Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-04-12
The Apportionment Bill.

The report of the conference committee
on The apportionment bill was called up in
the Senate on Monday, and read. AS
modified by the committee the Philadelphia
districts are made up as follows:
First district-1st, I'd, Tth and 26th
wards.
Second district-Stb, 9th, 10th, 18th,
18th and 20th wards, and that part of the
18th ward lying west of Second street.
Third district-The 3D., 4th, 9th, 9th,
11th, 18th and 10th wards.
Fourth district--The 18th, oath, 9th,
2Sth and 29th wards.
Fifth district-The 18th, 10Th, 22d, 23d
and 25th wards, and that part of the 18th
ward east of Second street.
Sixth district-Chester and Delaware
counties.
Seventh district Montgomery county,
and all that portion of Bucks county not in
cluded in the the Tenth district.
Eighth district--Berks county.
Tenth Northampton and Le-
high counties, and the township of Dur
ham, Milford, Springfield, Richland, Rock
hill, 1laycock, Nockamixon aud Tinicum,
and the borough of Quakertown, in Bucks
county.
Eleventh district Columbia, Montour,
Carbon, Monroe and Pike counties, and
the townships of Nescopeck, Black Creek,
Sugar Loaf, Butler, Hazel Foster, Bear
Creek, Bucks, Spring Brook, Roaring
Brook, Salem, Holenback, Huntingdon,
and that part of the city of Scranton, south
of Roaring Brook creek and east of the
Lackawanna river, and fhe borough of
Dunmore, New Columbus, Goldsboro',
White Haven, Jeddo and IIazleton.
Twelfth district-All that part of Lu
zerne county not included in the Eleventh
district.
Thirteenth district - The county of
Schuylkill.
Fourteenth -Dauphin, Northum-
berland and Lebanon counties.
Fifteenth district-Bradford, Susquehan-
ma, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
Sixteenth dlstrict-Counties of Tioga,
Potter, M'Kean Cameron, Lycoming and
Sullivan.
Seventeenth distrct-Camoria, Bedford,
Blair and Somerset.
Eighteenth district-Thc counties of
Franklin, Fulton, Juniata, Huntingdon,
Snyder and Perry.
Nineteenth district-York, Adams and
Cumberland counties.
Twentieth district - Union, Clinton,
Clearlield, Elk, Mifilin and Centre.
Twenty-first district - Westmoreland,
Green, and Fayette.
Tweuty-sccond district-Pittsbur city
and the townships of CHARTERS, Union,
Scott, Stowe, Robinson, Upper ana Lower
st. Clair, Baldwin wilkins, Penn, and
Charter, and Braddock in Allegheny
county.
Twenty.third district-All that portion
of Allegheny county, not included in the
Twenty-second district.
Twcnty-fourth district Washington,
Beaver and Lawrence counties.
Twenty-ffth district - Clarion, Arm
strong, Indiana, Forest and Jefferson coun-
ties.
Twenty-sixth district-Thc counties Of
Mercer, Butler and Crawford.
Twenty-seventh district Erie, Warren
and Venango counties,
After discussion, it was stated that the
bill gives the Republicans y out of the
Twenty-seven districts, on the basis of the
last general State election.
Mr.. Ielman moved TO recommit the bill
to committee, with instructions to attach
Lebanon to Schuylkill.
Mr.. Petrikcn moved further TO instruct,
that Franklin be taken from the Eighteenth
district-not agreed to--yeas 8, nays 10.
Mr.. Knight moved to instruct the COM
mittec, to rearrauge his district--not
agreed o-ycas II, nays II.
On the proposed amendment, of Mr.
Heilman, the yeas were 5, nays "a. So the
amendment was not agreed TO- The report
of The committee was then adopted. Yeas
10, nays l..
In the House, Mr.. Daniels, from the
committee of ofconference on the Congression-
al apportionment bill, made report, with
the amendments as agreed upon by the
committee. After some discussion the bill
passed, yeas 5S, nays 36.