Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-02-09
1:EaI9I.ATIVRs LETTER


for Passage :bv House Committee on
General Legislation-Two Cent Pas
senger Rate Bill Passes Senate With
out Dissenting Vote onzen ana
Nordlin Ask for Repeal of lndeterm-
mate Sentence Law-Malmberg ASKS
for Election of Board Of Regents by
Popular Vote.
Rep. Malmberg Of Washington coun.
ty has introduced into the house Dill
for an act to provide for the election
of the board Of regents OF the state
University by popular vote. This Dill
calls for the election of ten regents,
the same number that now constitute
the board and provides they be elected
from each congressional district and to
receive salary of $2,5OO.OO year.
"Under the present system,' said MI.
Malmberg, "the board Of regents pre-
sumo they are to act under the darec'
ton Of the president Of the University,
whereas if they were elected by the
people they would know that they were
directly responsible to the people. L
only aim to turn our board OF regents
from an aristocratic body into the dem
ocratic one.'
Bv vote of eightysix to forty-four
the house voted to submit the Prohlbl-
tion amendment with the transportation
clause in the bill making it "bone
drv.'' The first test vote on the bill
came when Mr.. Norton offered the
amendment to reinsert the Transporter
ton clause. Previous to this vote the
vets had demanded "bone dry bill
in preference to the "moist' bill
which the temperance committee had
first agreed upon but only Novak Of
Ramsey and Neitzel Of Renville voted
with the drys on this amendment,
which was advocated by vote Of eighty
to forty-nine.
The vets, however, made their real
fight upon the "beer' amendment Of
fered by Mr.. McGrath Of Ramsey. This
amendment, if adopted, would permit
the sale and manufacture Of beer and
light wines and would have nulliied
the BILL. Speaking on this amendment
Christianson Of Dawson, who led the
fight for the drys said: eff this amend
ment should be adopted we would be
obliged to vote mo- on this bill. - A.
ter a heated debate the beer amend
ment was finally defeated by vote of
70 to SO.
The vets then made a fight for an
extension Of the time limit which this
bill was to go into effect if o. KID by
the people but this amendment too was
voted down. Mr.. Girling's final stand
for the vets was made when he offered
his amendment to prohibit the posses
nf (I.o
amendment was characterized by: the
dry leaders as move to make the
amendment as obnoxious as possible to
the people and was voted down by a
vote Of 70 to 81.
Tom Davis Of Lyon was the only
member who had consistently voted
with the drys who voted for the "per-
sonal use' amendment.
On the final roll call eight members
who had voted for the beer amendment
boarded the "band wagm' and voted
with the drys. These eight men were
as follows: Briggs, Devoid, Harrison,
H. H. Miner, Neitzel, Novak, Sudheim-
er and Warner. OF this list only War
ner, late candidate for speaker, was a
recognized dry and his change Of heart
is looked upon as a rebuke to those
drys who had repudiated him in the
speakership contest.
Those whn Tad the fqht for the drvs
were Christianson, Nolan, Norton,
Pratt, Ryberg, Moen and Tom Davis.
Those who led the fight for the vets
were Girling, McGrath, Moeller and
Lennon.
The Rystrom bill, introduced into the
house by Rep. Nordgren of Chisago
county, reducing the freight rates on
sand, gravel and crushed rock to be
used for state and county road pur-
pose was recommended to pass by the
house committee of general legisla-
ton. This bill was fought bitterly in
committee by the railroads, who de-
clare that it is an unfair measure and
takes an advantage over the railroads
operating in the state. Their objec-
tons, however, were not taken serious
ly as only two members on this COM
mittee voted against the recommended
tion to pass.
Sen. Rystrom promises speedy &C.
ton on this bill in the senate.
The two cent passenger rate bill in
troduced in the senate by Senators
Gierset and ' snde has passed that body
without dissenting vote. This bill
brings the passenger rate for the first
five miles back to the two cent fare
and ie identical to the bill introduced
into the house by Bendixen and Davis.
The opposition to this bill in all prob
ability will show it's hand when it
comes up in the house for final action
although it's authors feel assured of
its final passage as passed by the SEN
ate.
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A public hearing will be held this
week by the house committee on pub
lie health to consider Rep. Seebach Is
prohibiting the sale, manufacture OF
use of snuff. This bill is opposed by
the legislative committee Of the Whole
salcrs and Retailers Grocers' associa
ton of which Sen. Geo. A. Peterson OF
Duluth is secretary. Sen. Peterson
contends that the snuff now on the
market is neither injurious to the health
of its users nor adulteratcd in that il
meets the requirements Of the pure
food laws.