Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-28
BILL. INTRODUCED ~ SAMUEL NJ.
GORDON 10 AN ECHO or
THE sPEAkERstiP
FIGHT.
OPPOSE RESOLUTION
ON APPROPRIATIONS
Many Members Are Opposed TO Hold.
Inc Expenditures to tire 1911 rio.
ures on Ground That IL would
Tie the Hands Of the oppro-
priations Committee.

speakership fight Samuel Y. Gordon
introduced In the House q bill direct.
ing the secretary OF state to take the
sixth decennial census, The bin car
ries an appropriation Of sie0.0Oo.
II Is understood that during the
speakership fight Mr.. Gordon had an
understanding with Secretary OF state
SchmahI regarding the census. Mr..
SchmahI was reported at that time to
have interested himself in behalf 0f
the candidac.s OF Mr. Gordon. 1t was
denied at that ss..::ea that there was
any understanding.
The bin introduced by MIR. Gordon
sets fat rate Of 30 per 100 persons
In cities OF 5000 or more inhabitants.
and s2.25 per 100 In districts of 500
TO 5000. In all other districts enam-
orators will be paid at the rate or ~
cents for each person included la the
census. Ii provides for chief enumer-
ators al no stated compensation and
would give the secretary az state an
additional $500 for his trouble.
Kills Callahan Measure.
X "A e. 6 4 5s . * 80
re this measure Ii passed ii win kill
the bin introduced by Senator j. G.
Callahan Of Minneapolis, When the
speakership fight was on Senator Cal
Iahan heard that Mr. Gordon Intended
to put through q census bin which
would place the census taking under
the direction DIT the secretary of state.
He was advised that the secretary by
Its terms could name the chief Of the
census takers, the various assistants
and the enumerators. and that the cen.
sus taking would be made the vehicle
for the building up OF q strong political
patronage machine.
Legislature 10 Determine.
The state constitution provides that
the state shall take the census every
ten years, but leaves II for the legis,
laurie 10 determine who shall be iii
charge and who shall be employed
When word OF the Gordon plan for
taking the census first was announced
the names Of Henry Rines, w. @. Clure
and James Arneson were mentioned
80 NA1H3Att6Ab I0AuluA4ES ADE Lug pANt
OF chief director. The Gordon bin
does not set any stipend for the chief
director, who is to be named by the
secretary OF state.
The Gordon bill was referred to the
census committee, OF which Mr. Cor,
don ii chairman,
Heated Debate In House.
st. Paul. Jan. IS by vote OF 81
to 81, with many failing to respond to
their names on roll call, the House re-
turned to it's author for correction and
amplification the resolution asking the
Legislature TO hold appropriations to
the 1914, figures The resolution was
fathered In the House by Representa-.
tive r.. wv. Guiiford OF Minneapolis and
was suggested by Gov. Hammond.
The debate on the resolution became
acrimonious at times and some criti-
cisn was made Of Governor Hammond
for suggesting the matter to the Legis-
lature. The matter came up when Mr..
Guiiford introduced an amendment to
bis resolution which he offered last
week
The amendment would charge the In
structions 70 the Appropriations Com
mittee from d direct demand to q re-
quest to make every effort to re-
main within the 1911 figures"
Several members were drawn slow
iy into the debate. many OF them OPP
posing the resolution on the ground
that II would tie the hands OF the Ap.
prpriatioas Committee. while still 9TH
ers declared IL was an insult for the
Governor to make such suggestions. in
view OF the rapid growth of the state.
Debate became m0st heated when
Representative Desoid. Socia1ist. took
the floor and said that .sws should
spend all the money necessary In max
Ing this an ideal state I'm every sense
OF the word. z
God save the Queen, ehanted Re-
preventative III. III Harrison sarcagti-
caliy. He had just spoken In favor
Of rigid economy
sH the gentleman will repeat his
remark viii make reply reared Mr..
Devoid, amid confusion
I.eaping To his feet. Mr.. Harrison