Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-03-03
e It's congested centers Of population.

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Even the most ardent friends Of Ne
apportionment recognize this, al
though they insist that It is the plain
duty Of the legislature to reapportion
the state now, and the only way it can,
be reapportioned is on the basis of its
population. Personally am inclined
to this view. At the same time
agree with Mr.. Spooner that the time
Is ripe foc the calling of q <constitu-
tlonal convention to revise that thing
OF shreds and patches which we know
as our state constitution.
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It is peculiar circumstance that
the only objection, outside the house
and senate membership, publicly made
against the reapportionment bill
comes from St. Louis county, which
L. regarded as having been gener-
ously dealt with by Mr.. Congdon. the
author Of the bill. The complaint is.
and it seems to be justified. that St.
Louis county has been gerrymandered
with view to giving advantage to
Duluth, of which the range towns have
long been jealous. The way Duluth is
alleged to hog everything in St. Louis
county has given rise to demand
Tor county division. Indeed the name
OF Iron county has already been picked
out for the northern half of st. Louis.
Besides Duluth itself the United States
Steel corporation is very much op-
posed to such a division, which in all
probability would mean to it a tonnage
tax on iron ore, as in such case Du-
luth could not share in the local tax
alton Of iron properties.
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Otherwise the tonnage tax seems
Tar enough away. 1t has not been pos.
sible at this session to create senti.
ment in favor of the bill recently in
troduced for that purpose, members
apparently having concluded that the
contribution from ore lands is fair
one, and that the objections to legis-
lattOn of this kind make it impracti-
cable. Whether this is so or not, the
prospects of the bill at this session
are anything but bright:
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"A number" of minor changes have
been made in the game and fish laws
in bills which have passed the house
The beginning of the bass season has
been advanced from June to June
49, A change is made in the closed
season for fur bearing animals. In
stead of two deer as: formerly. it is
proposed that in the future a hunter
may only kill one.
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i, An effort to secure an advance in
the salary of the state treasurer has
been opposed by the committee OF
the house. The salaryis now $4,000
An increase of $500 a year is asked
for. The trouble about this salary
business is that the salaries of Offices
created in recent years have beer
| planned on more liberal scale thar
those of the offices which have beer
in existence longer time. Thus, fo
instance. we have the bank examines
getting more than the public exam
liner and the salary of both exceeding
that of state treasurer-a NANTES
improperly. The officers first men
toned also get more than the STATE
! superintendent of public instruction
who also remains at $4,000.
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It Is interesting to compare thes,
salaries with the remuneration re
ceived by the governors private sec
rotary. The salary of the private sec
rotary is fixed at $500, but he is per
mitted to pocket, in addition, fees es
timated bv the state auditor to amour
to $4,000 a year. The scandalous Gus
tom has grown up of giving to thi
official the fees, among others, paid b.
notaries public. which the original de
sign was to have turned into the stat
treasury. This seems to be case il
which. reform is demanded quite a
much as II the once OF OH inspector
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The appointment of a committe
to investigate the state drainag
board, or rather it's engineer, whicl
has hung fire for long time, has a
last been made and the undertaking
will begin. The investigators on tn
; Dart Of tho hOuSa arc Richardson n
Argyle, Moriarity of Belle PLANE, Fov
Ter of Minneapolis and Crane of Gran
Meadow. The senate also has al
pointed a committee to find out what
wrong. It's members are Works, MI,
ray and Swanson.
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The immigration board is not to Is
cape either, it appears. Representa-
tive Cal Stone of St. Paul wants tn