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Parent Issue
Day
10
Month
August
Year
1892
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Public Domain
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When the democratie members of the legtelature oame 10 aesemblë e : Laasing Ias1 Frlday, upon the order 01 Goy. Winans, (at $1,000 per day) they found that they lacked jus! one vote oí liaviii'4 enough in the senate r-o oarry tlwoiujgu the ili.sgraceful gierrymander thut Chairman Campara and Secretary Ilorsfurd liad ïixed ui) and proposed to pass, whetli(■!■ t wiis riht or WFOBg. Senator !! 1 oinii. a Patrón of Industry h'natleciiiK'd to becexme a party to tie dtegraoe, and they dáre nor. rlght on tbe ee oï electrón, attempí the bigh-handed outrage ol eeating Senators Baetoné and Winser after those gi al lemen liad reigned and Ihelr i-estenatione had been accepted. Cpnsequently tlie leglslature was forced into assintc a Just apportionment bilí. It was not to tht' democratie manager'e credit, '.owever. for they never w-ould have done it had the power ben in their hands to have done difieren tly. The Wil ];isKd by the House is gubstantially the saane ae sugsested by fche Detroit Eveniiiï Xi'ivs of last Thursday. and was known as the Bvcninsr .News liill. The bill provides for repreaentation as follows: HEPRE8BNTATIVB DISTRICTS. Coünty. Members. Population. Allegan 2 88,961 Barry - - 1 23.783 Bay ' - - 3 66,412 Berrlen 2 41.285 Branch 1 26.791 calhomi - S 48.601 Case l 20,582 Clinton 1 2;,"Hi!i Eaton - 2 32,094 Geuesee 2 39,430 Gratiot 1 '..oes Hillsdale 1 B9680 Houghtou _ 2 35.389 Hurón - 1 28,545 Infrham 2 37,66ti Ionia.. 2 32.801 Isabella - 1 18,784 Jackson . _ 2 45.081 Kalamazoo 2 39,278 Kent 5 109,922 Lapeer 1 29,513 Lenawee 2 48.448 Livingston 1 20.858 Macomb 2 31,818 Manistee 1 24330 Marquette 2 39,521 Masón 1 16,386 Meoosta 1 W.t97 Menominee 1 33,639 Monroe 2 82.887 Montoalm 2 32.637 Muskegon 2 40,013 Newaygo 1 20,476 Oakla'ud 2 41.245 Oceana - 1 15,098 Ottawa 2 35,868 Sagriuaw 4 82,273 Sanilae 2 32.589 Shiawasse 1 30,952 St. Clair - 3 52,105 St. Joseph 1 25,356 Tuscolu - 2 32iOs Van Buren- 1 30,54) Washtenaw 2 42,21q Wayne 12 2.-,7,ll4 Arenac ) 5,683 Gladwiu- 1 4.20h Midlaud ) 10.tö7 20 548 Osceola - j , 14,'WO Lake 1 6,505 2I.1BÖ Wexford ) 11,278 Missaukee 1 5,048 Clare ) 7,558 23.884 Iosco 1 5.S6M Alcona i 5.4W Oscoda 1 1,905 Ogemaw I 5,588 Roscoininou J ü,(j:;:: 0,153 Benzie ) 5.237 Urand Haven 1 18.355 Leieenaw ) 7,744 26.330 Charlevoix i , 9,080 Antrím i 10,443 20.089 Alhena , 1 15,581 Montmoreucy ! , 1,487 Otsego 47 Crawíord J ü,%2 24,000 Cheboygan - i ll,9S6 Euiínet I . 8.750 Fresiiue Isle ( 4.IW7 Muuitou ) SliO ■ti 89 Chippewa _ yi,Wd Mtickiuac 1 7.8:íO Luce- - ) 2,5 ■zi.m Delta i 15,380 Schoolcraft [ 1 5,84 Alger ) 1,238 22,436 Irou ) 4,000 Diukiusou _ 1 14,000 Baraga ) ;,030 21,036 Uogebic - 1 18.160 Ontonagou - I . 8,766 Keweenaw 2,894 Port Royale J li),?10 SENATORIAL DISTKICÏS. The bill adapted by the sena te próvidas ïor the followinir senatorial distriots: First District- The Ninth, Eleveuth, Thirteeuth aud Kif teem h Wards iu the city of Detroit, aud the towushlps of Grosse Pointe, Haintrainck, Greentield, Kedford, Livonia and Plvmouth, in the county of Wayne. Secoui District- The First. Second, Third, Fifth and Seventh Wards of the city of Detroit. Third District- The Fourth, Sixth, Eighth and Teuth Wards of the city of Detroit Fourth District- The Twelfth, Fourteenth and Sixteenth Wards of the city of Detroit, and the townshlps of Cantón, ívankiu, Dearborn, Spriugwells, Van Uuren, Romulus.Taylor, Ecorse, Sumpter, Hurou, Brownstown and Monguagon and the city of Wyandotte,in Ihe county of Wayne. Fifth District- The counties of Lenawee and Mouroe. Sixth District- The counties of St. Joseph, Branch and Hillsdale. Sevuuth District- The couuties of Berrfen and Cis. Kighth District- The couutiesof Allegan and Van Buren. Ninth District- The counties of Kalamazoo and ('alhoun. Tenth District- The counties of Jackson and Washtenaw. Eleveuth District- The county of St. Clair. Twelfth District- The couuties of Oukland and Macomb. Tliirteenth District- The counties of Livingston and Oenesee. Fourteeuth District- The counties of Shiawassee and Ingham. Fifteenth District- The counties of Barry and Eaton. sixteeuth District- The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, niuth and twelfth wards of the city of Grand Rapids, in thecouuty of Kent. Seventeenth District- The Tenth and Eleventh Wards of the city of Grand Kapids aud the townships of Tyroue, Solon, Nelsou, Spencer, Sparta, Algoma, Conrtland, Oakneld, Alpine, Plainfteld, Caunou, Grattan, W&lker, Grand Rapids, Ada, Vergeunes, Wyoming, Paris, Cascade, Lowell, Byron, Gaines, Caiedouia and Bowne, iu the county of Keut Kighteenth District- The connties of Ionia aud Montcalm. Nineteenth District- The counties of Clinton aud Gratioit. Twentieth District- The counties of Mnron and Sanilac. Twenty-first District- The counties of Tuscola and Lapeer. Twenty-second District- The county of Saginaw. s Twenty-third District- The counties of Muskegon and Ottawa. Tvventy-fourth District- The counties of Bay, Arenacand Midland. , Twenty-flfth District- The couuties of Osceola, Newago, Mecosta and Isabella. Twenty-alxtfi District- The counties of ManIstee, Maaon, Lake and Oeeana. ■nty-seventh District- The countio oi Beuzle, Weriord, Grand Traverse, Leelanaw, Kalkaska, Antrim and Charleyoix. Twenty-elghth District- The counties 01 Crawíord, Oscoda, Alcona, Koscommou, Ogemaw, Iosco, Clare atad Gladwin. Twer.ty-niiiili District- The counties of Otsego, Montmorency. Alpena, Presque Isle, Cheboygan, Bmmel and Manitou. ïhirtieth District- The counties of Mackinac, Chippewa, Luce, Schoolcrafü, Delta and Menomlnee, . . ,, Thirty-flrst District- The counties 01 Marquette.'Algcr, Dickinson and Iron. Tliirty-seeond District- The counties of Houghfon, Baraga, Keueenaw, Gogeblc, Ontonngou und Isle Royale.

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