The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
LABORS ARE OVER;
AFULL SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS


great deal of his time to work for which
he could get no general credit. He sue
ceeded in passing through the senate his
constitutional amendment permitting GER
tain kinds Of special legislation.
g l.. O.. Cooke Of Wabasha county. who
served in the 1901 house, made a good |
clean record without obtruding himself
on the senate, except to push the charges |
made against George J.. Matchan by one,
of his Lake City constituents. ~
Henry A. Morgan of Freeborn county, |
a brother of D. F. Morgan, who once
represented the eighth ward district Of
Minneapolis In the senate, came to the
front in a way that marks him for a
leading man in the 1906 session, He is
forceful debater and one of the most
| tireless workers to be found. TIE took
his duties and responsibilities seriously,
and studied day and night to inform him.
| self on everything that came before the
| senate. He was a-pretty frequent kicker,
| which did not however detract any from
| his value as a legislator. He stood for
! the new game law code, and was also
sponsor for the resolution declaring for
| free lumber. ~. f. ."& f..-. =
| Ole G. Laugen of Houston had less to-
say than his predecessor, F. K. Roverud
| whom he defeated at the primaries. He
| earned commendatlon by staying out of
| the combine and voting his convictions at
all times. but got into trouble at home
by his bill to cede Barron's island to
Wisconsin. -..H y ',"a+,, T.. .." :.
! DR.: H. II. Witherstine of Rochester, one
of the lonesome democratic minority
! elected from a strong republican county,
! made himself popular by his jovial ways,
and stood we'll as a lawmaker. He was
| particularly interested in school matters,
and got through a bill providing for the
transportation of pupils of one district
to be taught by another district a step in
Ia
He got bill thru the senate for summer
| terms at the normal schools, but this was
| knocked out In the house.
| A. S. Campbell of Mower was one of
number Of successful business men in the
senate, who brought good business head
| to tbs study Of public questions, and
f:acnce seldom went far wrong. He faith
/ cred a blu providing for negotiable ware
| house receipts on packing-house products,
and fought unsucecssfully against the
Nyquist bill, which cut his townsman
Padden out of boiler inspection fees from
nine counties. = IL a-s' "#.
George w. Peachey Of Steele, was, busy
the early part of the session with the
bills to get Owatonna's state school out
from the board of control, and succeeded
as far as the senate was concerned. He
stood pat on all the other bills, also. AS
| a former clerk of courts he took an active
hand in legislation affecting that office
|
easily the leading man in the second dis
trct delegation. An able attorney and
an experienced student of state affairs he
kept close track of legislation and was
heard from on almost every important
topic. He headed the important judiciary
committee, which does half the work OF
the senate, in thoro yet expeditions
fashion. He introduced and pushed sew
: eral bills to carry out recommendations
of the board of control with reference tt1
care of the insane, but did not put ir
enough bills to tie his hands in the con.
| sideration of general legislation. He
headed the senate conferees on the ta3
| amendments. -.
| Daniel Shell Of Mobiles was the same
jolly easy going Daniel that he has beer
for three sessions in the house and twt
preceding in the senate. He never makes
a speech, but attends pretty closely t.
business. and headed the important com
mittee on banking at this session..
Thomas Torson of Watonwan was a,
old house member promoted to the senate
He was another quiet committee worker
IaNcareful and influential man in his way
who paid especial attention to pure-foo
/ legislation as head Of that committee, an
put thru the important dairy commissio
law. increasing the powers of this branc
Of the state government: = ~ :! ~ =
- j. H.. Nichols Of Pipestone succeede
Herbert J. Miller and lived UP to his pred
ecessor's ideas of right and wrong on put
lie questions, sticking to what he believe
was right without regard to consequence
After his, experience in the last house h
had g. good eye for woodchucks, and we
not easily taken in. .. .a..t e..
as A. O. Eberhart Of Blue Earth was or
Nn nc Of the leading new men, progressive ar
-, wide awake, yet in the best sense a sa
8 way commission bill and got it thru tt
=. 1. senate. He also took good care of nj
u tional guard legislation and introduced II
Il" bill which retired General Bend. =
in F. r. Putnam of Faribault county WI
NV another member who took a serious vie
1e. Of things, and kept close check on legi
[c- lation. He had very pronounced views a,
,rs did not hesitate to express them, wheth
ho they sounded we'll or. not. At the san
1so time he took a conservative stand on mo
to state questions. He introduced the b
,e Regulating county commissioners pa
he which the house changed considerably.
ZEN w. A. Smith Of Cottonwood county W
i've one Of the popular yong senators, W:
an. made a good record for his first term
IN. the legislature, and is due to improve
Ike. two years hence. .&.- @ a..
po ! Four Of the nine senators from the thi
7ay district were old members, and all of the
were democrats. One, Albert Schaller
,rs. Dakota county, is serving his third ter
ZEE. and this was his fifth consecutive Sc
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son all this time to learn how, and he is
M adept at legislation He is clever in {
ost bate, which he usually brightens W
son some drollery, and is a master of parl
be- mentary tactics. Fortunately, his inte
Of tions are always Of the best; and he US
lty, his ability, as a rule, for commendal
lno ends. $751;. ....4 =. +. ..ss..:.-fz5,"51
goi julius Collier Of Scott carries to- the Sc
u ate a hne mastery Of the law, and is
-. - prolific producer of bills, most Of viii
~ are amendments to the probate law
~ ~ other legal procedure He tried to indr
W Se- the senate to take a step in tax refo
ooo by abolishing town assessors and creat1
WV a county assessor, but found too mu
~ moss. II.
,s h;s M. r. Everett of LIE Sueur took an act
t;r interest in legislation affecting busine
- ~ and also in the schools. He is an earn
80 debater F. e. Du To1t of Carver, one
80 the legislative veterans, has learned W
81, 81 dom by long experience and does not str
~ lyaingloriously. He contents himself W
"a. a. answering when his name IS called.
He The five republicans from the third W
rlr all new men, tho Ole X. Naeseth Of Coz
how hue had served a term In the house.
the was a quiet member and made good
Lme OF his VOTE ana ZIG
,er- his fellow senators.
,dy. e. M. Buck OF Rice was a .stsrong CHI
for acter and a marvellous vote hustler, VIII
,ys- campaign for his board Of control bill
nd relieve the Faribault schools was one
ub- the most strenuous seen during the s
sion He marred his record by an inct