St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-10
GAINS BY DISTRICTS.
The Census Returns for Such Senatorial
Districts as Have Been Completed
in Full.
Rev. F, I. Fisher Tells His Congregation
Why He is a Believer in
Methodism.
a Female Invader Causes Trouble in
a West Side Household--St.
Paul's Trade.
Among the Firemen-- at NAH
tomedi--Street Sayings--Gen-
eral News.
THE REAPPORTIONMENT.
Incomplete Returns Submitted For
What They Are Worth.


Incomplete Returns Submitted For
What They Are Worth.
Although the census returns are not in
from about twenty-five counties of the state,
and while the figures already in may not be
sufficient on which to argue either for or
against new apportionment, the count for
a large number of legislative districts is
completed and an analysis of the figures
may not be nninteresting. The following
shows the populations and the gains and
losses, in those districts from which returns
are all in. together with the representation to
which each was entitled under the appor-
tionment of 1881:
First District-Houstonc county, population,
1880, 16, 1872: in 1885, 5,4S5; one senator, two
representatives; loss in population, S47.
Second District-Fillmore county, popula-
ton, 1880, 2S 162; 1885, 26,67S: loss, ,4S4; one
senator and five representatives,.
Third District-Mower county, population,
1885, 1927; in 1880, 16, 1899; loss, 1,572; one
senator and two Representatives.
Fourth Dissatisfaction county, popula-
ton, 1880, 1900; in 1885, 1875; gain, SOC;
one senator and two representatives.
Ninth District,-Brown and Redwood coun-
ties, population, 1885, 20, 467; in 1880. 1888;
gain, 3074; one senator and two representa-
tives.
Thirteenth District-Dodge county, popu-
lation, 1856, 10 4S6; in 1880, 1884: loss, 1858;
one senator and one representative.
Tenth District-Blue Earth county, one
senator and four representatives; population,
1885, 26,459; in 1886, 22,SS9; gain, 1850.
Nineteenth District-Le sSueur county, one
senator and two representatives; population,
1880, 6,105; in 1885, Is, 500; gain, 2,456.
Twentieth District-Rce county, one sena-
tor and four representatives; population,
1880, %, 4S0; in 1855, "a. 9S9; gain, 2,459.
Twenty-Fourth Observation-Disclosures coun-
ty, one senator and three representa-
tves; population, 1880, 49, 562; in 1885, 20, 1853;
gain, 1921.
Twenty-fifth District-DaI1ota county, one
senator and two representatives. Popula-
ton, 1880. 1881; in 1885, 1S,6O1 gain, 1926.
Thirty-first District-Scott county, one sem
ator and one representative. Population,
1850, 3,516; in 1885, Also; gain, GO.
Thlrty-secOnd DiStrict-Carver county, one
senator and two representatives. Population
in 1880, 14,1A0; in 1885, 1885; gain, 1, s2s.
Thirty-third District Wright and Sher-
burne counties, one senator and three repre-
sentatives. Population, 1880, 21,954: in 1885,
rs, 467; gain, 6,5l3.
Thirty-fourth district-Meeker county, one
senator and one representative. Population,
1880, II, 739, in 1885, I6, 49S; gain, 4, $50.
Thirty-sixth District-Kandiyohi county,
one senator ana one representative. Popula-
ton in 1880, 10, l59; in 1885, 1850; gain, p
691.
Thirty-seventh District-Lac qui Parle,
Swift and Chippewa counties; one senator
and two representatives. Population, 1850,
17,788; in 1885, 1929; gain, 1910.
Fortieth District-Stearns county, one SEN
ator and four representatives. Population,
1880, 2l,958; 1885, 23,5I1; gain, 1855.
FOrty-first District-Pope and Douglas
counties, one senator and two representa-
tives. Population, 1880, 14.9O4; in 1885, 21,
719; gain, 6,S15.
Forty-third District-Otter Tail county. one
senator and two representatives. Population
IN 1850, 1855; in 1855 3l,5l4; gain, 1889.
\ NORTHERN ESTIMATE.
In a recent article on the reapportion-
ment the Duluth Tribune says: 1.-The
only data at hand by which they may be
estimated is the vote of last year. Its total
was something over 100, 900. Dividing this
by tie number of senators and representa-
tives, it is found that there is one senator
Tor about every $500 votes and one repre-
sentative for about every 1 800. Taking
8, 500 for basis, then, for the former and
/, 500 for the latter, and leaving the dis
trlcts as they now are, we find the follow
ing results: The First. Third, Fourth.
Tenth Twentieth, Twenty-third and
TWenty-fourth lose one representative each,
the Second and the FOrtieth two each.
while gains viii be made as follows: Sew
enth, Thirty-eighth and FOrty-second one
each, and Forty-third, Forty-fourth, Forty
fifth and FoTty-siXth two each. Goodhne
county, which now comprises the Twenty
first and Twenty-second districts,
viii be entitled TO but one
senator but to the same number of repre-
sentatiyeS. Ramsey county would gain two
senators and one representative, and Hen
nepin county gain three senators and lose
one representative. The total senators.
using the proportion Of $500 voters, and
leaving the districts the same with the ex-
ceptOn that the two Goodhue districts
should be consolidated, would give a total
of forty-four senators and ninety-nine rep
resentatives. AS there are a few cases
where the proportion of votes is over and
above the required l, 500 for a representa-
tive their number could be increased by adj
ding an additional one to their apportion-
ment. But the increases and decreases in
districts do not show all the changes that
would be made. In a dozen districts the
votes polled last year amounted to $500
votes or less, in some cases to less than
1900; so that there would be need to re-
construct the districts entirely, and the re-
suit would be much more noticeable than
that Indicated"
1t will be noticed by the figures above
given that with the districts as above con-
stituted' some will have a larger representa-
ton than others that far outrank them in
population. For instance, the Second dis
tnct with population of 26,G7S has four
representatives, while the Forty-third with
q population of 31.514 has but two, while
the Tenth with 26, 46S population has four
representatives, and the Twenty-fourth with
-, '53 has but three. While complete re-
turns are necessary to an exhaustive dis
cuSslon OF the subject the above may not
be embarrassing to those who are studying
the question.