The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-27
This County Will Fair as Well In
New Reapportionment Bill as
In Congdon Measure.
TO VOTE ON SUFFRAGE TODAY
Fergus Falls Editor Writes Clague
Interesting Letter-Red Wing
Committee to Report Soon.
(Dy +. A. Wi1sou)
Do91ddii Pioneer Legislative J

(Dy T. A. Wi1son)
BoHadii Pioneer Legislative Bursau
st. Paul, March 27.-In the new
reapportionment bill, Beltrami is
linked with Koochiching as was the
case under the Congdon bill, and the
only possible difference so far as those
two counties are concerned is that
each may be given a representative
whereas, under the house bill. they
were delegated a senator and one
representative.
That the new bill will ever be
enacted into law is a question over
which: different opinions are being
expressed, at the capitol, and the one
best bet seems to be that it never can
be passed at the present session. In
the first place there are breakers be-
fore it in the Senate and even should
the senators behind it be able to
force it through that body, it would
have bad time in the House where
it is almost certain that it would be
amended and that would mean that
it must go back to the senate and be
repassed. Today is the beginning of
the last three weeks Of the session
and with the legislature choked with
1900 bills, it begins to look as if
little legislation of a general charac-
ter can emerge from the scramble
which will be on from today.
All this goes to indicate that there
will be an extra session. The govern
or lets the reporters freely know
that he is still determined to try and
force through reapportionment
bill and if he cannot get it from the
regular sessic.,, he will try and do
so from a specially convened session.
"A sensational sidelight on reap
portionment is furnished in letter
to Senator Frank Clague from Editor
Elmer E. Adams of Fergus Falls,
former member of the house, which
reads as follows:
Hon. Frank Clague,
st. Paul, Mimi.
Dear Senator:-I don't discover
any wide spread sentiment for reap
portionment outside of the iron
country and the twin cities and I
have not seen any one wanting to
lynch returning senator's who voted
against it. If they don't keep quiet
about an extra session, tell them we
are going to pass the eastman bill
if one is called. That will make
them sit down.
Very sincerely,
Elmer E. Adams"
XXX
While Representative D. P. O'Neill
is still optimistic that the bill legal
izing Beltrami county warrants will
be enacted into law, it is quite
long distance from the goal. At
present the two bills bearing on this
question are 1O2 and 1O3 on General
Orders. This means that after the
one hundred bills ahead of them have
been considered by the house sitting
in a committee of the whole, these
bills will then go on the calendar
and after being passed by the house
must go to the senate. If they ever
adorn the statute books, it will be a
tribute to Mr.. O'Neill's ability to get
action on them. -..a
...s-1- x X X
1t is expected that the special COM
mittee investigating the Red Wing
training school will report it's co,l-
clusions either late today or tomor-
row, although no definite decision on
this point has been reached. That
there will be some sort of censure,
either for the superintendent eor the
school, is foregone conclusion.
x x x
After having been buffeted about
in committee rooms and on General
Orders and once having its life saved
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