-
60 wih e.1is1a people. as against iSd.-
Is No isao This is q gain Of 1896 In ten
wars. or a fraction over q per cent. This
fashHy in excess OF the average gain
ior tho whole country. and shows that
a..r4li Is keeping well up with the pro-
SON
IaIar tho present apportionmcnt Geor-
rim has eleven representative IN the ma
uoual Congress. the largest number she
b. over had there. The npportonmen' be-
ing based upon a population of l139ol. or
Is majority fraction thereof for each rep
rosautauve. Georgia had no dihcuity in
getting imam additional representative un-
der tile last apporth imont notwitnstand-
iue 900. increase OF about 3lOo population
iu ths PRO rata To each representative.
Should the present basis OF representation
stand Georgia win get two additional rep
Ttseutatyes. ass the majority traction
would again play IA large part Ia her IA
nor This is hardly likely however. II IS
generally conceded thar the present Con
l-ress is entirely too unwicldy. having a
membership OF 351. and there Is "a dispo-
siuon on the part % the present members
10 reduce rather than increase the mem
berenip should the now ratio be made
sonH. as So not unlikely, Georgia would
ffupiy retain her present strength In the
House Should the new ratio be made
10000. however Georgia would stand "A
chance OF gaining a Representatives by
means OF the majority fraction.
The probability Of making any gain o.
very doubtful. however. as the increase tn
population ls pretty evenly distributed
throughout che country and the tendency
being 20 reduce rather than 10 increase
tha membership the new basis or repre-
sentatlon viii probably leave the repre-
.eutAtion On the majority OF cases un-
changed the increases in few 81 the
larger states being balanced by decreases
H other quarters.
Georgia began her career IN the ma
taHal Congress after the adoption Of the
.,nstitution Of i7s7 with three members
jut this was reduced after the census Of
i- 10 two. the ratio then being $500 pom
i.4t.on 10 each congressman. Georgia
Hrlslsd its representation az the succeed
lrr census. however. and added two more
after the third census ia 1910. giving the
state SIX representatives The fourth cen
sus gave the state another congressman
ANA the NTH two more. the ratio after tho
nst census being $500 After the census
~ lsu however. the ratio was increased
to 7o.co. causing general reduction IN
the representation Of the states
Georgia lost one congressman. hut
Virginia dropped from % 90 - After
she seventh census tho ratio was again
Increased ana Georgia simply held her
own The census OF $50 with the succeed
ing increase in ratio. caused Georgia 20
lose "a congressman. leaving her only
seven. but the succeeding census or 1870
"holpod things nightly as tho poliu-
cans said. bringing the states representa-
lion back 20 nine Tho censuses Of 1850
md 1880 each gave the state an additional
preventative. and unless the ratio is
I.avily increased. thot OF 1900 will do the
slme.
The statement sent out 10y the census
bureau shows the rotten borough state Of
Nevada 90 b. the only one which has fall
m behind In population having lost 5000
~ the mcagcr 5000 30 had ten years ago.
while Nebraska. the stnto OF Hon William
Bryan, shows the smallest gain Of any.