New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
there be reapportionmsnt until 1905, when
the next State census will be taken.
LARGER MEMBERSHIP IN ASSEMBLY.


the next State census will be taken
LARGER MEMBERSHIP IN ASSEMBLY.
Nevertheless it is probable that the next redis-
tribution of Assembly districts will award New
than she now enjoys When the Assembly num-
6ered l2S members the increase OF the cy s4s s
April L. 1884, II April IS 1855 ~ April IS tSis' t
representation in an Assembly of $50 members.
which is the present representation of the boroughs
OF Manhattan and The Bronx.
There is doubt in my mind; however that
districts and the big cities faster than the smaller.
I believe that New-Y York's cent Increase IS
which has 80 per cent to its credit Accordingly 1t
is in every way probable that NeW-fqrk ~l nIES
than she has now. with sixty out of 15o members
THREE CONGRESSMEN MAY BE GAINED
What will be done by Congress in regard to a
even predicted until Mr. Merriam makes public the
census returns for all the States He is eXpec6ee1
The present unit OF distribution is 10000 inhaD. @
seventeen Congressmen to New-York instead of
the fourteen which she now has
next January IS to keep the complement OF the
House the same as it is now. there is no way OF
tion this city viii have. Judging from the greater
growth of NewYork than any other part or the
United States with only unimportant excep,
tion, that of Milwaukee, l should say there VIII
be some IN Ell increase G ns in HewYork CtyS
One conclusion have reached from superlntena-
ing the last is that the growth of this city
is due to 4 natural increase of a native popu-
see that immigration has reactionary effect upon
the natural increase of bringing up children In
the early history of this city our American fami- ami
lies large, and the greater part OF these ram
Ties We're employed In manual labor Every child
that the laborer raised was asset. With the IN
coming of great numbers of Irish and Germans the
American families grew smaller. There were
fewer American laborers. It was they the l Irish
and German parents, who had the biggest fami-
lies. OF later years there have come among us ital
ian and South and Eastern European races who
have become our lahorers and who are bringing up
almost innumerabe offspring. The average
Irish and German family has now become I far
smaller. for these peoples are now fast emerging
from the grade of hand workmen, whereas the
American family is at present smaller than 1t has
ever been. With the acquisition of wealth parent
no longer looks upon his child as source or In
come. but a source of expense. The chld must
be nurtured educated and If possible, better pre-
pared for life than We're his parents.
This far work was concerned,
a non-political task. I feel satisfied with the
results
AS a result of inquiry among many leading citi-
Of both political parties yesterday Tribune
reporter found that the prevailing sentiment was
highly in favor Of the way Mr.. Wilbur had dis
charged his duty They especially commended his
system of getting information OF people out OF
town. and spoke also in praise Of the courtesy
which he had exercised toward the public in the
work of enumeration. AS may be remembered
force was used only in three four exceptional
cases 10 procure the necessary information