The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-09

The following were absent: Messrs
Bowman. Campion, Coates, Doyle, Gal
lagher, Lloyd, Sinclair, Wacek and M.
Walsh.
Mr.. McGuire, an Alliance member
first voted favorably and then changed
as soon as he saw the bill was lost SO
that he could move a reconsideration,
which he did Saturday morning. The
reconsideration was lost.
There was quite a battle over the
worlds fair appropriation bill, made
mainly by the Alliance members of the
House. AS this bill came up for con-
sideration just after the Currier bill had
been defeated, there was a faint sus-
picion existing that they were feeling
sore and perhaps little revengeful, but
all who spoke disclaimed any such
feeling. Nevertheless, they insisted up
on the amount being cut down from
$75, 1000 to $4,000, and as the author of
the bill would not yield, they defeated
the bill altogether. Seeing this Mr..
Reeve offered to accept $4,000 if the
Alliance members agreed to pass the
bill without opposition. which they con-
sented to do, and the bill as amended
was passed.
Craig S congressional reapportionment
bill passed the Senate without fight
or change This is something unprece-
dented in legislation, and reflects great
credit upon its author for its eminent
fairness. The bill provides:
Section l. The State of Minnesota is
hereby divided into seven cOngressiOn-
al districts, each of which is entitled to
elect one representative to the congress
of the United States.
Sectlon2. The counties of Houston,
Fillmore, Mower, Freeborn, Waseca,
Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Winona and
and Wabasha shall constitute the First
congressional district.
Section g. The counties of Faribault,
Martin, jackson, Noble. Rock, Pipe
stone, Murray, Watonwan. Blue Earth,
Nicollet, Brown, Redwood Lyon, Lin
coin, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle,
Chippewa and Cottonwood shall consti-
tute the second congressional district
Section 4. The counties of Goodhue,
Dakota, Rice, Scott, lie Sueur Sibley,
Carver, Mcleod, Renville and Meeker
shall constitute the third congressional
district
Section 5. The counties of Ramsey,
w UOl, lSdHIl dHU hdud-
bee shall constitute the Fourth con-
gressional district.
Section 6, The county of IIennepin
shall constitute the Fifth congressional
district
Section 7. The counties of Cook,
Lake, st. Louis, 1tasca. Carlton,
Aitkin, Crow Wing, Pine, Mile Lacs
Anoka, Sherburne, Wright, Wadena,
Hubbard, Beltrami, Stearns, Benton,
Morrison, Todd and Cass shall consti-
tute the Sixth congressional district.
Section s. The counties of Kittson,
Marshall, Polk. Norman, Clay, Wilkin,
Traverse, Big Stone, Swift, Kandiyohi,
Stevens, Pope, Douglas, Grant, Otter
Tail and Becker shall constitute the
Seventh congressional district.
In the Senate the first bill to be de-
feated was McMillan's automa tic brake
and car coupler bill. Senator Tawney
led the opposition, taking the ground
that the bill made the work of coupling
cars more dangerous. To overcome the
danger a national bill was required,
making cars standard height and coup
lers of uniform nature. Mr.. Tawney
went on to say that coupling an old
style coupler to new automatic was
far. more dangerous than coupling two
old style couplers. Another of his ar
guments was that the proposed system
would lower the class of work done by
brakemen, making it more like un-
skilled labor.
The Hompe bill came next and was
lost by vote of "a yeas to 81 nays.
Senator DonDelly made the only speech
against the bill and he kept the floor
only for a short time. The bill pro-
vides that all articles published in a
newspaper rejecting in any wise upon
the character OF any person living or
dead must bear the signature of the
writer. This would apply to communi-
cations as well as editorials. 1t is not
certain but that the bill would be
boon to the public in some respects and
editors as well as it would result in the
total extinguishment of such old famil-
lar writer's as ''Vox Popul," "A Voter"
"An Old Subscriber" ETC., etc.