St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

the discrimination in representation al
lotted to each of them.
Popu. Sen. Reps.
Houston. ...............15,4 S2 L
Mower Mower; -''-......- .....-.-15,2 ~ l 2
MIHoua ............- 0I-JZo D
Rlee: 1880. .........,.....24.94l z
Goodhue .....-.... .....Sl, Is 8
Blue Earth ...............26.4 62 1
Il think reapportiOnment is needed.
but not Oh as unjust basis as this"
Mr.. Benson-This bill needs further
consideration and | think motion to
recommit would be better than to now
discuss the bill by sections. There is
no use in trying to pass this bill. move
that the bill be recommitted.
Chair-The motion is out of order.
Mr.. Lowe-Why not end the matter
now? Let us yentilate the bill and find
out where the Inconsistencies are?
Chair-The gentleman is out of order.
MIR. Diment-Some of the gentlemen
here think the drafting of this bill has
been an easy matter. When this reap
portiOnment was talked of Southern
Minnesota was opposed to it. But the
way the bill was drafted so well salts
fed us that Southern Minnesota agreed
to stand by this bill. Now the only
trouble is that we have got fight over
some spoils. By a mistake on the last
gave Wlnona one more representative
than she was entitled to. When that is
removed there can be no opposition to
this bill, aud propose to stand by it.
SUBSTITUTES.
Mir. Temple erected substitute for
the Stebbins mOtion-tO take one re-
preventative from Winona and Blue
Earth counties and add one to Rice
and Olmsted.
Mr.. Eastman-Does not this kick on
the part of Southern Minnesota come
with bad taste?
Mr.. Brush beg to remind tie MEM
bers of this house that there is central
and northern portion Of this state, as
we'll as southern.
Col. Brush pointed out that the
logical end of these amendments would
be to kill any bill On this question this
year.
MIR. Stevens This matter of reappor-
tionment is one of simple Justice. 1t
has been delayed four years without
excuse. L propose to stand by this COM
mittee'S report.
Mr.. Capser amended to take one re-
preventative from Winona county and
give one to Stearns. This amendment
was lost.
Mir. Barr-As member from Blue
Earth, / have made no requests nor de-
mandS, and the number given us in the
bill was not asked for, but | wish to
say that if our votes are desired for this
bill one member must not be taken
from US.
The Temple amendment was lost. as
was also the Stebbins amendment.
MIR. Stebbins made futile protest
against this. Mr.. Hoyt amended that
the representation of Goodhue be two
senators and two representatives. MIR.
StebbinS moved that when the commit
tee rise it report the bill back to the re-
apportionment committee. Amend
ments then piled in until the bill be-
gan to groan under the weight imposed
upon it. At half-past twelve, without
having accomplished anything, the
committee rose, reported progress upon
the bill and took recess until 2 clock.
In the afternoon, on the resumption
OF the DEBATE, Judge Fleming said:
1.-The bone of contention with the
southern districts is that Winona has
one more representative than it is en-
titled to-"
He then called on Mr.. Keyes, the
member from Winona. to explain to the
house if that one extra member was not
given to silence that gentleman on
certain constitutional doubts which he
was said to entertain in regard to the
bill. M. Reyes resented these insinu
ationS and made an earnest plea for his
county.
WINONA ROBBED.
But the house decided on motion OF
Mr.. Lane to take one member from
Winona and give it to Washington
which was done. Speaker Graves, in
urging the passage of the bill and dep
Tecating attempts to load it down with
amendments, said:
Certainly, if any one has right to
protest against the action of the reap
portiOnment committee. l have. The
committee has certainly not invited any
one III this house as unfairly and ungen
tlemanly as it has me. But propose tC
sink personal feelings for the para
mount state demand that we have re
apportionment... The wrangle con
tinued until q o'clock, when the com
mittee rose and recommended the bill
to pass as amended. The amendment:
are as follows:
Blue Earth county loses one repre-
preventative. which is given to Rice.
Winona losses one representative
which is given to Washington.
Medina is added to the Thirty-thir(
Hennepin district.
Orono and Maple Grove are added t,
the 'rhirty-fourth Hennepin district.
Beltrami county is changed from til,
Fifty-SecOnd district to the Fitty-1irst
being with Polk and Norman.
A strong attempt was made to Civ,
the one member taken from Blue Earti
to Goodhue, but defeated. The frs
motion to give it to Rice stood % to %
and Chairman Morgan cast the deciding
vote against it. Then the bill was sen
from the committee of the whole to tn,
house with "a senators and 113 repre-
sentatives. II. F. Stevens protested
and insisted that the one taken from
Blue Earth be given to Rice. This wa
done, which leaves the bill "a senators
and l IA representatives. In this shape
it will come to the house for final pass
age at once.
HOUSE MIDDLE.
1t was filibuSterS' fight: the bis
counties Of the state, with the eXcep
ton of Winona and Blue Earth, arraye(
against the little ones-a scramble O.
selfshness, sectionalism and persona
spats, such as must inevitably Occur
over such bill, drafted by politicians
arranged for political purposes ant
absolutely resting upon no fair basis o
population, for every section of tn,
state has materially changed in tina
particular since 1885. 1t was an unhol,