The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-01
NOn-PartiSan Act
Is Up to Governor
Roth Houses Pass Bill Taking All
County officers Out
of Politics
IEGISL AZURE ALSO INCLUDED
Senate JokeAdopted Seriously by Low
er Branch and Now There
Is Trouble
(By Grove E. Wilson,
Why is a senate joke?

bY (IrOV0 Z. w lloOllJ
Why is a senate joke?
60 ask the house members who are
now aware that they voted seriously
on a provision of the direct primary
law which was adopted by the senate
in a moment of pleasantly.
When the primary law was under
consideration in the senate 1t was
moved as a joke to make the leglsla-
ture nonpartisan and to the surprise
of good many the joke went.
Senators Didn't Worry
Worry did not disturb the senators
because it was taken for granted that
the house would strike out that fea-
ture and give the senate another
chance.
This is exactly what the house did
not do.
So as the law has passed both the
house and senate it makes the MEM
bers of the legislature non-partisan.
Sets Primary For October
But the house did make one impor-
tant change in the bill. The senate
set the primary for June but the house
amended making the first Tuesday In
October the date for the primary.
1t has been carefully explained to
the members of the legislature since
that it would be physical impossible
ity to prepare the ballots for the regu-
lar election in a months time
Therefore the senate refused to con-
cur and a conference committee con-
sisting of Haycraft, Collier and Rustad
has been appointed by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Burnquist to fix matters up.
This is splendid committee and there
is no doubt the result of the confer
ence will be satisfactory.
Looks Like Early Primary
1t is being taken for granted that
the conferees will agree on primary
for June. The inadvisability of hold
ing the nominating election as late as
October is apparent, not only from the
standpoint of the secretary of states
Office but also from that of the can
didates for office who would have hard.
ly any time for a campaign.
What will be done with reference to
the non-partisan legislature feature
is a mystery but doubtless good sense
will prevail and the provision be
stricken out.
Must Run On Merit
One excellent provision of the bill
makes the county officers non-parti
san just as the law passed at the extra
session made the office of county SUI
perintendent of schools non-partisan
This takes from good many coun
ty officers the support of party, the on
ly support of many officers in the stat
1t makes them subject to all the peopl
of the county and not to any clique re
CARELESS of the size of that clique.
it works as it's friends think it will
there will be decided improvement il
the personnel of the county officials O.
the state.
G. B. Bjornson received his frs
drubbing in the house last week. TIL,
Lyon county man introduced a bill
calling for state convention to revis,
the constitution. There has been /:
deal of argument in favor of such
convention and Mr.. Bjornson, who i
looked upon as one of the ablest mel
in the house felt the time was ripe TO
action.
1t wasn't
The committee refused to recon
mend the bill for passage and tn,
house sustained the report. So tn
old constitution will have to worr.
along as well as possible for time.
Another Tonnage Tax Killed
The house refuses to stand for !;
tonnage tax of one cent a ton on irol
ore. Such bill framed by Frankson
Minette, Bjorge, Peterson and Dunn
was recommended for indefinite post
ponement last week.
Pension For Mothers
The house has passed bill which
the senate has also passed, giving !;
pension to mothers. The bill allow
mothers having children under L
years of age to receive a pension o.
$40 month in case the family is des
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