The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-01-30
STATE LEGISLATURE
In Special Message Governor Eber-
hart Recommends a Mum.
Der Of Appropriations.

Tire Senate, Presumably in a Gu. and
Dried Conspiracy, Turns Down
the Fair Suffragettes.
Ln special message last Thursday
Gov. Eberhart urged early consid-
Grafton of several projects for which
appropriations are asked, including
the matter OF having the state rep
resented at the Panama Pacific ex-
position at San Francisco in 1915.
The amount asked for this represen-
tation is $3.50, 900, and the governor
says he does not consider this exces-
sive. For the trip of surviving Min
nesota participants in the battle of
Gettysburg to the semicentennial
celebration on the battlefield next
summer he urged an appropriation
of $50, 900 and also recommended that
the state be represented at the CEN
tenial celebration of Perry's victory
on Lake Erie. Other items recon-
mended by: him are $4,000 for the
state humane society, So. 996 to reim-
burse the state Red Cross society for
expenses during the forest fires at
Beaudette and Spooner in 1910, and
$4,000 for continuing the geological
survey Of the state in cooperation
with the federal government.
The first gun in the fight against
reapportionment of the state on a
population basis was fired in the
senate last Thursday when senators
who were against reapportionment
two years ago introduced a resolution
declaring that the people of the
state, by their vote on the recent
proposed ''seven senator amend
ment,' had declared for the princi-
pie of limited representation in the
state senate, and instructing that
the senate reapportionment commit
tee adhere to this principle in pre-
pairing a reapportionment bill and
limit the senatorial representation in
any county to seven senators. Ru-
mors that ''seven SENATOR proposal
i waste be- revived had been generally
circulated in the senate, but the
:. form of the resolution, which was
introduced by Senators John Moonan.
F. A. Duxbury, Harry Weis, F. E.
Putnam, G. S. Marden and Julius
E. Haycraft, took the reapportion-
ment forces by surprise. Victor L.
Johnson, chairman of the reappor-
tionment committee, gave notice of
debate and the resolution went over.
Here is what the constitution says
of reapportionment: Article 4, sec.
tion 2---"The number of members
who compose the senate and house OF
representatives shall be prescribed by
I law, but the representation in the
senate shall never exceed one mem
4 Der for every 5000 inhabitants anC
1 in the house of representatives one
. member for every 1900 inhabitants
2 The representa- in both house!
+ shall be apportioned equally through
l., out the different sections of thu
- state, in proportion to the popula
tion thereof, exclusive of Indians no
taxable under the provisions of TIN
law - s" " - >..:. -.r
!, Official support of development
associations by county tax leyies il
provided for in bill introduced b.
Representative C. w. Bouck Of Roy
alton, authorizing county boards t.
contribute to the limit of cents pc
capita to the support of such incor
- porated associations as ill advertis
a agricultural resources and promot
settlement. The bill has the back
ing Of the development association
of northern, western and southern
Minnesota.
A bill introduced by Representativ
Campbell provides for working pris
oners at the penitentiary and reform
~ schools on state or county roads
80 prisoners to be compensated for suc]
"a work and their pay to go to Deepen
% dent relatives.
~ The new mineral lease law for tn
rs development of the states ore prop
d critics, replacing the one repealed il
le 1907, is proposed in bill introduce
g by Representative c. II. Warner Q
l. Aitkin. The law provides for issu
b ance Of permits to prospect for iro
!: ore on state lands, good for one year
rs and in case two applications or NOR
d are received there are to be compel
is tive bids for the permit. Durin
the life of the permit the lessor ma
explore and develop the property
and may secure a lease on the condi
e tions named in the bill The bill
it fixes the royalties to be paid at
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