The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-01-14
Ready
To Grind Out Laws
Many Bills Presented And Activity
Marks Opening Days of The
Present Session
FLARE-UP IN THE HOUSE FAILS
Henry Rines Retains Committee APP
pointing Power-Pfaender Loses
In First Scrap
(By Grove E. Wilson)

(By Grove T.. WILSON,
It's time for anti-legisature people
to duck
The members of the House and Sen
ate are ready for work and they have
their sleeves rolled up and declare
there will be something doing from
the sound of the gong.
Both sides are now fully and COM
pletely organized and it would be a
daring soul who attempted to get
crow-bar under the organization in
either body.
House Stands By Rines
In the senate the fight came the
first day as recited in The Gazette last
week. Since then nothing has Jared
the placidity of that body.
In, the house there have been a cou-
pie of scraps but the Rines organiza-
ton has stood intact and deserters
have been mighty scarce.
&c. Kicked On Schedule
The first conflict came over the re-
port of the House rules committee.
This committee wanted to arrange
schedule of committee meetings and
some of the members kicked. R. c.
Dunn tried to get the rule amended
but succeeded in carrying only hand
full of members with him.
Ernest Lundeen tried to take the
committee appointing power away
from Rines but got only about seven
supporters. He says he had more at
one time but they faded like the frost
before the sun when it came to
showdown.
Pfaender Wants Recognition
1t was following this fight that A.
H. Pfaender of Brown county got in
his work.
Pfaender didn't think it was right to
shut the Democrats out of the rules
committee and he got right up in his
place in the House and said so in a
good loud voice and it was evident he
meant it because he moved an amend
ment giving the Democrats two places
on the committee.
AZ Were With Him
Yes, and he came mighty near put
ting one over on the organization as
he had 48 votes on the final count and
before some got alarmed and changed
their votes he had several more. Of
course he failed and the Democrats
can go right ahead in blissful irres-
possibility.
The legislative supplies have been
received in the house and handed out
They amount to 60 cents worth of
junk. In the past these boxes have
contained quite bit of real valuable
stuff but the legislators are economi-
Zeal this year and won't allow them
selves any Injuries.
Burnquist Makes Reform
What is to be purchased in the Sen
ate is still unknown. At the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Burnquist the rules COM
mittee has been given power to make
purchases thus robbing the secretary
of the senate of one of his ancient
perogatives. This is evidently a move
toward economy and a business adj
ministration of the affairs of the SEN
ate.
Governor Muchly Congratulated
Governor Eberhart was the recipi-
ent af about $500 congratulations the
other night at his marble mansion on
the hill. l didn't go because l had
loaned my dress suit to Mr.. Philbrick
and came away without it. "They do
say" however that the affair was some
function with about million dollars
worth of roses piled over the brussels
carpet and the mahogany furniture.
Do you suppose there is anyway a
fellow could realize on those roses?
Women's Rights, Is First Bill
A bill for an amendment to the con-
stitution of the state giving to women
the right to vote was number one on
the senate file, being introduced by
Senator Ole O. Sagang of Otter Tail
county. There is quite a disposition
down here to believe that the bill will
pass thus giving the voters a chance
to express themselves.
P. S.-Note to Gus. Schildknecht.
No bill to tax bachelors has yet been
introduced but one is sure to come and
you better take advantage of the tenn