Morris tribune., 1911-03-24

rymandered their districts; that cor
poration influence was seen in the
measure and that it would enable the
cities to exercise too much power.
The strongest speeches in opposition
were made by Senators Haycraft, Dux.
bury and Lende.
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In the house there are threats of re-
prisal for the senate's action in de-
feating the bill and representatives
say they will hold up senate measures
unless the upper body reconsiders. r.
C. Dunn said he was planning to intro
duce bill appropriating $4,000 for
the senators in lieu of salary they
would sacrifice by voting themselves
out of Office in the event they passed
a reapportionment measure.
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One of the events of Importance of
the past week was the exercise of the
veto power by the governor for the
first time. The governor vetoed the
bill bearing the authorship of Repre-
sentative Fuchs, allowing policemen
and firemen to ride free. This is the
bill in which the Ramsey and Henne-
pin senators and representatives have
been especially interested in during
the past two sessions, or ever since
the anti-pass bill was enacted. The
governor, in refusing his approval,
took the ground that it would be the
opening wedge for the final abroga-
ton of the anti-pass bill, which has
met the general approval Of the people
of Minnesota. He later vetoed SINH
lar bill in favor of the mail carriers.
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The Frankson tonnage tax bill was
defeated in the house, simultaneously
with the defeat of reapportionment in
the senate. The final vote was TO to
4S. The debate in the house against
tonnage tax was led by G. A. Congdon,
r. G. Dunn and others. For tonnage
tax Thomas Frankson. J. N. Johnson
and Albert Pfaender were among the
chief speakers. The Democrats op.
posed it almost to man on the
ground, chiefly, that it had been We
toed by the late Governor Johnson in
a previous session and that to vote
for it now would be to question the
wisdom of the late governors action.
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Senator James Johnston of Bertha
has introduced bill in the senate ap-
propriating 100000 for the building
of plant for the manufacture of dy-
Mantle, fuse and caps under the direc-
tion of the board of control. The plant
is to be built near the state prison
and convict labor is to be used, if
possible. The product is to be sold at
cost for the use of the agricultural in
terests of the state.
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Representative W. I. Nolan is the
author of a resolution which will in
corporate the ideas advocated by Gov
ernor Eberhart in his message relative
to the reorganization of the admins
trative departments of the state. It
contemplates the abolition of the pres
ent system of boards and the installa-
ton of one man as the head of each
department. with the responsibility
resting upon him. It is urged that by
this system the cost of administration
cold be reduced one-half
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has decided upon two important bills
relating to the conservation Of the
states minerals and lands. One au-
thorizes the people to vote on con
stttutional amendment which would
create state land department sep
arate from the state auditors Office.
The other provides for legislative
commission to Investigate the state
resources and recommend an organ
iZation which will conserve these re-
sources in the future. The proposed
bill calls attention to the value of the
100000 acres of state lands and the
great mineral possibility of this prop
erty. It declares the state has already
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iron mines on its lands and that ap-
proximately s150,000,000 will be re-
ceived in this way in the future.
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A reorganization of the state forestry
board is provided for in bill intro
duced in the house by the committee
on forestry. Under its provisions the
state board is to be made up of the
director of the state forestry school,
the dean of the state agricultural col.
lege, three members to be suggested
by the board of regents of the state
university and four members to be
recommended by the State Forestry
association, State Agricultural society,
State Horticultural society and the
fish and game commission. The board
is to appoint an expert as state for
ester. he bill embodies a drastic
regulation in the forest districts to
prevent fires.
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