St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-04-17

II now 40 years since there was reapporonent senators
representatives Legislature rsdsct
ing took place in 1919 though
rescng ten after the federal census has been taken
may any representative senator to
want 70 continue the territorial outline for district where he
been elected while
representatives and 81 senators elected from geographical
districts they an helping make laws for the entire state They
are state lawmakers
big job got his constituency large district with
10000 population senator Minneapolis st Paul or
Duluth where the district have population Of 10000
The same can b said q representative "a
But uhan big city legislative district or times
the population district then Il out Of order II e not
according to our constitution and this situation cannot
our conultuo requires mat the population in an legislative
districts b equal close that be established
For the past 20 years or mOrs,aths daily newspapers
Twin Cities argued and psada Of the
Du contu about third % the atatss population and
according to Constitution entitled OHsthird Of ths
membership the Senate and the House Of Representatives To
under present laws Is not right and all the lawmakers
Of course know a.
During the past several sessions Of the Legislature
which introduced roappoFonmen statements
have been MADE y some aas aat we W not nave eappor
Onment un and when constitution changed that
house population basis and the other basis
this the stumbling reapporonmen change
be made the sooner the better. fa
such change the setup Of our lawmang body
would make Il like our United states Congress- where the senate
$3.50 - - $50" 80 -. 49, - $3.50. ~ I. ,atoH
basis work out wen In Congress- Whether it's New York
Nevada wyoming idaho other would be almost lost the
shuttle they did not have their representation the Senate
Though present requirement rsapporonment
every years there might not DO much criticism
Legislature years passed especially there not
change population nd But wait three decades
four prevails not There must be and there is
solution this aas a
Supreme Court said that present
the Legislature nobody reappor-
ton They themselves they let drift nothing
is done about Il. .s
The lawmakers a firing their
inactivity respect Undoubtedly them this
problem solved $50. u a.
Therefore good solution pass
Legislature constitutional
upon by people place
Representatives population basis and the Senate
would include constitutional
the requirement Legislature
within time that then commission of five members,
governor the supreme other
constitutional Officers the redcng With that
in the constitution, W Of reapportonment
the years much discussion the
the Minnesota Legislature Representatives large
with 81 the largest
any n Union.
matter Of size, however that
debated pressing problem how get any redstrng
at all after delay Of 40 years Therefore the bill for constitutional
amendment should plain and simple possible
adopted vote OF the then the 1855 Legislature
problems
things having reapportonment
things stand attain through
with bin in this session Of the Legislature for constitutional
amendment and vote by the people in 1854 AsOv
Askov, MINI