feared that by vetoing it he would increase geographical tensions by siding with the south, as Jefferson and Randolph were both from Virginia. Further discussion with Randolph, Jefferson, and James Madison, however, allayed Washington's concerns, and on April 5, the president decided to return the bill to the House of Representatives with the two objections that "there is no one proportion or divisor which, applied to the respective numbers of the States will yield the number and allotment of representatives proposed by the Bill" and that "the Bill has allotted to eight of the States, more than one [representative] for thirty thousand." Second bill After receiving Washington's veto message, Congress decided on April 10, 1792 to apportion representatives at "the ratio of one for every thirty-three thousand persons in the respective States". Washington signed the revised bill into law on April 14, 1792. See also United States congressional apportionment Redistricting in the United States References Further reading Celler, Emanuel. 1952. "Congressional Apportionment. Past, Present, and Future." Law and Contemporary Problems 17 (2): 268-275. James, Edmund J. 1897. "The First Apportionment of Federal Representatives in the United States." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 9 (Jan.): 10-12. External links Founders Online, Opinion on Apportionment Bill, 4 April 1792 The Papers of George Washington George Washington's Presidential Vetoes 2nd United States Congress 1792 in American law United States federal government administration legislation