Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12

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the most significant vote cast
BY the Senate was the one killing
the woman suffrage bill. It should
be distinctly understood that this
was not vote on the question Of
equal suffrage. That was not the
issue. The bill provided Tor
constitutional amendment giving
to the people the opportunity to
decide whether or not women
should have the ballot. A vote
againts the Sageng bill. therefore,
in the final analysis signified that
thirty-two senators did not be
lieve in the rights or judment of
the people. The vote was as fol-
lows: ....
To give the people a chance to
vote on woman suffrage-Bedford
Benson. Boyle. eastman. Cheadle,
G. F. Cook. Dale, Donegre. Dux-
bury. Elwell. Froshaug, Gunderson.
Hanson. Haycrayft. c. D. johnson.
v. L. johnson. Lende Moonan, Nell
son. Odel; Olson. Peterson. Putnam.
Rustad. Sageng, Saughsad. Schaller,
Sundberg, Thoe. Wilson.
Against giving the people an op-
pcrtunity to decide the question
Amman, Anderson. Carpenter,
Claoue. Collier. L. O. Cooke. Donald
son, Duea. Dunn. Dwinnell. Fossen.
Glotzbach, Gum, Hackney. Hand
Ian. Johnston, Klein, L. Herault,
McGrath. Marden. Murray. Pauly,
Poehler, Pugh, Rockne. G. H. Sui
livan, J. D. Sullivan. Swanson, Van
Hoven. Wallace. Weis. Works.
In order to make the reactionaries
secure and prevent any recurrence
of the Lennon ines-H olmberg
incident, the organization pushed
the Mattson-H Hopkins resolution re-
quiring two-thirds vote to make
a special order. This rule would
give reactionary one-third absol.
ute power to delay and defeat re-
form measures.
Mr.. Klemer and DR.. Stone are
worth their weight in gold to the
state. Since their charges of packed
committees directed public attention
to the deplorable and disgusting
situation in the House, the re-
dictionaries are so Thoroughly
frightened that they shy at their
own shadows. Let any progressive
whisper the name of Klemer and
the organization will acquiesce in
whatever he may demand. The
temperance committee killed the
Robinson brewery bill. MIR. Robin
son threatened. to add a chapter to
the Klemer incident and they
quickly reconsidered and placed his
bill on general orders. 1t was the
same with the railroad committee
when they were threatened with
Klemeritis for killing S. F. No.
440. The vote by which the Hay
craft bill was indefinitely postponed
was reconsidered.
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| Were you watching the lower
house of the legislature last Wed
nesday? A most interesting and
significant thing happened. First
let me offer a few explanations and
introduce a few characters.
Previously the Senate has passed
a bill extending the primary to
the nomination Of state officers.
The House reactionaries did not in.
tend that this bill should become 8
law. Accordingly it was sent tc
the elections committee where il
was to be held indefinitely. The
. Elections committee had a reaction
, airy chairman and a reactionary
majority, which was a good anc
: sufficient guarantee to the specia
, interests and professional politician:
> that this primary bill would not
been reported out in time for it:
passage. In order to understand
} the situation you must know that
business had become so congeste(
) in the House as to render the as
sassination of any measure safe anl
? and easy. That is the moder1
5 method-the one Congress employed
J to kill the non-partisan tariff com
: mission. At that time last week.
. and it is the same today-ther<
? were so many bills on general orders
and the calendar that there was no.
the least possibility of any fund
D amental reform being reached I'm