New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-04

tressed, and who was ever working for
the welfare and prosperity of our city.
Further resolved, that the committee
be directed to have the foregoing reso-
lutions published IN the local papers
and that copy Of the same be trans
mitted to the family of the deceased.
G.. a. HAGBERG,
AND. J. EcKsTEIN,
F. w. JOHNSON.
Three weeks of the Minnesota Iegisla-
ture have passed and nothing done thus
far. II Farmer Donnelly was honest he
would not participate in wasting time
and money that belongs to the people
he pretends to love so well. Donnelly
may be well versed in cryptology. but
he can run successful and economi-
cal legislature. He isn't built that
way.-Blue Earth City Post.
Why do members waste 50 much time
in fixing the salaries to be paid employ
es? It is derogatory to the high posi-
lion Of q legislator to gravely discnss
by the hour whether the flag raiser
shall receive $3 or SIS day. Such
small, frivolous questions should never
be raised in Legislative halls. It would
add more to the standing of the house
if the committee on rules fixed the sal
aries Of all officials, named all offices
to be filed by the legislature, and pro-
hiblted all debate thereon.-St. Paul
Globe.
The spectacle of such picayune cranks
as Stockwell and Lynn. of Hennepin,
saving the air and frothing at the
mouth because the members vote few
cents for daily papers is enough to
make the inanimate goddess OF liberty
that surmounts the dome of the capitol
weep tears of blood. The people of
the State, irrespective of party, are in
favor of paying their servants -legisla-
tors, clerks, doorkeepers and pages
liberal compensation for their services.
When one of those picayune cranks
wishes to air his damphool eloquence
he should be invited to hire hall and
make record at his own and not the
States expense Princeton Union.
It is important that the people Of
Minnesota shall note that the legisla-
ture has been in session about one
month, and the symptoms of strong
disposition TO grasp and intelligently
dispose Of public business are yet abb
sent. beyond a series of wrangling in
cidents of Donnelly nature IN the SEN
ate, an und1gnified scramble for petty
Offices, the appointment of committees,
and some long debates on questions
entirely disconnected with state affairs,
the houses have done precious little.
Now let it be remembered that the
legislative sessions were prolonged un-
der the plea that more thoughtful at
tention could be given to business and
that 60 days was entirely too short. q
time for the increasing legislative husi-
ness. As matter Of fact every obser.
yer can see that the lengthening Of the
session has only amplified the oppor-
tun1ties of the dilly -daIlying and shilly-
shallying crowd. They will next be
demanding 120 days. Minneapolis
Journal.
Now that the state senate has got
through protesting, maybe it will COM
mence the work that the people expect Of
it. IT necessary measures could be given
careful and deliberate onsideration from
early IN the session instead of the time
Of members being taken up with mat-
tiers of trivial Importance, which crowd
the work into the closing days of the
session and make it impossible that
proper attention can be given to them,
the state would have better legislation.
The danger lies in too much hasty-and
ill-digested legislation. A few wise
laws that will improve the system of
taxation. regulate railroads, interest and
grain inspection, lop off some of the ex-
pensive and useless state bureaus and
reduce the expenses of the state govern
ment would be better than the passage
of large number of reform laws that
will not reform The sooner the legisla-