The Enquirer

A SHORT VIEW OF THE PRACTICAL EFFECTS OF THE PRESENT APPORTIONMENT BILL.

LOOK ON THIS PICTURE!
At a ratio of 35,000 the four largest states will have, viz.
Virginia 230,774
Pennsylvania 230,774
New York 230,774
Massachusetts 230,774
It throws two hundred and thirty thousand on the other states.

AND ON THIS!!!
At a ratio of 37,000 - the following result will be had.
Total 99,177
These fractions divided among the 86
59 67,669
These fractions divided among the 59 members give 1153 to each member.

But how came this to pass? Did the four largest states unite and outvote the smaller ones? If so, why did not the smaller states countervail them in the Senate? No. The State of Virginia, to a man, voted against it. Several of the Pennsylvania members also disdained from mere local considerations to abandon their old southern friends, who had stood by them in hard times -- who had helped them where they were scarcely able to help themselves for the sake of new & untried allies. But although the whole country east of the Hudson united in the vote, it could not have been carried without the aid of southern men. Eight out of nine of the Maryland delegation voted for the Senate's amendment, by which all the states south west of Pennsylvania (with the exception of Delaware) are sacrificed to a most unjust & unequal distribution. The vote was 72 to 62. The absentees were it is believed chiefly from the south. -- Spirit of 76

New York	27	8,043
Virginia	23	12,616
Pennsylvania	23	4,773
Massachusetts	20	740

The four following states will have, viz. North Carolina	13	32,972
Tennessee	6	33,913
New Jersey	6	31,222
Kentucky	10	24,287

Total	35	122,394
If to the four preceding states we add the

Maryland	9	-	20,946
South Carolina	9	-	21,569
Ohio	6	-	20,760

it will give a total $ \sum $ for 7 states of $ \sum $

59

185,669

The total fractions of all the states amount to 256,946

From which deduct the fracti-

New York	25	28,042
Virginia	22	3,616
Pennsylvania	21	32,773
Massachusetts	13	34,745

members give 1147 to each member.
North Carolina	13	6,972
Tennessee	6	21,913
New Jersey	6	19,322
Kentucky	10	4,287
Maryland	9	2,946
South Carolina	9	3,569
Ohio	6	8,760