The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
ton proposed. This has been done
time and again; and

T.. u. Klemer and w. T. Stone were
/ brought before the bar of this House
cannot in fairness be pronounced un.
/ true without the most ample inyesti.
| cation for the reason that it it com.
mon knowledge throughout the state
| and country that there is we'll de.
| fined political faction existing in
1 both parties not only within the
state OF Minnesota but within every
state of the Union and in the IVA
tional Government, known asssStand-
patters'' or "Reactionaries.
That a considerable number OF
this faction have been elected
through the influence of the corpora
lions and individuals enjoying spec
ial privileges.
That the position and aim of this
faction in the government of the diff
ferent states in the National Govern
ment is to prevent any legislation
that will increase and further gov
eminent by the people, or restrict
special privileges.
That in the state of Minnesota
there is we'll known combination
OF corporations of this character in
Guiding the railroads, the breweries
and liquor interests, the street rail
way companies of the large cities,
the U. S. Steel company and the
medical trust with other combina-
lions and interests; and
WHEREAS, the mover of these res
olutions believes that an impartial
investigation will show that at the
last election the corporations and in
terests above mentioned and known
as the Special Interests contributed
large sums Of money to the State
Central Committee of the Republic
can party, of which Ex-senator e. E.
pose among other things of selecting
as many members as possible of this
House favorable to the said special
interests; and
WHEREAS, the mover further be-
lieves an impartial investigation will
bring to light facts and circum-
stances sufficient to convince i'm
partial members that the election of
the Speaker and the organization of
the committees of this House were
due in large measure to the influence
of the Special Interests and for the
purpose of furthering and perpetual
ting the control of the Government
of the state by the said special inter-
ests above mentioned; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the
state of Minnesota is the only body
in the state that has full power and
authority to order an investigation
that is public and that can properly
lay the facts in relation to the con-
troll OF this state Government by said
Interests before the people.
Now therefore, be it Resolved by
the House of Representatives of the
state of Minnesota that a committee
of seven be constituted from the
members of this House, three OF
whom to be selected by the mover
of this resolution, three to be select
Fed by the Speaker and the six so
named TO choose a seventh member,
for the purpose of investigating the
matters herein set forth.
That said Committee is given full
power and authority to subpoena
witnesses, COMPEL the production of
books and papers, to take the testi-
mony under oath, concerning the
funds used by the State Central
Committee of both the Democratic
and Republican parties, during the
last campaign in the election of
members of this Legislature. That
it be further empowered and direct
ed to Investigate the nomination and
election of the Speaker of this House,
the appointment of the committees
of said House and the organization
of said committees and further auth
oriZed and directed to hold pubic
sessions and to permit the mover of
this resolution to be represented be-
fore the committee by attorneys to
be selected by him without cost to
the state, who shall be allowed to
examine witnesses and to designate
such witnesses as thew desire to to
be called. That said committee is
further requested and directed to
keep a stenographic report of the
testimony taken before them and to
report the same back to this House
with such recommendations as to
them may seem proper.