St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-10
AN EVENING SESSION.
A Bill to Prevent the Interference Of
Judges or the COnstabulary
With the Militia.
Caucus in the Interest of the Railroad Bill
to be Discussed Tomorrow
Broken Up.
Favorable Report on the Appropriation
for State Fair
Buildings.

The new photograph group of the legisla-
ture by Zimmerman was exhibited in the
hall of the house last evening. The likenesses
of members are excellent, while the grouping
is in excellent taste and exceedingly strik-
ing.
For the first time during the session
Speaker Gibbs was not in the chamber last
evening to call the house to order at the
time to which the body stood adjourned. The
fault was not his own, however, as the train
on which he was to return was eight hours
late.
The two bills for the establishment Of a
state school for dependent children, in
troduced by Mr.. Lienau, of Ramsey county,
and Mr.. Burlingame, of Steele. were re-
ported back last evening. indefinitely post
poning one and amending the first section
OF the other in reference to commissioners to
make selection and location. The COM
missioners now named in the bill are Chas.
S. Crandall, of Steele county, John McNelly,
of Houston, and VIM. Pfaender, of Brown.
In the absence of Speaker Gibbs last even
ing. Mr.. Collester, of Waseca, occupied the
chair of the presiding officer and performed
the duties with satisfaction and expedition :.
The agricultural committee last evening
reported back the bill appropriating
100000 for the Improvement of
the state fair grounds. with a favor
able recommendation, but that it be referred
to the finance committee before returned to
the house. The bill took that course.
Mr.. Wear, of Wabasha, is the father of a
bill to increase the salary of the attorney
general from $4,000 to $4,000.
GOVERNING THE MILITIA.
Mr.. German, of Ramsey, introduced bill
last evening to cure one of the inconsistent
cies OF the act for the governance
of the National Guards. AS the
law now stands, troops ordered out
by the governor to suppress Il riot. or for any
other purpose, are made subject to orders
from the judges of district courts, justices of
the peace, sheriffs and other local officials
The amendment proposes that when troops
are ordered out, the goveror, If not person
ally IN command as com mander-in-chief,
shall issue his instructions to the officer in
command, and denying authority to all out
slde parties to interfere with the officer in
carrying out his instructions.
Mr.. Pratt introduced a bill last evening
making an annual appropriation of $4,000
for the state library, $500 Of which sum is to
be contingent, $500 to be for binding and
1913 for insurance, the expenditure of the
balance not hcing provided for.
MRS. LICK's MURDERER.
The murder of Mrs. Lick, in November,
1874, will be brought to the recollection of
residents of St. Paul at the time, by bill in
troduced by Mr.. Lienau last evening,
granting pardon to George Lau-
tenschlager and Frank and Sophia
Rapp, who are serving Il life sentence for the
crime.
A bill by Mr.. Bean, of Anoka, proposes
an amendment Of the law relating to
school district treasurers. so as to require
them to deposit all funds received by them
in bank selected 10y the trustees.
Members who have pet bridge bill should
not forget that the house by vote limited the
introduction OF such bills to-day.
CAUCUS BUSTED.
The bill reported by the railroad COM
mittee comes up as the special order in the
house at ii a. IN. today. In preparation
for the event. Members who desired to see
the bill pass substantially as reported by
the committee, undertook TO hold caucus
immediately after the house adjourned last
evening. For this purpose a paper was cir
culated for the signatures Of all who proposed
to stand by the bill 10 meet il the large com
mittee room for consultation. Mr.. Brown,
of Pipestone, says the paper was signed by
flty-two members. but when the members
assembled in the committee room it was
found that many who had signed
bad remained away and that many
others who had refused to sign were present.
This convinced Mr.. Brown and those who
were acting with him that fight to prevent
united action on the part Of the caucus was
contemplated, and so the idea was aban-
doned. In conversation with the GLOBE rep
resentatiye Mr. Brown stated that large
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS
were to be offered with view to weakening
the bill, ard that the caucus had been called
for the purpose of deciding upon leader on
the floor of the house and concerted action so
that the friends Of the measure might he able
to promptly act upon all adverse amend
meuts and push the bill to passage as quickly
as possible. The caucus had been prevented
but he was of the opinion the opponents Of
the measure would lind its friends in line
when it came up in the house, and with suiii-
cient strength TO prevent unnecessary delay
in pushing II to a third reading and passage
As said above, the circus over the bill will
commence at IL a. IN. to-day.