The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-15
Bemidji Man Made Clerk of Reappor-
tionment Committee Of Which
G. II. Warner is Chairman.
HENNEP1N COUNTY s11GHTE1
Members Did Not Get as Many Chair
manships as Had Been Given
Them Formerly.


of Bemidji, was appointed clerk to
the reapportionment committee of the
house late Tuesday by Speaker Rines.
Grove Wilson, brother Of Ferman, has
already been appointed secretary to
Lieutenant Governor BurnQuist
Speaker Henry Rines gave some of
the Hennepin. county legislators a
tigurative slap on the wrist" in the
chairmanships of the standing COM
mittees. But nine of the fifty-nine
committees were given to the Henne-
pin county bunch and of these the
only ones which might be considered
of Importance were cities, of which
F. L. Palmer is chairman; telephone
and telegraph, to John G. Lennon and
labor and labor legislation to w. A.
Campbell.
G. H. Warner, Aitkin, landed the
craftsmanship of the reapportionment
committee and Bob Dunn was reap
pointed on the committee on roads
and bridges" The jurisdiction Of the
state railroad and warehouse COM
mission " ill be enlarged by the in
PRODUCTION Of bill Tuesday in the
house. which provides that the COM
mission may Investigate telephone
and telegraph companies.
Bob Dunn, Princeton, introduced a
bill to compel the use of two brakes
on all motor vehicles of over ten
horsepower. A state reformatory for
women, carrying an appropriation
of, $4,000 is provided for in bill
introduced in the house by Represen-
tative Knapp of Minneapolis. The
state board Of control is authorized
to select site for the institution.
Speaker Rines did not neglect the
Democrats in the house in making
committee assignments. He placed
Albert Pfaender, New Ulm, minority
leader, in charge of the crimes and
punishments committee and F. L.
Minnette, Democrat, as chairman of
the state training school committee.
Investigation Wanted.
Appointments of the standing COM
mittees of the senate and house were
the point of interest at the capitol
yesterday, and reading of committee
lists was listened to with great in
terest by the members in each house.
The usual heartburnings were felt
but not much in evidence. The SEN
sational feature of the day was res
olution offered by Knud Wefald of
Hawley, asking an investigation of
newspaper charges. of serving. of in
toxicating liquor at the capitol dur
ing the governors reception last
week. His resolution went over under
notice of debate given by H. H. Dunn.
1t follows:
whereas the sale or giving
away of intoxicating liquors in
the state capitol building is ex-
d. pressly forbidden by law, and
"Whereas certain newspapers
Of the city of st. Paul have open
ly made the charge that on the
evening of Jan. 8, at the inaug-
ural reception to the governor of
Minnesota, held in the state cap
itol building, intoxicating liquor
was dispensed from certain state
officers rooms in direct violation
of law: -
BE it resolved by the house of
representatives that the speaker
appoint special committee of
FIVE members to Investigate the
truth of said charges, said COM
70 mittee to report to the house
their findings at the earliest pos (
T. sible date; ss.s
"Be it further resolved that
such committee shall have the
power to compel the attendance S
and administer oath to witness if q
necessary" .s.
II do not know anything about this
personally said Mr.. Wefald, "and
have no personal grudges. But ii
these statements in the press are not
true. the papers should be prosecuted.
II they are true the matter should
not rest there" 81
Senator John Moonan, Democrat,
49, - 80. -
lCentiavsa on last Dags).