The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-13
R|NES WILL NOT HAVE
L0AFERs ON PAY ROLL

ST. Paul, December 5.-Employes
of the next legislature so far as the
house is concerned must be quail
fed to hold their jobs. The merits
: of some will be tested before they
are appointed, according to Henry
Rines, next speaker of the house.
Reading clerks must be able to read
! without stumbling or hesitation,
Applicants will be given try-outs be-
fore Mr.. Rines and Oscar Arneson,
chief clerk of the house.
At the last session sixty-eight en-
, ployes were appointed by the speak
err. The number probably will be
cut to about fifty.
- Will Have New Plan.
! Rines and Mr. Anderson went
over the list today and it is probable
that clerks at this session will not
, be delegated to any specific COM
mittee for service but will be as
signed to duty each day. In the
past some of the clerks have had
nothing to do because they were
appointed to committees which rare
ly met The clerks of the impor-
tant committees worked overtime.
Mr. Rines believes that a fairer di-
new plan. - ~ .
Initiative and Referendum.
| 1t practically is certain that some
form of an initiative and referen-
dunn bill will pass at the next SEES
sion, according to members of both
houses today. The house favors a
lower percentage than the senate
and the general feeling is that the
/ fight will be waged solely upon this
question. At the last session the
house passed an initiative and refer
endum bill only after a vigorous
percentage fight. @.
| Mr.. Rines is inclined to think that
sentiment is in favor of higher per-
centages than in the past, but he
! believes they should not go above
ten for initiative and fifteen for the
referendum. 49, ..... ....
ST. Paul, December 5.-Twin city
grade and high. school teachers pre-
vented action toward dissolving the
corporation of the, Minnesota, Edu-
catiOnal association at the meeting
yesterday in the old capitol, St
/ Paul, which had been called to eff
feet such dissolution.
According to the printed program
for the convention which opened to,
day. a meeting to be held this after.
stitution that had been prepared on
the supposition that the old corpor
alton would be voted out. Yester
plan awry and conservative members
of the association were of the Opin
ion last night that the existing cor
poration would not be dissolved, but
would be so amended as to EN-.
body. the main demands of the in
surgent faction, composed mainly OF
the twin city grade teachers.
The insurgents, call for equal re-
presentation for all members of the
organization, with a sale member
ship fee of ST.. which. shall carry
with it the right to vote, and are
said to aim at placing one Of their
number, a woman at the head OF
the body for next year. fractional
politics was at the bottom of the
failure to act on the dissolution
question. Strained feeling between
the twin city teachers and those
from outside, especially school sup
erintendents and principals, was ap
parent in the discussions. "a
1t was advanced and agreed to
that the number present was hardly
enough properly to represent the as
ISOLATION, and that it would be fair
er to postpone definite action until
the whole body might vote on the
question. ...- .... f...-.... ... II.
Dean James. Of the university
president of the association, presid
ed at this session. The convention
proper opens at p. m. today in the
Auditorium. ... go. .....'