The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-06
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ments 10 be made by tne Third les1
.lat0le. il c0lli hr uoy Fnn &
Iha ihe session vouja uo las lolt
Ter tnan sixty days. While tae cJn
.stitution permits pay of So per day
for the first sixty days, it allows hut
'S2 per day thereafter, with authort
to remain in session as long as me
lawmakers desire, but the First ana
Second legislatures established thd
custom of ceasing when the fuil-pay
period expired. There is sugses-
ion in the constitution that this be
done
Il is possible that by the time The
sixty days from Jan >. expire. con-
gress viii not have determined The
ratio Of congressional representation,
in which event tie plan is to adjourn
the legislature for a atatei period
say sixty days, thus avoiding another
extra session Some Of The senator's
believe this can be done We're It
not SO. the session mighl be for, d
to provide that the present districts
remain intact with the additional
ons. essmen alloweG 10 be elected tor
The state at large, pending another
geirymander, or have an extra S s.
sion 70 90 tho work.
Since Oklahoma viii have had five
sessions Of The legislature, includilg
he nest regular one, IN four years,
the disposition Of more record along
this line with the party in power Is
not warm
Statisticians have figured the new
congressional basis 70 be around
100000 which would give Oklahoma
two additional congressman, and to
provide these, with an idea chiefly
ot making al districts Democratic, il
possible, the legislature will do some
close figuring. Two OF the three
rorthern districts have only been
periodically Democratic, while the
Mcclure district has always been Re.
pubicao, and will remain so unless
radically changed with southward
trend, In a general way, however,
under the new arrangement il is pro.
osed to append sufficient Democratic
territory to the belicved-to-be Repub-
lcan area 50 as to insure something
like a political chance, at the same
time show due respect for the popu.
ation If the legislature proposes to
consult the wishes of the present
congressman in making the new APP
portionment, it has not been made
public There is said to be many
probable candidates for congress
among the members of the legisla-
nre. The matter grew to be a joke
during the special session in Oklaho-
ma City, and frequently when a meul-
Der sought to speak TO a proposition
he was questioned about his alleged
congressional aspirations.
Under tne new census there Is q
radical difference in the amount OF
population of some Of the districts,
showing there has been gescral
shifting of people during the last
three years, also, the remarkable in
crease in state population The dis
tricts were made by congress four
years ago, before there were county
lines on the East Side, and il was
largely matter of guess work save
in Oklahoma territory what popula-
tiOn the districts would contain
Since 1907, when the special census
was taken, Oklahoma now with a
Total OF lU57l55 has grown 242,97S,
or an average - SNsac prr yeGf Tn
der the new showing the present
congressional districts have in pop
ulauOn.
First teu countles) mum. 240,266
Second (sixteen countless 80 800 1873
Third (nineteen cOunties) 80. 396,067
Fourth (seventeen counties) 3SS,ziO
tItth (ufteen counties) .. 342, -.
Difference in portions Of Co.. 10, 300
iOldl ......,'... ...'.-......... ..'.... l,oot ,ioo
Making now legislative and ju0i-
cial appointments will not be tasks
as dillleull as the congressional di-
visions. yet each, to a certain extent,
has bearing upon the other The sen
atorial apportionment is automatical-
" provided for in the constitution,
being the New york law, and there
will be little to do with it but com
pile figures. Judicially there are in
the state twenty-thrcc districts. with
twenty.six judges The disposition =
not to create additional judgeships
save in sections where there is II
growing court business. Work in the
district, rather than population con-
trolls in such apportionment5 Tharq
is an average of between 10000 and
75,006 people in each OF the districts
as now constituted business OF The
district courts has been reduced by
superior county courts in the dense
IL populated counties, with jurisdic
lion, however, limited TO the county
/ An attempt curing tie recond iogis