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The Fairfield News And Herald
Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
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Brooklyn Eagle article on February 6 detailing the new US House apportionment bill, increasing membership to 356 with gains for Western and Southern states, no loss for any, and its effects on the 1892 electoral vote, highlighting injustice to New York.
Merged-components note: Article on the apportionment bill including two associated tables; tables merged into the story due to spatial overlap and content relevance.
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| States. | number. | number. | Gain |
| Alabama | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| California | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Georgia | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| Illinois | 20 | 22 | 2 |
| Kansas | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Michigan | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Missouri | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | 30 | 2 |
| Texas | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| Washington | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 10 | 1 |
THE APPORTIONMENT.
The Injustice Done to New York and Other States.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 6.—The Brooklyn Eagle has compiled the following table on the new apportionment, which is of special interest. That paper says:
While the apportionment bill is generally regarded as a compromise, there can be no doubt that it does injustice to several States, including New York. Under its provisions the total membership of the House of Representatives after March 4, 1891, will be 356, an increase of twenty-four over the present number. No State loses a representative. One member each is gained by thirteen States, two each by four States, and three by one State.
This table illustrates the gain by States:
Present New
Of the twenty-four new members, fourteen go to the west. Nebraska's quota of three is doubled. Minnesota and Illinois gain two each. One each is added to California, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. The South profits by the increase, but not so much as the west. If Missouri be counted a southern State, that section gains a total of six seats. Four of these go to Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Missouri, and the remaining two to Texas. In the middle States, Pennsylvania gains two and New Jersey one. Massachusetts, with an addition of one, is the only New England State that shows a change.
These changes will exert an important, though not a decisive, bearing on the electoral vote. Under the existing apportionment that vote is 401. Under the new bill there will be 414 members in the electoral college, requiring 223 to elect. The gain in electors by States is as follows:
Present New
If in 1892 the States should vote as the States and Territories voted in 1888, the Republicans would have 250 electors to 174 for the Democrats, a Republican majority of 76.
| States. | number. | number. | Gain |
| Alabama | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| California | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Colorado | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 6 | — |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | — |
| Florida | 4 | 4 | — |
| Georgia | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Illinois | 22 | 24 | 2 |
| Indiana | 15 | 15 | — |
| Iowa | 13 | 13 | — |
| Idaho | 3 | 3 | — |
| Kansas | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 13 | 13 | — |
| Louisiana | 8 | 8 | — |
| Maine | 6 | 6 | — |
| Maryland | 8 | 8 | — |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| Michigan | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Mississippi | 9 | 9 | — |
| Missouri | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| Montana | 3 | 3 | — |
| Nebraska | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Nevada | 5 | 3 | — |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | — |
| New Jersey | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| New York | 36 | 36 | — |
| North Carolina | 11 | 11 | — |
| North Dakota | 3 | 3 | — |
| Ohio | 23 | 23 | — |
| Oregon | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | 32 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | — |
| South Carolina | 9 | 9 | — |
| South Dakota | 4 | 4 | — |
| Tennessee | 12 | 12 | — |
| Texas | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| Vermont | 4 | 4 | — |
| Virginia | 12 | 12 | — |
| West Virginia | 6 | 6 | — |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Washington | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | — |
| Total | 490 | 444 | 54 |
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Feb. 6, 1891
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The apportionment bill increases House membership to 356 after March 4, 1891, with no state losing seats; gains distributed to Western and Southern states, injustice noted for New York; electoral college expands to 414, potentially giving Republicans majority in 1892.