The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-10
REINFORCEMENT
BILL Is OFFERED
Based on 1915 Census, While Commit
tees Bill Is Based on that of 1920.
(BY JOHN C. TRICE)

! NDT JOF1N -. hiSE)
TALLAHASSEE, April 9.-Senator
| Crosby has introduced another reap
| portionment bill and it will go before
| the house and senate committees at
the same time as the committee bill,
drafted from the bill originally pre-
pared by Attorney General Buford.
| Senator Crosby's bill is almost a copy
| of the one introduced by him at the
| 1917 session. the year in which the
| constitution says reappOrtionment must
be made.
1t is based on the 1915 state census
while the committee bill is based on
the federal census of Jan. /. 1920
Naturally this causes some discrepan-
cies in the bills. Senator Crosby's bill
provides that Duval and Hillsborough
shall have three members each in the
lower house. The committee bill, as
drawn originally by Mr.. Buford. gave
three members each to the big four"
counties Dade. Duval Escambia and
Hillsborough, but when the commit
tee had thoroughly discussed the mat
ter they cut this. off, leaving the "big
four" with but two members apiece
This is frankly admitted TO be a piece
of political eXpediency because It is
known that four votes will probably be
added to the bill in this way. They
will come from the counties that would
lose if the big four" were to get all
they are entitled to have. Crosby's
bill, like the committee bill, gives three
senator's to the east coast where there
is now but one. Pinellas also gets n
senator by itself
Senator Crosby does not hold any
hostility to the committee bill and will
not fight it. If, when he has studied
both, it should appear to him that the
committee bill is the best, it is possible
that he may support it.
Following is a copy of the portion of
his bill carrying the apportions:
The opportionment for the next SEN
ate of the state of Florida. and there
after, until there shall be another APP
portionment under the constitution OF
the state of Florida. shall be as fol-
lows:
District No. Santa Rosa and Ok |
alOosa counties.
District No. 2-Escambia county.
District No. 3-Walton and Holmes !
counties.
District No. jackson county.
District No. 5-Liberty, Franklin and |
Wakulla counties.
District No. 6-Gadsden county.
District No. Polk county.
District No. S-Leon county.
District No. 9-Citrus, fernando and |
Pasco counties.
District No. Donaldson county.
District No. 11-Hillsborough county |
District No. 12.-Dade county.
District No. 13.-Palm Beach and !
Broward counties.
District No. 14.-Colur1bia and Ham
ilton conties.
District No. 15.-Bradford and Clay
counties.
District No. 16-Osceloa, Brevard |
and st. Lucie counties.
District No. 17-Suwanee county.
District No. 1S-Duva1 county.
District No. 19-Orange and Semi
mole counties.
District No. 20.-Marion county.
District No. 21-Lafayette and Lew
counties.
District No. 22-Jefferson and Taylor
counties.
District No. 28-Lake and Sumter
District No. 24-Monroe and Lee
l)lSIl lCC No. CIV dSIllIIS ION, Cdl-
houn and Bay counties.
District No. 26-DeSoto county.
District No. 27-Manatee county.
District No. 2S-Volusia county.
District No. 29-Nassau and Baker
District No 30-PinelIas county.
District No. 31-St. Johns county and
Flagler and Putnam counties.
District No. 32-Alachua county.
There shall be 68 members of the
house of representatives, to be appor-
Toned among the several counties as
oilows:
Alachua-Two.
Baker-Two.
Bay-One.