St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-11
The Points on Which They
Agree Wouldn't Fill a Wis
iting Card.
Many Measures Passed Over
the Governors Veto by
the SolonS.
Reid, Porter and New Said to
Be Booked for Good For
eign Missions.


session of the Indiana general assembly
practically terminated. The legislature
will meet tomorrow and adjourn sine
die, but no bills can be passed-a con-
stitutional provision forbidding the
sending of bills to the governor within
three days of the close of the session.
The session terminating tomorrow has
been one of the most remarkable in the
history of the state. The governor and
all of the state officers are Republicans,
while the Democrats have a working
majority in both houses of the legisla-
ture. A large portion of the time of the
assembly has been devoted to consid-
Grafton of measures which, In case they
are sustained by the courts. will work
revolution in the government of some
of the cities of the state and in the
manner of making appointments to Of
fee. The most important, perhaps, of
these measures, is one appointing five
commissioners, who are to ACT as assist
ants to the judges of the supreme court.
That court, as a result of
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION,
now consists of four Republicans and
one Democrat. The bill passed by the
Legislature, which was vetoed by the
governor and promptly passed over the
veto, provides for the five commission
ers, and the legislature chose five DEM
Gratis to fill these places. The constitu-
ton provides that all commissions must
be signed by the governor and sealed
with the great seal of the stare. The
majority of the legislature, foreseeing
that the governor might refuse to issue
these commissions, inserted in the law
creating the commission clause pro-
viding that, in the absence of commits
sions, certificate signed by the speaker
of the house and the secretary of the
senate should be Suffi cient authority for
the bearers to act as commissioners.
The governor refused to issue the COM
missions, whereupon the commissioners
took out the certificates provided by the
act, and reported to the chief justice of
the supreme court for duty. The chief
justice declined to accept the certificates
as evidence that the commissioners
were duly authorized to act. and Gov.
Hovey at once procured an Injunction
RESTRAINING THE CLERK
of the supreme court from issuing and
tee commissioners from receiving the
books. papers, etc., necessary to the
prosecution Of their work. One point
on which the commissioners rely strong
ly is provision of the act which defines
their duties as being ministerial. They
are simply to prepare opinions on cases
submitted to them. but will have no
voice in deciding whether opinions so
prepared shall be promulgated as the
decisions OF the supreme court. This
power is left in the hands of the judges
selected by popular vote. This case is
now pending before the supreme court,
and much Importance is attached to the
final result, for the reason that it will
have bearing on much of the other
legislation of the session. Among the
other measures is one placing the affairs
of the city Of indianapolis under con-
troll of board of public works and af-
fairs, S,depriving the council and board of
aldermen of all control of streets, light
ing, water supply, ETC.; another pro-
vides board of police and fire commits
sioners for indianapolis and Evansville,
all Of which places are to be filled by
selections made by the general assem-
bly,. Other bills take from the governor
the appointing of the
STATE HEALTH BOARD.
state geologiSt, coal mine inspector. oil
inspectors, etc. The trustees of ben
evolent and penal institutions have for
many years been selected by the legis-
lative branch of the government, but
Gov. HOvey claims these appointments
belong to the executive, and legal con-
test on this point will also follow. All
these measures were vetoed by the
governor and were promptly over
| ridden by the legislature. The mayor
and city authorities of indianapolis will
| make legal fight in the courts over the
bill depriving the council and aldermen
| of control of city affairs; the courts will
also be called on to determine the con-
stitutionality of all the laws mentioned
in the foregoing, and the outlook now
is that there will be plenty of business
for Indiana lawyers and judges for some
time to come. Among the notable laws
enacted by the assembly and approved
by the governor, was an election law
embOdying the salient features of the
Australian system. and measure, pro-
viding for the purchase of school books
in quantity from the lowest and best
bidders, these books to be supplied to
pupils at cost.
THE FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Reid, New and Porter Among
Those TO Go Abroad.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-There is
but little gossip afloat concerning the
foreign missions except that in relation
to applications for appointments. 1t is
reported that Whitelaw Reid. of the
/ New York Tribune, has been offered
| the English mission, and ex-senator
Palmer, of Michigan, that to SPAN.
The latter, however, says he will not go
abroad, but return to Michigan and run
for governor. Ex-Gov. Porter, of
Indiana. will go to Rome. and it is ex-
| 1antad flat Hon Inhn q Narr mill nrn