The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-29
ONLY A Big fLUKE
The Congressional Apportion.
ment Goes Olimmering.
HOUSE NIS A VERY RAPID PAG
Crowds All Appropriation Biils Through
Time-Fuslonists XIII . Consti-
tional Amendment.

One % the great things which the
present Legislature was expected to do
regardless Of which political party had
a majority, was the apportionment OF
the state into congressional, Legislative
and judicial districs. March 60 the re-
publicans OF the senate split on the
question OF congressional apportion-
ment and that issue Is dead SO far as
this legislature Is concerned. The bill
made no shoe.string districts, but pro-
vided for five republican and one fusion
district. Senators Allen of Furnas,
McCarger of Saline and Newell OF Cass
were three republicans who voted with
the fusionists and defeated the bill.
Later the judicial and Legislative APP
portionment bills were passed and sent
to the house, AS 1t is now too late
to pass another bill, the congressional
apportionment at this session of the
| legislature is dead issue. Ten years
ago the Legislature passed both con-
gressional and judicial apportionment
bill. The last Legislative apportion-
ment bill was passed In 1887. The
constitution provides that such bills
shall be passed at the session following
the government census, or five years
thereafter, following the state census.
As the state does not take census
strict Interpretation of the constitution
will prevent another attempt until ten
years from now.
The fusionists of the senate defeat
ed a constitutional amendment provid-
ing for six judges of the supreme
court. Twenty votes being required
IN the senate to submit constitution
al amendment to the people, the fu-
sionists with fourteen votes are able
to defeat any measure of that nature.
Their action yesterday Is construed to
mean that they are exceedingly well
satisfied with the court commission
bill, which provides for appointment
by fusion court and do not want to
go TO the root of the matter by increas-
ing the number of judges by submit
, ting constitutional amendment.
The house bill providing for travel
ing libraries was passed by the senate
and will soon be sent to the governor
for his approval
The day was spent In the house
passing bills. The sitting committee
reported early, but there was no op-
u portuuity to get the measures they
q recommended ary furthur.
70 Only one, the measure making an ap-
r preparation for the penitentiary, was
n passed. All the appropriation bills
B. were transmitted to the senate in due
o time. The penitentiary bill was con-
d sidered in committee of the whole in
k | g., , har -
3 was discovered that amendments pro-
D. posed would have to be printed before
st the bill could be passed. AS the
ts measure had to be passed yesterday. the
Is house decided to reconsider its action
,f on amendments and pass the bill in
it's original form.
The Legislative and judicial appor
tionment bills had very close call in
a the house. They were brought over
N from the senate just before the adjourn
N ment of the house and the fusionists
's having been warned that they we're u
" be read the first time, moved an ad.
IN journment till this morning. Had thi'
g. passed the bills would have been killed
g. as no bill not read yesterday in either
g. house can get through. Repeated call
of the house were resorted to to bring
back the republicans who had left the
hall. For long time the fusiOnisti
no had majority, and had 1t not beer
for the calls of the house they woult
have adjourned.
r. The republicans finally succeeded il
Tn getting a majority of the member
present to vote not to djourn and theI
at the speaker ordered the two bills rea,
10 for the first time. This was chang
in the order of business, the house hav
ing Immediately before been on thir'
~ reading of bills. Taylor of Custe
W raised the point of order that 1t is no
permissible to order business out o
as the regular order unless by consent o
"a the house. The speaker held that tn
bills were properly read and was sus
al. tanned on an appeal by tie vote. Th
AZ. bills were then read and the hous
adjourned.
Considerable opposition is manifes
y. among some of the republicans agains
CT the bills and when they are considere'
In committee OF the whole the discus
I'D sion will be extended Latin and HOr
it. ton are two who openly declare tn
bill to be wrong as affecting their poi
he tions of the state.