Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-22

and a joint Representative with Parke
| County.
Parke County to receive one Repre-
sentative instead Of a joint Representa-
tive with Vigo County.
Monroe County TO get one Representa-
tive, instead of joint Representative
with Brown County.
Brown County and Jackson County TO
have joint Representative, insteqd of
| Jackson County having one Representa-
tive alone.
Efforts Of the Vigo County delegation
| to retain the joint Representative with
Parke County we're futile, as the com
mittee entirely disregarded its pleas. AS
protest against the committees &c
lions the two Vigo Representatives
voted against passage Of the bill. Repre-
sentative Shugart, Grant County, also
voted mo" as a protest against the com
mittee's action in reducing the repre-
sentati0n Of Grant County.
When the motion for suspension Of
the rules to pass the representative ap-
pOrtionment bill was made by Repre-
sentative Willis Representative Barker,
POsey County, moved that the enacting
| clause be stricken out. He explained
he did not expect the motion TO carry,
but stated his purpose was to serve
warning to the majority members that
they were running as swiftly as possible
toward destruction.
You fellows must remember that this
bin viii not stand the test OF the courts
as 1t 10 now worded and that after the
Supreme Court passes on the bin the
apportionment will be the same as 1t now
Is, and I will be back here again.
Il know that as far as this bill is con-
49, 80 ha mo 10
far as the election of a Democratic Rep
resenta i've goes"
Posey County. in the new apportion-
ment, Is linked with Vanderburg and
Warrick Counties, and the election Of a
Democrat in that district in the new
district would be one of the wonders Of
the political world.
Il know this thing is all cut and dried
and that the steam roller is oiled up and
working to perfection, but l want to
warn you that you are riding to your
own destruction" said Representative
Barker
Representative Hougham of Johnson
County, which Is given a joint Repre-
sentative with Marion County, attempted
TO gain the floor 10 protest against this
combination, but was denied recognition.
When his name was called on the roll,
plantation OF his vote.
Il want to tell you people that you are
wiping Johnson County of the map as
far as the election Of a Democratic Rep
reseutatiye from johnson County is con-
cerned" he said. But there is a large
Democratic majority in Johnson County
and / warn the people Of Marion County
that when the result of an election IS
close and the vote Of our county is
needed we viii turn the tables for you.
Il serve notice on you that this law
will be tested in the courts and that II
will never stand the test Of constitution
atty"
The vote on the Representative appor-
tionment bill was 73 ayes and II noes.
CHANGES MADE IN
SENATORIAL MEASURE.
Objection, although not so strenuous,
WIS also raised In the House over the
amendments to the senatorial appOrtion-
mcnt bill. Last minute amendments made
the following changes In this MEASURE
Porter, Jasper, Newton and Pulaski
Counties are made one district, instead
Of Porter, Jasper, Newton and Benton,
as originally planned.
Clinton County is Joined with White
and Carroll, IN the place Of Pulaski
County.
Benton County. which originally was
placed with Porter, Jasper and Newton
Counties, is placed with Tippecanoe
County, which formerly had one Senator.
Brown County Is taken away from De
catur and Bartholomew Counties and is
placed with Monroe and Green, which
formerly had one Senator.
Vigo is disjointed from Parke County
in favor Of Clay County, for one Senator,
and the joint district is placed with
Sullivan County in place Of Clay.
Floyd and Crawford replace Washing
ton and Jackson Counties with Harrison
County, to form one district.
Dearborn County replaces Franklin In
the district comprised of Ripley, Jen-
nings and Franklin. as originally
planned.
Clark County replaces Dearborn Coun-
ty with Ohio. Switzerland and Jefferson.
Jackson and Washington Counties re
place Clark and Floyd with Scott
County.
Crawford County is removed from the
proposed district of Dubois. Perry, Spen-
Ger and Crawford Counties.
The senatorial apportionment bill
passed by a vote Of II to 4.
PROTESTS FROM
BOTH PARTIES.
Inc changes IN inc dppOEtlOuAhcHt DiAAS
formed the subject of conversation among
politicians of the city and State last
night Protests against the reapportion-
ment, both on the part Of the Democrats
and the Republican counties affected were
audible on every hand.
Grant County, which is one Of the
strongest Republican Counties in the
State, is protesting against being linked
with Blackford County, which, II any
thing, is a Democratic county. Grant ana
Blackford Counties formerly comprised
a district such as is planned now in
the new bill. Pressure will be brought
to bear to have the present bill changed
by the Republicans of Grant County
when the bill is considered In the SEN
ate. 1t is learned.
Ed NJ Wasmuth of Huntington, Re-
publican State chairman, was in Indian
apolis all day Monday. working ex.
pressly on the appOrtionment bill. The
amendments made to the measure are
partly result Of his work, 1t is under