New Ulm review., 1913-01-15
DCIN6S OFT THESOICNS
llnnesota Le6isative Affairs q the Pant Week
Makers Hard at Work.

T.. Z }a
was defeated by vote OF 4S to So
which indicates that while. the orgaA
ization is safely In control It has bun
small margin to spare.
Motion Made During Debate.
The motion was made in the debats
on the motion to adopt the report q
the committee on ruls This rekbrl
introduces q number u changeSN 70
procedure, among others the vestins
In the rules committee 6authority q
arrange for the meetings Of legislative
committees. The two Dunns, r.. G.
and H. H.. attacked this proposition
tooth and nail. TT puts the house In
legislative hobble skirts" shouted
Harry. 1T is an infamous rule" sol
emnly declared Bob. Tom Kneeland
and John Lennon, in no wise averss
to taking fall out Of their fellow citi
ZEN OF Minneapolis, w. 4. Nolan.
Joined in the chorus. 1T Il. the suggee
tion Of desp0t," afarmsd Mr Knee
land, and Mr. Lennon s1s6 II % his
drm conviction that wksn n comes to
dictatfon the rules committee couA
give pointers to. the cxar Of all the
Russias. The rule war somewhat
modified. Notwithstanding the display
OF fireworks neither the rule itself a.
originally proposed nor the tempered
one passed is calculated to make any
difference In legislative procedure
that an outsider would notice.
Occupies Days Session.
The debate occupied the creates
part Of the days session. At its con
clusion q number Of bills were tntre
duced.
The short hour the senate was II
session was enlivened by. q personai
explanation BY Senator Duxbury whs
took exception to Sam Gordon's crit
icism IN last weeks paper. to the ee.
feet that, while the senator from the
nrst district was much given. to talk,
Ing one way and voting another, WITH
all his faults he wasn't at all ba1
sort Of fellow. Is a person, With sia.
glebarreled muxzle-loading style; a
mind like the late ilamented KinEgfn
. Day. said Mr.. Duxbury, cannot b
expected to realize" 90 and 10 and . 4
and %. After this outbprst the seaats
settled down to listen TO the clerS
drawing OF the titlss sf new bills L.
trodueed and. when: tired Of the exsN
else. took an adjournment from itsss q
haustive laboEs until Monday.
St Paul, Jan. 9-Specine lsgislatipa
recommended BY the goyernsr In hi
annual message which was read yee
terday before Joint conversion Of tha
senate and house, includes the crear
ton of department OF public domaiH
and department Of agriculture % thu
hrst steps in the complete reorganiza.
ton Of the state executive depart
ments. The governor also recon.
mends putting every Office IN the state
on salary basis and the abolition a
the fee systems. IT." he said, '.ths
fee inspection service Of this state
were abolished and placed under de-
partments where it rightly belongs, the
state could save enough money to pAy
for the entire reorganization Of the
state departments and yet have cor
siderable balance to turn over into the
treasury" Other msasures rscon.
mended are:
Legislative and congressional -
apportionment.
Presidential preference pslmarisG
State control of securitfes:
- VfARkNn
Laws for tie better rsGnlatson q
wonfen and child labor.
Extension Of the consolidated ruru
Ichool system.
Good roads legislation.
Larger appropriations for state pub
icfty and development purposes.
Adjustment Of appeals in civil anl
criminal cases except on final 1udn
nent
Establishment Of . legislative refer Z.
nee bureau connected with the stata
University.
Initiative and referendum.
Measures for the care of wives anA
hildren of men convicted of crime.
The establishment of system oe
tato aided county tuberculosis hos
itals.
Prior to the meeting of the joins
the committee on rules
'hich consists Of Messrs. Nolan, John
on. J. T. Conley, Knapp, Davis, Peter
On, All, and Orr, made its report
he changes. while considered import
ut. refer to modes of procedure ana
re too technical to be of general In
crest.
Insurgency later appeared in a re
'lution submitted by Representative
ydiard of Minneapolis, the effect a
hich, II adopted, would be to have
of the house and not the
'eaker. decide what house officials
re necessary. The resolution will bs
,nsidered later.
The senate met for the transaction
business after the adjournment a
le joint convention. Bills were in
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