Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-14


Asis generally known, Georgia, owing
IN her increase of population during the
ton Years. 1s70-so, gained an additional
CONGRESSMAN. The State, however, was
not redistricted in time for the last eiec-
ton. and Hon. Thomas Hardeman, Of
Bib. was chosen Congressman at large
The new General Assembly, elected last
November. appointed joint special
committee Of twenty seven, to whom was
committed the task Of reappOrdoning the
State.
The committee has agreed upon re-
port. upon which it asks favorable action,
as follows:
l.. Be Il enacted BY IL Genera! ASsen'5ly .,
tbs STATE. That from and after the pa7sage. oI
mis- act. in conformity with the above reclted
act Of Congress. there shall be IN TINS state
ten Congressional districts, to De known a.
the First, Second. Third, FOURTH flItns olAtH'
seventh. Eighth. Ninth and Tenth Congres-
siOnal districts, and TO be constituted a. iol-
lows. until chsnged by act OF the General As
sembly, viz; ,... -,.,, -
composed of the following counties: Appllng,
BRYAN. Bulloch. Camden. Charlton chatham,
CIinch. EchOls. bingham, Emanuel, Glyn M
Liberty. Mcintosh, Pierce, SERVER, 1athah'
Ware and Wayne.
The second Congressional district shall be
composed Of the following counties; Baker,
BerTien. Brooks, Calhoun. Gay, CoI91IIltt'
Decatur, Dougherty. Early, LOwndes, Miller;
Mitchell. Randolph, Terrell. Thomas ana
The Third Congressional district shall be
compOsqd of the following counties. comet,
Dodge DOolv. Houston. Irwin. Laurens. Lee,
Macon. Montgomery, Pulaski, Qultman,
Schlev. stewart. sumter. Telfair, Webster
The Fo1rfb Congressional district shall be
/ cosnposed OF the following counties: tarfoil.
Chattsh0ochee. Coweta. Harris. Heard. Mari
+ on Meriwether, MuscOgee. Talbot, Taylor and
The Fifth Congressional district shall be
4 composed of the following counties; r lton,
/ Dekalb. Campbell. Clayton. Douglass, + a4 =
cite, Henry, Newton Rockdale' opalulhs'
+ The sixth Congressional district shall be
! composed of the following counties; Baldwin,
/ Bibb. Butts, Crawford, jasper, Jones, Mon
/ roe Pike. Twiggs, Epson and Wilkinson;
! The seventh Congressional district shall De
I composed of the following counties: BARROW
{ CatOOsa. ChattOOga. Cobb, Daue, Eloyd' GoF p
{ don. HARRISON. Murray, PaultunS. Ioih' al
/ ker and Whitfield.
I cOmpesed Of the following counties: Ozark,
: Franklin. Ebert. Greene, Hancock, mart,
/ Madison. Morgan, OcOnee. ogieth0rpe, Put-
E Tie Ninth Congressional district shall be
+ composed Of the following counties: BANKS,
/ Cherokee. Dawson, Fannin, Forsy IN, elmer
/ Gwinnett, Hall, Habersham, Jackson, Lump
kin, Milton. Rabun. Pickens, Towns. Union
Z and White.
4 The Tenth Congressional district shall be
! composed of the following countless Burke,
[ Columbia. GIascoek. jefferson. johnson. Lin
1 coin. McDufiie. Richmond. Talaierro, ar
Z rem and Washington.
,. ind he Il further enacted bg tie dhfh0rfg
I aforesaid That all laws and parts OF laws IN
. conflict with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
The First district remains the same as
under the old appOrtionment save that
Burke county is placed in the new Tenth
district, which is made up largely OF the
old Eighth district. The State is pretty
evenly divided under the new apportion-
ment. the population Of the several dis
/ tricts being as follows:
First district, Isl 40; Second district,
1858; Third district, 150,255; Fourth
| district. l55,0j9: Fifth district, l51,O26;
Sixth district, 1860; Seventh district,
| I54.51S: Eighth district, 154,037; Ninth
district, 152, ~; Tenth district, 1916.
The report will, doubtless, be agreed to
without material change. At any rate,
it is fair enough to obviate any protracted
| discussion.