The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-24
STATE GRAIN RAISERS
INTERESTED IN PROBE
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! the court, but to regulate the way
in which they may be exercised.
Mr.. Bjorge proposes that four CT
| five of the justices must agree be-
fore they can strike down law
passed by the legislature. He has
not worked out the details of the
| legislation which he proposes, but
expects to do so soon, and to in
troduce bill to carry it out.
Initiative and Referendum.
1t was proposed at one time to
include in the initiative and refer
endum measure a clause taking from
the court jurisdiction to declare un-
constitutional laws approved by vote
of the people. Thus far the pro-
vision has not found it's way into
any of the measures before the leg
| islature.
In this legislation the governor is
| deprived of his veto power, and the
| legislature is required to repeal only
by three-fourths vote.
! High Cost of Architects.
! The fees of the architects en-
! ployed by the state board of con-
! troll are currently believed to be too
high, according to a resolution put
! into the senate yesterday by S. d..
Works of Mankato. He asks that
committee of three be named to
investigate and devise means where
by this expense may be reduced.
! The resolution went over until to-
day.
Basis Of Reapportionment.
The number of senator's and house
members to which each congress.
sional district is entitled under the
proposed reapportionment has been
calculated, and notice was sent by
c. H. Warner, chairman Of the house
reapportionment committee. today to
the subcommittee man from each
congressional district, telling him
what representation his district may
have. Each member is asked to con.
fer at once with the senate member
from his congressional district, and
proceed to work out a plan for di-
viding the district
| The apportionment is figured on
the basis of siXty-three senators and
| 126 house members, but as there is
a large fraction over in most of the
districts, the total by districts is
only fifty-nine senators and 122 house
members.
Work Out Bill Later. ..
The committee will work out the
bill later and make changes, the ap-
portionment, announced today being
only tentative. While Hennepin
county is entitled to ten senators
and twenty house members, the Hen
pepin delegation will be asked to
yield one senator and one or two
house members to the outside dis
tricts. The apportionment as fig.
ured by the committee today is as
follows:
First district, six senator's, twelve
representatives; second district, five
senators, ten representatives; third
district, five senators, eleven repre-.
sentatives; fourth district, eight sem
ators. fifteen representatives; fifth
district, ten senators, twenty repre-.
sentatives: sixth district, six sena,
tors, thirteen representatives; sew.
enth district, five senators, eleven
representatives; eighth district, eight
senators, seventeen representatives
ninth district, six senat tors, thirteen
representatives.
Would Abolish Visiting Board.
| CharacteriZing the state board OF
visitors as a useless organization
calculated only to watch the state
board of control, Senator Works OF
Mankato, this morning introduced a
bill in the upper branch providing
for it's adjustment. The bill came
as a proposal to repeal the act ere
ating the board. 1t was referred tc
a committee.
Against Reduction in Fare.
protest against the fight being
made in Minnesota for a two-cent
railroad fare was received today by
Governor Eberhart from Gilbert A
Benson of Oeheim, MINI Mr.. Ben
4 son explains that he lives sixty
miles from railroad in Northern
I Minnesota and would gladly pay Ave
cents mile fare if given a chance
He asks the governor to urge upol
the legislature that what the people
: want is not cheaper fare but more
railroads.
F. e. Putnam, chairman of the