The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
THE LEGISLATURE
Weekly letter from the Seat of
the Disturbance
WOMAN SUFFRAGE DIES
Senator Ssgene viii Not Admit
That the fight Mas Yet fnded
fOr the Session
Especial Correspondence

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 3-The defeat Of
tie woman's suffrage bill in the Sem
ate, Tuesday, January %, was the
most exciting, most dramatic event
in the Minnesota state legislature
last week. Until dag or two before
tile vote was taken the impression
prevailed that the bill would pass,
and it is probable that all those not
possessed of inside information were
greatly surprised when the roll call
~as completed and the lieutenant
governor announced that the DILL had
been defeated by a vote of 33 to 30.
1t vas generally known that some of
the senators who voted against the
amendment two years ago had
changed their minds, but only few
knew that four senators who sup
ported the amendment then would
vote against it now. Hence the SUR
prise at the outcome.
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Senator SageDg, father Of thel
wcn,an's suffrage bill, will not admit
that the fight has been finally settled.
50 far as this Legislature Is concerned.
lie bslieves the House will pass 81
suffrage bin with so large 3 majority
that the Senate will take heed and
pass it too. Such bill is already be-
fore the House and will come to .
vote there in about a week. The
elections committee recommended it
for passage Thursday.
We may all have chance to ride
ON Minnesota railway trains at 81
cents per mile again. Representative
c. NJ Bendixen's bill compelling
reads earning over $1,000 per mile
from passenger traffic to sell tickets
at cents per mile has been unani-
mously recommended to pass by the
transportation committee OF the1
House. and its passage in bot hi
branches is confidently predicted.
The Bendixen bill is patterned after
the Michigan Law, which has stood
the test of the courts.
Public hearings on t Ii e distance
tariff bin have been an interesting
feature the past week Senator Cash. !
man and former Speaker IL. IL. Dunn
do most of the talking for the bill,
willie j. III. Beck OF the st. Paul as
ISOLATION OF commerce and various |
railroad attorneys furnish the argu- |
ments against it, The question will |
come before the House this week, |
and Mr.. Dunn will lead the fight for
the measure. 1t will undoubtedly go
Though, but whether it will pass the I
Senate is another question. Itpassed |
the House two years ago, but went to
its grave in the Senate.
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Tile Investigation of the state
grain inspection department, institu- |
ted by the House, is now under way.
James A. Manallan, the redoubtable |
foe of special privilege, is acting as
attorney for the investigation COM
mittee, and the way he goes after the
state inspectors, who are being ex-
amined. is a caution. T.. e. Geier, |!
an Ortonville grain man, was the first
witness called, and he testified that
the state grain inspection depart
ment, especially the one at Milneapo- |
lis, is stiff and unfair to the ship
pers and farmers, When Mr.. Eva,
cltief Of the state grain inspection de-
part and Mr.. Tunell, deputy
chief and head of the Minneapolis
branch, were called to the stand, Mr..