St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-18
The House Loses All Sem
blanee Of a Deliberative
Session.
Wild Scenes Enacted in This
Mornings Early
Hours.
Passage Of the Bill to S ell
the Old Market
Rookery.
Summary Of the Hurly-Bur rly
Which Passed as a
Session.

For three or four hours last night the
representatives was a monumental
farce. Early in the evening, up to 10
O'Clock, there was fair semblance of
order. The chair repeatedly pounded
the desk and exhorted the members to
be in order. They would be for few
moments; then of a sudden nothing
could be heard for the whispering,
talking, buzzing and tramping back
and forward in the lobbies and aisles.
A scene of appalling and utterly un-
contrOllable disorder was precipltated
by an effort to pass Senator Motifs rail-
road fencing bill. The leading farmer
members on the floor protested hotly,
and filibustered with savage determine
ton, but they were eventually ruled
down aud out, succumbing from sheer
inability to stand any longer against
overw helmlng odds. AS it turned out,
they were destined to be winners, and
went to bed happy.
Markham and Pray GuiltIess.
it was after 10 o'clock when Mr.. Will
son, of Goodhue, secured leave to in
troduce report from the Markham in
veStigating committee. As it developed
there were three reports, the majority
of the committee, Messrs. F. NJ.
Wilson, T. Cole and Underleak COM
pleteiy exonerating Mr.. Markham and
Mr.. Pray from all charges of receiving
or agreeing to receive bribe. Mr..
Wacek presented a minority report and
so did Mr.. Koerner. The two latter
were not read, and, after a brief argu-
ment, all three were laid on the table
until today.
The Charter Bill
was not in it, Nothing was beard of it
not even a whisper. Senate bills and
house bills were called up indiscrimin-
ately, but only one man, Mr.. Greer,
mentioned the bulky product of the
legal commission that worked so long
and in such a sanguine spirit to get up
an ideal general charter, and his plea
for it was laughed down. 1t was left on
the table to sleep, without even pillow
to rest on.
The road and bridge bill, carrying an
appropriation of $4,000 in round num-
bers, was denounced in unqualified terms
by Messrs. Turrell, Jacobson and
Speaker Lee. They would not have 1t
under any circumstances. The internal
Improvement fund was overdrawn so
far ahead that it would be nothing less
than farcical to pass such bill. 1t did
not pass, but was left to die friendless
and alone.
Earlier PrOce eiings.
The house yesterday passed, by a
good majority, the senate bill appro pri
ating s230.000 for farmers elevator at
Duluth. The building is to be COM
pleted in 1894. 1t is understood Gov.
Nelson will sign the bill.
A senate bill was also passed which
will revolutIonize to some extent the
management of the insane hospitals of
the state. 1t will reduce the board of
commissioners to five from nine.
At least one bill of great interest to
st. Paul was put through. 1t is senate
bill authorizing the sale of the present
market house property at Seventh ard
Wabasha streets by three-fourths vote
of the city council.
Ramsey county commissioners may
hereafter have no excuse for kicking on
the amount of work they are compelled
to do for paltry stipend. The house
passed bill putting them on the same
footing as the Hennepin county commits
sielers at a salary of 5000 per year.
" persistent effort, Mr.. Dunn sue
ceeded in getting through resolution
directing the governor to begin pro-
ceedings for judicial investigation of
the. alleged pine land steal on school
section Sc, town ~, range 26, Mile Lacs
county. Gov. Nelson is also authorized
to- a1hploy such counsel as may be
necessary.
The senate investigation on the same
subject, but general in its scope, will
also be continued during the next two
years, if the $1,000 appropriation holds
out. But the committee of investiga-
tien will consist of four representatives
and three senators. They will receive