St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-04
The SMOOTH SLATE
Slips It's Candidates Readily
Into the Offices in the
House.
Without a Ripple Of Excite
msnt the Caucus Men Are
Installed.
Bad Parliamentary Break
With Which the Session
Opens.
Note and Comment of the
First Day Of the New
Body.

The Republican party. through its
representatives and senators, is once
more in control of the legislature of
| Minnesota. If there had been any
| lingering doubt on this point it was eff
| fectually dispelled Yesterday when,
| after the mildeSt kind of a tilt against
| the dictUm Of caucus, the slate went
through in its entirety.
| 1t was 12:05 O'Clock when Secretary
of State F. P. Brown-totally untitled
by nature for thu duty-ascended the
speakers stand to call the twenty
eighth session of the state legislature to
order. Representative r. c. Dunn, of
Mile Laos, was requested to act as
temporary clerk, with j. j. Lomen, of
the secretary of states office, as assist
ant. The members handed in their
certificates, signed the roll and were
then sworn in body by Judge Collins,
of the supreme court. All were present
except Representatives P. II. Kelly and
Ii. E. Craig.
Allen j. Greer was the first man to
ask for recognition after the oath of
| office had been administered. He
moved that the house take a recess until
8p. IN.
This motion looked like fight, and for
moment there was a pause. Then
Representative Cairns, of Minneapolis,
rose to point of order. Taking up
copy of the statutes he read the section
prescribing the mode OF procedure to he
followed by the legislature on conven-
ing. This provision is to the effect that
the legislature shall proceed to perfect
it's organization. Mr.. Cairns maintained
that immediate election of officers was
the proper caper, and asserted his point
of order should be sustained.
Mr.. Greer replied to the swell-looking
member from Hennepin that his mo-
ton merely contemplated recess, and
cited presidents in support of his mo-
ton. 1t had been a frequent happen
ing in times past, and lie held it would
be the WiseSt course to pursue at the
present Juncture.
Mr.. Turrell here took hand, holding
that the statute quoted should govern;
the house mad no right to adjourn with
out at least taking vote on speaker.
Ives, of Ramsey, took the ground that
Mr.. Greer'S motion was a proper one,
outside of any question of political ex-
pediency. 1t was perfectly within the
province of the house, he held, to take
recess if the members saw fit.
Furlong, of Mower, followed I'm the
same vein, citing numerous precedents
to uphold his view.
Temporary Clerk Dunn left the ros-
trum to interject in fOrcible language
the opinion that the members were sent
there to work. and Incidentally took
covert shot at the methods of the last
legislature.
-, n L.
with warm defense of the last legis-
tionS existing at present impelled lin
to offer the motion for recess.
A"Pretty Good Point.
After Cairns had again spoken to his
point of order, Secretary Brown, who
meantime had attempted to make him
self heard in a bewildered sort of way,
allowed that the point was pretty
good" This decision was rendered in
a manner that ELECTED many smile. 1t
went, however, and Cairns at once
moved that the house proceed to the
election Of speaker.
Greer moved to lay this motion on
the table. Then the temporary pre-
siding officer lost his grip altogether,
and tiresome wrangle ensued, which
was only ended by demand for roll
call. The motion to lay on the table
was defeated, GO to 40.
Nominations for speaker were de-
clared in order, and Judge Fleming, of
Brainerd, nominated William E. Lee.
}. J. Furlong was named by Ives, of
Ramsey, ard the name of II. p. Bjorge
was presented by Mcguire, of Lac qui
Parle. The vote resulted:
Lee ;....''..'.. $500. .'....' .''..'........ot
EuHonS ....... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
bJorse II
Greer. Observation-Disclosures. |
Mcguire. 80. Observation-Disclosures. ...... 1 |
Lee and Greer refrained from voting,
and Bjorge voted for Mcguire. The
four votes for Greer were cast by
Messrs. Buck. Christie, Diepolder and |
Gutterson. 1t had been expected that |
the WabaSha man would have ten or |
dozen votes, but they failed to material |
iZe.
On announcement of the vote Mr.
Greer moved that Lees election be |
made unanimous, which motion was
seconded by Mr.. Ives, and prevailed.
Secretary Brown named Messrs. Tur-
rell, Greer and FurlOng a committee to
escort the speaker to the chair. Mr..
Lee was waiting in cloak room, and
greeted each one of the escorting COM
mittee with grasp of the hand. On
assuming the chair he did not even say
"thank you," at once announcing that
the election of a chief clerk was
next in order.
Mr.. Turrell moved, however, that
recess be take until $3.50, and the mo-
ton was adopted in short order.
Cleaned the Slate.
Speaker Lee raped the house to
order promptly at $3.50, and nominations
for chief clerk were declared in order.
Representative Van SAINT, of Winona,
nominated f. A. johnson, and Ives, of
Ramsey, named j. j. Ryder. The vote
resulted in the election of Johnson, 65
to 81.
Then the other nominees of the Re
publican caucus were nominated and
elected as rapidly as the roll could be
called, the vote varying very little from
that on chief clerk.
The men presented for the various
elective offices of the house had been
agreed upon at caucus of Democratic
representatives held Immediately before
the session opened, as follows: j. J..
Furlong, of Austin, speaker: j. j.
Ryder, st. Paul, chief clerk; G. f.
Cook, Austin, first assistant clerk; ID. j.
Daugherty, second assistant clerk; P.
NJ. Ringwald, ENTRY clerk; q. A. French,
entry clerk; Joseph Capser, Sank Cen
ter, postmaster; Daniel Barnard, LIE
Sueur, sergeant-at-arms; George b.
Murphy. Winona, assistant sergeant-at-
arms; William Wilkinson, Minneapolis,
chaplain.
Representative Zeleh offered and the