The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-02-03

marks opposing the resolution and
they were followed by a Gattling gun
defense of the resolution and reap
portionment by the brilliant young
senator-the youngest, in fact in the
Minnesota senate-James P. Boyle of
Eveleth.
Boyle Becomes Dramatic.
"Dilatory tactics'' sarcastically
said Senator Boyle, care a handy
thing for certain senators. One day
they are favored and the next they
are condemned but not over the same
measure. Now, every man knows
pretty we'll how he is going to vote
on this proposition and I want to
tell you gentlemen of the senate that
the people of the state of Minnesota
are Intelligent enough to know just
what your vote means. Here is
responsibility and there is no use
shirking it. I have talked with
nearly every member in this chamber
and not one of them denies that
senate of 63 members is not desir-
able. I come here, gentlemen of the
senate, representing $1,000 persons
and there are districts of this state
having five times as great represen-
tation as do my people and I ask in
the name of those $1,000 people that
this resolution be voted down and
that you clear the deck for reap
portionment."
Putnam Opposes It.
Senator F. E. Putnam of Blue
Earth in Faribault county, adjoin-
ing Iowa, exerted his influence
against the resolution. He said: 81
don't see that there are any dilatory
tactics being employed. Personally,
I see no need of the resolution un-
less it is an effort to get some one on
record before the reapportionment
bill is reported
OLAF A. Lende, another senator
from the south, his home being in
Marshall, said he thought the reap
portionment committee was afraid
of exceeding the speed limit and
while he would vote for the resolu-
tion he wanted it distinctly under
stood that he reserved the right to
reject the reapportionment bill when
it appears, if he 80 desires.
Senator G. D. Odell of Willmar
figured it out that he should vote
against the resolution but said he
wanted it understood that he was
for reapportionment.
From Sunny Southern Madelia.
Senator Julius E. Haycraft Of
sunny, southern Madelia couldn't
understand why such a resolution,
arbitrarily fixing the senate at 63
members, should have been intro
duced. ::It is unfair and unneces-
sary' was his parting shot.
Senator o. O. Sageng plead vigor-
ously for the resolution and said
there was no reason why it should
not be passed.
Senator S. A. Nelson, who resides
in Lanesboro, which is about as far
south as it could be and still be in
Minnesota, delivered himself thusly:
This is the first time I have ever
been called upon to commit myself
upon bill before it was introduced. -
Clague Suggests 81 Senators.
Senator Frank Clague of Redwood
Falls said: II am ready to support a
fair reapportionment despite what
certain newspapers have to say, but
you can't reapportion this state on a
basis of 63 senator's You have
either got to cut the senate to 81
members or you have got to exceed
63 by two or three. If you try to
make a reapportionment on the basis
of SO, you will find that you will
have to divide different counties and
that wouldn't be fair. That's why
l oppose the resolution.''
Senator Collier of Shakopee op-
posed the resolution and Senator
DwinneH of Minneapolis was elo:
quent in his defense of it. He said:
Shall we obey the Constitution?
Shall we live up to our oaths of of.
flee? Shall we relinquish our seats
in this chamber? Shall we bow tt
the will of the people or shall we dc
the opposite? Are we less brave
than the founders of the republic