The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-22

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Representative Farley of Spring
Grove, in the extreme southern
part of the state, said he believed
in reapportionment for the House
but not for the Senate and then
proceeded to tell of great fear
Juggling at his heart which told
him that, unless something happened
to prevent, Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Duluth soon would be in cor
troll of the senate.
l.. c. Spooner of Morris rldiculed
Mr.. Farley's fear and said the pres
ent reapportionment was not neces-
sarily reapportionment.
Ralph F. Crane, representative
from Grand Meadow, said 5000
had been cut out of his district, that
he didn't like the bill and that 1t
merely removed abuse from one par.
of the state to another. Represen-
'ative Washburn of Minneapolis
said the city had made sacrifices in
order to get the bill through and
Represen NATIVE Campbell of the same
city said the bill was fair to all
parts of the state and, although it
cut his own district into shreds, he
was glad to vote for it.
Representative Knutson attempted
to put in an amendment, giving
Big Stone and Swift each a repre-
sentative, but it was opposed by
Chairman Congdon and was voted
down.
Robert c.. Dunn of Princeton
said: The members know pretty
we'll how they're going to vote.
Now as to smaller houses, I believe
they should be as large as practicable.
No members, despite undertaking,
are going to vote for this or any
other bill for mercenary motive.
At least I would hate to believe they
would. I believe on the whole it is
just bill and good for all parts of
;; the state. As for this fear about
the big cities, I just want to say that
l believe "A mans man for a. that
no matter whether he lives in the
city or in the country. (Applause.
We must pass reapportionment
bill and make it constitutional by
being guided by the constitution.
The last reapportionment was in
1897. Now, IA years is long time
to ponder over the question. We
have no North and no South, we
are all proud of our state and should
vote for this BILL"
w. A. Harding of Winnebago
delivered a long talk in opposition
to the measure and was somewhat
peeved because he had not been
consulted as to the rearrangemept
of the southern districts although
his own, the county of Faribault,
is left unchanged. II didn't know
but they might tuck it onto the
state of Iowa., he said, but they
tried to hook it up with Martin u
Mr.. Harding also was fearful lest
the three big cities gained control
of the Legislature. He also said tina
there we're many foreigners in the
North and that they were not en-
titled to representation.
John Lennon of Minneapolis fol.
lowed with The Cameron Dam De-
fender" from Faribault appears
to think he is going to gobbled
up by three cities. Now, this bill
is just bill and all it does is tc
take away some of power in the
south that the south was never en-
titled to-"
) Mr.. Lennon paid Chairman Cong
don a glowing tribute for his lonf
hard labors in drawing up the bill
and this brought forth a brisk rounc
: of applause. He decried the fear O
) city control. Mr.. Harding broke in
! to inquire about the provisions O.
the constitution and before Mr.
Lennon could answer R. C.. Dunn
{ was on his feet with a blue book i,
!, his. hand and he shouted: "Th'
; constitution is plain. 1t says w
shall reapportion at the first session
after census enumeration.
This was a direct slap at Attorne
General Simpson who, a few day
, ago, came out with an opinion tina
: any legislature could reapportion
r Representative Knapp of St