New Ulm review., 1913-01-15


that there will be harmony and good
working organization In the senate.
At the same time he is not expect
,ed to penalize the men who voted
against him. They will be treated
fairly. but will not be placed in posi-.
tions where they can block progress,
ave legislation.
Rinss 70 Also Busy.
Speaker Rines of the House Of Rep
,fesentatives IL also framing his com
mittees. He 10 expected to announce
them Monday evening when the House
convenes. It isexpected that progress.
aives will be on guard In Ill Of the
important Committees % that issues
involving important legislation viii be
put squarely. up to the House for
adoption or rejection. Legislators
generally have gone 70 their homes
over Sunday.
Brewery Control ef Saloons. 4
Legislation which II enacted will do
away with the brewery ownership and
control of saloons In Minneapolis will
be introduced in the senate at an early
date. The senate committee appoint.
ed at the special session to investt
gate this problem In formulating ita
report. This committee is composed
Of Senator'S saugstad. Rustad and
Boyle.
The committee held sessions in Min.
neapolis until the courts decided that
It could not compel witnesses to ap.
pear before It, since It was not . Joint
committee OF the house and senate
and was not sitting during the ses.
sion. When the committee held see
sions In st. Paul only one or two
witnesses appeared. Il was largely .
game Of waiting On the part Of the
senators The senators declare, how.
ever. that the treatment accorded
them By city oncials and 81 brewery
men who were summoned has simply
aroused the people OF the state.
According to Senator saugstad there
has been much information, sent e
the committee by private individuals.
N. J. 'Holmberg OF the House IL at
work on . civil service bill. It will
be IN adaptation to Minnesota condi.
tions Of the Wisconsin civil service
law. This law places the work In the
hands Of commission Of three mem.
bers.
Representative Kneeland Of Mime.
apolis had q similar bill In the House
ut the last session, but 1t was taken
up late and did not get through.
One of the objections to the commits:
sion Of three idea is that 1t Is an ex.
pensive organization. Wisconsin stu.
dents Of the bill favor a single com.
missioner. That was the idea Of Mr..
Kneeland two years ago.
Third party Progressives are work.
ing on similar bill, and they may
make one of the state officers an ex.
ohicio commissioners. II the state au.
ditor was relieved of his work caring
for state lands he would be the OF.
4cer chosen
coo Applicants.
The speaker Of the lower house ol
the legislature IL having his troubles,
trying 70 apportion s. jobs at his com.
0and among 600 appffcants.
Anyone who believes that the prin.
cipal Job Of the presidinE ofncer Is to
gain enough votes to insure his elee.
tion and then perfect an organization
would think otherwise II he spent .
few hours with him at him rooms At
the Merchants hotel, st. Paul.
st. Paul. Jan. lin the beautifully
decorated rotunda Of the state capi. |
tol, surrounded by the members of
his military staff in their gold-braided
uniforms, Governor Eberhart received
more than 5000 persons last night.
It was the first inaugural reception
held in St. Paul for Is years, the first
Of its kind in the present capitol. The
last previous reception was given by
Governor Merriam in 1893. Mrs. Eber.
hart stood with the governor.
The capitol 1nsurgent house mem.
bers began their attack on the Rines
by repeated attempts to
amend the report Of the committee on
rules, in an endeavor to lessen the
control of the Rines forces. They
we're defeated at every turn by over
votes. The strength of the
Rines forces reached as high as 100
members.
st. Paul, Jan. 10.-The session Of
he house Thursday was not only q
lively and interesting one. but had spe
:fal importance because Of division
which is regarded as indicating the
lignment of the opposing forces. The
'ote taken was on Representative
'faender's motion to give the minority
on the rules commit,
ee. This committee Is in effect the
peaker's cabinet and it's duty, while
ot defined anywhere with special
learness, 10 to direct the cause O,
egislation. Mr.. Pfaender's motion
Moeoan "a 4all for eovo<