St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-19
CLOSED IN QUE ETNESS
One More Legislative Week
Gone Into History With
cut q Fuss.
Very L;:t.le Outside Of Rou-
tine Work in the House
Saturday.
Some Interesting Debates
Ahead in Committee OF
the Whole.
General Orders Sheet Fast
Grow. ng 10 a DiseouPag-
ing Length.

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ing Length.
So far as the house of representatives
is concerned, the legislative week ended
very mildly. There was not ripple of
excitement raised by anything done or
said yesterday. The members there
fore went to their various homes in
good humor, with 10 ranking echo of a
harsh or unkind word to plague their
minds this Sabbath morning. Such
may not be the case later Oh in the Ses-
siou. and the resting legislators no
doubt will be duly thankful for present
peace Of mind.
The coming week will no doubt be
given over to hard work. AS the COM
mittees have begun to get action on the
hundreds OF bills before them, general
orders are becoming rather overloaded.
Even thus early in the game there are
more measures listed for action than
can be very easily disposed Of before an
equally heavy griSt comes in from the
committee noppers. While some Of the
discussion, there are others which will
offer occasion for argument and oratory.
Fourth on the general orders in Mrs.
Horizons bill to provide 400 oyercoatS
and 800 blankets for the state militia.
This bill would have been resisted
under any circumstances by many rep
TesentatiyeS who are practical hard
headed men, believing little i'll fuss and
feathers and having no faith Iinholiday
soldering. Events in Kansas have
caused others to halt in their intention
of voting for the bill. Then, too, the
trades and labor assemblies of the state
have gone on record against appropria-
tions for such purpose. And they have
taken pains to let the representatives
from their districts know their position
in the matter There will be an inter
esting debate when Ii. f. 167 is taken
up.
H. T. 16S is bill apprOpriating money
to erect monuments to the memory of
the Minnesota troops on the battle
fields Of Cbickamauga and Chattanooga
1t will no doubt pass the house, but it is
safe to say some very good speeches
will he made by interested members.
Many other bills which are Oh general
orders will give rise to more or less de-
bate; and when the time consumed in
roll caI-to which some members pay
no altention-is considered. very few
can he acted on in the two or three
hours given to work in committee of
the whole. As i'll previous sessions
when the Wind-up comes, many bill
will be lying in an open grave on gen
Tal orders.
An EJninterestin" Day.
In the house yesterday little of real
work was done. Talk on the anti
secret session resolution consumed
much time and the rest was given over
to reading of petitions and committee
reports. So few members showed up
at the afternoon session that considera-
ton Of general orders was net even
begun, though the list is stringing out
to respectable dimensions.
When the regular routine business.
receiving petitions, reports of standing
committees, ETC., had been disDhsed of
in the morning session, Mr.. Young
called up his resolution to prohibit ex-
eculiVe sessions Of committees OF the
house and moved its adoption.
MI Fleming was opposed to the reso-
luton, as he thought it would establish
a bad rule. which would work an injury
and Injustice to committees at times
when they needed immunity from in
terruption by interested parties.
Mr.. Greer offered an amendment
which would make the rule exclude
everybody but members Of either house
and representatives OF the press.
This met with general favor, and Mr.
Young said, as amended, the resolution
would be broad enough to meet all re-
QuiremeutS Of publicity.
NpSSrS AloUuirp and A DbOtt EXPRESSED
themselves as absolutely opposed to
anything even approaching 'Star
chamUer' session. They wanted every
body admitted to committee rooms at all
times.
Numerous speeches for and against,
some OF them very long, were made,
after which the amendment was adopt
ed, and then the resolution, as amended
was adopted on a standing vote.
MI Sails called up his resolution pro-
viding that no bill should be eligible fol
action after Feb. % unless it had beer
considered at committee meeting regu-
larly called and announced from the
clerks desk while the house was in ses.
sion.
Mr. Sails made all explanation of the
intention of his resolution, which was
simply to give fair and open chance tC
every member of every committee tC
know Of and attend committee meet
ingS. The resolution was adopted.
The house adopted a concurrent reso-
luton offered 10y Mr.. VanSant, Of Wi
mona, rendering the thanks or the legiS-
IatOrS TO the citizens Of St. Paul for the
reception and banquet rendered Thurs
day evening at the Ryan.
& recess was then taken to 2:30.
Nineteen New Bills.
slim and no one eVinced disposition
for work after lunch. Speaker Lee wen
ahead with the regular order, and tho
following bills were introduced and re-
ferrgd:
IL f 504. by Mr.. Yansant-To pro
tect the propie of Minnesota against III
fectiuus diseases by interstate tranSpOr
tation Committee on immigration.
H. f. 80, by MI Rodger-T0 regu
late the adjustment of losses under in
surance policies, and providing for {
board Of three adjusiers III each county
Committee ON Insurance.
Ii f. $50. by w. l.. Comstock-TC
amend section l, chapter %, Genera
Laws 1889, relating 10 change OF venue
Committee on judiciary.
Ii. f. 591, by Mir. Cotton-Relating Il
mill dams. Committee OH judiciary.
R II. L. 5gS, by Mr.. Cole-1o amend sec
tions and 6, of chapter IS, Genera
Laws 1879, relating To interest ant
usury; ;-limiting interest 10 10 per cent
Committee on banks and banking.
H. f. 80, by Mr.. Leonard-TU ament
section l, chapter 90. General Laws 1859
Committee on judiciary.
II. F. 600, by f. NJ. WilsOn-To ament
the act establishing state board o
health making commissioners terms