Chairman. since I have been a Member of this Hodse I have been elected at large. and therefore have represented. in part. the whole State of South Dakota. It is a large State. with varied interests. and in the newer portions it has been necessary to secure much legislation for its development. We have had the question of opening up the Indian reservations. legislating for a large Indian population. amending the homestead laws in the interest of inviting immigration and making it easier for the settlers. legislation for reclamation. forest reservations. and many other matters that required attention. which" have made our duties harder than that of the average Member of this House who represents a compact. oldsettled district. Under the new apportionment we will gain one Mem: ber. so that after this Congress we will be represented by three Members of this House. The State has been divided into three congressional districts. and if it should be my good fortune to again be elected I will in the next Congress represent the second district. being all that part of the State east of the Missouri River and north of a line from the river on the south line of Hughes and the other counties east thereof to the Minnesota line.
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