The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28

friends who were true to you.
Because the best of us are men
who are still boys, and the mem
bers of this senate will not only
carry you in their memory
through life, but into the bright
portals of the future
Was a Pleasure to Preside.
, Governor Gordon replied with a
brief speech in which he thanked
+ him, and in which he told it's mem
bers what pleasure it had been to
preside over the body. A moment
later the motion to adjourn was
made, and the gavel fell
Gifts came in rapid succession TO
Speaker II. II. Dunn before the ad
journment of the house at 1:20. The
first was a bunch of American beau
+ ties from W. H. Wescott.
, When the speaker went to his
+ desk he found there another bou.
quet of roses to which was attached
a note reading:
ITO our speaker, II. II. Dunn, al.
ways fair to labor, from Ernest Lun
deem and the labor organizations of
; the state"
When he read the note Mr.. Dunn
said: This is the best and most
appreciated compliment paid me dur
ing the session"
The members of the third house
gave him an Oxford travelling bag
The clerks at the desk gave him d
silk umbrella and the democrats o.
the house united in making pre-
sentation of ten-volume set of Abra
ham Lincoln's life, compiled by NicO
lay and Hay. The work was pre-
scented to him by Albert Pfaender il
Mr. Pfaender's room.
House Gives Silver Set
The members of the house united
in presentation to him a silver ser
vice set
c. r. Fowler made the speech pre-
senting the service.
In response Mr. Dunn said hs
found it difficult to express his APP
probation of the token, coming from
tuC ShtllC Oulp vi IuC uOuSS
He reverted to the campaign for the
speakership. and said that he was
new to the business, two-third
of the members were new
and after he was elected and cam,
to organize the house the "troubl,
started But | did the best
could" he said, "and ever since thel
| have given my best effort and bes
:, Judgment to the house and the pee
:, pie of the state.
Believes 1t an Able House.
n Il want to say now that i'm m,
q opinion there never was hous,
% composed of ADLER or more reliable
q men than the house | face now.
+, am convinced, that every membe
v here has voted and acted from prir
q. ciple and from the best motives.
Il am proud of you, gentlemen:
J. am proud of the Minnesota house
p 1t will be the pride of my life tina
n l was elected to preside over thu
# lower branch of the legislature O
!, :, 1911.
Stone and Lennon Remembered.
r. Clinton Robinson, in a flower
=. speech. presented John G. Lenno,
- with token of esteem from TIN
- members of the house. Mr.. Lenno,
, thanked the house and then pre-
!, sented to Cal. e. Stone of st. Pau
= three silver loving cups, one for eacl
70 or the three counties making up tn
y trl-county committee, of which MI
= Stone was chairman.
"a Opinion of Governor.
;, The legislature did well. but
~ could have done better, is the opir
:. ion of Governor Eberhart
;, Owing to the lack of organize
q ton and the lack of definite pre-
gram, the session failed to enac
many important measures that wer
- before Them he said yesterda
~ when asked his opinion of the ses
- sion just closed. yet they did er
y act number of very important bills
- such as the bills for the consolida
y, :, ton and aid to rural schools, tn
=, good roads bills and the forestry an
- fire protection bill.
- While both houses lacked tear
:. work. the members seemed to b
~ possessed of an earnest desire +
=, enact the best legislation possibl
~ for the interests of the state.
" think that the enactment of tn
good roads bills and the consolidate
= rural school bills alone made tn
session worth while"
=, 80 Martin o'MaIIey Will Spend Nj
=. Time in States Prison.
st. Paul, April 2O-The state boar
- OF pardons, at a meeting yesterda
afternoon. committed the sentence
=. OF Michael Rossi of Duluth and Ma
" tin OMalley of LIE Sueur Genie
from hanging to life Imprisonment
The board has had this matter III
der advisement several weeks. avail
- Ing only the action of the legisl;
=. ture on the bill to abolish capt.;
-, punishment. The bill passed las
- night, and the papers committing til
e sentences will be issued at once. Th
= men will be transferred to Stillwate