The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-17
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Speaker Parker is a comparatively
new man at the legislature game,
having served only one term, but he
is seasoned lawyer who has had
considerable experience in the court
room and in practical politics and
will undoubtedly prove equal to the
requirements of his position. He is
not of the Gar type of presiding Of
flcers, who like the celebrated Speak
er Reed, rule, or attempt to rule,
with an iron hand and seek to i'm
pose their will and their, program
upon the house. If a speaker of
this type has wonderful ability and
is backed up strongly by public SEN
timent, he may be successful and
happy, but if he hasn't his days are
days of woe and trouble and his pro-
gram is smashed into a thousand
fragments.
In his speech to the house upon as
Stunning the gavel Speaker Parker
gave utterance to one sentiment
which brought JOY to all but few
chronic windjammers-''may those
who have nothing to say, say MOTH
ing"
The greatest nuisance or scourge
in any lawmaking body is the chronic
windjammer who insists upon &C.
cupying the floor whether he has
anything to say or not. The surest
way for a legislator to nullify his
influence is to talk too long and too
often.
The presiding officer of the senate.
Lieutenant Governor Frankson, is an
exceptionally vigorous man in the
prime of life, with winning per-
sonality as we'll as a hearty hand
shake. He now resides in St. Paul.
but halls from Spring Valley, where
he built up an immense land busi-
ness and came into political promi-
nence as member Of the legislature
1t is suspected that he is ambitious
to go still higher in the politics of
this splendid North Star State Ito
quote favorite expression of some
of our eloquent Solons) and he may
be depended on to use his influence
in behalf of legislation that will
meet the approval of the people. He
did not, on his assuming office. at
tempt to change the senate organi-
cation of 1915, except in few in
stances, at the request of the sena-
tors themselves. Some of the COM
mittees were made larger and few
were divided into two committees.
The so-called Efficiency and Econo-
my commission, which was appointed
under law enacted by the last leg
lslature have shown the fruit of
their two years labor by introducing
ten bills, which if enacted into law.
will to a large extent change the
state government. These bills will
undoubtedly be much in the limelight
and engage the attention of both
branches from time to time during
the entire session. Some of them
will be passed; others will be- de-
feated. This is what the ten bills
seek to accomplish:
The creation of a department of
Public Domain, which shall have
charge of all state lands, and shall
embrace the bureaus of game and
fish, forests, immigration, mines.
highways, drainage and waters;
| "A single state board of education
replacing all existing boards con-
cerned with educational affairs. ex-
cepting the board of University re-
gents;
Designation of the Board of Con-
troll as the purchasing agent of the
state and placing it in the charge of
the state capitol, thereby abolishing
the office Of Capitol Custodian;
The creation of a state board of
Investments;
The reorganization of the Depart
ment Of Health;
The limiting Of the membership of
the house of representatives to 100
and of the senate to SO by means of
a constitutional amendment-the
house now has 100 members, the SEN
ate 81.
Requiring all state departments to
turn over to the state treasurer all
receipts without delay;
Taking the state Grain Inspection
department from under the control
of the Railroad and Warehouse CON-
mission;
Abolishing the oil and hotel in
spection departments, turning the
work done by these over to the Dairy
and Food Commission; and
Abolishing the Printing Commits