The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
HOUSE DIDN'T LIKEsTRE sENATE'S
IDEA OF A REAPPoRTIoN-
MENT.
AMENDMENTS TO THROW AWAY
MANY, BUT OTHERS PRE-
VAILED.
BRYANT's DIVISION OF RAMSEY
Representatives From This County
Want That or NGthing-COnfer-
ence Committee Called.

Although the hOur was set for 1870
a. M, it was $3.50 in the afternoon
when Chairman Ferris, Of the house
reapportionment committee, appeared
on the floor, surrounded by the valued
members and armed with the reappor-
tionment bill. He explained that the
house measure had increased the
representation in the senate from so to
60 and had reduced the number in the
house from 120 to 119 representatives.
Mr.. Ferris submitted with this change
a number of additional amendments
constituting the only points of differ
ence between the house bill and the
senate measure, as passed upon by the
upper body the day before Therefore
Senate File $50 was substituted for H.
F. 1913 and was made the subject Of
the special order. It was plain from
the start that there was going to be
fun. Many of the members had in
their hands amendments and it ap-
peared as if any prospect Of getting
through the bill during the day was not
to be considered. 1t required however,
but the action of the house on one or
two amendments to indicate that the
majority was of the opinion that the
committee had done the best possible
under all the circumstances, and that
its report to the house should be adopt
ed. Mr.. Emerson, of Otter Tail county,
objected to the provisions of the Fiji
ty-fourth district, and moved it's re-
lection. He said the delegation was
unanimous in leaving the county as it
then stood, where the one senator and
four representatives are Populists, and
the amendment was naturally lost
Mr.. Scribner wished for a readjustment
OF the Sixth district, which was oppos-
ed by Mr.. West, on the ground of geo.
graphical and numerical changes since
the last apportiOnment He offered a
substitute amendment cutting out the
district division and providing that one
senator and two representatives be
elected at large.
When Mr.. Donnelly reminded the
house that Mr.. West had voted against
the Emerson amendment and that
what was sauce TO- the goose was
sauce for the gander, both the West
and Scribner amendments were en-
phatically killed Some Of the other
amendments which the majority loud
ly voted down, were as follows: Odds
for three instead of two representatives
in the Sixteenth district; Lee, to cut
out the division of the Fifty-eigth dis
trict; Kelly for thl ee instead of two
representatives III the Twenty fifth !;
McElhaney, for rediyision of the Sec
ond district; Heimerdinger, for the ad-
ditiOn and the Encouragement Of the
representative district; Hayter, for a
union Of the FOrty-fourth and Fifty
first districts; Henderson, for three in
stead of two representatives in the
Sixth district; Larson, to make Brown
and Redwood counties, now the Eight
zenith district, the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth: Marin, for three instead Of
two representatives in the Fifty-ninth;
HartshOrn, for three instead of two in
the Forty ninth. and Munger, to reduce
the number of senators to sixty.
When several other amendments had
been withdrawn by members who saw
no chance for their adoption Mr.. Fer
ris asked for a call of the house. Be
fore the vote was taken Mr.. Donnelly
rose, and. on behalf of the minority,
thanked the majority for the manner
in which the appeals Of the former
We're treated. Their feelings, he said,
were akin to those of the minister,
who, after the collection had been
taken up in penurious congregation.
showed nothing had been given, rolled
his eyes to heaven and gave thanks
for the return of. the hat. Mr.. Don
nelly predicted that it would not be
very long until the present minority
was the majority. When the vote was
taken it was announced that the bill
was passed with rs years to % nays.
The vote stood as follows