New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-18
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Is 1871

Ihoi sChoti tuucat1ou may 10 SeNcEaIy duu
uniformly extended to the youth Of the
inited States, 20 directed TO have it
printed.
Carried.
by permission. q: this time, the special
committee q WHOM. waa II .crre,. The ,ppor-
iionnlen. bill. submitted the Iollow.n. =.
port on" act through ia chairman.
r" :hn Hono-,tle Speaker :n,. M.sr ..';. q Il.
H""~r Ht Representatives
Your committee, :" whom was referred
tn. matter OF ;,pportionmcnt. have attended
I" their d'iii.r. and beg !eav,. to submit the
following report. and as" ii" accompany
ing bill. which they would respectfully
recommend the House IT, pass.
Your committee. find that :i.ey iav. 40
discretion in maxim. tho superintendent.
since TIN constitution makes 1t imperative
TIA; It sLail Dr. made on the basis of tho
last ce,su@. certified copy of the last
enumeration has been obtained from ths.
tnit'! States Marshal. and mas been
strictly adhered 70 III making the arpor-
tina'ren: as represented in the accompany
~: bill.
che c.nsu, ta,;.n under III" authoritT Of
TIE United States :cr this STATE. ia certified
BY Il. nitcd STATE. M.sr-haI and thc Sec
rotary 81 state. n. authority GA which We
have acted. makes tile total population of
,hc Stat. seven hundred and twent Weigh,
Thousand eight hundred a1.d sixty.
Article twenty one of the constitution re-
nrres shat =, Representative number shall
b. tiNsd, ant! ca<l, parish and representa-
tie district 'lai! base :'s, many Representa-
tiv.- ~ Vie number of IL tota! population
vii! .nt;.lci. to have. and ;n additional
Representative for any portion exceeding
ouc-.iaf she t.'UDres 5Nt;:ti"e Number" Thi.
article also provides that :iie number Of
Representatives shall never exceed one hum
dre,i and tweatv. nor less than ninety
\ the time 'hc constitution of 1868 was
adopted, there We're tort weight parishes II
.li- STATE. and the constitati,ae .pportiontd
one hundred and one Representatives. 10
these parishes. Since. the, shcr" have been
five new parishes created and organized.
and under article twenty each parish is
entitled to ut least one Repre- sentative. and
'lsose new parishes arc now represented in
the General Assembly. although under
article twenty-five OF the constitution it is
very doubtful whether they con legally be
=" represented an!il ..E superintendent is
made. ~ there /. at present On" hundred
and six Representatives in tho Hous.. .:
Il; Sriltitt!vCs.
Our first object WIZ; TO decide on :cpre
sentative number that wonid fl. the Number
OF Representatives at seine number between
ninety and one hundred ana twenty, that.
ia our judgment. would CAUSE the people
To bt as equally represented IA possible: eS
exact equality in this respect is not pos~ible
under the constitution. " can Cniy St APP
proxilnat.ve.
1t was thought that thu. .um,,rr Of Repre-
should tt. fixed Mt onc hundred
ana fifteen. and representative number
should l.. fixed to attain this point. If
a,tt slti
sttu:icn was possible. this number could hn
fixed by dividing the tota; population.
rcven hundred and twenty eight theu sand
eight hundred and sixty. Ivy one hundred
and fifteen. which would MAKE. the represent
alive uumher; but in,smuch as fifteen
parishes wopli have "a smaller number Of
population than this. and e.cl, parish being
entitled 20 q: least one Representative. il il
obvious that I'M. representative number.
when We take int" consideration that any
fraction over oue-lialf thereof would entitle
(, parish to au add!tiona! Representative,
that TIL, repre- sentative number would pro-
duCe p greater nun, er Of Representatives
Than would be indicated by thc iucticnt of
the to.a! population div ihed b. this number.
iour Committee Thought i: best to adopt
The Hnini.er. 400 a- the representative
number. which will produce one hundred
and ti.:""l Representatives when divided as
We submit herewith Il eta'.s,Acn. 81 our
calculation. on she subject:
SENATORIAL pIsIGIc->.
.tr'ic'" twcntv-line Of tlie constitution
fixed the number OF Senators ut thirty-six.
and article thirty provides that I'm al!
of the Senate She total
population %: the State shall he divided by
the number :hirty-six. and the result pro
duced ly the division shall be the scnatori;,!
ratio, .ntitin. 1t senatorial dis:ric: to u
This article also provides. tina,
q" single or contiguous parishes shall be form
ed int" districts having Il population the
nearest possible 20 the number cntit,in. a
district to Il senator: ana if the npportion
ment I" make parish district taii short
OF or exceed !le ratio. then district may
be formed having not more :han two Sena-
tors. hut not Otherw iSe it j. cvidcH, j: is
the intention Of the constitution &" create
districts with but one Senator as far a. i.
can possibly be done. and in our delibera-
tons thi, has been kept constantly in view.
We have succeeded i'll SO appCrtioning the
senatorial districts that. out of New Orleans.
il has not been necessary to create but two
districts having tw" Senators. 1t has been
found impossible to make the districts equal
in population. no one parish or district hav-
ing exactly tho population emitting tito
others falling below the exact number. But
the districts have been formed with the
view to the whole context Of the cOnstitu-
tionai provisions on the subject.
Article thirty Of tina constitution also
provides that mo new apportionment shall
have the effect OF abridging the term Of SER
vice of any Senator already elected Mt the
time of making the apportionment."
The appOr:ionment made in the cOnstitu.
.. 4: 49, -.
ators, which districts are changed by this
bill, and districts with only one Senator are
formed. and there is no provision in the
constitution providing what district the
Senator recently elected shall represent for
the balance of his term, and in which dis
trict the successor Of the outgoing Senator.
two year. hence. is to be elected.
Your committee. to avoid confusion and
possible embarrassment ON the subject.
have provided in the bill. herewith pre-
senteI. that the Senator last elected shall
be considered Il, representing the district
i'll which he was domicilcd ut the time of his
election. and the election in November.
1872. for Senator. shall take place in the
other districts so unrepresented. although Il
Senator heretofore elected fora single dis
trct may reside in such newly created dis
trict.
Ali Of w|ictfs respectfully submitted.
I. d. WORRAIL, Chairman.
An act 20 arpor;ion the State into senate
rial districts and to fix tho number Of
Representatives to be elected from each
parish and representative district in the
State. and designating in what district
Senators are to be elected where there
has been u change in the senatorial dis
trict. and repeating all other laws on the
subject
SEcrlc> !. BE It enacted by the Senate