The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-06
THE WHIRL IN ST. PAUL.
Redwood County People Who Have
Been There. and Other Talk.

GndrleS ". GlIDlIan OF UllHlldH
Siding, one of the Well-knoWn young
men of Redwood county, and who
really superintends his'sfather's in
terests on the big stock farm, has
been in St. Paul during the past.
week. Mr.. GilfiIlan, will remain
here until his father is able to re-
turn to Redwood county and take
charge of the farm. when G. O. will
leave for California with the inten-.
ton of remaining in that State for
the remainder Of the winter. Dur
ing his stay here he is under treat
ment by well-knoWn St. Paul ply
sician, who is of the opinion that
Charles is pretty badly bruised and
used up by reason of his hard work
on the farm during the past several
years, and that a recess and a jour-
ney through the various climates OF
California will have a very benef-
cial effect. His friends in Redwood
county will all hope that the trip
will bring about the desired change
in his physical condition.
Oneof the incidents that generally
arise about this time in every legis-
lative session is to have the daily
papers report that one-quarter, or
possibly less, of the session is gone,
and that very little legislation has
been enacted. This report made it's
appearance 10 or II days ago. The
writer's forgot to observe that the
present legislature has elected two
United States Senators, the contest
over one of which might have
dragged out during the entire SEES
sion, and thus prevented whole
lot of legislation that might be need
ed at this time. The true Republic
canism of Moses b. Clapp and Of r.
G. Evans and James A. Tawney,
shown when they insisted that the
Senatorial fight must be settled in
caucus, is what prevented this dead
lock, and the possible charge that
Minnesota had United States Sen
ator who was elected by the use Of
money, and the fact that this was
laverted, is one Of the big items that
must be placed to the credit of the
1901 session.
Then again, the encumbering Of
the statute books with a whole lot
of needless laws, is not necessarily
the work of a good group Of legisla
tors. It is admitted that the less
laws enacted the better, and many
are of the opinion that the repeal o.
a large number of laws that are now
dead letters would be of benefit tc
the State. If the 1901 session pass
es the proposed gross earnings taz
law, whereby the tax is increased
from three to four per cent; the Lar
son bill to tax franchises; the bill te
make punishable the crime of kid
mapping, the tax bill seeking to re
wise the tax laws of the State, anc
several other important measures
already contemplated, it will have
done good work, and one that vii
warrant it in celebrating at length
upon the Importance of all thes,
measures. Aside from these nego
tiations the legislature will prob
ably be called upon to consider tn
reapportionment bill, which viii
| take up a great deal Of time.
! Talking about the reapportion
ment bill, there is likely to be
rub. The reapportioning Of tn
State into Congressional districts i
going to be an easy matter compared
with the Reproducing of the legis
lative districts. Counties that Wer
new ten years ago, and possessed
slight population, are now wei
settled. On the other hand, coun
ties that were old ten years ago
and had a good population, have no
increased in population. The pro
posed reapportionment will requir
a larger population to the represen
tation, and a number of the oil
4 counties will either lose in the re
Iapportionment, or remain stationar.
and it is going to be a very Difficult
| thing to get the senators or mem
bers from these stationary populat
ed counties to vote in favor3of a re