The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-17
TO REDISTRICT THE STATE.
CHATHAM DELEGATION OFFERS A
MEASURE.

Population Almost EqunIly ne
tween the Eleven Districts-Firs!
District Would Lose Burke and
Gain Neutrality-suspicious.
stevens May Have opposition-MF
Wright of Floyd Wants All Con-
vict-Made Goods in This state
Stamped 'sPrison Made"
Atlanta, Nov. 16.--A very brief ana
undressing session of the House was
held to-day. one or two new bills We're
introduced, a number of Dllls We're
read a second time and several IocaI
measures were passed. Mr.. Luttfell u
Harris county introduced a reso4uuoh
recurring the state chemist TO make
an analysis on solicitation by anyoooy
in the state, so as to determine what
is the proper fertilizers TO be used
upon the ground in question IhiS
would add heavily TO the duties OF the
state chemist, and there is another
measure now pending in the House, and
which has passed the Senate. requiring
him TO analyze the stomachs OF de-
ceased persons supposed to have been
murdered. II ID GeAA0 II NAA~SS ~
ures go through they will seriously IN
terfere with the duties of the state
chemist who now has about all he can
do in keeping up with fertilizers that
are sold in Georgia
Mr.. Wright of Floyd, introduced a
bill this morning requiring that all
prison made goods sold in Georgia shall
have stamped upon them the words
Prison Made" He says he believes
every protection possible should De CIV.
en- 10 the products OF free labor, and
this viii not he considers, be any
great hardship upon convict made
goods There are large quantities or
stoves and stove utensils, shirts, coll
lars and cuffs made by convict labor
sold in the state, and Mr.. Wright
wants them all stamped plainly Prison
Made"
The day was consumed in dry rou-
tine business. The Senate did not
TO Reapportion the state.
The Joint congressional reapportion-
nnent committee will meet Monday az
ternoon to begin its work. At that
time a plan for the congressional re-
apDortionment of the state will be sub
mitted to the committee, which mas
many interesting points and which
those who have formulated it believe
it will come pretty near being ADOPT
ed.
The plan is formed by members Of the
Chatham delegation, and so far as
the First district is concerned, 1t Is
said, it suits Congressman Lester.
Those who are interested in this plan
assert that there is nothing Whatever
political back Of 1t, but that their de-
sire is simply to form compact districts
of like interests, and of nearly equal
population as is possible. The popu-
Iafion of Georgia under the census OF
1900, was 2,216,331, dividing this by II,
the number which would go to each
they would be constituted under the
plan proposed by these members of
the committee. are as follows:
First Decentralization, Bryan, Lib
erty, Mcintosh, Tattnan, Montgomery.
Emanuel, Bulloch, Screven, Efhngnan,
Present population, 2lT,S1T; proposed
district, 2O4,011.
Second District-Thonas Decatur,
Early, Miller. Baker, Mitchell, Dough
erty. Calhoun. Clay, Randolph, Terrell.
Webster, Stewart and Quitman. Pres
ent population. 226.9S0: population OF
proposed district, 1874.
Third District-Lee, Sumter, Macon,
Taylor. Crawford, Houston, Dooley,
Wilcox, Pulaski, Laurens, Dodge and
Telfair. Present population. 1S6,S46:
population of proposed district, 1888.
Fourth District-Carroll, Heard,
Coweta, Fayette, Merriwether, Troup,
Harris, Talbot, Muscogee, Chattahoo-
chez, Marion and Schley. Present pop
ulation. 1895. Population of proposed
district, 201,5ss.
u,gth nia+ric+- Fulton CaonnhAli
Clayton, Henry De Kalb, Rockdale and
Newton. Present population. 211,527.
Population of proposed district, 200,442.
Sixth District-Spalding, Pike. Epson,
Butts, Jasper. Monroe. Jones, Bibb,
Baldwin, Wilkinson and Twiggs. Pres
ent population, 1893, $50. Population Of
proposed district, 200.525.
Seventh Distriot--As now CONSTITUTE
ed, with the addition of Douglas coun-
ty. Present population, 1859 Popu-
la ton of proposed district, 206,357.
Eighth District--As now constituted,
except that Lincoln and Walton are
added and Jasper taken off to go in
the Sixth. Present population, lS1,O26.
Population of proposed district, 204,09l.
Ninth District-No change. Popula-
ton, 196,435
Tenth District-Lincoln and Wilkin-
son taken off and Burke and Johnson
added. Present population, 1884.
Population of proposed district, 204,o72.
Eleventh District Montgomery,
johnson, Laurens and Dodge are taken
off and adding Berrien, Colquitt and
Worth Present population, 227,355.
Population of proposed district, 20l,S4l.
Hardwick Objects TO Burke.
It is said Hon. T. w. Hardwick, who
expects to run against Congressman
Fleming in the Tenth will object 10 the
plan, as he does not want Burke coun-
ty.
The people of Muscogee, who have
not had a congressman for years, are
also likely to oppose the plan, IS they
want 10 get rid OF Carroll and some
of the mountain counties, so they can
stand a better chance. With these ex-
ceptions, ii is expected the plan VIII
meet with general favor.
Political rumors around the Capitol
have IL that Hon. w. ]. Speer will not
oppose State Treasurer r. E. Park,
as has been expected.
Representative Johnson of Barlow
county, may enter the race for COM
missioner of agriculture. against Hon.
o. b. Stevens. When asked about the
matter he said he had not reached a
decision, though he had been asked to
run by many members of the State
Agricultural Society.
Representative j. II. Walker OF
Webster county, Is still considering
whether he will enter the race against
Prison Commissioner Tom Eason.
DEAL on IN GAINESVILLE.