New Ulm review., 1912-06-26
.SPeclll SESSION ACTS WITH
UNUSUAL DISPATCH
Eight Bill. Passed Upon y lssi'-
laturs, ,within Two y Weeks
Reapportionment Turned Down ow.,-
81 House Il;

Reapportionment Turned Down
y House II
The Special Session of tho Legislature
vas called by Gov. A. Q. Eberhart,
for the avowed purpose OF having the
Ieeislature take up three matters,
namely: A State wide Primary Bill
! Corrupt Practices Act, and Re-
apportionment. The Session began on
juno 4th and ended on June 18th, thus
.rtandine over period Of just two
weeks.
The measures acted upon by the
Legislature ire tho following:
lat. PR1xARY ELECTION BILL. -ine
primary election is extended to all
state Officers and was therefore called
the State vide Primary Bill. lts
main feature is the So called evils
consin" plan of having tho voters ia
dic.te first and second choice in case
Of . contest for any Office. This pro,
Vision il in brief that in case no can
did.te received . majority Of first choice
votes. then the man having the least
frat choice votes is eliminated, the
.eeond. choice votes cast for other can
didates with himself as fret choice
being added to the respective hrst
choice votes Of the other candidates
remaining. II there is then no majority
the process Of eliminating 10 carried on
until one candidate has majority.
One feature of the law is that Judges
of the Supreme, District, Probate and
Municipal Courts, County super
intepdents of Schools, and Officials IN
fret class cities, are put upon non
partisan basis and the names are to
appear upon separate ballot.
end. CORRUPT PRACT1CEs BILL: :
The corrupt practices act is very
stringent, and 90 complicated that u
would require several columns OF space
to describe it with any degree OF full
ness, 1t prescribes the purpose Tor
which a candidate may expend money
and lays particular stress upon political
advertising in newspapers and pampn-
lete. Paid politicsl advertiser mente
must be designated as such and under
certain circumstances the name OF the
persou authorizing tho publication and
the authors name must appear. All
newspapers file with the Secretary OF
state . list Of their stockholders and
the amount OF stock held BY each.
Tho amount Of money expended by each
candidate 10 limited and . full statement
thereof must be made BY the candidate
each month.
ard. RAILROAD 0Ross EARNINGS BILL:
IT. purpose 10 70 increase tho gross
e.rnipss tax on railroads from 1 to o%
Tho amendment 70 be submitted at the
coming election to tho voters OF tnis
State.
an CHILD LADoR Law: Under
this. children under 1s years OF ago
shall not be employed in factories or
building operations; children under !.
sh.ll not be employed in theatrical
.,t.rt.inmsnts without the permission
Of mayors and presidents Of city
councils.
s.b Moror VEHICLE Law: The
automobile Law 90 called, which vas
r..,ed at the regular Session ana 10
.h,ch there Was much objection on
account Of ito requiring lights on Oh
kinde Of vehicles at night, was amended
% that II applies only to vehicles
driven BY motors.
9Th. 81. PAUL LIBRARY BILL: :
Authority vas given to the city OF Ss:
Paul 10 issue bonds in tie sum OF
s6O0. 900 to aid in tho building OF . new
library: this had to be done before the
mart Session on account of the offer OF
James J. Hill in connection with the
proposed public library.
7th. The WooDhEN BILL: This
passed at the request of the so called
Woodmen "ipsurgents", and provides
that the question Of re : adjustment OF
the rates in Fraternal Insurance So
cieties must be referred to referendum
vote of the members before becoming
binding on the Society.
9Th. The ARnoRY BILL: Authority
10 given to cities Of the third and fourth
class 70 aid the State in tho construction
Of arnosies. Under ito provision sucn
cities, upon . majority vote OF the
electors may levy tsx OF not more
than 10 mills 10 aid In the construction
OF srnorie0. .