St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-09

themselves as more than confident of
ultimate success. since the effect of their
victory had been felt already, by the
coming over of hitherto doubtful mem
bers to their camp. A careful poll of
two houses on absolutely pledged mem
berS gives WaShburn six senators and
twenty-three representatives, but as
this was made by WaShburn men its ac-
curacy is open to question.
SHORT NOTES.
POoints From the House and SEN
ate.
Mrs. j. G.. Flynn, of Little Falls, wife
of Representative Flynn, was visitor
at the house yesterday.
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Hon. W. Il. Gale, of Winona, spent
yesterday at the house.
The Blue Earth delegation are taking
soundings as to the feeling toward
Normal school appropriations.
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By error the GLOBE in the legislative
list of members of the house gave Rep
resentative Ii. ID. Brown as Republi-
can. Mir. Brown is simon-pure Demo-
crat and halls from Green Isle.
There were 100 members present on
roll call, three absenteeS.
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A delegation of Red Wing Republi-
cans has called Oh Gov. Merriam and So
licited the appointment of JudgeWiider
to the state Reform school board.
Judge Laing. of Window, is in st.
Paul ready to report to the legislature
the successful codincation of the pro-
bate laws of the state, as authorized by
law two years ago.
Senator Chapman, of LIE Sueur, is the
old member of the senate chamber. He
is a Prohibiti0niSt.
Senators appear to be afraid of their
own voice. 1t is impossible to hear
some of them speak ten feet away.
Lieut.. Gov. Rice has set himself the
task to getting the senators to speak
louder.
President Rice was particularly anX-
iouS that the reporters should be com
fortably and well accommodated.
''Don't knock under to anybody" he
sagely informed the boys"
Elder Gray, the colored minister,
fitted in and among the senators. Just
dropped in,' he explained. land believ-
irfg that the negroes should he recog-
nized am running for an Office. It's not
the money, but the recognition, my
boyH' 'M'yes!?
DR.. Murphy mingled freely among the
members, and exchanged greetings in
his CHEEKY, open-hearted style.
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Gen. Edwin Dunn was assiduous in
his attention to senators, Duttonholing
each in favor of prison legislation,
which is likely to be of a most extensive
character this session.
Senator Oswald is not a talking mem
Der. He is keen observer, votes stead
lily, but says little.
Andrew G. SwanstrOm celebrated his
election as second assistant secretary
by the liberal distribution of box of
cigars.
Joel P. Heatwole took in the opening
scenes in the senate chamber, and then
wandered diSconSoiately back to his
Jurors duties in the United States dis
trict court.
One minute and thirty secondsl This
is the time in which the senate passed
their first act of the session of 1889.
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The Democratic members of the sen
ate held caucus prior to the opening
proceedins, when they decided to support
the nominations for office of the candi-
dates selected by the Republican eau
Gus. Senators E. W. Durant, L. Welch
and j. G. Oswald were appointed com
mittee to call future caucus meetings,
and cooperate with the house commit
tee in the interests of Democratic legis-
lation. Senator Durant presided at the
caucus.
The white hat which Freeman P.
Lane wears when in the Merchants
lobby is relic of the war OF 1912, hav-
ing been picked up on the battlefield of
Washington after the defeat. of the
American troops. 1t was carefully
ing into possession of it just previous to
his election to the legislature.
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Jared Benson won the title of 'Econ-
omizer" in the house yesterday,
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Agents for hair iDvigoratorS are re-
0ueSted to call upon Messrs. Eastman
and Dunn.
Six lieutenant and eX-Iieutenant gov
ernors of Minnesota set at supper to-
gether at the Merchants last night.
Theo were Lieut.. Gov. Rice and Messrs.
Gilman, Wakefield, Yale. Donnelly and
BartO.
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Speaker Graves will announce the
committee on house rules to-day.
Representative Flynn made a nice
point yesterday when he held that Off
GERS of the house could not be chosen by
reclamation, but that roll calls must be
had for each. Representative III. F.
Stevens cited past precedents of the
house where officers had been chosen by
acclamation, and on Mr. Flynn waving
this point Speaker Graves ordered it
so done. But President Rice, of the
senate, who is conceded to be parlia-
mentarian of high rank. Sustains Mr..
Flynn, and would not have the officers
of the senate elected by acclamation.
So
The first appointments made by
Speaker Graves are Charles L. Chase,
of st. Paul, and j. l.. Ackerman, of
Carver as DaoeS