The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-22
TWO PLANS FOR CONGRESSIONAL
 REDISTRICTINC
Special from United Press.)

(Spec1al rom United PreSS.)
 Hartford, Aug. 22-Two reports on redistricting the State were received in the Senate today from the commit tee on Congressional and Senatorial districts. Both reports favor making five districts to do away with the Congressman -at-large.
 The majority report is fathered by Senator Barnum, chairman of the committee, and the minority bill IS backed by Representative Stevens, of Berlin.
 At present, the Congressional dis tricts are: First, Hartford and Holland counties; second, New Haven and Middlesex counties; third. Windham and New London counties; fourth, Fairfield and Litchfield counties.
 The Barnum (majority) plan, pro- poses to take away Holland county from Hartford county and to place Holland county with Windham, New London and Mid0lesex counties, in the third district
 The towns of Barkhamstead and New Hartford, in Hartford county will be added to Litchfield county to make up the new fifth district under tn. Barnum plan. The new district alsU will take from New Haven county the towns of Waterbury, Middlebury, Bea- COu dIIS, O6yIHOuI, DcIUys OIduSS, Milford, Oxford and Southbury; from Fairfield county, Stratford, Hunting ton, Monroe, Newtown, Bethel, Brook field and Sherman.
 The third Congressional district, be- sides the counties of Holland, Wind ham, Middlesex and New London will take in from New Haven county the towns of Guilford, Madison and Bran ford.
 The second district will be composed of what is left of New Haven county and the following towns from Hart ford county: Bristol, Pennington, Plainville, Southington and Berlin.
 The first district will be composed of what is left of Hartford county.
 The fourth district is made up of what is left of Fairfield county.
 According to population, the major ity, or Barnum plan, will figure:
 First, 22S,OS5; second, 222, ,127; third, 22,292; fourth, 223, 5S9; fifth, 223, ,663.
 The minority, or Stevens, plan:
 First district: All Hartford county; second district, New Haven county minus the towns of Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, Oxford, Beacon Falls, Nau- eatuck. Prospect, Waterbury, Wolcott, Middlebury,- and Southbury; third dis trict, Holland, Windham, New London and MiddleseX counties; fourth dis trict. Fairfield county; fifth district, Litchfield county and the above re- moved towns in New Haven county.
 The reports were tabled for calendar and printing.
 The Congressional and Senatorial districts committee also made two other reports on the matter of redis- trfcting the State Senatorial districts.
 The majority reported in favor of not changing the present scheme. Representative Belcher, of New Lon don, filed a minority report, in part as follows:
 Hartford county, districts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, to remain as at present
 Fairfield county, district 21 to lose ward one which is added to district p. Districts 23 and A to remain as at present. District p loses town of Wilton which is added to district 26. District 27 is to remain the same.
 Litchfield county, district 30 loses Goshen, which with the town of War ren is added to district 31 District 32 loses town of Warren