The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-10-28
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE
And What Will Constitute a Work.
ing Majority.

Ing MdJOIIty.
House bill No. 2s3. approved March
II, 1909, provided that section Is Of
the revised codes of Idaho should be
amended 80 as to give each county
one senator. which was the same as
before, but that the membership Ia
the house of representatives should
be reapportioned SO that the several
counties shall elect members OF the
lower house as follows:
Ada county, members; Bannock,
3; b. ar Lake 2; Bingham 3: Blaine 2;
Boise L. Bonner 3; Canyon 4: Cassia
i; Custer !; Gilmore I; Fremont q;
Idaho 3: Kootenai 4; Latah 3; Lemhi
l; Lincoln 2; Nez Perez s.; Oneida 2;
O~yhpe l.; Shoshone 4; Twin Falls 2;
Washington 2.
The act makes just six changes 10
appnrtonment for az many counties,
As far as membership in the lower
house is concerned, as Follows: Bon
ner had two, now three: Canyon had
three. now four; K"O' euai had three,
now four; Lincoln had one, now two;
Shoshone had three, now four; Twin
Falls had one. now two.
In the last legislature, the Repub-
licans had l3, the Democrats 10
members, in the senate OF 90 mem
bars. That Is, the Republicans had
majority OF three on vote taken
on straight party lines.
The Republicans had a., the DEM
ocrats nine members in the house of
representatives. That is, the Repub- +,
licans had majority of 35 on vote
taken on straight party lines.
On joint vote of the house and
senate the Republicans had 81, the
Democrats 10. giving the Rcpubli- !,
cans majority OF 80 when both
houses voted together.
Under the reapportlonment there
Will be total Of SO members in the
house, 80 that the majority party
must muster 80 votes at least, and in
putting through the submission OF
constitutional amend mept at least 40
votes will be necessary.
The total number Of members in
the senate will remain the same, or
%, majority being 70, and two
thirds necessary for submitting con.
stitutional amendment being IS.
10 the last session the house was /
overwhelming Repu blican, and the {
Democrats only had representative !
from SEVEN counties, or one each from
Blaine, Bear Lake, Boise, Custer,
Gilmore and Owyhee, and three from {
Latah. The Republicans held the |
full representation fr0m Is counties, $
and broke even on Blaine and Bear I
Lake, in which each party had one )
member.
The Democrats Jared much better h
"a the senate, controlling senators /
rom 10 COUNTIES. while the Republic
'ans had - counties.
1t can be easily seen from these ;,
lgures, contrasting the old and the :,
'ew apportionment for the house, that = :
he six additional members to be :
lected from six different counties :,
his fall will he a powerful factor in :,
he control of the next legislature. =
Consequently the politicians ia :.
9th parties are anxiously trying to :,
scertain whether the sentiment is "
wet" or "dry" this year in Bonner, :.
anyon, KoOtenal, Lincoln, Shoshone :.
nd Twin Falls counties, and partlc- -
larry whether the admittedly .dry" :,
,unties as far as local option goes :
re apt to be SO .'dry" as to favor
omission of a prohibition amend
ent. or whether they ale Just .dry" 20
lough to be satisfied with local Co
)tion. -Statesman. pa