ist ▁concerns ▁and ▁consider ▁am ending ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁This ▁re ass urance ▁was ▁essential ▁to ▁the ▁rat ification ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁and ▁rat ification ▁history ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁history ▁ ▁An ▁am end ment ▁establish ing ▁a ▁formula ▁for ▁determ ining ▁the ▁appropriate ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁the ▁appropriate ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁represent atives ▁among ▁the ▁states ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁proposed ▁am end ments ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution ▁introduced ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁by ▁Represent ative ▁James ▁Mad ison ▁of ▁Virginia : ▁▁ ▁This , ▁along ▁with ▁Mad ison ' s ▁other ▁propos als , ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁a ▁committee ▁consisting ▁of ▁one ▁representative ▁from ▁each ▁state . ▁After ▁Mad ison ' s ▁propos als ▁emer ged ▁from ▁committee , ▁Represent ative ▁Fish er ▁Am es ▁of ▁Massachusetts , ▁proposed ▁a ▁differ ing ▁app ort ion ment ▁am end ment ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁minimum ▁app ort ion ment ▁ratio ▁increased ▁from ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁Represent ative ▁following ▁a ▁subsequent ▁census . ▁The ▁House ▁approved ▁Am es ' ▁changes ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁and , ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁passed ▁it ▁and ▁six teen ▁other ▁articles ▁of ▁am end ment . ▁The ▁propos als ▁next ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Senate , ▁which ▁made ▁ 2 6 ▁substant ive ▁alter