St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-14
FIRST TO PASS.
A Ramsey Bill Ready for the Gov
ernor's Pen-Yesterday's House
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Session.
There was a short session of the house
yesterday afternoon. Members looked
decidedly iEvigorated by the short va
cation they have enjoyed. Although
little public business was done last
week, all the members put in consider
able work during the negotiations and
wirepulling which passed between the
three parties before a speaker was de-
cided upon. From Monday evening
until Friday noon secret meetings
and conferences were held al
most continuously. The wear and
tear upon the legislators was conse-
quently great, and the adjournment
from Friday to yesterday afternoon was
great boon to them. Every member
is eager to get down to business, but
until the committees are appointed
very little can be accomplished. The
selection of committees is made all the
more difficult by the agreement under
which the Democrats and Alliance
members are combined. CaucuSeS OF
the two parties are to be held to define
the committees they prefer the chair
mainShipS, and then the allotment OF
members to committees, the Alliance
each. Speaker Champiin says the Sc
lection Of committees is an important
one, land that he will take plenty of time
before coming to any decision. He is
particularly anxious that the proper
men will be selected, and in body OF
ia members the work of selection is
no mean one.
The First Bill
IL l. 4 r.,f
to the Special Laws of 1889, relating to
the letting Of contracts of the city of st.
Paul. The law of 1889 inadvertently
amended the city laws so as to require
that the bonds of contractors could be
made by individuals only. Trust COM
panies we're tabooed. There are several
big contracts to be made by the city,
and it is found that the present law
works harshly-in fact entirely shuts
out nonresident contractors. Senate
File No. 16 was therefore introduced by
the Ramsey county delegation. amend
ing the special law of 1889 so that con-
tractors may be allowed to furnish
bonds given by trust companies as well
as those by private parties. G. n. Bell
explained the bill to the house. request
ing that the rules be suspended and the
bill placed upon its final passage. No
objection was raised, and thus Senate
File No. IS will become the first law
enacted by this legislature.
l.. B. Cantleberry, Of Pope. raised a
little opposition by the introduction Of
a resolution authorizing the appoint
ment OF one clerk for the speaker tS5 a
day and three cloak room keepers at So
per day. r. A. Walsh. of Ramsey. Of
fered substitute resolution requiring
the employment of one speakers clerk
at s. per day, three doOrkeepers at So
per day, one keeper of the gallery at So
per day, three cloak room keepers at So
per day, two assistants Of committee
rooms, also clerks for the following
committees at S5 per day: Apportion-
ment, judiciary, railroads, engrossing,
grain and warehouse, agricultural ana
manufactures, and poStmaster's as
sistant at s. per day. Points of order
were raised as to the questiOnability of
the passage of this resolution prior to its
being reported upon by the committee
on legislative expenses. The speaker
ruled that the motion could be at once
decided upon, when j. .J. Furlong gave
notice of debate and it went over until
to-day.
Messrs. Greer, of Wabasha: Biorge,
of Otter Tail; SikorSki, of Win0na;
Norman, we're appointed committee
on mileage.
Senate File was reported to the
house, but not acted upon. This is
bill from ltasca county, and proposes to
legalize the election of commissioners
in that county who were declared
elected last fall. There is contest in
ItaSca between the old commissioners
and the commissioners elected in No
vember. The former claim that the
latter were not legally elected, owing to
the non-division of the county districts.
Delegates of the contending factions re-
Gently waited upon the attorney gen.
eral, but as no relief appeared forth
coming in that direction, as last resort
the legislature has been appealed to. If
the bill passes it will certainly end all
disputes.
The ventilation of the house is moth
ing to boast about, so Matt Gallagher
proposed that committee be appointed
to attend to this. There was differ
ence of opinion as to this; members
thought that it was duty devOlving
upon the Sergeant-a t-arms and his as
sstant. Gallagher insisted his motion
be put, and upon vive-voicc vote it
went to the wall. Sergeant alarms
Plowman thereafter consulted the
thermometers around the building, but
the close, stutfy atmosphere of the hall
continued unabated. Unless half the
members subject themselves to the
terrOrS of pneumonia, etc, the building
is so architecturally constructed that
proper ventilation is an impossibility.
Matt Gallagher had resolution
adopted calling upon the speaker to ap
point a committee of seven on elections.
The adoption of this resolution created
some difference of opinion, members
subsequently arguing that it was pre-
mature to adopt it. Besides the rules
of the house provide for standing
committee on elections.
The speaker appointed Earnest Smith,
Ambrose Doyle, Garfield Morrison, f.
w. Ringwald, Claude Chadwick as
pages, and John ToOmey as file clerk.
The house adjourned until 10 O'Clock
this morning.
On the Side.
The speaker only appointed five pages. He
is empowered to appoint seven. There are
nearly fifty little fellows-bright. smart
courteous young boys-hungering for the two
vacant positions.
Chaplain Williamson delivered his first
prayer in the house yesterday. The chaplain
is Short stubby looking man, with a full
face of decidedly ruddy complexion. and
heavy black-gray beard He is credited with
a story teller can hold his own with any one.
AWARDED THE SPOILS.
Democrats and Alliance Members