The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-01-23
STATE LEGISLATURE
Farmer Members of House Organize
for the Purpose OF Advancing
Agriculturists' Interests.
Knute Nelson is Elected to Succeed
Himself as United States Sen
atOr for Another Term.

l1OuSc have OISdlIALcu lOI CI1c puI pOSc
of looking after legislation which
will benefit their brother agriculture
lists. A. F. Teigen of Montevideo is
the chairman and W. w. Brown of
St. James secretary. The organiza-
tion intends to hold frequent meet
ings and discuss legislation espe-
cially relating to farming interests.
L. "A. Lydiard of Minneapolis has
introduced bill in the house calling
for the repeal of the 1905 law under
which licenses are granted for SEM
ing the rough fish in lakes. Mr..
Lydiard contends that thousands of
game fish are destroyed by this proc
ess, and he is doubtless right.
A bill to wipe out the state board
of visitors was introduced OH Tues
day by Senator S. D. Works of Man.
kato. The bill repeats the 1907 law
creating the board, which recently
criticised conditions in many state
institutions and was in turn criti-
cised by the board of control.
Obeying the mandate of the people
of Minnesota expressed in the last
election, 17S members Of the Mime
sofa legislature on Tuesday cast their
votes for Knute Nelson to succeed
himself for fourth term in the
United States senate, beginning
March 4. Democrats, prohibition
lists and independents joined with
the republicans, and not a vote was
cast in opposition to the senior
senator. Two senators and three
house members were absent. The
democrats obtained glory from the
reflection that the keefe law, under
which the unanimous election was
made possible, was the work of a
democrat in the legislature two
years ago. Democrats in each house
made seconding speeches. Nelson
received every vote but he was not
actually elected until yesterday,
when both houses met in joint ses-
sion. The journals of Tuesdays
proceedings were then read and ap-
proved by the joint convention and
the official announcement of Nelson IS
election made.
The number Of senators and house
members to which each congressional
district is entitled under the proposed
eapportionment measure has been
calculated and notice thereof sent
out by G. H. Warner, chairman Of
the house reapportionment commit
tee to the subcommittee man from
each congressional district. The ap-
portionment is figured on the basis
of 63 senators and 1926 house men,
beers, but as there is large fraction
over in most of the districts, the
total by districts is only SO senators
and l22 house members The COM
mittee will work out the bill later
and make changes, the apportion-
ment announced being only tenta-
tive. The apportionment as figured
by the committee is as follows:
First Districts senators, u rep
resentatiyes.
Second district-5 senators, 10 rep
resentatives.
Third district-5 senators, II rep
resentatives.
Fourth districts senators, Is rep
resentatives.
Fifth district-10 senators, 20 rep
resentatiyes
: Sixth district-6 senators, - rep
resentatives.
Seventh districts senators, II
representatives. ..
Eighth districts senators, II rep
resentatives. .s+
Ninth district-6 senators, Is rep
reSentatives. 49,. l.: t. 81, %" - & Il.
+ The house on Tuesday, without a
dissenting voice, passed Representa-
tive H. H. sDunn's bill .reserving
state mineral rights in lands granted
to railroads.
Representative .Lundeen's bill
providing for committee on, COM
mittees was on Tuesday reported by
the house committee on rules for
indefinite }postponement. Lundeen
averted final action by, moving that
the report of the committee go over
! Yesterday the bill was killed by a
vote of 10 to al z.
Senator Dwinnell has introduced a
bill making any deception in any adj
vertisement, whether of securities.
foodsproducts, articles Of wear or
anything else offered for sale, a mis-
demeanor
Lundeen's bill which sought to
deprive house employees of their per
{ diem compensation for Sundays and
holidays was reported by the COM