The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-19
he county legislative districts exist; and

the county legislative districts exist; and
Whereas, Many of the districts are at
tached to wards and precincts of Minneapolis
which have majority of voters in said dis
tricts, thereby giving them the power to
nominate and elect city members of any
party to the exclusion of members from the
country. consequently depriving the farming
communities and villages from any represen-
tation by farmers or villagers, in our own
legislative bodies, which deem unjust;
Therefore We, the undersigned citizens and
legal voters of Hennepin county, do petition
you to reapportion said Hennepin county so
as to separate the city and country districts.
Mrs. Mary E. Ives, of st. Peter; Mrs.
Amanda l. Wetherren, of Anoka, and
Mrs. Mary Ingalls,, of Minnesota, rep
resenting the ladies Of the G. A. r.,
have asked the state to provide that
wives of old soldiers residing at the
Soldiers Home, be received there under
proper restrictions. so as not to be
cruelty separated from their husbands
in their declining years. The ladies
set forth that it costs the state as
much II not more, to maintain the wives
separately than If they were allowed
to live at or near their husbands, and
for that reason ask the state to erect
on the grounds of the home sufficient
number of comfortable cottages in
which may reside these families. The
petition was sent to the committee on
Soldiers Home.
Representative tom" Martin pre-
scented petition signed by M. r. Prem
dergast in which that gentleman as
serts that he with the number of citi-
zens required by law in such cases
pettuoned the st. Paul common council
under the provisions of section %,
chapter Of the General Laws of 1895,
and that for more than 40 days, that
body has refused to heed said petition
ers, wherefore Mr.. Prendergast seeks
the full protection of his rights from
the legislature. The petition was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
Messrs Mcneil and Reeves sent in a.
petition to the effect that the business
men Of Alexandria believe they can
best attend to their own affairs, and
for that reason ask that the legislature
oppose the passage Of the county OPP
ton.
Thirty-five counties registered their
desire for county option in the shape
of petitions asking the passage of the
county option bill, signed by 1857 voters
and 1892 women, making a total Of
g. 149 names.
The Norman county people petition
the state to appropriate $4,000 with
which to pay half the expense of
bridge across the Red River.
The BARRIERS of ST. Cloud have sent
a petition to Representative Hayter,
W1IIC1l IIS IItIS SuUlIl1llcO, WIlCII asks
for the passage of the bill licensing
BARRIERS in this state.
NEXT LEGISLATURES SIZE.
By a vote Of 81 to 35 the house adopt
ed resolution declaring that the next
legislature should consist of not more
than sixty-five senators and 120 rep
reSentatiVes.
The question came up on resolution
introduced yesterday by Mr.. Staples
declaring it the sense of the house
that the reappOrtiOnment be made upon
the basis Of seventy-five senators and
ia members, an increase in the senate
or twenty-One members, but retaining
the present number in the house.
In explaining the resolution. Mr. Sta
pies said he was not strenuous upon
the figure set for the senate but the
number was set thus high, because, In
order to have any reapportionment
measure pass this session, some con-
ceSsion must be made to the counties
In the southern part Of the state, in
which a strong fight would be made
to retain their senatorial representa-
ton, as at present constituted, al
though they were willing that the
northern counties should have their
senatorial representation increased. He
animated that with the house there
would probably be a sufficient vote to
pass a reapportionment bill upon its
merits, and that the present house
was large enough. But he claimed
the senate might safely and advan-
tageously be increased in the proper
ton Indicated
Mr.. Feig opposed the resolution. He
did not want to tie the hands Of tho
joint committee on ACKNOWLEDGMENT
which, he said, was disposed to be fair
TO all parts OF the state, consisting of
hfTnnn D4c4g
senators And discussing the proposed
increase in the senate, he suggested
that the senate in the state Of Now
I DIRK consisted Of only thirtv-fO11r
members. Mr.. Abbott also opn0sed
the resolution, but he said that tho
southern part Of the state was ready
10 compromise and deal Justly with
the northern part of the state He
subsequently qualified this renarl,
however, by saying that the southern
part Gid not want to lose it's present
represent ton
Mr. Won Lehe also opposed the reso-
luton, because he thought the commit
tee could handle it best without instr1c-
tons or limitations
Mf. Jacobson spoke for the resolution.
he disputed the claim made bv Mr.
Feig that any increase in the senate
YOU'D be dangerous and asked in anv
ngnt between the people and the cor
pOrat!onS Where the real fight is fought
Nv mere do they put in their work %
MI. jacobson demanded discussing tho
lnHuehce OF the money of CORPORATIONS
linen turning to the instance cited bv
Mr. Feig, of the senate Of New York
state, he said in no state in the TTnion
had there been such reckless giving
away OF franchises, which despoiIed the
people as in New York, which would
not have been possible if it's senate
had $50 members.
Mr.. Schmidt, Of Duluth, after nointino
out how much his section deserved
reapForuonment opposed the resolution
although he did not indicate any solu-
tlon OF the problem preferring to leave
the matter with the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
committee.
Speaker Jones left the chair to ad-
vccate the idea of the bill. aIthoupb he
suggested that the house would nroh-
ably have to be increased to 100 or 195
to satisfy all the members. necessary ~
| pass the bill ~
/ Mr. DOnnelly wanted both senate and
mouse increased, upon the theory that
! IN large numbers was the greater safe
ty of the public interest.
Mr.. Dare said the evident object of
the resolution was to get an expression
| OF the house. All he cared for was
| That the northern part of the state
should be dealt with fairly.
Mr.. Stockweu spoke in favor Of the
resolution and the amendment. in other
| words for 70 senators and 12O members
and gave as his reason that large
| bodies We're less easily influenced
| against their just and honest convic-
| tons. ~
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