Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-14
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The nominating committee slate
comprised: George w. Lawson; st.
Paul; DR.. A. E. Olson, Duluth; DIR.
William j. Mayo. Rochester; Ray
Quinlivan. st. Cloud; Albert Pfaender.
New Ulm; A. R. English. Tracy; Fred
p. Snyder, Minneapolis; and John G.
Williams, Duluth.
The liberal group had come pre-
pared to make substitutions for GER
tain nominees on the joint committee
slate. Almost all of this group voted
to substitute Frank w. Murphy of
Wheaton, for English; Mrs. Anna Oh
son Determan of Litchfield. for Quin-
Ivan; DR.. Albert Fritsche of New
Ulm, for Pfaender; Mrs. Arthur Brin
of Minneapolis. for Snyder; and Carl
H. Salminen of Duluth, for Williams.
Debate on House Floor.
The legislators recessed after vot-
ing to await the counting of the bal
lots. The evening session was en-
livened by a short but heated debate
on the floor over the right of men,
bers to change their votes. Senator
Charles A. Hausler, st. Paul, liberal.
asked to change his vote from Will
liams to Salminen.
Senator Charles N. Orr, st. Paul,
conservative leader, denounced this
effort, charging that lobbying for var
ious candidates had gone on after the
vote was taken and that to allow
switching Of votes would cause a
public scandal" The speaker of the
House, George w. johnson of Duluth,
who presided, indicated his opposition
to permitting such change.
Senator George H. Lommen of Eve
leth, who had made spirited nomina-
tion speech for Salminen, defended
Hausler's right to change his vote.
Represent john A. Weeks of Min
neapolis, conservative, charged the
liberals with Cheap political prac-
tice" and announced that if they were
permitted to switch their votes he
would likewise switch some Of his.
Speaker Reads Rules.
Speaker Johnson finally read the
rules of the House on that point and
concluded that a member had a right
to change his vote until the result of
the balloting had been announced.
However, before such changes could
be made he consulted with some ma
jority members and then ruled that,
inasmuch as the results as tailed by
newspaper reporters had been broad
cast over the radio; it should be con-
sidered that the vote had been an
nounced.
He then read the names of those
elected as follows: Lawson, Olson, DR..
Mayo, Quinlivan, Pfaender, Murphy,
Snyder and Williams. Lawson, DR..
Olson and DR.. Mayo were appointed
two years ago by Governor Olson.
Mrs. Determan is the only one of
Governor Olsons appointees who was
not elected by the Legislature.
Senate Probe Lays.
So far little has been done by the
special Senate investigating COM
mittee appointed under the Carley
resolution to investigate state depart
ments. The committee, heavily
weighted with conservatives, origin
ally had been scheduled to begin it's
probing activities with an investiga-
tion of the State Department of Edu-
cation. Instead, however. it turned
to an investigation of relief.
In hearing held Thursday night,
Mr.. Zimmerman, the Emergency Re-
lief administrator, was the principal
witness. He gave figures and details
of the administration of relief in Min
nesOta and answered questions by
committee members concerning his
department. At one time James A.
Carley of Plainview, chairman of the
Senate investigating committee, COM
plimented Mr.. Zimmerman for his
fairness and frankness" in answer
ing questions.
The administration old age pen
sion bill was introduced in the Senate
late in the week by Senator B. G..
NOvak. st. Paul. Farmer-Laborite. 1t
provides that any citizen IS years old
or over. who has lived in the state
five years within the ten-year period
preceding his application, and who
has complied with other provisions of
the act, shall be entitled to pension
of $3.50 a day. One third of the cost
of such pensions would be paid by
the counties, and two-thirds would be
paid from state funds and from fed
eral money made available for old age
pensions. A large part of the states
share is to be raised by increased
inheritance taxes.
The State Board Of Control is made
the disbursing agent for old age pen
sion funds, according to the terms of
the BILL The bill would make it
mandatory that counties carry out the
prOyiSiOnS of the act