The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-18
Will son WILL RESIST
ASSAULTS ON CODE
HENNEPIN SENATOR FRoWNs ON
ITS MUTILATIoN.
Members Of Minneapolis Legislative
Delegation Have Pet Measures that
They Will Embody Into Bills Early
z. in the Session Redistricting Bill
Likely to Make Country Separate
District.

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District.
| The nineteen republican members Of
the Hennepin Legislative delegation
that is to represent the county in the
| legislature this winter are planning an
active winters work in behalf of the
county and the state at large. This
does not necessarily mean that the four
! others, three democrats and one pro-
hibitionist, are not planning some hard
work also, but the fact that the repub-
hcans will be working with a party
| majority on their side gives the repub-
lican members better opportunities.
| There is hardly a member Of the del
egation that has not a pet measure up
his sleeve, but they are not making
them public. A dozen of the nineteen
are at work framing measures that are
! said to be of impor tance. All admit
that the coming session will be most
Important one and that questions Of
more than usual moment will be before
| the Legislature for action.
Three general questions may be said
to occupy the center of the stage as
far as the. Hennepin delegation is con-
! cerned, namely, taxation, the primary
law and drainage Of the state lands in
the northern part of the state. Other
important questions, it is admitted,
will be brought up, but they will be
more or less closely allied to these, and
on all of them Hennepin members are
working and studying.
vi the nineteen republican members
eleven are new men who freely admit
some shyness in talking of their plans.
There is, however, some important leg
islation under investigation by the new
men. The eight old members, of whom
four are senator's, say their plans will
, be made known after the session opens.
Some of the things to be brought up
by Hennepin members are definitely
known, however.
Senator Wilson'S Plans.
Senator George P. Wilson, who has
represented the forty-first district for
years and is the veteran member of the
| Hennepin delegation, is prepared to
take a decided stand on one thing 81
shall take stand against the mutila-
tion Of the new code from the very first
day Of the session. is the emphatic
statement Of Senator Wilson. "I am a
lawyer, but I am free to say that there
is such a thing as too many laws. We
have a new code recently compiled and
tried. I shall stand against it's mutila-
tion by the present session, and I be-
lleve l will have some strong CO.
workers.
| Senator Wilson has another plan in
mind but admits that the movement
may have to be started in the house.
~ understands said Mr.. Wilson,
that the tax amendment was passed
by the vote of the people and I hope
to see the coming legislature make pro.
vision for commission to draw up a
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sion. AS this is probably a revenue
measure within our constitution, I sup
pose the movement will have to be
started in the house. I am interested
IN such movement, tho, and hope to
see it started.'
Whacks at Railroads.
Several members who do not care to
be mentioned are preparing some rail-
road legislation and reciprocal de-
murrage measure will be offered by at
least one Hennepin member. Another
measure that is coming from Hennepin
will be new inheritance tax measure.
If the primary election law is brought
up for amendment or repeal, Hennepin
will take prominent part. Several
amending measures are under consider
alton and will be offered if the law is
brought up for amendment or change.
On the other hand, a bill to repeal
the bill will be heartily supported by
number of the Hennepin members,
who will then turn their attention to
the enactment of a new law that will
do away with the objections to the
present primary law.
The members from the forty third
district, comprising the eighth and
thirteenth wards, as well as the mem
bers Of the forty-second and forty
fourth districts, will be active in be-
half Of redistricting of the county
to place all the country district of Hen
nepin county in separate legislative
district, either by the creation of a
new district or by reducing the num-
Der OF districts represented in the city
The three members from the forty
third are pledged to this change, which
was campaign issue in the district
and the redistricting measure will
probably be offered by man from the
forty third. Such measure will be
supported by most Of the other mem.
bers whose districts embrace part of
the country, especially by Alex Nc
Neil of Dayton in the forty-fourth,
who is the only member on the dele
cation from the large country district.
Many Local Bills.
| Local measures of Importance to the
city and the county will be brought up
by the members whose districts are
affected. Some Of these are bridge
measures Of interest to the county, and
others interest the city. Among these
will be several measures brought I'D
before to compel railroads to pay for
improvements Of their city property
that have been offered before
The delegation has an organized labor
representative in the person of J. w.
Stokes of the forty first district, who
will offer several labor measures that
The county option bill that is to be
brought up will have a supporter in
G.. W. Higgins Of the fortv-fourth dis