The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-06-25

MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
III UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
JUNE 1.-THE majority and minority re-
ports OF the on Representation were
taken up as tie special order and discussed at
length, bat the Convention did not reach Il vote
PRIOR to adjournment.
JUNE lj.-DiScu>>i0n OF the reports OF the
Committee On Representation occupied the entire
SeSsion......An ameErimcnt, giving to st. Louis
- members of the lover House of the General
Assembly, was dcfcatcJ-yeas 20; nays, IT,.
The st. Louis members Of the Convention eX-
pressed great Indignation ii what they charge to
be their unfair treatment 10y the majority OF the
country delegates. and II i meeting OF the city
delegation several members advocated a with
drawal from the Convention in case they We're not
treated with greater consideration.
JUNE 1G.-The report OF The Committee on
Representation again occupied the time of the
Convention, the question under discussion be
ing an amendment providing that the question of
representation be submitted TO the vote of the
people as 4 separate proposition. The Conven-
ton finally refused t. instruct tnc committee 70
report the amendment.
JUNE 1i.-pcbafo on the question of rep
resentation was continued, hut no decisive vote
was reached.
JUNE l>.-Th" question OF representation
again occupied the attention OF the Convention
during the entire session, the first section of the
majority report beng finally adopted by 4 vote OF
Il To l.. The section rctcrrc! To is as follows:
The House of Representatives. shall consist
of members chosen every second year by the
qualified voters OF the several counties, and APP
p]Ortioned in the following manner: The ratio of
representation shall toe asccrtalned at each open
ing session of the General Assembly by dividing
the whole number OF inhabitants of the State, as
ascertained by the last dCCcnnial census of the
United States, by the number 200. Each County
having one ratio or les shall be entitled to one
representative; each County having two and a
half times said ratio shall he entitled to two rep
resentatives: each County having four times said
ratio shall be entitled TO three representatives;
each county having Sin times said ratio shall be
entitled to four representatives. and so on above
that number, giving one additional member for
every two and Il halt additional ratios"
JUNE l9.-in accordance with a resolution
passed by the Convention 4 few days ago, the
Committee on Representation and Senatorial APP
pOrtiOnmCnt, submitted Il report providing that
a section he Incorporated in the Constitution di-
viding the state into senatorial districts as fol-
lows:
l.. Counties Of Andrew, Holt, Nodaway and
Atchison.
:. Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry and Worth.
3. Platte, Clay and Clinton.
/. Caldwell. Ray. Daviess and Harrison.
;. Livingston, Grundy, Mercer and Carroll.
Is. Linn, sullivan, Putnam and Charlton.
:. Randolph, Howard and Monroe.
:. Adar, Macon and schuyler.
.. Audrain. Boone ana Galloway.
10. st. Charles and Warren.
II. Pike, Lincoln and Montgomery.
y. Lewis, CLARK. Scotland and Knox.
=. Marion, shelby and Rails.
II. jackson. CaSs and Bates.
10. Johnson, Benton, Henry and It. Clair.
rs. Vernon, Barton, Jasper, Newton and Nc
Donald.
l.. Lafayette and Johnson.
/. Greene, Lawrence, Barry, stone and
Christian.
T.. Saline. Pcttis ami Ecnton.
20. Polk, Hickory, Dallas, tDade, Ccdar and
st. Clair.
II. Lacle,ic. Webster, Wright, Texas, Doug
las, fancy, ozark ana Howell.
y. Phelps, Usage. Miller, Maries, Camden,
Pulaski and Crawford.
-. Washington, Jefferson, 1t. Francois, Ste.
Genevicyr and Perry.
p. Iron, Madison, Bollinger, Wayne, Butler,
Reynolds, Carter, Ripley, Oregon, shannon and
Dent.
p. Franklin ami GasCOnade.
%. Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Mad
rid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Stodiarj and scott.
-. Jasper, Monitcau. Morgan and Cole.
St. Louis contains seven districts, designated
as Districts ,. , 30, 81, b, B and 81.
The report is accompanied by a provision that
if at any time, or from any cause, the General
Assembly shall hereafter fail or refuse to district
the state it shalt be the duty of the Governor,
Secretary OF state and AttOrney-Gcnera to per
form such duty, and does not vaCatc the office of
any Senator who holds over under the last APP
pOintment, and enpoWerathe General Assembly,
at its first meeting after the adoption of the Con
5%tituti0n, to make such changes as public de-
mandS may require.