Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-15
DEEP INTEREST IN REPORT OF
APPORTI0NMIGNT COMMITTEE

The apportionment Of the state Is
one subject in which there Is no lack
of interest, Every delegate. regardless
Of party. has made a deep study Of
this question which hats been almost
the sole topic of discussion for several
days past. The apportionment com-
mittee has prepared report which II
Is expected win be presented 20 the
convention ct tomorrow's session
In the apportioument for judicial
purposes. Bernalillo, Mckinley and
sandoVai wnl rs now, constitute the
second judicial district The Bernal-
lilo county delegation fought 10 have
their county made district within
its own boundaries. but were unable
10 muster sufficient votes to gain thoir
point. Following arc the judicial dis
tricts. for each Of which n judge uud
a prosecuting attorney are TO be elect
ed by the people:
First district-Santa Fe, Rio Ar
riba, san Juan.
Second district--Bernali Mckin-
ley ana Sandoval.
Third district--Dona Ana. Lincoln
Otero, Torrance
Fourth district san Miguel Mora,
Guadalupe.
Fifth district Roosevelt. curry
Eddy. ChaNes.
sixth district-~Luna and Grant
Seventh Observation-Disclosures and Sier-
ra
Eighth district-raos. colfax Union
and QUAY.
Legislative Apportionmcnt,
In the apportlonment tor legislative
purposes the following counties are
each given one senator: Bernalillo,
Mckinley Santa Fe. Valencia, Grant,
Colfax. Rio Arriba. san Moguel.
ChaYes, Roosevelt, Dong Ana, Taos,
Socorro, Eddy, QUAY, Curry
Fractional representation in the SEN
ate win be as follows. I niou and Coli
fax. ono senator, Rio Arlfha and san
doval. one; san Miguel and ilora. one.
Guadalupe and san Miguel. one Ber~
nalillu SandBNul. san Juan aud RIO
Arribn. one; Torrance, Otero Lincoln,
and Socorro. one. Sierra Valencia,
Luna and SocOrro. one; otero ana
Lincoln one IT Is the understanding
that the senator from SandoVal ana
Eernallllo viii be selected from Bef-
nahno. thus in effect giving the latter
county two senators. This arrange
ment docs not meet with the entire
approval of the men from Beranlillo,
and they are making n fight beiofe
the committee for IN apporhonment
which viii give Bernalillo an interest
in three senators. IF this idea meets
with the approval of the committee
aud the convention. the districts ar
fected will be as follows Bel1Ahllo,
one senator. Bernaltllo ana Sandornh
one, rio Arriba. one senator lierhai-
mo Sandoval ana san Juan, one sem
ator Tho Hpportionment Tor the
house OF representatives which gives
al least one member TO each county
SENS 60 meet with genral satisfaction
Following is the arrangement ns X
is expected it will be reported from
the committee tomorrow
House Of representative Santa te
two. San Miguel three; Bernalitlo'
three. Mora. two; ColiaX. two' TAOS.
two. rio Arriba. two. Sandoval onei
Valencia two. Union. two; Torrance.
one: Guadampe one; Mckinley, two
soenrro, two, Dona Ana. two; Lincoln
one. Otero. one. Chavcs. three Ed-
az. two, Roosevelt. ono; Luna, ONE
Grant two; Sierra, one: san juan
one Quny, two. curry one.
Fractional representation fn the
house will be as follows
Rfo Arriha ana SandOYal. one, Tor
rance. Guadalupe and santa re, ONE
Colfax. Union, Quay and san Miguel
one. Lincoln. Otero and Socorro. one.
This apportionmeHt viii give he re-
unblicans an overwhelming majority
Ia both houses ana on loint baHo'
In the first legislature; bat 80 luf as
can be learned its fairness has NOT
Eefn questioned by the democrats