Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19

st. Paul, April S.-After stormy
session the house friends OF reappor
tionment failed to kill the Duxbury
Haycraft- Moonon Weiss senate bill
providing for the submission of a con
st1tutional amendment limiting the
legislative representatives of any one
county to six senators. A motion to
indefinitely postpone the bill lost by
vote Of IS to Sc. It was then placed
at the foot of general orders.
The bill had passed the senate by a
vote of SO to. "a and is considered 8
blow at Governor Eberhart's plan to
secure the passage of a fair reappor
tionment bill. It is aimed at the cities
and if passed would disfranchise thou
sands of people.
Election Bill 10 Passed.
The senaSe passed one bill for direct
election of United States senator's
The bill was one providing for direct
election but strictly within party lines
It simply pledged the candidates for
the legislature to vote for the candi
dates for United States senator receiv
ing the highest vote in the party pri
maries. That is, the majority party
in the legislature would be pledged to
vote for their party nominee.
The roll-call was as follows: Ayes
Anderson, Bedford, Benson, Boyle
eastman, Clague, Collier, L. O. Cooke
Dale, Denegre, Duea, Rum, Dwinnell
Elwell, Foseen, Froshaug, Gunderson
Gum, Hackney, Hanson, Haycraft, v
L. Johnson, Johnston, Klein, Lende
Marden, Moonan, Murray, Nelson
Odell, Olson, Pauly, Peterson, Pugh
Putnam, Rockne, saugstad, Stebbins
G. H. Sullivan, Sunberg, Swanson
Thoe, Wallace, Wilson. Total, A..
Nays-Ahamun, Cheadle, G. F.
Cook, Donaldson, Duxbury, Glotzbach
Handlan, c. D. Johnson, L'Herault
McGrath, Poehler. Sageng, Schaller, J.
D. Sullivan, Van Hoven, Weis, Works
No Direct Election in Minnesota.
st. Paul, April 12.-The lower house
killed the Murray bill, providing for
direct election Of United Staes Senat
0rs.
St. Paul, April 12.-Superintendent
Whittier of the Red Wing Training
school was given q clean coat
Of whitewash by the lower branch OF
the legislature. BY vote Of 50 to 80
the house cut out the heart of the ma
jority report of the legislative investi
eating committee which severely cen
sured the superintendent for his in
discriminate application of corporal
punishment and recommended his re-
moval. The report as later adopted
simply contains the findings of the
committee without any recommends
ton whatever.
This action was taken in one of the
widest scenes enacted at the present
session Of the Minnesota lawmakine
body.
With the adoption Of the report as
amended the house went on record az
blaming the state board of control fol
the conditions which exist at the Red
Wing Training school and also in favor
of corporal punishment. l.. A. Lydiard
scathingly arraigned the board of con
troll for its lack of interest in the state
school in his opening address. He
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Lydiard's Speech.
This report shows that the spirit Of
kindness and good will at Red Wing
has been replaced by the rule of the
cash. It shows that instead Of recog
nizing the reform spirit of the institu
ton and instead of recognizing the fact
that modern thought has evolved a new
method of dealing with delinquent chill
dren. Armed with whip, the present
superintendent of this institution haf
gone about among these unfortunatef
as the incarnation of the spirit of fear
Fastened to machine or appliance
hands shackled, backs barred, these
boys have received 10, 20, 30 and az
many as 100 lashes.
"The superintendent is recommended
for removal. His assistants must go
but fixing the blame upon these me1
alone is a mere subterfuge.
'sMr. Speaker and gentlemen of the
house, the shame of Red Wing is moi
the asset of a mere subordinate. The
members of the state board of contro
are responsible for that condition, and
the sentiment of this state should de
mand the resignation Of the members
of that board, save one"
Motion is Made.
r. C. Dunn moved that the entire
section D 10 stricken from the report
and that it then be adopted. This was
the bone of the contention. Section L
declared superintendent admission
that he could not run the training
school without corporal punishment,
and recommended that he should b.
removed as we'll as several subordinate
officers. r. G. Dunn defended thu
superintendent.
1--WE have been hearing too mucl
of this hysterical gush from kind
hearted men and women of this state"
declared the gentleman from Mile
Laos. "The conditions at Red Wins
have been grossly exaggerated. Supt
REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED.