St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-04
MAKE HASTE SLOWLY
Is a Maxim Being Practi-
cally Exemplified by the
Representatives.
Few Bills Being Enacted Into
Laws, While Many Are
Waiting Action.
The 0'Brien Insurance Policy
Bill Sets Many Tongues
to Wagging.
Reapportionment Bills to Bob
Up Again After Recess
Today.

Granting that there is at least grain
of truth in the sayings ofteu uttered 10y
stump orators of all parties-that the
fewer laws passed the better for the
people, and that the doctrine of abe 1T
enacted" Should be set aside aside some
times by the dictum of ''be it repealed
the leg stature OF Minnesota may yet
earn the blessings of the people of the
state. Not many new laws have yet
been passed, compared to the number 1t
was possible TO put on the books, and
among them there are very few appar-
entity bad. Whatever of harm may de-
velop under their operation later on is
for the future to discover. The house,
especially, has been making haste
slowly, but not by design.
Yesterdays work furnished ample
evidence of this popularity. After a
qdnrum had been secured there was a
very evident disposition to work, but,
as usual for some time past. circum-
stances prevented. On account of the
limited attendance IN the morning the
house resolved itself into committee OF
the whole, with almost 500 bills await
ing action. In one hour and half be =
fore noon eight bills were acted en
favOrably. In four hours of the after
noon session only six bills were dis
posed of-fOur indefinitely postponed.
two recommended to pass. 1t was not
on these four that the time was put III,
however. Three solid hours were given
Ill, Qrin .
f. IS, providing that fire Insurance COM
panies shall, in case of total loss, pay
the full amount written in the policy.
Tongues Turned Loose.
Mr.. Horton was in the chair, and.
while he cannot be accused of cOnSum-
ing much time in talking himself, he
believes in free discussion, in airing
thoroughly the merits or dement's of a
measure. He did not even enforce the
Ve-minute-and-talk-O rule, and the
legislators topped the limit with a
vengeance Mr. Jacobson attempted the
role of censor by calling members to
order several times. He only had his
trouble for his pains, as the chairman
terSely informed him lie mir. Jacobson)
was not running the house, and that the
chair would manage business i'll his
own way This position was consist
emily maintained by Mr.. Horton
throughout, with the result that when
the committee rose ). +. % would have
been lost in the shuttle if it had not
been protected in its position on general
order by the rules of the house.
The bill had earnest friends and Wig
orous enemies, with the former slightly
in the majority. Its advocates main
tain that it is meritorious in the highest
sense; that it will have tendency to
work a desirable revolution in the
methods of insurance companies, and
ultimately prove of great benefit to the
insured that it Will result in more care
full examination of proposed risks by
the company, and more honesty on the
part of applicants for policies; that it
has worked well where tried and would
not be changed on any condition. OPP
ponents of the bill attacked it with
right good will. and delivered many a
luSty blow. They asserted in emphatic
language that it embodies a bad princi-
pie: that it will encourage dishonesty
and inCendiaTiSm in many instances;
that it will raise the rates and
drive many companies out of bust
ness; that it has done these very
things i'll states where it has been
tested; and that it will be tremendous
error to place the law OH the statute
books of Minnesota. A motion to in
definitely postpone was beaten by a
majority of eight or ten; motion to
recommend for passage was likewise
lost, on a much closer vote: and mo-
ton to report progress was declared lost
on tie vote, So to SO. Then motion
that tine committee rise was put and
carried. and the bill will be gwen an
other whirl, probably not today, how,
ever, as
The ReappOrtiOnment "Scrap''
is on the programme as special order
for p. III. today, and some work will
no doubt be done on the calendar.
The reapportiOnment committee will
send in majority and minority reports,
with a chance for an ''illigant rue
ton" OH general principles. The
southern portion of the state
has nearly stood still in the
matter of population, whilethe northern
counties have been growing rapidly il
that respect. Southern Minnesota rep
resentatlves will not give up anything
if they can help it, the Northern mem
Ders plead for fair deal on a population
basis, backed by the city men, an able
bodied sentiment is alive and kIckin!
| for a smaller house and Senate-an(
there you are. The committee is in
structed to report bill embodying tn,
present districts, with an additional
senator and representative for st. Loui
county and one more representative TO
| Polk and Norman counties combined
| The minority report will be bill basel
OH population, ''aS near as may be.
When the reports are presented tn
band will play OH different keys and tn
| gearing will need great deal of judi
ciOus oiling by Master Musician Lee.
| Backward i'm Coming Forward.
Speaker Lee raped for order wit
grim vigOr promptly at 9 O'Clock. Jus
eighteen members were present in thei
seats, being Messrs. Barrett, Boggs
I Christie, Cotton, Greer. jacobson, John
son, A. e.; Kelly, p. H.; McDonOugh
Moore. Nelson. Nilsson, NOyeS, Peter
son. Railson, Roach, Staples, Turrel
and Walsh.
Chaplain Forth prayed as eloquentl
and as fOrcefully as if ia member
were prOfting by his invocation. A
the conclusion OF the prayer call o
the house was ordered. At 9:30, tn
| time fixed for meeting by the origina
| Staples resolution. thirty-seven mem
bers were present. The call of tn
| house dragged along until 1880. when