The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-20
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EatfinE ne tirst ~ llIetlt
t.enpe ils1It beam NJ seven n4etllF
bersi "a no 3 III Ian has
I,een. red HceGl Srtl1IIs 9 to nd y eSts
IA Isl si4rs from Is Verm0ng
4 3.tcli ID. 1870, had six members nov
has tvvS while Maine WIKI eight IN,
4, "a. has been. redncedstO four. Mass
.ialshuststts d1as the same number with
!. liich Aae started 81 1880. In $500
the number vas increased to IL. but
/ by the nexs superintendent Il hadsfal=
ion aSyaS, eog1 3. and the original fgure
OF II was no. regained until 1900.
After Virginia and Massachusetts
,HsennzyIvania. with 5 members, had
the largest representation in the
House in 1890. New York and North
Carolina followed with, Q each The
latter .s.Rte never rose above 10 oat
the former has gone as high as g.
which agure was attained under the
appurtionment OF 1890 and iss the lqFT
igest representation any state ever has
had. After $50. the New ork rep
reservation fell TO ~ in 1850. since
then it has been rising gradually until
now It. is n. Pennsyly ania'g prese Mt
number Of ~ g the largest eyer en- en-
ioved by that state From the first
census to the present, Rhode Island
with her two capitals and double
name. has been uniformly Represented
nv two congressman. Delaware had
two members during the decade Of
'lSlO-1S2O, but otherwise has had but
one in the House at any time.
The first apportionment made by
the Constitution itself provided for
one member to every 10000 inhabl-
tants with the result that at it's hrst
session the House contained only 50
members The census of 1890 result
ed In an increase TO 1O5 with $4,000,
as the basis. of representation. From
that time forth with one exception the
increase both in representation ana
ratio has been steady, as follows:
1890. III members with ratio OF
ga. 900; 1910, 81 members and ratio
i,of as, 900; 1890. 913 members and
ra Sto of 10000: 1889, 24o members
and ratio 56a ~ 1900; 1910, 22S mem
hers and 4Fhti6 Of 7O,esO; 1850. 233
members ala fatio OF 93.423; 1867
,te43 members and ratio of 1881:
lis7o,. 2sS merbers and ratio of lS1.-
s425; 1880. a85 members and ratio Of
ISL ii sts96. 356 1nenlbers and ratio
of 17s, 9UI: 4 500: 5S6 members ana
ratio or f+g3:I67.
rhe old leaders OF the House are
anxious to keep the size OF the House
down and few OF them Will admit the
possfbilIty Of an enlargement to be-
yond 4eOsou 410 ut the utmost
The question: of the dlsfranchise-
ment of the negro vote in the South
,iern states viii receive attention In
connection. with the, question of APP
sportIonment.. The House is even now
ON record in favor OF an inquiry into
this subject. Under the rules Of the
iItFouse. where debate is limited, a
measure similar to the crumpackez
hin Of last Congress might be passed
without afrording the minority much
opportunity to oppose or obstruct. But
lin the senate where there, is no clo-|
.ture. the. minority would be strong
enough to prevent the passage Of any
,{ybaoxfous measure unless deterreS by
the u1lwritten rule which permits each
01euae to dispose Of its own affairs In
its own way.