Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15
Minnesota legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week.

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st. Paul, Feb. s.
ReapportlOnment was turned down
In the senate by a vote of 81 to rs.
The resolution to limit the number
OF senators to SO and the number of
representatives to l26 was indefinitely
postponed. This is the same resolu.
ton that passed the house last week
by an overwhelming vote. The vote
Following crimonious debate in
which it was freely charged that those
voted to indefinitely postpone, voted
against reapportionment.
Charges of dilatory tactics and un.
falr play flew thickly about the ears
OF the senators. Senator Works OBJ.
1ected to the passage of the resolution
on the ground that no bill had been
presented and it was unfair to tie the
senate's hands by a previous limita.
ton.
Hackney defended the resolution,
saying the bill could be amended when
presented on the floor. J. D. Sullivan
explained his vote against the resolu.
ton when 1t came up for passage un.
DER suspended rules by saying there
was no necessity for hurry at that
time, but he would vote for it now.
Cheadle asked that the resolution be
passed.
Vote In Detail.
The roll call Was as follows:
Yeas-Ahman, Boyle, Cheadle, Den.
eyre, Dunn, Dwinnell, Elwell, Fosseen
Froshaug, Gunderson,, Gum, Hackney
Hanson, Johnson, c. D., johnson V. L.,
Johnston, Lende. L'Herault, Marden
Pauly, Pugh, Rustad, sageng, saug.
stad, Sullivan, J. D., Sundberg, Swan.
son, Wallace, Wilson-29.
Nays-Anderson, Bedford, Benson
Carpenter, eastman, Clague, Collier
Cook, CT, Cooke, To-, Dale, Donald
son, Duea, Duxbury, Glotzbach, Hand.
Ian, Haycraft, Klein, McGrath, Moon
an Murray. Nelson, Odell, Olson, Pc
terson, Putnam, Schaller, Stebins
Thoe, Van Hoeven, Weis, Works-21
Absent-Poahler, Rockne, G. H
Sullivan.
On the motion to adopt the report
indefinitely postponing the bill, an
other rollcall was demanded with the
same result 81 to 20.
The R. c.. Dunn good roads bills
passed the house. The bill providing
for an annual appropriation of $3.50,
900 for the supervision of good roads
building to be placed at the dispose
of the state highway commission
passed by vote Of LOG to g Repre-
sentatives Campbell and Lundeen Of
Minneapolis were the only members
who opposed this bill.
On the bill providing or a constitu
tional amendment allowing an annua
tax OF one mill for constructing good
roads, the vote was 109 to 1. Camp
bell was the only member to OPPOSE
this BILL
The workingmen's compensation
code was introduced in the. senate
Senators Fosseen, Wilson, Schaller
and MoOnan were the authors. II
was referred to committee without any
speeches.
Department Of agriculture, manua
training and domestic economy il
state graded and high schools are pro
vided in bill introduced by Senator
Putnam Practical subjects, such a.
questions relating to soils, crops, stool
breeding. stock judging, stock disease
and kindred things are to be taught.
The house committee appointed by
Speaker Dunn to investigate the R. C
Dunn bill, which provides for an ap
preparation of $28,100 to pay 2S1 state
newspapers for printing the proposed
constitutional amendments in October
1910, will make it's report next Tues
day. The report will censure Julius
Schmahl, secretary Of state, for over
stepping his authority in selecting
newspapers 70 print the amendments
The bill passed two years ago provided
for the publication of the amendments
in not more than three papers in any
county. The report will say that Mr.
Schmahl had the amendments printed
in 10 more papers than allowed by
law, at cost of $1,000. Chairman
Moriarity, of the investigating commit
tee, does not favor compelling the sec
rotary of state to pay the $1,000 over
expenditure, but suggests that in the
future state officials stay within the
law.
Representative w. F. Kunze intro
duced his educational bill in the
house, providing for a state board OF
education and recognizing the state
educational system in every way. Il
eliminates the state normal board, the
high school board, state literary board
state public school library commits
sion, board of managers of the state
public school at Owatonna and the
board of directors of the Minnesota
schools for the deaf and blind.
The Moonen primary bill, providing
for the direct nomination of state Of
ficers, has been reported favorably
This is the first big primary bill OIL
the session. It states that voters in
the primaries shall state their party
affiliations. "
Beautifying the capitol grounds by
commission is provided for in a bill in
troduced by Senator Denegre of St