The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-03-20
Hft6r a BIG Fight Redwood
County Lands in That
District
The House Combination Re-
rndin6d Tru6 to the
Original Bill.
Special to THE GAZETTE:

Special to THE GAZETTE
ST. PAUL, March 18. The fghton
reapportionment of the State into
nine congressional districts is about
over, ane Redwood county will be
in the Seventh congressional dis
trict, consisting Of Redwood. Lin
coin. Lyon, Renyille, Chippewa,
Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle,
Swift, Big Stone, Kandiyohi, Pope,
Stevens, Traverse and Grant coun-
ties.
The first conference committee ap-
pointed by the presiding officers Of
the senate and house, consisting OF
Senators Lord, McGill and Shell on
the part of the senate, and all friend
ly to Redwood county remaining in
the Second district. and Messrs.
Anderson, Jacobson and Bean on
part Of the house, all friends Of the
proposition to keep Redwood county
in the Seventh district, failed to
agree. The house committee offered
to compromise by allowing Waseca
to return to the First district, but
would not stand for Redwood re-
naming in the Second. The sena-
tors insisted that Red wood must re
main in the Second, and after
they pointed out the justice of the
proposition, as we'll as presented a
petition showing that two-t thirds of.
the senators and representatives
from the three districts affected,
weresin favor of Redwood county
remaining in the Second district, to
which the house conferees turned a
deaf ear, it was agreed to report to
the respective bodies that the com
mittee could not agree and that a
new conference committee be APP
pointed.
The report of the conference com
mittee went to the senate first, the
amendment to keep Redwood county
in the Second and Waseca in the
First, having originated in that
body. The report was adopted by
unanimous vote, and Lieut.. Gov.
Smith Immediately appointed Sena
tors Daugherty, Dr.. b. j. Jones
aud KnatvoId as the new conference
committee on part Of the senate.
Senator Daugherty was chairman of
the subcommittee on reapportion-
meut. He. was anxious that Red
wood county remain in the Second
district, but still more anxious that
the reapportionment bill be passed,
and he was willing to concede to
the request Of the house that the
senate recede from it's amendment
placing Redwood in the Second.
Senator Jones comes from Stevens
county and is a warm personal
friend Of Frank W. Eddy, the pres
ent representative in congress from
the present Seventh district. He
was notslow in observing that there
was a combination on foot to- defeat
Mr. Eddy, and consequently was in
favor of standing by the wishes of
the people of Redwood county to re-
main in the Second district. Sena-
tor Knatvold is from Freeborn coun-
ty and is a warm personal friend Of
Senator Somerville. He is willing
to hang up the reapportionment bill
until Red county is set back in
the Second, or until Senator Somer-
vile tells him to let go, or until a
majority of the senate decides on a
recession from the senate amend
ment. This makes two warm friends
Iof Redwood county on the senate
conference committee to one half
willing. Parliamentary rules are to
the effect that the majority Of a com
mittee from either branch must be
in favor Of the report Of the entire
committee before a report, other
than disagreement, can be made