The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
FIGHT TO BE BITTER.
Western Legislators Want More State
Senators and Representatives.

Senators and Representatives.
Lincoln, Jan. disappointment |
of the state as regards state senators |
and representatives is going to bring |
on one of the bitterest fights of the
1871 legislature.
The senators and representatives
from the western half of the state
are determined to secure better rep
resentation in the legislature and
make no secret of the fact that they
expect to cut down the representa-
ton in the eastern counties, espe-
cially in the southeast.
Senator Hoagland of North Platte
intends to introduce bill in the SEN
ate providing for the reapportion-
ment of the senatorial districts, and
he will probably lead the fight for the
measure in the upper house.
At the present time he represents
sixteen counties and II 900 people
while many of the state senators
from the eastern part of the state
represent but one county, with less
than 10000 people.
In the lower house several reap
Iportionment bills will be introduced
but the western Nebraska men will
probably agree on one measure and
work for that.
Many of the counties in the central
portion of the state will not be af-
| fected one way or the other, and the
| legislators from these counties are
generally lining up for the reappor-
tionment.
The reapportionists are perfectly
willing to give Douglas county an
increase in the representation, though
perhaps not quite so many representa-
tives as the Douglas county delega-
ton will want
I'VE want a fair reapportionment
and intend to get it if possible. We
are going to insist that the 'undevel-
oped part of the state is given its
just recognition" said Senator Hoag-
land today.
Terms of Agreement.
The agreement, which has. been
drawn up and signed by all the mem
bers of the conference committee be-
tween the two sides, pledges to the
nine that they should be permitted to
name the first assistant chief clerk,
the chief clerk of the enrolling and
engrOSsing room, six members of the
thirteen on the committee on com
mittees, that the county option bill
shall be advanced to the head of the
file for third reading as soon as its
| n1 hnt
ments shall be offered to the bill in
the house, except by it's friends.
These other officers were chosen at
the conference:
Henry Richmond, chief clerk.
J. w. Kelley, Beaver City, sergeant
at arms.
L. A. Better, Polk county, assistant
sergeant at arms.
]. B. Gaffanay, Lincoln. postmaster.
Richard Sampson, Seward, assistant
postmaster.
These names will be presented at
the organization of the legislature to-
day.
Democratic senators got together in
caucus and organized the upper house
of the Legislature as follows:
President, pro tenn. H, Morehead
of Falls City.
Secretary-W. H. Smith of Seward.
First Assistant Secretary-Franh
Perkins of Fremont.
Second Assistant Secretary-E. A.
= Walrath of Osceola
Committee on Committees-Olis
Bodinson, Kohl, Volpp, Skiles, Horton
, Morehead.
Committee on Employees, one from
each congressional district - First
: Banning; second, Reagan; third, Tai
colt; fourth, Placek; fifth, Tibbets
sixth, Lee; at large, Pickens,
} Rules ommittee-Tibbets, Albert
and Tanner
Employes-W. F. Austin, Poll
county, postmaster; T. F. Costello
Grand Island, sergeant-at,arms; j. w
: Hodges, West Point, assistant ser
2 geant-at-arms; ]. G. p, HildebTand
= Lincoln, clerk of the committee of the
r whole the Rev. Mr.. Hough, Soutl
Omaha, chaplain; H. C. Cox, Brewster
bookkeeper.
The first open split among the demo
S cratic state senators took place afte
h Senator ]. A. Oils of Ord had forcet
j. John NJ. Tanner of South Omaha of
= the committee on committees whicl
o will choose the house standing com
l. mittees. Senators Oils, Lee and Bod
y inson, the three dry senators, wen
r into the caucus late Monday night
e and one of their leading demands wa
IS that Tanner have nothing to do wit
& the selection OF the committees.
p Tanner accused Oils of trying I