Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-18
Editorial Correspondence.

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ST. PAUL, Jan. II. Il
The WORKING organization of both
houses 81 the legislature has been fully
completed, regular committees ap
pointed clerkships given out, appoint-
ire Offices filed and Minnesota Law
manufacturing machinery is now in full
operation. Col. c. H. Grayes viii give
excsllsnts satisfaction as speaker, and
his sslsction 10 very pleasing to the
representatives from the seth district,
who did good work for him in the pre-
iiminary campaign for house officers.
The house committees were announced
this morning. Hon. J. c.. Flynn Is a
member Of the com mittee on appropri-
ations. chairman Of the committee on
forestry, and = member OF several other
committees. Judge Fleming. of Brain
erd, is = member OF the judiciary COM
mittee and will also serve ON other com
mittees.s Hon. r. c. Dunn of Princeton
IN chairman of the committee on print
ing. and the newspaper boys of the
state can rest assured that their inter
ests will be protected in any new laws
that may be passed affecting the ne VS..
paper business.
In the senate the committees were
appointed within II few days after. the
opening, and they are practically the
same as two years ago. Senator Buck
man retains the craftsmanship Of the
committee on finance. Up to the pres.
ent time the senate has been in session
only about two hours daily, but this
smaller Numerically branch Of the leg
islature transacts its business in shorter
time than does the house, which con-
tains more than twice the number of
members nearly all Of whom are
inexperienced in legislative work.
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Very few important measures have
yet been introduced, but it is evident
that railroad legislation will not attract
the attention this year That it has in the
several preceding sessions of the legis-
lature. The general impression seems
to DO that the Minnesota railroad laws
are about all right IS they stand, and
that but slight changes are desirable.
The convict labor question is one Of the
puzzling problems that the law makers
must solve this session. They will
have accomplished a difficult task when
they have correctly decided how to dis
pose of the services Of small army Of
convicts to the best interests of the tax
payers, the honest workingmen and the
conyicts themselves.
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The system of conducting state f.
nances is one that needs alteration, and
Gov. Merriam and the ablest members
Of both houses are working OH the
question. Their united efforts will GER
,ainly result in III improvement. 1t is
possible that it will be decided good
policy to issue BOMBS to raise money for
the construction Of some OF the most
important public buildings, as the de-
mand is 30 great that the re venue funds
are not sufficient to do all for new state
institutions that is generally deemed
necessary. Under the present system
Of finances some of the state funds are
credited with large deposits i'll banks,
while other funds are borrowers from
banks, the state losing the diae, enee
between the small interest received and
the large interest paid.
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The heavy work of the sessi,n will
not be entered into before the senatorial,
tight is finished, and the first ballot will
he taken on Tuesday next. Jan. %.
The Republicans will CAUCUS tonight,
and should majority of the members
OF that party unite on candidate lie
will become the choice:of the party and
be elected with practically no opposition.
Tho result Of to-night's CAUCUS will be
given in letter Of later date.
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Mr.. WIN. Rasicot, of Green Prairie,
has been appointed to position in the
house, and will PROBABLY remain dur
ing tho session. There are candidates
without number for every crumb OF
patronage, but, luckily, the swearing
train" bud on board few, il any, friends
OF the senator and representatives
from the 18th.
W. NJ. T.