The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-02-21
The Advertisement Bill.

We give below a list of the Senatorial
and Representative Districts as Defined by
the apportionment bill passed by the legisla-
ture on Monday, and which it is said has
been vetoed by Gov. Bissell. We have ex-
amined this list with some care, and COM
pared it with the map Of our State, and for
the life OF us, cannot see in what consists
the outrageous provisions complained of by
the fusionists. So far as populations is con-
cerned, the districts are certainly as fairly
laid off as in any appertionment we have
ever had; and as the charge of clergyman
dering-that is, attaching Republican cour-
ties to Democratic counties strong enough to
overba,ance them-the thing, in the pecu-
liar condition Of parties in our state, is simply
impracticable The republican counties al
! lie adjoining each other in the north, and
| the democratic counties lie, in like manner
in contiguous body in the south. That in
/ a few instances, the democratic party may
have been favored, is possible, but on a gen.
cral scale it has not been, because it canno,
| be done.
We understand the Republicans want to
give Gov. Bissell an excuse for calling ar
extra session of the legislature, and We
rather suspect this outcry against the appor
tionment bill, and veto, to defeat It, have
their origin in this desire.
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
Ratio-1 Senator to 1922 whites.
DBL Il
Massac, Union, johnson, Pope, Hardin and
Williamson. Population 47,725; defici
1927.
9. Saline, Gallatin, White, Hamilton
Wayne, Edwards and Wabash Population
81 ,O36 deficit 9SG.
3. jackson, Perry, Franklin, Jefferson
Marion and Fayette. Population 81, 1906
deficit 626.
f. Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair. Pop.
ulation 40, S95; deficit 2127.
5. Washington, Clinton, Bond, Madison
Population %, 053 surplus $500.
6. Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Crawford
Jasper, Efingham and Cumberland. Pop
ulation 81 $50; deficit rs.
7. Shelby, Coles, Edgar and Clark. Pop.
1897; surplus 1874.
8. Moultre, Macon, Dewitt, Mclean,
Pratt, Livingston, Champaign. Pop. 81 ,099
deficit 81.
.. Jersey, Green, Macoupin, Montgomery.
Pop. rs, 500; deficit 1922.
10. Christian, Sangamon, Morgan. Pop.
50,913 deficit LOGS.
H. Calhoun, Pike, Brown, Scott. Pop.
~, 1879; deficit 9, 10i.
II. Adams and Hancock. Pop. 5G,351
surplus i, 500.
13. Schuyler, McDonough, Fulton. Pop.
80, 100; surplus 1,O9S.
Il. Cass, Menard, Mason, Logan. Pop.
50,3S1; deficit 1855.
10. Peoria, Marshall, Woodford, Putnam
Pop. 53,il2; surplus 1880.
1G. Kane, Stark, Bureau, Henry. Pop
57,GO5; surplus 5,5S3.
II. Henderson, Warren, Mercer, Rocl
Island. Pop. A., l5f deficit 6.SGS
Is. Carroll, 10 Daviess, Whiteside, Lee
Pop. 80, SIS; deficit 1,174
~. Ugle, Stephenson, Winnebago. Pop
55,17S; surplus 3,156.
30. La Sale, Grundv, Kendall. Pop. 81,
646; surplus G2I.
q. Lake, McHcnry, Boone. Pop. so,
935; deficit ,0s7.
%. Dupagc, Kane, D,Kalb. Pop. 81,
O57 surplus 5,o3j.
%. Viii, kankakcc. Holmes, Iroquois
Vermiilion. Pop. 81, 10; surplus 3, 1913.
81 West Chicago. North Chicago. Jeifer
son, Ridrevi Ic. N"rti,ticid, New Trier-
Pop. 5I.3Il srIri luS 2,3iy.
% Scii:.. Cni..agn, Rich. L"m0nt, Worth
/ Orland, Lyons. Thornton. PaloS, Bremen
/ Lake, Mics, Harrington, Proviso, Schaum
/ burg, PaiatEc, + J, Grow, Ley den, Hanover
Maine. B.c"n, - hcclng- Pop. IS, $50; de
felt ,iy3.