New Ulm review., 1913-03-05
lsek Of harmony ID Legislature

II One Of the features Of the presen
5seeislature which stands ont morl
Smfnently then anything else Il
i ~ lack Of team work between the
i hoese and the senate. This il truel
i Ia T. marked degree than it was two
ye1rs ago when decidedly different
lions controlling the two bodies
80 much heralded working agree
1T between the Rines and the
nqulst organizations has failed
f14fnaterialtze. 1t has proved to be
tsth4 stun that dreams are made Of
put twenty laws have been en-
taceed, some Of them salary grabs
ee the session began. It il more
Ithan half over and no important legis.
afion has passed both branches. II
10 safe to say that Minnesota would
Ihare been just about as well of II
none Of the legislation already pass.
lei had been enacted into law.
The two bodies seem to be work.
ing along opposite lines. There IL
not the slightest effort to shape leg.
isAtton so as to make for dispatch.
~ usual the senate has been the
Graveyard Of most progressive mea.
sures. The Burquist forces have
proved less efficient in coping with
the conditions In that body than was
the Gordon faction.
Vital measures such as re-appor.
donment, initiative, referendum and
|fhe recall are still dragging alons
ana no one knows when the measures
VIII be enacted into law. 1nvestt
cations Of every shade and degree
are occupying the time Of committees
u both branches. Members crowd
to these meetings because of the
"sgessipy" kind Of evidence while
legislative matters Of grave import.
anee are neglected. The republican
majority is not covering itself with
glory in either house.
There is no haste to re-district the
state according to the COMPRESSION.
al re-apportionment. Congressman
James Manahan is ace high with
the Rines-N0lan forces and there is
some talk. that he will not be dis.
turbed this session. The demand,
however, that the state be re-dis.
tricted probably will be too strong
even for the Rines organization to
resist. 1t has been pointed out that
Mr.. Manahan works in Minneapolis
ana sleeps in st. Paul so that he
caa be depended upon to look after
the interests of both counties which
section. declare Manahan's friends is
entitled to another representative in
congress anyway.
In the meantime L. c. Spooner,
Senator Frank Clague and others are
anxious to re-district the state to
suit their own political aspirations.
Congressman Hammond has been too
successful to suit the political ma.
chine of the state and there is a
move on foot to embarrass him by an.
nexing some good republican terri
tory. Congressman Davis is not very
popular with the powers that be
and matters will be made as un.
certain as possible for him. Don't
forget, however, that the LOTUS Mana.
tricting.
Senator Works at any rate should
be congratulated for securing a grain
probe which will give us both sides
If the controversy. There are al. !
ways two sides to every question.
The Manahan probe in the house
'athered by the Rines organization
began to take on decidedly parti.
san bue when Senator Works be.
gan the senate probe. Too much
light cannot be thrown upon the sit
'ation. The democrats deserve credit;
or bringing to halt personal
lunt on the part of the LOTUS or
to learn certain trade Sc
rets OF their business rivals. No
legislature should tolerate such a con-
ition Of affairs Fortunately the
Works probe is a valuable check up
n the Manahan investigation.
There is a bill before the legisla.
lre giving Ramsey county another
istrict judge: It is said upon good
uthorfty that Governor Eberhart
I'LL appoint Mayor Keller if the
i'll passes. His last appointment J
as that of F.. NJ. Catlin. former chief
police of St. Paul and law partner S
the mayor. Fred Dickson, another
w partner Of Mayor Keller has
cen cared for upon the bench. 1t
said that Mayor Keller is tired
the ups and downs of political
lreer and is ready to exchange the {
lrly burly of politics for the quiet {
of the bench y
The republican machine cannot con. a
nue. to farm the lakes out to its :.
inch men in the future il the bill l
troduced in the house recently pas. .
s. Under this law the state must do I
e seining itself. AS seining is sup
'sed to be protective measure to Z
nserve the game fish. public sein.
z should never have been allowed. g.
Governor Eberhart has offended :.
number Of people in Southern Min
sofa by refusing to select post. Q
ad through central southern Min.