St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-30
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Chats With the Editors About the
Scheme.

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tioning the state according to the census
just concluded, the returns for which are
now coming in. This opportunity was EN-
braced by a reporter for the GLOBE yester-
day during the excursion TO Lake Mime
tonka. 1t was found, as expected, that the
demand for the extra session comes largely
from the northern part of the state, where
the counties show the largest increase and
where the increased representation would
be more apparent.
Mr.. f. j. RothpletZr of the Messenger,
Red Lake Falls, said in regard TO this: In
the northern part of the state there is only
one editor that know of who opposes the
extra session, and he only because he Is
afraid 1t will give power to a political
enemy of his. We certainly deserve an in
creased representation in the legislature-a
matter of great importance now that we are
on the eve of United States senatorial
election. Just look at the figures. Polk
county had in 1880 ii, 900 population.
Norman county has since been taken
out of it, and part of Marshall county. Now
Polk county has population of %, 0O0 and
Norman county of 5000, so that while in
the southern counties they have one repre-
sentative TO about 10, 600 population, Polk
county, with %, 600 inhabitants, has only a
fraction of q representative. With the new
appOrtionment Polk county would have two
representatives and one senator. Other
northern counties notably st. Louis and
Otter Tail, are in the same fix"
i. Osborne of the Red River Valley
News, Glyndon, was not very warmly in
favor of the extra session because there is
no contingency arising now that could not
be anticipated before the biennial sessions
were adopted.
~ Ralx-oo Of flo IIarat1
| We are in favor of il in our part of the
state. There is too much power in the
southern part now. and we want our just
dues.
L. Puhler Of the Journal, Ada, rehearsed
the argument given by Mr.. Rothpletzr, and
continuing, said:
Petitions have been circulating among our
people asking the governor to call an extra
session. L have been personally engaged in
| the work for some weeks, and have not
found single person who refused to sign a
petition. Our population has doubled in
the last four years, and if we fail TO secure
a new apportionment we will be obliged to
wait another four years before securing our
rights. This would practically disfranchise
half of our people. We propose to do all
we can to induce the governor TO call an ex-
ira session"
-" A-s ANNo oe.ANCa Will llilA. anu Sdlu.
''If something is not done soon the Re
publican party will wake up some fine morn
ing after election and find that Northern
Minnesota has gone Democratic. We have
rights and propose to secure them if pos
sible."
III. Lancaster of Fishers Landing Bulle-
tin spoke of the Importance OF the extra
session in view of the approaching election
of United States senator, and concluded:
1.-The day has past when the Southern
part of the state can dictate in this matter
We propaSe fO be heard from"
Mile Bunnell of the Duluth Herald was
emphatic in his belief that the north ought
to have, and proposed TO have, new ap-
portionment He did not consider the ex-
pense much, because the north would have
to bear its proportion of that. Said he:
1--WE ask as our right that we shall have
the representation we are entitled to, re-
gardlesS of the expense of an extra session.
Otherwise, we will suffer, because we can't
get new apportionment until after 1890.
unless it is done now on the basis of this
census. If we are not to have an extra
session, of what practical utility to us is
the census?"
According to Col. Bobleter of the New
Ulm Review good many in his part of the
state were in favor of the project.
g. w. Morse, Waseca County Herald
So far as i know, there is no reason for an
extra session.
c. II. Davidson, Austin Transcript
am totally opposed TO it. There is no sense
in it.
S. A. Clewell, Saltwater Gazette-It
would be useless expense. / think the
state can get along without any appOrtiOn-
ment for another year.
/ ihprfu Hall Elannna Daor;-to, IT, ,or
pie of Mcleod county want no extra ses-
sion. There is no call for the expenditure
of public funds that would follow, nor
would it result in any particular good to
the public.
A. w. McKinstry, Faribault Republican
An extra session will be a needless ex-
penss TO the state, much time and money
would be wasted and very little good ac-
complished. 1t is too soon TO reopen the
legislation of the last session. Several very
important measures were passed last win
ter. and considerable tinkering would be
tried on them were an extra session called.
So far as Rice county is concerned, a re-
districting of the state would make no
change. / believe the people in the vicinity
of Faribault are satisfied with the present sit
uatiOn.
l.. p. Hunt, Mankato Free PreSs-The
question has not been much discussed in
Blue Earth county. 1t would probably be
opposed by the farmers on account of the
expense The population of the county
has increased 5000 or 1000, but don't
know what effect that would have on the
| representation.
ID. p. r. Strong-1 fail to see the need of
an extra session.
G. l.. Lorraine, Renville County Union
1 hadn't thought much about the extra
session until saw it mentioned i'm the news
papers. l am opposed 10 il. We don't like
the legislature, and are always relieved
when it is over and thankful that it has
done no more damage than it has. We
might get better representation. but not
| enough better TO pay for the extra session.
w. a. Hotchkiss of the National Repub-
lican of Preston-I am opposed TO it. 1t is
OF no use except to spend the peoples
money for the benefit of n few individuals
c. n. Dare, Star-News. Elk River-We
don't want the extra session. 1t will do
lots of general legislation, and that we GER
tainly do not want.
Alya Eastman, Anoka Herald-Thats S
Just what / think.
c. p. Carpenter of the Dakota County
Tribune, Farmington-I might be i'm favor
of it if the last legislature had not squan-
dered all the money that is i'm the treasury.
or that is likely to be there for two years.
But they made such bOtch of all they
tried last winter it's not safe to call that
legislature together again.
A Post0ffice Thief.
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