The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-17
Proposal. to Change Congressional
Boundaries Will Come Before
the Legislature.
SEVERAL PLANS HAVE THEIR ADVOCATES
Succeed ACCOMPLISHMENTS in
the Trcnsury-Dusiness in the Cen
ernl Assembly to BE Expedited-
other Iowa Notes of Interest.
Especial Correspondence

tlon for the Inauguration OF Gov. A. Il.
Cummins, the chief interest of the leg
islature which convened to-day centers
in the proposal to redistrict the state,
congressional.y. \ dozen plans for
remaking the congressional bounda
ries have been suggested and dis
cussion Of them has absorbed legis
lative attention ever since election.
Each scheme has it's advocates, While
there is a we'll defined party which is
opposed TO changing the. districts this
year. The latter party argues that in
1910 Iowa, in all probability, will have
81 twelfth congressman, and then re-
districting will be necessary. Pending
that occasion, and in view of the not
extreme inequality in division of popu-
lation, to many members of the assem-
bly, the present districts are satisfac-
tory. OF 1923 republican members of
the legislature the best judgment is
that redistricting has close to half,
while practically all of the democrats
favor it. There are 90 democrat in the
assembly and it is the prevalent belief
that their strength added to the repub-
districting would carry the PROPOSE
ton, if plan could be agreed upon.
There is some talk of determining he
position of the republican members of
the legisla ture in caucus instead of
permitting a straight vote on the
proposition by al. parties on the floor.
There are 1921 ,S53 i'll Iowa, according
to the, last census. With IL congress
sional districts the new apportionment
is 2O2, s95 to "a district. Folowingi is the
population of the present COMPRESSION
al districts:
First. 1856; Second, 49,. COS; Third. 49,
T01: Fourth, 1855: Fifth, 1922; Sixth,
l74673; Seventh 1876; Eighth. 200.479;
Ninth, aOa, 253; Tenth, 259,S47; Eleventh.
241,479
Election of Senator's.
The Iowa United States senator's will
be elected, Tuesday, January 81. Will
liam Boyd Allison will succeed him
self for the sixth consecutive time, a
record unequaled in the history of the
nation. Jonathan Prentiss Deliver will
succeed himself, also, but it will be his
first election by the legislature. He
is now serving by appointment at the
hands OF Gov. Shaw. Mr.. Allison will
be elected for the term ending March
B. 1909 The term which he is now serv-
ing does not end until March 3, 1908.
Mr.. Dolliver was appointed twice by
Gov. Shaw, to fill out the last few
weeks of Senator John III. Gears first
term, and to act as senator during that
part of Senator Gears second term up
to the meeting of the Iowa legislature
which convened to-day. His election
Tuesday next will be for the term end
ing March 3, 1907. An effort has been
made. by the republican leaders TO Sc
cure the cooperation of the democratic
members of the legislature in plan
to elect Senator Allison by unanimous
vote of the democrats and republicans
on account of his extraordinarily ex-
tended service for the state at Wash
ington. Whether this will be effected
or not is a question. Senators Allison
and Deliver are on the ground this
week. They came down last Thursday
to attend the banquet given under the
auspices Of the Grant club of Des
Moines in honor of the elevation of
Gov. Leslie M. Shaw to the position of
secretary of the treasury in the cabinet
of President Roosevelt, and decided 70
remain until after their reelection.
Treasury Surplus.
The theory has been that there
would be surplus of more than 81 ,0OO-
600 in the state treasury when the leg
islature convened, and on that basis
many plans for large appropriations
hoy fro,
hoped for Large surplus, therefore,
were disappointed when the annual
settlement between the auditor and
treasurer of state this week showed
that there is surplus in the treasury
now OF about S775,OOO only. The ex-
penditures by the state institutions un-
der the board of control will be $125,-
900 month for January, February and
March, which will cut the surplus
down, ordinarily, to 100000. 1t is es-
timated that other revenues will take
it up to $500 600, however, by the end
of the legislative session. The semi
annual collection of taxes does not
come until April, and the treasury will
get no benefit from that $780, DOC until
after the legislature has adjourned.
The encouragement for large appro-
priations, usually growing out of large
SURPRISES, does not exist in this state
this winter, therefore.
VIII Push Business.
Actual work in the legislature will
not begin before next week. All of the
members and the presiding officers of
the houses insist that the session ought
not to-extend much beyond April 1, and
promises are made that business will
be expedited. However, the first four
weeks will be taken up with introduce
tion of bills. committee work will con-
sumo the next four weeks and it is ex-
tremely doubtfulif the next four weeks
will furnish sufficient time in which to
give consideration on tile floor to the
important measures which will come
before the assembly for action.
A Contract
The contrast between the opening of
the Twenty-ninth general assembly