Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-14

Senator 4. l.. Hanson attached. This
was similar. TO- tho Rockne-C lague bill
except that 1t calie1 for immediate re.
apportionment, which would have the
effect Of voting tho senators out Of Of
doe: The senatorial opposition, in: vio-
latiol' Of all precedsnts. relative to the
measure coming from the executive,
through Senator Collier raised the point
OF order that the time for introducing
bills had passed. Lieutenant Governor
Gordon ruled in accordance with the
wishes Of the senatorial organization.
This gave the opposition senators time
and they held caucus that night. de-
Gliding TO- support the constitutional
amendment proposition. which was
passed the next day after having been
amended 80 as to limit senatorial rep
resentation to six from any county.
This gives the senators who oppose
reapportfonment an excuse for not ;vot-
ing on the: question" until after the
constitutional amendment has been
passed on:by. the. people. It is gen.
orally regarded as subterfuge. The
governor refuses to say whether or
not he will cali an extra session, but
will probably do so unless tho senate
definitely goes on record on the new
reapportionment bill by Hanson, which
has since been introduced. His idea
is to fix the responsibility where it
belongs.
~.
The house has been in a state Of an-
. archy during the past week. Repre-
sentatiyes Hopkins and Mattson intro
duced resolution making two-thirds
vote necessary to make special or
der. This was done with a view of
expediting business in the closing
hours of the session: The rules com.
mittee amended the resolution, except
ing q reapportionment measure from
It's operation. This was done in the
expectation that the senate might pass
a reapportionment bill and if the two
thirds rule was made operative rela.
tive to it the measure would probably
be defeated and the responsibility
would be placed on the house for kill
ing the measure. Representatives
Mattson and Hopkins changed front
on the proposition and. with Temper
airy Speaker John G. Lennon in the
chair. the previous rulings of Speaker
Dunn were overturned. The. result
was a f1libuster. with anarchy prevail
ing in the house. Speaker Dunn HAS
been seriously i'll during the past two
weeks. Saturday be resumed the
chair and received an ovation. The
.two:thiras rule proposition was laid
over for action later.
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Theodore Roosevelt is to address
: the legislature on April IA. He will
stop OF in st; Paul ON his way home
from the West. Invitation to address
the legislature has been extended in
the names of Lieutenant Governor
Gordon and Of Speaker Dunn. A,dect:
sion to reserve the galleries for fami.
lies of,the legislators and their friends
+ was rescinded"
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The Spooner water power bill is re-
eeivipg considerable discussion In the
senate The house bill is companion
measure to tho bill introduced by Rep:
rssentative l.. C. Spooner asking an.
appropriation Of $4,000 for the inxes!
t1gatioa OF what IS generally regarded
a. Z fantastic. scheme Tor the purpose.
Of eanali4ln9 thu entire state Of hin-
nesote. sinYolvin1j tho scpnstrpetiop. OF
an artificial lake o. immense proper
lions near Big Stone lake and of-mak-
ing tt possible for ships to sail around
the Horn BY way OF tho Like Of the
/ Woods. through Minpeap9lisx aud st.
Feul and up ~ st; cfoi1 to Du.
lptA.; The bin ia;: REGARDED AZ; very:
drastic and may be unconstitutional:
The aaeesure: was dsferredtto the at@
tornaF goneral fora dec{i1eh upon its
oonstltutlonality. 80
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!: Four reform bills were put to sleep
by thEioWer thQuse oeehe leetsl4fses
!, Tha ;Aalqser.Hopkins 1aeasure5 pfeStHs
ttln9 treating in drinking places lost
hy u votS OF 81 TO- 5Q AlthoYkh Re:
ceiviag' i majority OF: the; 1dtlsG ne
bill did NOT ,receivei the necessary
sixtY7one to secure ita enactment; NJ.
Palmer believes that ii all the mem
bers had been present his bill, would
have been passed. He may ask: for: q
reconsideration. -" =:
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The state tax commission bill pro.
viding for a system Of county asses
sors was killed in the house by a vote
of Sc to Al. The measure was fathered
|. by R. C. Dunn and is regarded as one
Of the best tax measures introduced
during the present session. The house
also killed Kneeland's bill providing
for a constitutional convention to re-
wise the state constitution by vote
| of 81 to At. The bill for homeopathic
college at the state s'C" also failed.