Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-08
NO PROSPECTING
 OF STATE AT PRESENT.
Governor Baldwin Will Not Call Spe-
 eiaI Session of Legislature.


 Despite the fact that there is de- cided inequality in the population or the various senatorial districts in the state. and that the thirty first article of the state constitution gives the pres ent general assembly the right to make any changes it seems it in the boundaries of the district. but pro vides that in case such assembly does not redistrict the state, the redtstrict- ing shall go over until the next ses- sion of the general assembly; follow ing the next government census-in other words, 1921-Governor Simeon E. Baldwin Tuesday definitely an- nounced that he would not call a spe- Cial session of the general assembly for the purpose of redistricting the senatorial districts of the state. Gov ernor Baldwin, in his interview, said:
 T have considered the question of calling an extra session and have com muntcated with several persons, from whom I thought I could obtain trust worthy information as to whether, if a special session were called, it was probable that the senatorial districts would be changed I have concluded that 1t is not probable that the present legislature would if called together, make such changes in the direction of equalization of districts as the consti- tuition calls for. l do not wish to put the state to the expense of a special session, when 1t appears to be prob able that the republican leaders In both houses would not be inclined to revise the makeup of the senatorial districts as now constituted. As at present advised, therefore, do not contemplate the calling of an extra session. The districts ought to be re- formed and they easily can be. but fear it would be in vain to expect a proper revision. such as the constitu- ton contemplates. from the present legislature.
 The article of the constitution which gives the right to the present legis- lature to redistrict the state, was adopted in October. 1901. and is az follows
 Article XXI. Section l. From and after the Wednesday after the first Monday of January, 1905, the senate shall be composed of not less than "A, and not more than 36 members, who shall be elected at the electors meetings held biennially on the Tues day after the first Monday in Novem- i Der.
 Section 2. The general assembly which shall be held on the Wednesday, after the first Monday of January, 1903, shall divide the state into sen atorial districts, as hereinafter pro- | Vided; the number of such districts ! shall not be less than A nor more ! than 96, and each district shall elect | only one senator. The districts shal. | always be composed of contiguous ter ritory, and in forming them regard | shall be had to population in the sev- | eral districts, that the same may be as nearly equal as possible under the | Limitations of this amendment. Neith CT the whole or a part of one county shall be joined to the whole or a part of another county to form a district | and no town shall be divided, unless for the purpose of forming more thar l one district wholly within such town and each county shall have at least one senator. The districts, when es- tablished as hereinafter provided shall continue the same until the ses- sion of the general assembly next after the completion of the next census o the United States, which general as. sembly shall have power to alter tn, same, if found necessary to preserv, a proper equality of population in eacf I district but only in accordance witt the principles above recited: aftel which said districts shall not be al tered. nor the number of senators al, tered except at session of the gen
 eral assembly next after the comple
 ton of census of the United States
 and then only in accordance with tn,
 principles hereinbefore provided.