The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-06
Senate Passes Bill Which Submits to
the People Proposed Constitu-
tional Amendment.
GOV. REFUSES TO BE QUOTED
Those Who Had Hoped for Reds
tricting Of State Admit There
is No Hope for So Doing.
(By 7. 4. WILSON,
RsInidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau
-. BULLETIN.

7smidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau
BULLETIN.
st. Paul, p. NJ, April 5.-(Daily
Pioneer Special Wire Service. y
After forenoon Of heated debate,
the Senate at noon today, passed the
Duxbury- Mooan-W bill, which Is
a slap at reapportionment for all
time, as it submits to the people a
proposed constitutional amendment
limiting the number of senators
from any county to six, no matter
how great the population.
The original bill made the limit
at four, but it was amended today to
6. Senator Wilson presented an
amendment providing for a proper
tionate, reduction of taxes for the
counties involved, but it was lost by
A to 81. The final vote in favor of
the bill was 81 to So.
Friends of. reapportionment admit
that the passage of this bill means
that all hope for reapportioument is
gone.
St. Paul, April 6-Driyen to des-
peration by the dilatory tactics of
southern senators who had failed to
keep their promise to Introduce a
new reapportionment bill, friends Of
the measure, acting under the ad-
vice of Governar Eberhart, caused
Senator A. L. Hanson of Ada to at
tempt to put the bill in yesterday
afternoon with results so disastrous
that the last CLEAN of hope for re-
apportionment at this session of the
legislature is all but enveloped by
darkness.
1t had been expected that the au-
thors of the new bill would present
it Wednesday morning. 1t was SO
understood by the governor and
friends of the bill. The morning
session wore away and no bill ap-
peared. For nearly a week the
measure has. been ready but for
some reason it's authors would not
turn it in. Therefore when the
senate met at $50 yesterday after
noon, friends of reapportionment
took ''the bull by the horns, so to
speak, and had Senator Hanson offer
the measure. The senate had passed
the order of business permitting the
introduction of bills and to Introduce
the measure required unanimous
consent.
"Mr. president" said Senator Han
son, addressing the chair, 81 ask un-
animous consent for the introduction
of a BILL
Senator Julius Collier, democrat
from Shakopee, Scott county, Smell
ed a mouse, and arose to inquire:
what kind of a bill is it?'
"Reapportionment,' replied Sen.
ator Hanson. ... ...-
q object" was the sharp rejoin-
der OF Senator Collier -
The attempt of Senator Hanson to
introduce the bill had the same eff
feet on the southern senator's who
had drawn the measure and who had
promised to introduce it that the
waving of a red flag in the face OF
bull would have. 1t was move
they did not figure the northern
senators were brave enough to make
and it changed the southerners
from their position as tentative
friends to active foes.
Il introduced the bill as a direct
request from the governor" said
Senator Hanson. Il intend to push
it, unles the governor wishes other.
wise. l am strong for reapportion-
ment and believe it is time that
something was done. y
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Senator Hanson put his bill In this
morning. Senator Hackney, chair
man OF the Reapportionment com.