The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL
APPORTIONMENT
Fight BITTER

Bismarck, N. d., March 1.-THE con-
gressional apportlonment ballot is on
full tilt and great excitement pre-
walls in both houses. The amendment
to throw the state into three equal
strip districts, running north and south,
carried in the house this morning by
SO to so. When the bill was put on
final passage another fight began. In
the senate the question of the APP
portfonment of a special committee
from the judicial districts to draft a
new bill, which was carried last night
by deciding vote of chair. was recon
sidered. The chair was sustained and
sidered. The chair was sustained in
the decision by vote Of q to IL. auth
orizing the appointment of the com
mittee
Those appointed to act were, WEIGH,
Talcott, Gibbons, Allen, Simpson, Steele
Of Renville, Steele of Stutsman. Pierce,
Stevens, diversion and Garden. Plain
was later substituted for Allen.
The committee retired for confer
ence, while the senate was at ease.
Two reports were brought in on the
bin which the committee framed,
throwing the congressional division
back on same lines of the Davis bill
which called for a state district in the
northern part Of the state and two in
the southern portion.
Talcott and Plain signed a minority
report protesting against such a d.
vision. The committee bill throws:
Einsk ni.4n;nG
Pembina, Walsh, Cavalier Ramsey,
Towner, Benson. Rolette, Pierce. Bot
tineau, McEIenry. Renville, Ward
Burke, Mountrail, Divide and williams
into the first district.
Second District.
Trail, Grand Forks, Cass, Rich
land, Steele, Barnes, Ransom, Sargent,
Nelson. Griggs. Eddy. Foster, Suits
man, LaMoure, Dickey and Wells into
the second district.
Third District.
Kidder. Sheridan, Burleigh, EN-
mons. Logan, Mcintosh, Mclean, Mer-
Ger. oliver, Dunn, Stark. Hettinger,
Adams, Mckenzie, Billings and Bow
man in the third.
FIpuSS neNeFSeQ ltSetrs
After the adoption of amendments
in the house providing for three equal
strips the same was again defeated,
and the Homnes bill was revived which
gives a northwestern, southwestern
and a shoestring district Of the val
ley.
Both houses fought until noon with
out accomplishing anything, practical
~ the entire time was spent in a par
liamentary wrangle.
Price and Frame let the fight for
two eastern districts. Homes OPP
posed the measure.
Davis Bill Passed.
At 1920 the senate passed the Davis
bill by vote of % to 2s,
This is the original idea of Senator
Martin except that he had Grand Forks
in the first instead Of the second dis
trict.
The fight in the house grew so warm
that Homnes appealed from the chair,
but the speaker was sustained by a
majority of one.
Two Bills Passed.
This afternoon in the house the Ols-
gard congressional apportlonment Dill,
similar to the Elken bill, which called
for two districts in the eastern part
OF the state and one in the western,
was amended to make three districts,
north and south and passed.
AS the situation now stands the sem
ate has passed a bill favoring long
district across the northern strip of
the state and two others in the south
etn part Of the state, while the house
has passed bill creating three long
strips north and south
This will necessitate a special joint
conference. Some people yet believe
a conference will result in the passage
Of the original bill for two eastern dis
tricts. Others believe there will be
such row that all three districts will
be left at large.