The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
REAPPoRTIONSTENT PLAN SUBMIT
TED BY THE COMMITTEE NOT
ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.
COMMITTEE DID ITS BEST,
HOWEVER. TO PREPARE AN
EQUITABLE PLAN-FOR THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE, I
9IXTY THE SENATE NUMBER,
MhiIe 12O VIII BE the Representa-
ton in the House, if 1t Is
Adopted.

The joint committee on reapportion-
ment met yesterday at o'clock to pass
upon the completed reapportionment
bill which had been submitted to it ear
her in the day. Before taking final ac-
ton upon the matter an opportunity
was given several senators and repre-
Sentatives to be heard on certain feat
ures of the bill to which there was
objection. Senator Sperry interposed
vigorous objection to the new plan by
which his cOunty-Steele-and Dodge.
formerly the Twelfth and Thirteenth
districts, would hereafter be known as
the Seventh. Nicollet and Sibley coun.
ties are tied up together under the bill
ana their representatives objected. say
ing that they preferred the former plan.
"A number of other protests were made
and listened to, but the committee had
gone over the matter carefully. and
was not disposed to depart from the
general plan.
By the bill st. Louis county had been
given something like her just deserts,
and hereafter will have three senators
and six representatives. Ramsey will
have an additional senator and
two more representatives, while Hen
nepin will add one of each. The COM
mittee has provided for sixty senators
and 120 representatives. The bill is
very fairly drawn, and while there may
be weak spots in II the measure is con-
sidered equitable under all circum-
stances. Section 1 provides that the
senate shall consist Of sixty members
and the house of 12O These members
81
lst Houston County-One senator and one
representative.
End. Winona County-One senator and two
representatives
3rd. Wabasha County-One senator and one
representative.
4th. Olmstead County-One senator and
two representatives.
5th. Fillmore County.One senator and two
representatives.
9Th. Mower County-One senator and two
representatives
I 7th. Dodge and Steele Counties-One SEN
-RtOr and two representatives.
Sth. Freedom County-One senator and two
representatives.
9Th. Waseca County-0ne senator and one
representative.
10th. Blue Earth County-One senator and
three representatives.
11th- Faribault COunty-One senator and
one representative.
18th. Martin and Watonwan Counties-One
senator and two representatives.
18th. Jackson and Cottonwood Counties
One senator and two representatives.
18th. Mobiles and Murray Counties-One
senator and one representative.
18th. Rock and Pipestone Counties-One
senator and representative.
18th. Lincoln, Lyon and Yellow Medicine
One senator and two representatives.
18th. Lac Qui Parle and Chppewa-One
senator and two representatives.
~ 18th. Redwood and BrownOne senator and
18th. NicolIet and sibley-one senator and
two representatives.
Goth. Renville-One senator and two repre-
21st. Meeker-one senator and one repre-
sentative.
22d. McLeOd-one senator and one repre-
28d. Carver and scott-one senator. three
representatives
Gath. LIE Sueur-One senator, two repre-
sentatives.
25th. Rice-one senator, two representa-
tives.
26th. GOodhue-One senator. three repre-
sentatives.
9th. Dakota-One senator, two representa-
tives.
2Sth. Washington-One senator, two repre-
sentatives.
29th. Chisago Pine and Kanabec-One SEN
etor and two representatives.
30th. First and Second Wards Of st. Paul
One senator. two representatives.
3lst. Third, Sixth and Ninth Wards Of st.
Paul-One senator and three representatives;
each ward to have representative.
32d. Fourth and Fifth Wards, st. Paul-One
senator and two representatives.; one each.
33d. Seventh Ward, and Part of the Eighth
Ward, South of University Avenue-One sena-
tor, two representatives.
oath. Part of the Eighth Ward, North Of
University Avenue and all of the Tenth and
Eleventh Wards of st. Paul-One senator, two
representatives
55th. First Ward of Minneapolis. Part of
the Third Ward, East of Fifth Street and
Third Avenue, Extending to the Boundary
line of the Third and Tenth Wards-Ope sena-
tor and two representatives,.
Seth. Second and Ninth wards of Mime
apolis town of st. Anthony, in Mennepin
county-One senator, two representatives.
37th. Fourth ward, Minneapolis-One SEN
ator and two representatives
3Sth Fifth and Sixth wards, Minneapolis
One senator and four representatives.
39th. Seventh, Eleventh and Twelfth wards
Minneapolis, village of Edna towns of
Richfeld, Bloomington, Eden Prairie and
village and town of EXcelsior-One senator
and two representatives.
40th Eighth and Thirteenth wards, Min
neapOlis, towns Of CorcOran, Greenwood Me-
dina, Independence, Minnetonka, Plymouth
Ninnetriesta Maple Grove, Orono. villages Of
Golden Valley, st. Louis Park, West Mime
apoiis. Minnetonka Beach, Wayzata-One SEN
ator and two representatives.
41st. a portion of the Third ward in Min
neapoIis west of the junction of Fifth street
and Third avenue north and extending to the
boundary line of the Third and Tenth wards;
also all of the Tenth ward and the villages Of
Crystal, Robbinsdale and Osseo, and the towns
of Crystal Lake, Brooklyn, Champlain, Day
ton and Hassan, and all the villages included
within the limits of said towns in the county
of Hennepin, one senator and two representa-
tives.
420. lSdnU AnOka, MlHo Laos ana Sner-
burne counties, except the Seventh ward Of
st. Cloud. one senator and three representa-
tives.
43rd. Wright county, one senator and two
representatives.
44th. The Seventh ward Of st. Cloud, in
the county Of Sherburne, the City of st. Cloud
and the towns Of St. Cloud and La Sank, in
Stearns county, one senator and one represen-
tative.
45th-Morrison and Crow Wing counties, one
senator and two representatives.
light Of IN
iuth and part of township 40, north of range
10 west, all of township so, north of range Is,
and all of st. Louis county west of the range
line one senator and two representatives.
47th-The Third, Fifth and Sixth wards OF
the city of Duluth, and of that part of the
county outside of the city between the range
lines Is and IA and the range lines Is and
16 one senator and two representatives.
4Sth-I.ake and Cook counties, the First,
Second and Fourth wards of Duluth and the
part Of that city east of the range line be-
tween ranges 13 and ii, one senator and two
representatives.
49th Carlton. Aitkin, Itasca and Cass