St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
and would not know an obstacle if he

and would not know an obstacle if he
saw it,"
One of the necessities of such an in
stitution as an insane asylum, IL would
seem, is an ice house ana cold storage
room. 1t would surely be blessing to
the inmates and could hardly be consld-
cred luxury. Half the good in yege-
tables, milk and cream, butter, fresh
meats, fruit, etc, IS lacking If they are
not well kept and served in perfect
state. The appropriation committee SO
viewed the matter when it allowed for
such convenience at Rochester. But
the governor drew his mark of diSap-
prOval through the item. Perhaps he
expects the violent patients to freeZd
these articles by cold, blank stares.
There is much of farce in the process
of lawmaking. The newer counties
need roads and bridges, but the internal
improvement fund is Overdrawn many
thousands of dollars. When the senate
passed bill appropriating more money
| to the counties for this need and sent il
to the house the members rose up and
| applauded almost en- masse. Rats !"
| said Uncle John Briggs. who knew the
status of affairs. And the bill was
dumped into the waste basket, where
| woodchucks peacefully sleep and ro-
dents gambol.
County training schools have been
| lOngingly looked for by the country
! teachers and earnestly hoped for by the
| friends OF education throughout the
state. The legislature appropriated
! $4,000 year to sustain them. THAT
don't CO." said the governor; and now
the pretty school ma'amS will never
speak to him as they pass by. THUS
doth greatness aff1ict while it eXalteth,"
| as Bill Rogers would say in one of his
phllosophic moods.
Good morning." said John Wacek
one day to a specimen of the genus
arctomys monax. Where am l at?''
quOth the fluffy animal. lin a danger
GUS place; here comes p. H.; lie low"
And the hidden Varmint sank from
view with des pairng gurgle.
1.-The gentleman from Scott" and "the
gentleman from LIE Sueur' was fire.
quent remark of Speaker Lee. Leonard
and Sails were so far back he liked to
give them chance at everything that
was going.
There are laws on the statute books
providing for payment of wolf bOuntie5
and rewards for horse thieves. As Gov.
Knute has vetoed the appropriations for
these purposes, won't there be good
deficit to be met by the next legislature?
Saddest sound of the session: Old
man Turrell calculating II tried to pass
a bill like that once myself" "Nuf
sed," remarked Uncle Charley McEwen,
and the roll was never called.
A study in diplomacy: HiIer Horton
paving close attention TO Mr.. jacobson
when the mild man from Lac Qui Parle
was working TO climax.
Mr.. Tyler. from Lyon. county was sell
dom heard from, but he was often heard
to good effect. "a little shy on one
side" as he himself said, but happy
i'll a fight"
John FurlOng on the floor was "a
butte" to use legislative phrase, but in
the chair he was mystery to the new
reporters. He is dictionary in which
only vOwels are sounded.
"Notice the Democratic harmony"
said John Ives to Farmer Young. when
a dozen Republicans were kicking holes
through a caucus rule of the majority
party.
DR.. Williams may be short on the pre-
dominant qualities of the man that
broke the bank, but he is long on sin
dependent air." without any question.
Among those who took warning from
Samson's fate were Bob Dunn, "Old
Man" Craig. Uncle Briggs, John Ives,
Matt McGrath and E. F. Comstock. No
matter how cold the day, they were
very lightly matched. ATLAS.