New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-07
STATE APPORTIONMENT.
MR.. HILDRETH SUBMITS A MINORITY RE
PORT AND BILL.
THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT NOT ALTO
eErHER SATISFACTORY TO THE REpuB
LIcANs FROM THE INTERIOR

THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT NOT ALio-
eETHER SATISFACTORY TO THf REpuB-
LIcANs FROM THE INTERIOR
OF THE STATE.
Albany. April 9 (speclaD -Asscmblymsn Hiidrcth
sent hurrledy into the Assembly tonight the minority
report aud bill redstrciag the State into Congress
districts. His report which is given below is COM
plete and concise statement Of the condition of affairs
regarding Senator rlls haste 10 set tho Democratic
Congressional Reapportonment bill before the Assem-
bly,. The bin, however. while giving the Republicans
OF New-york CITY, who poll 40 per cent OF the vote
cast, Representative in Congress to which repre-
sentatlon they are entitled shows considerable I'M
familiarity with the interior OF the State The re
publican Senators are not at all satisfied with hi
drcths manner of grouping some of the Counties ana
they think that they should have been consulted
before the bill drawn up.
Mr.. Hildreth's report on the Congressional appor
tonment is as follows:
TO the Assembly q the State Of New-Yoik:
The undersigned members the Committee on Enumcra-
ton and ArpOrinmen: beg leave TO submit the following
together with the accompanying bill substitute Tor inc
supplemental report submitted by the majority
No meeting OF tho committee was had at which the SUD-
ject reapportonnent OF the Congressional districts IN th
under the Of Congicss providing for the same was
discussed. No intlmation formally made TO the CON-
rttee bill would bc presented to the Assembly
No discussion limitations OF several districts or Of the
subject matter connected with the ever had and
the which the undersigned minority had the
honor of dissenting Tho undersigned members respect
fully submit that IL Is outside OF all precedent
and In direct violation Of the rules Me
House and contrary to all the principles OF justice
or order that committee constituted supposedly
Tor purpose investigation and inquiry should have
divided ITSELF by the action Of the majority on party
assumed that the sole purpose OF Its constitution
was TO make political capital for the party to which the
majority OF the committee belonged The bill which &C
companies report is herewith submitted as SUD-
stItute bill offered by tho majority appears 70 the
undersigned to be most eminently fair
and proper apportlonment OF the Congressional
districts Of this State IL will be observed that the bill
proposed by the majority of the committee constitutes
tho counties Of NewYok and Richmond nine congressman
districts all Of which, judging by the standard Oh e p"s
would Ia strongly Democratic. The Oil Wtlch - horc-
with submitted comedies to the Republican party, which
pols on an average than forty per cent oil the N'e
Of New-York County but one district IL e'uihoS Uo
commended that such allotment would be Unfair particularly
as the district referred formed OF contiguous ana os
compact territory compliance with both the s1 anu
letter Of the Federal law.
The following Is the Congressional district appor-
tionment as contained in the bill:
LIST Distrct-Counues OF Suffolk and Queens.
ia Distrlct-Frst Second Fifth, Sixth. Eighth TENTH
and Twelfth Wards the City OF brooklyn as now con-
structed by Lave . -
lid pIstrct-Thrd, Fourth Seventh, Eleventh, Twen-
tleth and Twenty.second Wards Of Brooklyn
Iyth Dstriet-Thirteenth Nineteenth Iwenty-nrss'
Twenty ,,iId ana Twenty. fifth Wards OF brooklyn.
With Distriet-Nlnth Eighteenth. Twentyfoufh and
Twentysixh Wards Brooklyn. and the towns OF FIAT
BUSH Fatands Gravesend and NewUtecht Kings County.
With Distret-Fourteenth, Fifteenth. Sixteenth ana
Seventeenth Wards Of brooklyn.
With Distrlct-County Of Richmond and lst Vth ana
IXth Assembly Districts Of the county OF NewYork' as
now constituted by law.
With Dstrict-IId, IVth and With Assembly DistrctS
Of the county of New-York.
IXth DlstIict-IIId, With and Ah Assembly DIS
triets OF the county OF New-YOrk.
Xth District-XIIth XIvth XVIII and XvII1th As.
senbly Districts OF the county OF New-Nork
xIth D.strict-vIIth, XIth, xIIIth and XXIst AS
semby Districts of the county of New-York
XIIth Disrct-XVth and XVIIth Assembly Districts OF
the county OF NewYork together with all that portion
Of the XIXth Assembly District Of the county OF New
York constituted by law, lying south OF the
northerly side line Of Sixtieth-st
xIII Dlstrict-xxth Assembly District Of the county
Of NewYork together with all that portion Of the xXIId
Assembly District Of the county OF New-York as now
constituted by law. lying south Of the northery side or
line OF Eighty-sixth-st. -
XVIII Distfict-XXIIId Assembly District Of the
county New.York together with all that portion Of
XxIId Assembly District lying north Of the southefy
side line Of Eiahtysixth-st
XVIII Distriet-XXIyth Assembly District Of the
county York. together with m that portion OF the
xIxth Assembly District lying north Of the southery
side or line Of Sixt.etb-st.
xvIh Distrlct-Counties Of westcheeter and Putnam.
xvIIth District-couDties Of Rockland, Orange and
Sullivan.
xVIIIth Distriet-Counties OF Duchess Columbia and
Greene.
XIxh Distrlct-Countles Of Ulster. Delaware and
Otsego.
Xh District-Counties OF Albany and Schohane
xxIst DistretCountes Of Rensselaer, and Washington.
XXIId Dstrict-Counte of Warren, Saratoga Science.
tady Montgomery, Fulton and Hamilton.
XXIIId District--Cornties OF st. Lawrence, Franklin
Clinton and Essex.
xxIvth District-Counties Of jefferson, Lewis and
oswsego.
XVIII DistFict-Counties OF Oneida and Herkner.
xxVIh Distriet-Oounties Of 0nondaga and Madison
xXvIIth District-Countie5 OF Cortland, Chensngo
Bfoome, Tioga and TOmpkins.
XxvIIIth Dstriet-Counties Of Schuyler Yates Seneca
Cayuga and Wayne.
XxIxth Distrct-County OF Monroe
XxXth Distrct-Countes OF Ontario, steuben and
Chemung.
xxxIs DistrIe-Countbes Of Anegany Cattaraugus and
Chautauqus.
XXxIId Dstrlct-Contes OF Wyoming, Livingston
Genesee, Orleans and Niagara.
XXXIIId Distriet-Ist and I'D Assembly Districts Of
Erie County.
XxxIvh Dstrlct-IIId Ivth, and With Assembly Dis.
trlets OF Erie County.
The Congressional Apportonment bills submitted by
the majority and minority Of the Enumeration Com
mee were both made the special order for Wednesday
In the Assembly.