St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-05
MANY Wasted HOURS
Rise Up to Glide and Vex the
Souls Of minnesota Leg
iSIators.
Leading Republican Members
in Desperation Call for
More Work.
L Tame Session, Enlivened
Only by a Few Flashes
OF Humor.
Rev Capitol Bill Sent to q
Small Committee--H. F.
10. So Discussed.


10. IS Discussed.
Yesterday closed the fifth legislative
week of the twenty session of
the Minnesota legislature. But little
real work has been done, and the pros
poets for any great amount Jeing event
uallv done are not brilliant. The Re-
publican press fully realizes the gravity
of the situation. 1t has already begun
To prod the majority with warnings of
the rocks ahead. and at the same time
declaims in anguish and veXation Of
spirit against wicked plots of the minor
ily TO block the wheels Of legislation.
In the house yesterday morning Mr.
Vurrpll was given ali opportunity TO
chido the members on their failure to do
anything. lie pointed out in quiet, but
incisivc words, that One-thrd OF the SEES
sion is already gone; that much Of time
consuming discussion has occurred,
with no result: that large part of the
thirty odd days, for which the state has
paid - per man per day, has been ided
away in adjOurnments after sessions
lasting two ar three hours; that the pre-
cious hours wasted are beyond recall;
that there is practically no house caIcn-
dar and only dozen bills on general
orders; that some of the committees
have scores Of bills to consider and are
not reporting them back; that i'll com
mittee of the whole one measure is often
allowed to monopoliZe all the time. He
pleaded earnestly for more work and
less play: more action and less bicker-
ing: more application while in session,
and greater attention to measures in the
committee stage.
Mir. Young followed III the same
strain, and strongly protested against
waste of time by loug adjOurnmentS.
1t another stage of the proceedings,
Judge Fleming and MI. Wyman mildly
but somewhat sarcastically roasted
their associates for DrocraStlnatIon.
The house has frequently crisS-crossed
its own action, and repeated the process
Yesterday After adopting resolution
10 shift the present clerks to different
committees as needed, it recOnSidered
vote by winch n sten0grapher was re
fused 10 the committee on judiCiary,and
authorized The employment OF one at -
ner day.
Nil Wymau pleaded for acquiescence
in the committees request on the ground
of self-defensr. He emphasized the
fact that The judiciary committee mem
bprS were unable to agree among them
selves on ANYTHING. Even when the
committee reports bills they are recum-
milied, ANA If 1t did not get Sten0g-
Taphcr lie was afraid they would be
sWamped entirely.
The member from Crow Wing said in
his own peculiarly dry and tantalizing
WAY that rs the house had few mo-
ments before adopted resolution DC
Viding for using committee clerks Wner-
ever needed he could see no sense i'll
going behind that actiOn to give place to
another employee. Under the clrcum-
stances be would vote against the prop
OSlti0n.
Started without Prayer.
Chaplain Forth was absent, and had
no sub" on hand when the session be-
gau. MeSsrs. +. II. Kelly and Wyman
were favOriteS for temporary chaplain,
but each declined the honor, and the
house settled to work without prayer.
Petitions were received asking for the
passage of tie free text book and anti
Scalpers' bills.
Inc committee on municipal legiSia-
ton recommended for passage the Dill
relating 10 VILLAGE corporations, with
some Slight amendments. The COM
mjtteG on military affairs rec
commended that the name of w. a.
Spaulding be substituted for that OF Col.
Iotchkiss as a member Of the Chlck3-
mauga and Chattanooga monument com
mission, and that the bill be passed.
The bill TO provide 400 oyercoats and
l.5OO blankets for the national guard
WAS recommended to pass. Mr.. wy
man asked that these bills be referred
10 Tie committee on appropriations, and
il was so ordered. ii. +. No. 1866, Mr..
IIorton's bill to TeorguniZe the national
guard on regular army basis, was rec
Ommended to pass with section Strick-
en- out, and the recommendation was
adopted.
j he committee on grain and ware
house reported in favor Of indefinite
poslponpmrnt of II. f. q. TO regulate
the hauling and Wareh0using Of grain.
\ substitute for the bill WAS sent up
with the report 1t is Il. f. 327, and in
substance is the same as the original
bill, eXcept that it will bring st. Cloud
under lis operation rs we'll as st. Paul,
NIinneap0lis and Duluth. 1t also makes
the regulations somewhat more Strin-
gent. and defines very m!nuleiy all de-
tails to Ice observed i'll enforcement Of
its provisions if it becomes law. The
report was adopted.
The committee on appropriations re-
nortcd back the bill TO establish a nor
nal school at Tracy for reference TO the
normal Schools committee. The report
was adopted.
The committee on military affairs re-
nortcd back Mr.. ,jacobSOh's bill APP
terminating $4,000 for Il monument to
commemorate the battle of Camp Re
lease with a recommendation that it
nass. ". Ii. Grant, of st. Paul, and A.
il. Reed, OF Glencoe. are named as COM
missioners. Tie bill was sent to the
committee on appropriations.
The bill for a normal school at Tracy
was referred to the committee on nor
nal schools. with instructions to report
ii back with recommendations.
Reports ana Resolutions.
On II. Z. 1915 the committee on aDpro-
pljaiions reported in favor of passage
of the ILL. which appr0prates $1,000 10
cover expenses Of fitting the house fCr
tie present session. There will be :
fight on The bill when it comes up III
committee OF the whole.
Mr. Wacek offered a resolution, which
was adopted, to send all bills appropri-
ating money to the committee on appro-
prfations. 1t also recalls II. F. l07 from
committee on judiciary ami sends it &c
the appropriations committee.
Alr. Jacobson introduced, and the
house adopted, resolution which will
give clerks of committees already APP
pointed 4 chance to WORK harder than
at present. 1t empowers the committee
Oh legislative expenses 10 direct such