The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-09
STATELEGISLATURE
The REIMBURSEMENT Session Of the
Minnesota Legislature Opens
in Earnest.
Alliance and Democratic Senator'S
Make q Combination and Elect
Officers.

ST. PAUL. special Telegram Jan. 4.
1.-THE gentlemen present will please come
to order"
Such was the somewhat prosaic manner
in which the Hon. F. P. Brown, secretary
of state of Minnesota, commenced the 9th
session of the house of Representatives, and
the representatives came to order accord
ingly, a few moments after the clock struck
the hour of noon yesterday. In the seats
Immediately below the speakers chair were
Representatives C. N. Bell of Ramsey, F.
c. Stevens of Ramsey. James NJ. Diment
of Steele, E. Erickson of Freedom, O. B.
Turrell of Redwood, and Joseph Capser
of Stearns. E. E. Price and R. c.
Forty-sixth district were both present and
occupied seats.
For the preliminary organization OF the
house Lane K. Stone Of Ramsey county was
appointed clerk pro. tenn. and as the as
sistant secretary of state, Hermann Stock
ceived from the members their certificates
of election. Each member, after delivering
his certificate. passed to the right of the
speakers chair and was sworn in by Judge
Collins, OF the supreme court. After this
formality, Lane K. Stone called the roll
and lib members answered to it, the one
absentee being Representative McC. Reeve
OF Hennepin.
In pursuance of the agreement between
the Democratic and Alliance members
John J. Furlong of Freeborn moved that
when the house adjourns, it adjourn to 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning" This was
carried. and r, A. Walsh OF Ramsey coun-
ty moved that the house do now proceed
to take an informal ballot for speaker"
This introduced the speakership question
and Representative o. B. Turrell inquired
if the motion made by the member from
Ramsey would not anticipate nominations
his motion, and G. J. Lomen of Ramsey
moved that a 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, namely: F. E. Searle of st. Cloud
tor the Republicans, H. c. Stivers of Brain
erd for the Democrats, and E. T. Champlin
OF Garden City for the Alliance. The bal
lot resulted as follows:
For F. E. Searle, Republican: Ames, An
derson, Bell, Benner. Bonde, Booren, Boyd,
Caswell. Church, Coburn, E. Cole, Cross,
DAILY Demo, Diment, Diepholder, Erick-
Kendall, Keyeyes, Kinney. Lloyd, Lock
wood, Lomen, Lyman, J. r. Nelson, Searle,
Setterlund, Smout, Starks, Stevens, Stone,
Weatherston Zelch. Total. Al.
For F: 9. stivers. Democrat: Barrett,
A.0eSASyS DSA AAA6y A1NAAS OoAAPAOA0 OaASAA1
Capser, Champlin, Christheb, Coates.
Darelius. bearing, Foley, A. French, Gal
lagher, Hagney, Harwick, Helms, Hem
stead, Huntington, Linnemann, Long
Lynn, McAllister, McGrath, N. P. Nelson,
Nilsson, Penney, Price, Ringwald, Roach
Sheets, Sikorski, Sinclair, Smith, Stock
well. Trip, Wack, NJ. Walsh. R. A. Walsh.
Total, 40.
For E. T. Champlin, Alliance: Ahlness,
Bjorge, Cantleberry, Carleton. Chesley, T.
Cole, Currier, Doyle, Engelbert, c: French,
Furlong, Glider, Gilmore, Green. Hadland,
Knudson, Koehnen. Larson, Lewis, Nc
CURE Moore, Ongstad, Peterson, Richard
son, Stivers, A. Thompson, Tucker, Wag-
oner. Wells, White. Wilson, Wright. Total
81.
The result simply displayed the strength
of each party in the house, the Democrats
being tie with the Republicans when Nee.
Reeve is present. Without further ado the
house then adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning, when the struggle to elect a
speaker will be resumed in earnest.