The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-10
DClN GS OF THE SOLONS
Minnesota Legislative Affairs of the Past week-Law
Makers Hard at Work.


st. Paul. Jan. S.-Henry Rines Of
Mora received the unanimous vote Of
the Republican members for speak
er of the house.
The only other nominee was Franl
hlnnette, presented by the minority
party. The vote was 101 to 10.
The threatened house combine was
completely broken. Ernest Lundeen
RI. II. Dunn and l.. c. Spooner, who
lead this movement, voted for Mr.
Rines.
Senate Combine Defeated.
The Minnesota senate rejected the
committee on committees" project
supported by a bipartisan combine un
der the guiding hand of z. E. Smith
chairman of the republican state cen
trail committee, and offered by Senator
r. A. Duxbury of Caledonia. The Dux
bury resolution was defeated 16 to 46
Feeling that has developed in the
state senate between the leaders OF
the projected Combine" and ]. A A.
Burnquist, the new lieutenant cover.
nor, burst into flame at the very open,
ing OF the legislative session The
senate was treated to the spectacle
OF an open conflict between members
and it's presiding offer before the Dux,
Dnry resolution was ever read. When
Senator Duxbury rose to offer it, Mr..
burnqulst announced that other resolu.
tons already in his hands would have
precedence. This aroused the ire of
Mr.. DuXbury and of his brother gen.
erai in the combine, George II. Sulli.
van of saltwater. They protested
against the ruling and finally appealed
from it, but Senator A. ]. Rockne of
zumbrota averted the appeal vote by a
motion to withdraw the other resolu-
tions and take up Duxbury's. Mr..
Burnquist's firmness was severely test.
ed during this ordeal in which he was
backed up by two former speakers,
Rockne and Frank Clague.
Those who dare not stand by the
right are slaves" declared Mr.. Dux-
bury, and the senator from Wash
ington and myself are not slaves"
War Is Declared.
Although making no fight OH the
election of Rines as speaker, Ernest
Lundeen declared war on the new
presiding officer, with the announce
ment that he would introduce his reso-
luton taking from the speaker the
right to appoint the house commit
tees. He declared that he would make
strong fight for his resolution and
he has enlisted the support of l.. A.
Lyliard, II. H. Dunn, w. H. Westcott
AMI p. II. McGarry.
The fight for the resolution. came
wien the rules committee reported.
I'VE are in the fight to the finish"
said Mr.. Lundeen. 1--WE are asking
that a committee on committees ap-
point the house committees, because it
is a progressive measure"
Democrats Form Alliance.
The Democratic members of the
house formed an alliance with Speaker
Rines, voted to oppose the Lundeen
resolution and will become part of
the Rines organization. This spells
defeat for the Lundeen resolution.
Minority members wrangled for two
hours over resolutions favoring the
initiative and referendum, the recall,
and the state utilities commission, pre-
scented by Albert Pfaender and Frank
Minnette. M. J. Sullivan of Mime
apolis led the opposition. The men,
bers adjourned without action.
Speaker Rines announced the APP
pointment of the following commit
tees:
Rules-W. /. Nolan, Kerry Conley, J.
T. Johnson, c. T. Knapp, A. ]. Peter.
son, C. N. Orr and Andrew Davis,
Mileage-Finke, Reed, Preston, Tel
gen and Putnam.
Legislative ENTHUSIASTICALLY, ]. T..
Johnson. Vasaly, Voxland and Palmer.
The state of elective employees
named by the Republican caucus last
night was adopted.
Uniform Laws Asked.
The board of commissioners ap-
pointed by the 1911 legislature to
make ecOnmendations ON uniformity
OF legislation n>de it's report to the
Legislature. 1t is signed by Rome G.
Brown, Cordenio A. Severance and
Edward Lees.
Tne report recommends the adoption
OF uniform negotiable instruments
act, as recommended by the national
conference; a uniform warehouse re,
.ceipts act, uniform laws relating to
divorce and family desertion.
Those in Charge.
The officers of the legislature are:
House-Speaker, Henry Rines
Mora; Chief Clerk, Oscar Arneson
Herman; First Assistant Clerk, G. O
Hage, Crookston; Second Assistant
Clerk, Jerome Rice, Minneapolis; En-
rolling Clerk Crawford Sheldon, Little
Falls; Engrossing Clerk, Carl Rasmus
sen, Northfield Sergeant-at-Arms, S
A. Simonson, Grand Meadows; Assist
ant Sergeant-at-Arms, w. J. Pomplum
St. Paul; Postmaster, George p. Kel
ley. Mankato; Assistant Postmaster
o. V. Randall, Renville; Chaplain, Rev
c. w. Lutz, st. Paul.
Senate-Secretary, George w. Pea