The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-29
gill INTRODUCED BY SAMUEL Y.
GORDON Is AN ECHO OF
THE sPEAKERsHiP
FIGHT.
OPPOSE RESOLUTION
ON APPROPRIATIONS
Many Members Are Opposed to Hold.
Ing Expenditures to the 1911 Fig.
ures on Ground That II Would
Tie tho Hands of the oppre-
priations Committee.

speakership fight Samuel Y. Gordon
introduced in the House a bill direct
ing the secretary of state to take the
sixth decennial census. The bill car
ries an appropriation of 100000.
1t is understood that during the
speakership fight Mr.. Gordon had an
understanding with Secretary of State
Schmahl regarding the census. Mr..
Schmahl was reported at that time to
have interested himself in behalf of
the candidacy Of Mr.. Gordon. 1t was
denied at that time that there was
any understanding.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Gordon
sets a fiat rate of So per 100 persons
in cities of 5000 or more inhabitants.
and $2.25 per 100 in districts of 500
to 5000. In all other districts enum-
orators will be paid at the rate of 21s
cents for each person included in the
census. It provides for chief enumer-
ators at no stated compensation and
would give the secretary of state an
additional $500 for his trouble.
Mis- Sdild1dn measure.
If this measure is passed it will kill
the bill introduced by Senator j. G.
Callahan of Minneapolis. When the
speakership fight was on Senator Cal
lahan heard that Mr.. Gordon intended
to put through a census bill which
would place the census taking under
the direction of 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 strong political
patronage machine.
Legislature to Determine.
The state constitution provides that
the state shall take the census every
ten years, but leaves it for the legis-
laure to determine who shall be in
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. o. Clure
and James Arneson were mentioned
as prominent candidates for the post
of chief director. The Gordon bill
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 is chairman.
Heated Debate in House.
ST. Paul, Jan. 26.-By a 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
the resolution asking the
to hold appropriations to
the 1911 figures. The resolution was
fathered in the House by Representa-
tive P. w. Guilford of Minneapolis and
was suggested by Gov. Hammond.
The debate on the resolution became
acrimonious at times and some criti-
cism was made of Governor Hammond
for suggesting the matter to the Legis-
lature. The matter came up when Mr..
Guilford introduced an amendment to
his resolution which he offered last
week.
The amendment would charge the in
20 the Appropriations Com
mittee from direct demand to a re-
quest to make every effort to re-
main within the 1911 figures"
Several members were drawn slow
ly into the debate, many of them op-
posing the resolution on the ground
that it would tie the hands Of the APP
prpriations Committee, while still 9TH
ers declared it was an insult for the
Governor to make such suggestions, in
view of the rapid growth of the state.
Debate became most heated when
Representative Devoid, Socialist, took
the floor and said that I'VE should
spend all the money necessary in maxi
ing this an ideal state i'm every sense
of the word"
God save the Queen" chanted Re-
preventative H. H. Harrison sarcasti-
cally. He had just spoken in favor
of rigid economy.
IF the gentleman will repeat his
remark will make reply" roared Mr..
Devoid, amid confusion.
Leaping to his feet, Mr.. Harrison