The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-18
BY Vote of 81 to 30 Present Senator
Retain. Seat Despite Desperate
Fight by Opponent.
SCHMAHL SEVERELY CRlLLED
Guilty of @*Shyster Politics" Declares
Lennon in Discussing Newspaper
Patronage Deal.
(By z. A. wilson,
Benaidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau

10y Z. "A. WILSON,
Benaidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau
st. Paul, MIMI, Feb. 49,
After more than five hours Of
speech making, the Senate, late yes.
terday afternoon, refused to unseat
F. L. Froshaug of Benson,in favor of
Ray G. harrington of Ortohville, by
a sensational. vote of 81 to 80.
harrington is former member of
the Senate and is Democrat.
There were many grave charges
made by the senators, including
charges that ballot boxes had been
tempered with.
The closeness of the vote was a
surprise. The Elections Committed
report was almost unanimous in
favor of Froshaug, c. F. Cook being
the only signer of the minority or
harrington report.
MI. harrington staid in the cham
Der until every vote was cast and
then abruptly left.
julius Schmah|, secretary of state,
received a severe grilling on the
floor of the house, Yesterday. Il,
was all over R. G. Dunn's bill
appropriating $2S,1OO to 274 news
papers for publishing last fall the
proposed constitutional amendment.
1t seems that the secretary of state
placed the amendments with more
newspapers than legally allowed, the
excess or illegal publications amount
ing to $3.50.
Now I call peddling out this
pap to the newspapers, howled
Representative John Lennon of Min
neapolis, the cheapest kind OF
shyster politics. Of course the papers
did their work in good faith and
they ought to be paid but whether
we are to look to the secretary of
states bondsmen for this amount or
whether the legislature will pass a
curative act for the benefit of the
newspapers is another question. The
question before US is: Are we 90.
ing to O. K. the illegal act of state
ofhclal?'
Representative Robert c. Dunn,
editor of The Princeton Union, made
a Enthusiastically frank talk in be
half of allowing the full amount, his
strongest argument being that the
newspapers had done the work ano
should now be paid. By a vote Of
80 to 81, the house deducted the
$500 and if the newspapers are
paid, the legislature will have t
make specific appropriation or i
will have to come from the sec,etar,
of state. Mr.. Schmahl frankly ad
mits having placed the amendment:
to 274 newspapers and said be was
merely following precedent when he
did so.
X x 4
At the afternoon session of the
house. yesterday, the J. N. johnson
bill, extending local option to cite!
of the fourth class, despite nois,
opposition, Was voted on genera
orders, 80 to "a, This favorable
action on the bill indicates its pos
sible passage.
There will be no more "sticker'
candidates if bill introduced il
the senate by Charles F. Marden o
GAINESVILLE becomes a law. Th,
measure makes the use of stickers b,
candidates illegal. -@=.
xxx
The paper mill at Internationa
x Falls, through Senator D. M. Gun,
of Grand Rapids, appe ais to til,
legislature to be PERMITTED to extene
its holdings beyond the 500 acr,
limit now In force. Senator Gun,
introduced the bill for the relief o
the paper company, yesterday. H,
says that be is informed that unles
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