The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-04
REIMBURSEMENT Notes
THE ISSUE OF REINFORCEMENT
ALREADY ALIVE.
The White Bill of Last Session Will
Probably Be Used As a Basis
For the Work.

MlnneapOllS.-hea OF the
legislative districts is problem al
ready engaging the attention of a
number of the members of the new
legislature. The work of reapportion.
ment was taken up two years ago, but
by common consent was put over to
the present session, and it is taken for
granted that something will be done to
relieve the present unequal condition
of affairs. There has been no change
in the state since 1897. Congress
makes new appOrtionment of the
house as a, matter of course every
ten years, after each federal census.
The reapportionment issue did not
enter into the contest for speaker.
The new speaker of the house, A. ].
Rochne, halls from a district that is
bound to lose by the change, and op-
position to the measure is looked for
from his section of the state 1t is
understood that Mr.. Rochne will not
take sectional stand, however, and
that he will reappoint Frank T. White
OF Elk River as chairman of the re-
apportionment committee. Mr.. White
as chairman of the committee drafted
and introduced bill last time, and
made his campaign for reelection in
the big forty-fifth district with the
argument that he should be returned
for the purpose of insuring a square
deal for northern Minnesota.
The White bill of last session, H. F.
1852, was drawn with especial inten-
ton to give every county at least one
representative, as far as possible. 1t
called for the same number of sena-
tors, sixty-three, but increased the
house membership by ten, bringing it
up to 129. The bill was not carefully
considered or revised, but is in shape
to form the groundwork for the COM
mlttee to begin on this winter.
first-Houston and Fillmore counties,
each one representative.
tiVes.
Third-Wabasha and Olmsted each ona
representative.
Fourth-Dodge and Mower, each one.
Eifth-Waseca and Steele, each one.
Sixth-Freeborn, two REPRESENTATIVES.
SeVenth-Blue Earth, two representa-
tiVeS.
Eighth-Farbault and Martin, each one
Ninth-Brown and Watonwan, each one.
Tenth-Cottonwood and Jackson, each
one.
Eleventh-Murray and Mobiles, each one.
TWelfth-Rock and Pipestone, each one.
Ihlrteenth-Lincoln and Lyon, each one.
Fourteenth-Redwood, one representa-
tive. az
Fifteenth-Sibley and Scott, each one.
Sixteenth-Le Sucur and Nicollet, each
one.
Seventeenth-Rice, two representatives.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tives.
Observation-Disclosures, two representatives.
TWent1eth-McLeod and Carver, each
enty-first-Renville, two representa-
tiyeS.
Twenty second-Yelow Medicine and
Lac qui Parle, each one.
enty-third-Chippewa and Swift, one
each.
Twenty-fourth- Kandiyohi, one repre-
Twenty fifth-Meeker, one representa-
tive.
Twenty-sxth-Wrigh two representa-
Twenty-seventh-S Paul. ninth ward
and part of first, two representatives.
Twenty-eighth-St Paul, second and
third wards and part of first, two repre-
Sentatives
Twenty-ninth-St Paul, fourth and sixth
wards, two representatives.
Thirtieth-St Paul, seventh ward and
part of eighth, two representatives.
Thirty-first--St Paul, fifth, tenth and
representatives.
Thirty-second--S Paul, part of eighth
ward and country districts of Ramsey
county, two representatives.
Thirty-third- minneapolis, first ward and
parts of third and tenth same as present
(thirty-eighth), two representatives.
Thirty-fourth-M Minneapolis, second and
ninth wards, two representatives.
Thirty fifth-M Minneapolis, fourth ward,
atwo representatives.
Thirty-sixthl--IM.inneapolis, fifth ward.
two representatives: =.
|, i,+xy lie ivf1 nd
eleventh wards, two representatives.
Thirty eighth-Minneapolis, seventh and
twelfth wards, two representatives
Thirty-ninth-Mn eighth and
thirteenth wards, two representatives.
Fortieth-MinneapoliS parts of third and
tenth wards, two representatives.
acknowledgements county outside OF
Minneapolis, two representatives.
Forty Observation-Disclosures county, two
representatives.
Forty third-Pine and Chisago, each one.
Forty-ffth-Mille Laos, Benton and
Sherburne, each one.
Forty-sixth-St county, three rep
resentatives.
rty-seventh-Douglas and Pope, each
Forty-eighth-Grant and Stevens each
Forty -ninth-Traverse, Will1in and Big
FiftiethNotter Tail, three representa-
tives.
Fifty-first-Todd and Wadena, each one.
Fifty-second-Crow Wing and Morrison,
each one.
Ffty-third-Aitkin, kanapec ana Carl
ton each one.
Fifty-fourth- Koochiching and
northwestern part of st. Louis county,
two representatives.
Fifty-fifth-Duuth seventh and eighth
wards and southwestern part OF ST Louis
county, two representatives
ty-sxth-.Duluth, third, fifth and
sixth wards and part of st. Louis county
outside two representatives.
Fifty-seventh-Lake and Cook counties,
Duluth. first, second and fourth wards
and Cook one representative rest OF dis
trict one representative.
Observation-Disclosures and Cass coun-
ties, each one representative.
Fifty-ninth-Clay and Becker, eacn one.
Sixtieth--Norman, Mahnoinen ana GEAR
water two representatives.
Sixty-first-Polk county, two representa-
y-second-Marshall and Red Lake,
each one. 1,:..
son, each one.
Plan Of White Bill.
The White bill, as now drawn, goes
too far in cutting down the first and
third districts. It's plan would give
the districts membership in the two
houses as follows:
Senate. House,
First
Second ......................... 90
Third -
Fourth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~ 10
Fifth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 11ee