The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-13
The Springer Re-Apportionment.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Springer's re-apportion-
ment bill provides that whenever new State Is ad-
United to the Union the representatives assigned to
it shall be in addition to the present number 1898:
that section %, revised statutes Of the United
States, shall be amended SO as to read as follows:
The legislature of each State, as soon as practi
cable after the passage of this act, and at every
subsequent apportionment of representatives in
as Herein provided States entitled to one me repre-
sentative in congress shall constitute congress
sional DISTRICT States entitled to two represents
nearly equal in population as possible. States en-
titled to three representatives shall constitute
congressional district in which there shall be
hereinafter provided. States entitled TO-
three representatives shall be divided
into two districts, in Of which districts there
shall be elected three representatives,, and in the
other there shall! be elected one representative.
States entitled to five representatives shall const
tute one district in which five representatives shall
be elected States entitled to six representatives
shall be entitled to two districts, in each of which
there shall be elected three representatives States
into three districts, in two OF which districts there
shall be elected three representatives each, and in
ne other district one and all other
as to constitute districts in which one, three
and five representatives shall be elected
c CO din to the number Of Representatives
divided into many district there will he con-
tanned in the whole number Of representatives to
winch SUCH state IS entitled, except where there 10.
fraction of two, in which Of the districts
shall be entitled to ve and where there is fraction
of one there shall be other district in which q
representative shall be elected
Congressional districts in which representa-
tive in congress shall be elected sha contain pop
ulaton equal to ratio of population of one
member in congress. Districts entitled
to three members shall contain q
population equal to three ratios and districts en-
titled to five members shall contain a population
equal to five ratios, or in all cases nearly SC
as practicable. The districts shall DO formed Of
| contiguous and compact territory, bounded by
county or parish lines except in counties parishes
having Il greater population than the ratio of one
resentative in congress, in which portions
of such county parish may be attached to con-
tiguous territory in either district In districts
titled to one representative in congress each Qua-
fed elector may vote for one person for
representative, and In districts entitled to
three representatives each elector may for
persons for representatives and for more and in
districts entitled to five representatives each eector
may vote for three persons for Representatives and
for no more. Where any ballot contains the names
OF more candidates for representatives in congress
than electors entitled to vote for, such ballot shall
te counted as blank far as representatives in
congress are concerned In all persons having
the highest number Of votes shall be declared
elected and in all respects other than herein pro-
vided the election shall be conducted and ballots
counted and. returned, as heretofore provided by
law.