The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-16
At a Late Hour This Afternoon Sen
timent Seemed to Oppose Bill
Governor Keeps Promise.
MACKENZIE FAVORS RICHIE
Eberhart Being Both Praised and
Censured for His Action in We
toing Free Ride Measure.
(By +. A. Wi1son)
Be1ntdjf Pioneer Legislative Bureau

10y A. "ABOnJ
Be1nidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau
St. Paul, March 16.-(Daily Pho
neer Special Wire Service. )-Late
this afternoon, with the debate still
on, it looks as if the reapportionment
bill was killed and that as a re-
suit special session of the Mime
sofa legislature would be convened
by Governor Eberhart within two
weeks after the final adjournment of
the regular session.
The reapportionment bill came up
as special order at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon.
The floor of the senate was crowd
ed with state officers and former
members of the legislature, wives of
the senators and other spectators.
The gallery was filled to it's utmost
capacity.
Senator Hackney began speaking in
favor of the bill at $40 and deliver
ed am impassioned plea for just re-
apportionment for all parts of the
state as provided in the reappor-
tionment bill.
By means OF large map erected
in the senate chmamber, Senator
Hackney explained the bill in detail.
In closing his remarks he called at
tention to the fact that both the
Democrat and Republican parties
in their platform, adopted last sum-
mer, were pledged steadfastly to re-
apportionment. He begged the SEN
ators present to redeem the pledges
of the platform on which they were
elected.
81 am not here,'' said Senator
Hackney, ito convey any direct mes
sage from the governor of the state,
but I warn you now that unless this
bill is passed, the state of Minnesota
will be put to the extra expense of a
special session of the legislature to
consider this important question.
Governor Eberhart has made the
promise that a special session would
be held and l have no doubt that he
will keep his promise.
In this connection it is proper for
me to say that he intends to reas-
semble the legislature to try and
force through the reapportionment
bill. He did not wish to be quoted
on the matter, but he said it was en-
tirely proper to assume that nothing
had come up to change his mind since
his declaration at the Brainerd con-
vention that he would call an extra
session.
Senator Haycroft, one of the south.
ern Minnesota senators, was the first
member to speak against the bill He
said he would use plain words, ant
he did.
''There has been some sort of agi
tation in favor of reapportionment,'
he said, "and there has been an ap
preparation from the Northern Min
nesota Development association
which l understand has as it's para
mount issue, reapportionment.
has a president and secretary ant
other officers, but | do not know WIZ
pays these men nor how much the,
get.
Senator Haycroft then went ahea(
to explain that he did not think thu
present bill was fair to all parts O.
the state.
At this moment the debate con
tinues.
1t is apparent, however, that tn,
bill cannot pass today. An effor
may be made to postpone final action
but even that is hardly likely.
W. R. Mackenzie, secretary of tn
Northern Minnesota Development
Association, was on the floor of tn
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