The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-27

bill prepared for Senator Stuart, who intro
duced the same last Thursday. Democratic
ingenuity has probably reached it's ultimate
triumph in this bill, which Is said 10 be
the production of no less q person than
Thomas TaggarI
In the apportionment for senatorial pur-
poses 1t has been necessary to so ARRANGE
the districts that the do facto Senators will
two members of the next Senate Will be in
the same district. Under the guise of ac-
complaining this. Democratic counties.
which cast the majority that elected
Democratic hold-over Senators at the
last election. are made to serve
double purpose. and Republican counties
that ought TO have vote for Senator &C
the next election are detached from their
old districts and th-own into districts hav-
ing Democratic hold.overs. The counties
of Marshall, Fulton. Miami, Howard and
Carroll will illustrate thle. At the last
election Marshall and Fulton counties con-
stituted a senatorial district and elected
Senator Parker. a resident of the former
county. At the same time Senator Beck.
resident of Carroll county. was elected
from the counties of Carroll, White and
Pulaski. Miami and Howard counties. rep
resented by Senator Lovelaud, who was
elected in 1890. are DIVORCED in the pro-
posed BILL Miami being put into district
with Fulton TO elect Democratic Senator
at the next election. while Howard county.
which cast no vote for Senator last NOvem.
Democratic Senator, and will thus DO de.
prived of q vote in 1894.
Also counties heavily Republican have
been thrown together, in order that their
strength may be reduced and no other
counties be affected by their heavy ma
jorities. Thus Kosciusko. Wabash and
Grant. whose combined Republican ma
jority is 1916. are thrown into one dis
trict, with two Senators. This district is
eighty miles long and fifteen In width, and
I'd IN 70 fhaoa
three Republican counties. The appor-
tionment for senatorial purposes is, how
ever. less q monstrosity than the one for
Representative designs. The Representa-
tive unit is $50 according to the enumera.
ticn of 1889. Hancock county, DEMOCRATIC.
with 4.49l votes, or ], 1l9 less than the legis-
lative unit, is given one Representative,
while Lawrence, Republican, with 4.s02.
Is Joined with Jackson, which has 5.553.
and the two made JOINT district with
two joint Representatives. instead of Civ
ing one to EACH In order that the heavy
Democratic majority in jackson may over
come the Republican majority IN Lawrence.
Franklin, Fayette and Union are thrown
into u joint district and are given two Keep
resentative. Franklin has but 1851 votes.
while Fayette and Union have 8. 4SS.
The fair way OF making this apportion-
ment would be TO throw Fayette and Union
together with q total voting population OF
Sass. then give Franklin a separate Repre-
sentative. But. as Franklin has large
Democratic majority. yet less than a DEM
Ooratlc unit it is thrown with Fayetfe
and Union 60 as TO control the political
complexion of that district. The commit
tee on legislative apportiOnment. in whose
hands the bill is at present. will recon-
mend Its passage at the earliest possible
date. The Democrats who opposed the
Governor are still very bitter and swear
they will support any fair apporrionment
bill created by the Repu blicans. Ii remains
to be seen whether or not they Will do {.
The Republicans will offer fair and equit-
able apportionment, which Will concede to
jOrity will likely give it no consideration.
The Republicans at present engaged
IN the construction of snch q bill which
will be present ted at soon possible.
Which eyer one of these bills ia acce pied
will be- rushed through without loss of
time.