New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-06

votes to pass acts oppressive OF the people ana
them Of their political representation TINS OIL, = Nv
surprise to me. Pass it, gentlemen OF the h'nIo''S'
II is an Outrageous serrymander, but inc
people will punish you. That Il my re-
lance We stand here not TO speak for our
senate districts but for the Republican parry
as whole We ask for no iavors. NO one hepuV
lean Senator should give you the slightest ceruhca'e
OF good character. Your bill Is an inolcable gerry
mander You have singled out the Republican leader
for persecution. but believe he Is to- much man
TO take anc iavors from you'
senator saxton said that n slight afithmeca cal
culaon had shown him that the twenty-one Demo
cratic Congressional districts proposed by the bl mao
an average population Of only lI1'oOo. whiie inc
thirteen Republican districts had population on tue
average OF $4,000. These figures showed that the
bill was an intentional gerrymander AS for his own
proposed Congressional district That "oud contain
$1,000 population, whereas the Ncw-fork con
cI.s,ionaI districts would have only l7l,OOO popui'
lion and lie doubted II they had that.
However the Democratic majority was determined
10 pass the bin Just they had arranged II. and they
voted down all amendments proposed by the Repubu
cans In addition to he changes in tn bill already
spoken Of TompLins County was added To the NNVlth
District, which already included tho counties Of Della.
ware Chcnango Broomc and Toea. This makes a
district 80 miles in length. Then the NNNlllt
District which contained the counties OF Wayne,
Cayuga and Cortland. had added ~ II the counties
OF Ontario aud Yates. The wnrds and Assembly
districts OF Erie County were divided up into two
Congressional districts. Tho bill passed by The
following party vote, all the Democrats voting for 1t
and the Republicans against II:
Nays-McSsrs. spinal, Derby. Donaldson. Edwards.
Fmcrson Erwin. Hunter Mullln. O'Connor Parsons,
Richardson saxton Smith and Van Goricr-l4
Yeas Mcssrs. Ahean. Bloodgood. Brown. Cantor.
Endrcs Floyd.Joncs Hagan. Mccarty, Mc'aHen, Nc
Clcland, Mcmahon. Nichols oaborne Parker flnhAit'
Iii. 1
The Congressional Apportionment blI' mus paSSeu'
Is given in full below;
Section l. For The election OF Eopi'''huu''' III On
gross Of United States. this sat" 'nAl D'' anu
hereby divided into Arty.tour districts namely
1T Dlstrrt-Thc cornues Of SuHoiA anu sN'o"' '''
oonpose tho Ist Dstrict.
lid Di.trlet-Tho list seeond. flth. Sixth Seventh
r,evcn,h and Twelfth wards O, tho city 81 Bo'hIlh' a.
now con.utu,ed hall compose the ia District
md Di.,rlct-The Fourth. Third, Team Twcnty-'econd
Snth and rw,ntyird wards tho city Of brooklyn a.
row constituted together with the town u th'bush' 'ha
cOuIJse he IlId District
IVh p!strc:-The Twelfth. Eighth I"entyIoufh'
rwenty.nfh and TNcn,y.sNh wards Of ,c city Of Bro".
lyn as now constituted. together with tho LOWS d N'"'
ur,cht Graycscnd and Fausuds shall congo'e Tho lNih
District.
vtn D.,riet-The Eighteenth. NInotepth Twenty hfs'
Twcnty..c,enth AID Twcny.cighh Naris q he city Of
n,oohlyn a. now constituted shall couposc G'e Nih
District
vim pls,rct-The Thrtecn,h. Fourteenth, Sixteenth
and Seventeenth WaFh OF Inc fI5 % ii"'"''"' - INV
contributed shall compose the Win District
WIN Dis,rft-Ihe County u Richmond. together with
the LIT aud With Assembly district Of the County Of Sew"
York ,halI compose the Win District
| Win Dl.trct-The I'D. INA and With Assembly
districts Of the County Nc"-YofA shall compo'e The
Ixm 1,-riGt-rhe Ivth. Win aud Win Assembly
district, Of the County Of NcwiorK shall compose The lA'h
| District . 49,
| KIN Distrlct-The IXth, KILN and AVh Assembly
districts Of the County NcwYofk shall compose tho AI
| District. 1890.
n,,,icts o, the county Of Ncw.Yok shs COMPOSE the
| XIth District. -
Kiln D,trict-The Kiln. XVIII and Xviilth A.
semly Districts Of the county OF Ne"iofE shAi cohp''e
| tho KILN District . tt, w.,
,,c,s n the county u NcNYoik and that portion OF The
xXIst Assembly District below the centre OF fiiv-nnst
In the city Of Ncw-Yok sh" compo9 the KILN Dsuc''
| xlvth Dl.trlct-The XIXth Assembly District OF The
countv q New oud that portion Of the AAlSt ~.
scnlly District between the centre u Fy'nnth-st anu
tho centre Of scycntyinh.st. and rat portion OF the
XXIId Assembly District beo" the centre Of SeNcnN'
n,h, IN the city Of New.Yok shall compose the AlNth
| District , ,,.
| xv,h DIs,ric,-That portlon Of the XXIt Assembly
n,,nc, between the centre 81 Scyenynnthst and the
| centre OF E!shtysSthst., that p"fuoh " INC 81.
District the centre OF seNe"ty'nhth's'' VI nv ny
| ., ycv.yotk and the XXIlId Assembly District OF INC
ouo,v NJ New.Yofk shall compose the XVII District
| XVIII Distfict-Ihc XXlVh Assembly plsuic' vi
tho county Of Ncw.York and the county Of WesthcS"I
| shall compose the XVIII District,
xVIith DisricL-Ihe counties Of Zoe klanh' orange
| and sullivan shall compose the XVlih District
| XvIum District The counties Of Putnam Dutchess
| and Ulster shall compose the XViiIm District
| XIXn Dstrict-Tho counties OF Columbia ana
| Rensselaer, shall compose the XIXth District
XXh DistrIct-1he county Of Albany shall compose
| the XXh District 49, e,....,.
otseeo MONTGOMERY anI Schenectady shall compose the
| XyIst District.
| xxIId DIstrict-The counties Of Fulton. Hamilton
Saratoga and St. Lawrence shall compose the AHlld
| District.
r.scx Warren ana Washington shall the Xhlld
| District. 500
xxIyth Distrlct-The counties Of osweGo, Jefferson
and Lewis shall compose the XXiVth District.
XXVth Dstrict-The counties OF oneida ana hcrkimci
shall compose the XXVth District
xxylth Dlstrlct-The counties OF Delaware, Chenango
proouc ,roYa and Tompklns shall compose the XXVlti
District o,. -.
Madison shall compose the XXvIIth District.
yxvIIIth District-Thc counties Of WAYNE Cayuea
-, ontario and Yates shall compose the XXVIlIu
wvTx,h plstrIet-The counties Of Chemung. Seneca
! SCHUYLER and Steuben shall compose 'he "A'A" us
"xyy,h Dlstrct-The counties OF Niagara Livingston
,yron,og (ienesee and Orleans shall compose the XXXu
District $780,. ,,, ...u.o.
xXXIst Distriot-The county OF Monroe snail COMPOSE
the XXXIst District
XXXIId Distrct-The First. Second Thiu' foufn
rim SIXTH Seventh. Eighth. Ninth Tenth. Eleventh
rrelt,h Thirteenth Fourteenth Nineteenth and twentieth
WARDS o. the city OF Buffalo. as no" eonsutued shai
| compose the XXXIid District
| xXxIIIA Dtsayiet-Tns IYtA Assembly District o
~ s,.ssy 4 EssA hosvhAs wAsA , SO hnowa - III
rv~asy-anA wasd q - ~ - hSnAs. ~ Va
As,~shay Dsnr.rs - R<.s Csansy ~ ~ NnsnsA
0szpssan 6sve.snA HzAAsaA. TvsaoJ nSss, rveasy
| sssssl. Twenty -nird. Twsnty.focrA "a Twenty .afl
wsrds Of ne city Brfra,o shah eompns xxxIiI
District.
| XXXIVh Dlstiict-The counties OF Chsutauaua Catta