The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-22

Madison. Wis. Fab. 1.-The. Wisconsin
Icolslature convened IN extraordinary Sos
sion at noon for the purpose Of rnappor-
tioning the senate and assembly districts
OF the state. After election or omcers VINO
served during the regular session or the
legislature year ago the following COM
munication from Gov. Upham was read Ia
both houses:
state OF wisconsin, Executive once
To the Honorable the Legislature: You
have been called 20 meet IN special session
for the purpose OF apportioning the state
into senate and assembly districts on the
basis or the state corsus taken for that
purpose In 1895. Your honorable body IN It's
regular session OF last year adopted reso-
luton, known as Joint resolution No. TO-
providing for the appointment or a com
mittee made up OF members OF both houses.
from both political parties. 10 prepare with
ia co days from the date OF the promulga-
ton OF the new census bin a bill apportion-
ing and districting anew the members OK
the senate and assembly and dSpost TIM
same with the governor. This resolution
made n tho duty OF the governor 70 sub
nit 10 the next session OF the legislature,
whether the same be a regular or cxtraor-
binary session. the work OF your COM
mitfce. and In compliance with these direc-
tons hereby submit the bill prepared, to-
gether with the majority anu minority
reports. as deposited with me.
'Tn carrying out the direction OF your
honorable body. / deem IL not improper TO
call your attention TO the great impor-
lance OF the work which now devoives upon
you. No duty which legislative body Is
called upon To perform should be freer
from taInt OF partisanism than redistrict-
ing the state into senate and assembly dis
tricts. nor should personal ambition or
desire be allowed 10 vary your work from
the line OF strict fairness and constitu'
ton clearly defines the true principle OF
apportionment. and II any doubt exists at
any time as 10 the proper construction or
it's provisions It's Interpretation by our SUI
premo court Is clear enough to remove that
doubt.
strictly with tho constitutional require
ments should be allowed TO become a
law. This special session should be az
brief as Is consistent with an earnest and
intelligent consideration OF the measures
which shall come before YOU"
supplemental message was also read.
IL stated simply that certain alterations
In the committees scheme OF apportion-
ment had been filed with the governor
since the original report was made.
According TO caucus agreement Il was
decided by each house TO create a Joint
committee of 20. TO which were referred all
the matters pertaining to a reapportion-
tHttAts vi THIS tOIitHltltt 10 are from Int
house and seven from the senate. This
joint committee Is now at work Arranging
q new apportionment.
Madison, Wis. Feb 20.--The question
whether or not county lines could be
broken legally In the formation OF scna-
torial districts was what troubled the
legislative apportionment committee yes
terday. and had TO be settled before fur
Their progress 10 made. The committed
finally voted on the question OF breaking
county lines In the formation OF senate dis
tr!cts and decided by one majority ten
70 nine. that II could be done.
A subcommittee OF hve, consisting oil
Senator Baxter and Assemblymcn Yaw-
key, Ray. Burdick and Rosenkranz was
appointed to draw up new bill for senate
districts on the plan OF breaking county
lines swhere they find II necessary to oh
tain satisfactory results. The assembly
districts have been completed