Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-03-31

Ts.A4eAe ~ view Ol tho lHCI L4aL Tue ke6-
tslattve candidates will participate in
making the platform. The sena1s
voted this down. x: *lf"je:
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Woman suffrage won a victory in
the senate last week: After spirited
oonteet the bill was advanced to the
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Tho senate has passed the Putnam
bill calling for the election Of a non
partisan Judiciary. 1t provides for
convention, and other machinery, some
what cumbersome .:7bute:designed TO-
bring about a. result greatly desired.
It is generally: acknowledged that poll
tics should have no part in selecting
the men who will sit on the bench; in
go great a state as Minnesota. It is ex-
pected the house will 50 amend the
Putnam bill that it will lose many of
its Objectionable features and become
measure more in keeping with the
will of the people.
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Saturday was the Last day for the
Introduction Of bills in the house and
senate. The day brought forth large
number Of belated measures, most of
which will have ltttlo or no chance
even for consideration. The last bill
introduced in the house was House
File No. 1928. The mystic number OF
"23" caused considerable comment OF
"a facetious nature. It was the num-
Der Of the new county option bill intro
duced by Representative Lundeen.
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The county option bill Of Mr.. Lun-
deem, a man who has been severely
criticised because of his previous atti.
tude on the question, provides that a
county option, or wet" or dry" cleo.
ton, will be precipitated by petition
bearing the names of rs per cent of the
voters. It's chief provision is to the
effect that If the county votes dry"
1t shall be entirely dry" and If it
votes wet" it shall be wholly wet"
In other words, it eliminates the prin-
ciple Of local option, which was a pro-
vision Of the last county option BILL
Criticism was directed against the
anti-saloon measure on the ground
that it was not fair because If a county
voted wet" the principle Of local op-
ton still prevailed. Mr.. Lundeen's
bill is not expected to create much Of
= stir. The anti optionists win oppose
f. and the optionfsts Will hardly bio in
cIined to accept the new provision.
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Reapportionment 10 expected % b
revived in the senate shortly. During
the past week the yelled threat Of the
governor that he will call an extra
session unless the senate makes 4 sin.
osre, effort to pass a reapportionment
measure has created considerable ex-
element. At first tho senators thought
the governor was merely blumng, but
| it is becoming noised abroad that tho
executive means just what he Gays and
insists that the party pledge be car:
ried out. He does not accept a. an
! excuse that the Democrats; were in
strumental in defeating the bill. He
! insists that the Republicans. a. the
majority party, will be held responsi:
BILE and that it is absolutely necessary
that something be done and If it IL not
done he will see that the responsible
ity is placed where It really belongs:
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During tho past week the reappor,
tlonfsts have been making new move
They have been canvassing the situa.
ton to see whether or not oombina.
ton between Northern Minnesota Re.
publicans who favor reapportionment
and tho Democrats Of the Third dis
trict could not be made. The basis of
this proposed agreement is that the
administration Republicans do not feel
they are under obligations to consider
the necessities and interests Of the
Southern Minnesota Republicans who
absented. themselves from the confer
ence which Governor Eberhart called
to determine whether or not some s0r,
Of harmonious agreement could not be
| reached relative 10 the COnSuOD OIL
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| The possibility Of such combina
ton has considerably worried the
anti-reapportionment senators In th<
meantime a new bill is preparing and
Is expected to make it's appearance
in the senate some time THE week
It will have the names Of some twelve
Or fifteen Republican senators as john
authors. Senators Rockne and Clagu@
J are said to be behind the measure; 8
will provide for 126 house member
and will leave the senate Membership
as it is, but will be 80 arranged tina
Hennepin and the Northern Minnesota
counties will have six additional mem
bers at the expense Of the southern
part Of the state. z,