The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-01-07
lhE LEGISLATURE
{ Wheels OF MinuesOta's Law
Mill Begin Grinding, z
MACHINERY IS MOVING!
rIscast Of What the Voters Of the
| State May Look for Jhsir
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T. PAUL, Jan. 5-Thk Minnesota
stature assembled a5 noon today
ssa4 organized for business. i
he house officers elected as are
Is follows:
peaker-A.TJ Roekne, zumbrota,
as-d district. &
lief Clerk-A. ii. Vernon. ST..
tal, Fourth district.
irst assistant chief clerk Oscar
sson, Grant county, Seventh dis
trscr.
Second assistant chief clerk-F. L.
Actin, st Louis, Eighth district.
Assistant segaant-at-arms-G. H.
a@ea rs, Mile Lac, Eighth district.
Sargeant- t-at-arins-B. F. Siez, Third
~ trict.
e Postmaster--S Sidney ]. Huntley, Fill
ntoae, First district.
Assistant posstmaster-N. o. Erdahl,
Flribault. Second district.
Enrolling clerk-C. Sheldon, Morri-
n. Sixth district.
Gngrossing clerk-W. A. Gulick.
inneapolis, Fifth district.
rhaplain-Rev. c. w. B. Ellis, Clay,
eth district.
ne senate officers are:
6egetary-Georgs W. >Reachey, owa;
: pa, First district.
3 lrst assistant secretary-W A.
fonton, Glenwood, Seventh district.
Second assistant secrstary-J. H.
Citchell, st. Paul, Fourth district.
bird assistant secretary--I. L.
r. egretson, Albert Lea, First dis
ci"t.
aurth assistant secretary-E. N.Y.
It, l., Mankato, Second district. =
nrolling clerk-George M. Land
st. Paul, Fourth district.
ngro ssing clerk-E. a. Nelson, Hal
Ninth district.
seant-at-arms-James H. Ege,
!----- apolis, Fifth district.
| sistant sergeant-at-arms-Ira Pad
Austin, First district.
Ciaplain-Rev. Il. B. Jonsson, Lyon
couaty, Seventh district.
ne people must be extremely
srchful if they get any remedial or
neficial legislation during the ses-
Ioa, for efforts are already being
die to sidetracl, anything that will
he of interest to them. Remedial
asures will be sidetracked, such as
Il sane and reasonable temperance. law
tie regulation of railroad rates, an
n'oa ore tonnage tax or some other
I.etlod which will compel the United
tates Steel corporation to pay its
yAir share of public burdens, "a dis
talce tariff for railroads and express
companies which will prevent discrim-
,ination and return to the stockhOld-
sTs only reasonable dividend on the
ftioney invested. These measures, if
tlley are introduced by some member
WHO really has the interests of the
people at heart, will meet with open
aDd secret opposition from paid and
lIflscrupulous lobbyists among mem
befs of the Legislature and outside.
Numerous other measures will be sum
ntarily dealt with by "the affiliated
i4tarests," through corruption agents
rlans have been laid by the CEN
tegs Of population and other selfish
iil5erests to promote legislation ia
yaflble to association graft, real eS-
tate spectators and other forms of
selftshness. For these purposes, in
che guise or another, raid on the
sfasAA treasury is being contemplated.
gapitol approaches a foundation
" be laid for appropriations which
t4uaise in the future to run into two
x,ss.sse millions of dollars; a group
of office buildings is planned which
Ia nsT iequire over a million dollars:
s2ra,y building will be asked for
Sshdh VIII mean In the end q million
,E 80 dollars; fast horse and vaudc-
yibse peoplc want the legislature to
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