The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-23
THE REINFORCEMENT PLAN.
ONLY NINE COUNTIES CHANGED OUT
OF 1877.

subcommittee Makes an UnanimOu,
Report-Some Opposition, How
ever-EmanueI to BE Taken From
the First District and Nothing Adj
ded TO 1t From Being the Most
PopuIous District the Eleventh is
Decreased 10 Next TO the Smallest
While the Fourth Becomes the
Most POpulOus.
Atlanta, Nov 22-The plan Of con-
gressional reapportionment, as pro-
posed by the subcommittee by unan-
imous vote, involves the changing OF
only nine counties out of the 1877. These
are the counties of Dodge, Emanuel
Laurens, johnson. Lincoln, Berrien'
Stewart, Webster and Douglas.
Judging from the discussion heard
among members of the House yester-
day the plan, while satisfactory TO
some members, will meet with oppo>
sition from certain quarters.
Notwithstanding this. members of
the sub committee assert, with strik-
ing positiveness, that the plan which
they have adopted unanimously, will
go through without material opposi
ton.
The plan brings the population of
the districts closer together, but still
leaves a striking disparity in some
cases. 1t increases the, population of
the Fourth, as will be seen from the
figures, from the next to the smallest
TO the largest district in the state, while
il relegates the Eleventh from it's pres
ent position as the most populous
district in the state to the next to the
smallest district.
Following are the changes in the dis
tricts as they are proposed by the sub
committee, with present population.
and the population which the change
will give
First-Emanuel is taken out and
nothing added. Present population,
217Sl7; population of proposed district,
1858.
Second-Berrien is taken out and
nothing added. Present populat ton,
2269s0; population of proposed district,
207, $40.
Third-stewart and Webster are
taken out and Laurens and Dodge add
ed. Present population, 1S6.S46; popu-
lation of proposed district, 2O3,755.
Fourth-Stewart and Webster are
duOcQ dliQ uOlHlllS ldhCI Oul. f|ISScul
population, 1885, population of pro-
posed district. 20S, 460.
Fifth--Douglas is taken out and
nothing added. Present population,
2l1.257 population of proposed district,
202, SIP.
Sixth-No change is made. Popula-
ton. 1882.
Seventh-Douglas is added and moth
ing taken out. Present population, 49,
6l2; population of proposed district,
206. 357.
Eighth-Lincoln is added and nothing
taken out. President population, 49,
026; population of proposed district,
19slS2.
Ninth-No change is made. Popula-
ton, 1876. 435.
Tenth-Lincoln is taken out and
Johnson and Emanuel are added. Pres
ent population, 1S1, 1896: population of
proposed district 206.927.
Eleventh-Johnson. Dodge and Lau-
rens are taken out and Berrien is add
ed. Present population. 227, 1853; popu-
lation of proposed district. 1s5.307.
The Senate and House members of
the subcommittee viii submit the
foregoing Encouragement of the dis
tricts to their committees separately as
provided in the resolution, after which
a meeting of the joint committee viii
be held. probably on Monday night II
the joint committee can agree al that
time. the reapporIionment bill viii no
doubt be introduced in the House on
Tuesday.