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Domestic News March 31, 1880

The Cheyenne Daily Leader

Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming

What is this article about?

The U.S. House Committee on Territories agreed to favorably report Delegate Ainslie's bill for reapportioning legislative members in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming based on the 1880 census, excluding Indians, and instructed Rep. Muldrow to report a bill recognizing Alaska's judicials.

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TERRITORIAL.

PUBLIC LANDS FOR UNIVERSITY.

Reapportionment of Members of the Legislature Based on the New Census—Want to Take Water.

Washington, March 30.—The house committee on territories agreed to report favorably to the house Delegate Ainslie's (Idaho) bill providing for the reapportionment of the members of the legislatures of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, upon a basis of the population, as shown by the returns of the census of '80, excluding Indians.

The committee also instructed Representative Muldrow to report to the house the bill to recognize the judicials of Alaska.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

Reapportionment Legislature Census 1880 Montana Idaho Wyoming Alaska Judicials

What entities or persons were involved?

Delegate Ainslie (Idaho) Representative Muldrow

Where did it happen?

Washington

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Washington

Event Date

March 30

Key Persons

Delegate Ainslie (Idaho) Representative Muldrow

Outcome

favorable reports instructed for two bills on reapportionment and alaska judicial recognition.

Event Details

The house committee on territories agreed to report favorably Delegate Ainslie's bill for reapportioning members of the legislatures of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming based on the 1880 census population excluding Indians. The committee also instructed Representative Muldrow to report the bill to recognize the judicials of Alaska.

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