Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-15
MINNESOTA SOLONS.
Proceedings Of Both Branches
Of the Minnesota Legis-
lature.
Tuesday Jan. s.
sE NATE.

Tho twenty second session of the state
egisl met at St. Paul, and opened what
sions of that body yet held. The fact that
! instead OF two great political parties there
are now three in the legislature N axes the
cour Sc oflegislation uncertain.
The tirst business WIS announced as the
I presentation of certificates of. election,
When they were all in nnI the roll had been
called, the senators advanced to the front
| and took the oath which binds them to the
support of the constitutions of the United
States and the state and to. a faithful
performance Of their duties. "A recess was
then take tho democrats and alliance men
voting together.
When the senators began to gather iii the
afternoon there was great curiosity express
ed as to the effect of the a Alliance Dem ocratic
combination. The Republicans hoped that
it would not hold together, but they were
mistaken. coalition had been formed as
solid as stone wall. The first business was
the nomination OF a secretary. Mr. la Due
presented the name OF Fred N. Van Duzee of
Luyerhe Mr.. Barr named l.. p Hunt O!
| Mankato. the two gentlemen being respec-
| lively the caucus nominees of the combina-
tion and the Republicans. The roll call
developed the stone wall against which the
Republicans ,vainly butted their; heads all
the afternoon. Mr.. Van Duzee, who is very
popular among oil the parties,was successful
| by a vote of % to %.
After very lively discussion, the follow.
ing resolution offered by Mr.. Donnely was
adopted:
Resolved. That the standing com
mittees Of the senate and the senate's
! representation on all joint standing com
mittees be elected by the senate
! The vote stands 30 for taking the appoint
ment OF the committees out OF the hands of
the President OF the Senate and 23 against
| it.
! For the preliminary organization of the
house Lane K. Stone of Ramsey county was
appointed clerk pro. TEN, and as the assis-
tant secretary of the state, Hermann Stock
enstrom, called the roll Of members he re.
4 ceived from the members their certific of
election Each member, after delivering his
certificate, passed to the right of the speak-
er,s chair and was sworn in by Judge Collins,
Ofsthe supreme court. After this iormality,
Lane K. Stone called the roll, and / 10 mem.
bers answered to it, the one absentee being
Representative Nee. Reeve of Hennepin
i In pursuance of the agreement between
the Dem ocratic and Alliance members ohm
j. Furlong of Freedom moved that whom
the house adjourns, it adjourn to 10 O'Clock
and r. A. Walsh Of Ramsey county moved
that the house do now proceed To take
an informal ballot for speaker" \
/ This introduced the speakership uestion
and Representative o. B. Turrell inc uired il
tho motion made by the m emb Der fro m Ram.
sey would not anticipate nomina tions for
the speaker. Mr.. Walsh then withdrew
his motion, and G. J. 1omen Of Ramsey
moved that u formal ballot be taken for
speaker. This motion met With no opposi
ton, and the house proceeded to ballot
The candidates were as previously an
nounced, nam ely: F. f. Searle of St Cloud
for the Republicans, II. C. Stivers Of Brain.
erd for the Democrats. and T. r. Champlin
OF Gar den City for the Alliance. The ballot
| resulted. as follows:
Searle II, Stivers 40 Champlin SO. The
res ult simply displayed the strength OF
each party in the house, the Democrats
being the tie with the Republicans when Nc
Reevcis present. Without further ado the
house then adjourned until 10 O'Clock this
morning. when the struggle to elect q
| speaker will be resumed in earnest.