Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-03-28


otner leaders are not on the job. Rep
resentatiYe Sawyer's attack on the ad-
ministration OF former Auditor Dunn
did not do the bill any good and be-
sides there was admitted unfriendli-
ness to the act on the part of num-
Der of house members Kneeland
saw this when the measure was up
for passage and wisely permitted it's
recommitment to the committee The
recomnitment was for the purpose of
allowing number of amendments.
That the bill will remain in commit
tee is the general opinion.
Though the reapportionment bill,
which is now law, it having been ap-
proved by Governor Eberhart, passed
both houses with but few dissenting
votes it was not because a majority
of the members of the senate. at
least, were fully satisfied with it..
Representative Weis of lie Sueur and
others who opposed it two years ago
fell into line, though in doing so sew
eral of their number are hard hit un-
der its terms. Their only chance for
anything better was. disagreement
on the part of the house and it failed
because of the activity Of Speaker
Rines and Representative Knapp OF
st. Louis county, who opposed any
tampering with the amendments made
by the senate. The bill provides for
sixty -seven senators and $50 house
members. The additions mainly go
to the upstate counties and the Twin
Cities.
No session of the legislature is re-
piete without it's blue law bills and
ths present session is no exception to
the rule. Representative Sundberg
of st. Paul has been prolific in this
respect and so has Representative NJ.
w. Williams OF Fillmore county. An
other is Walter Anderson. The latter
would cure immortality by compelling
the publication In a newspaper of the
names OF all persons convicted Of Of
fsnsss against the moral code. Rep
resentative Williams would conhscate
to the state all property in which
such offenses were committed Rep
Yesentatiye Sundberg's hobby is Sab
bath observance. He would not have
any amusements of any kind on the
Lords day The senate is also well
stocked with this class of bills.
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A commission form OF government
for the state is the latest idea and
Speaker Rines has arranged to father
the constitutional amendment calling
for it. He will be aided by Represen-
tatives Nolan OF Minneapolis and T.
c. Pless OF Sibley county. Lieutenant
Governor Burnquist is said to hava
agreed to. help. The bill providing for
the amendment was Introduced in the
house Thursday and calls for only
seven elective officers. These are the
governor, lieutenant governor, state
auditor and four commissioners. All
the other Offices are made appointiye
1t is doubtful if the bill gets by, as
many members doubt the wisdom oil
the scheme. They say it would place
immense power in the hands of few
and at the same time fasten on the
state a political ring that would be
hard to dislodge.
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The state oil inspection department
/ which has been the subject of mum
Der of scandals in the past and which
is now netting the state about 500,
900 a year in revenue, may be put
out of business. The house commit
tee on accounts and expenditures has
recommended it's consolidation with
the state dairy and food department
and bills providing for such have beer
offered in both houses The Wipins
/! out of another department, that of no
tel inspection, is also under consid
GRAFTON. Another department thu
adjustment of which is demanded il
that of game and fish. 1t is said tina
the report concerning an examination
of the latter which is now being writ
ten, will be most sensational.
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For years efforts have been made tx
force through the legislature bill pro
yiding for q. constitutional convention
but without success. Bills were intro
duced in both houses last week call
ing for such and there is nothing tt
show that they will not get by It i
proposed to have the question votet
upon at the next general election,
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In thirty-nine years it is estimates
that fire insurance companies operat
ing in Minnesota have collected owe
$780, 100000 in premiums and pal,
out only about s77,O00,0 900 for losses
Representative Lindberg of Otter Tai
county regards this difference ag on
of reason and he proposes an invest
cation. He is backed by State Insul
ance Commissioner Preus and a con-