Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-01-13
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
Those of the House and Senate An
nounced on Tuesday
morning.

II
Besides the Speakership, the Forty +
Sixers Have Fair Places on
House Committees. |
ST. PAUL, Jan. 1O.-Speaker Lee, OF
the house, and Lieutenant Governor
Clough, OF the senate, yesterday an
nounced the standing committees Of
the houses, over which they re-
spectively preside, and the matter
seemed of great Importance to the
members. 1t is necessary to have
some little acquaintance with legis-
lative proceedings to appreciate the
value attached to places on good
committees, as especially to chair
manships. Legislation is practically
controlled by the committees, as it
is very seldom that the wish OF the
committees is not followed, and the |
chairman Of any committee has a |
strong influence ovcrits recommended |
tons. The interest of members at |
the time Of the committee announce
ments is very intense, and the dis
satisfied ones are prompt to call at
tention to the slight that has been
given their district. The fellows
who are satisfied have unlimited
sympathy for the disappointed ones;
still a few OF the latter class even re-
fuse to accept sympathy as a salts
factory substitute for coveted places
The hot fight over the speakership,
in which every Republican was made
to feel his value to the man whom
he supported, tended to ia theri' 'swell'
the average soloD, and chairman
ships (aEd Sood ones, too,) were
considered earned.
~
In the house there are47 committees
with Al members, SO that the ia
, representatives could not all get
airmanships or even four or more
; places on committee. There are A
! RepublicansNh voted for Mr.. Lee
in caucus and the evidence Of good
judgement they showed in that mat
8 ter naturally tended to entrench
I them in the confidence OF the speaker.
and other than "its own was vir-
tues reward. Fairly viewing the
| matter there are no good grounds
for complaint with the house APP
Pointments, and the above brief dis
6 cussion of the matter is not intended
70 approve OF any OF them. The
complaints are source of some
6 comment and considerable amuse-
) mcnt however.
/ *
5 The members of the 10Th district
J came out Of the shuttle as follows:
I Dunn-Printing (chairman), rail
5 roads. public lands, mines and min.
s ing, legislative expenses, university
6 and university lands.
8 Fleming-Towns and counties
. (chairman), municipal legislation
o judiciary, Interpretations other than
3 municipal.
8 Fuller-Logs and lumber (cliair.
Il NAM, labor and laLor laws, state
y library, printing, state prison and
-, reformatory.
IS All were entirely satisfied, al
= though it is certain that il the speak.
8 err had not been also a resident of the
s district both Dunn and Fleming
= would have occupied more desirable
9 places ON committees, to which they
were fully entitled by their abilities
3 and legislative experiences. 1t was
Q the expressed desire Of the delegation
% however, to not embarrass Mr.. Lee
in his arduOus task by pressing per:
7 sOnal claims.
70 *
In the senate it was a cOmpar-
5 atively easy task to form the com.
y mittee, as the body was serving its
6 second session, and the members had
demonstrated their different capabil-
z tiles. Senator Geissel, "ours," is
% chairman of The committee on Indian
affairs, and is on three other commit
% tees-gl ain and warehouse, enroll
ment. roads and bridges. He ex
% presses no great personal interest in
p any legislation yet proposed, and
y expects that the session will become
j more interesting later.
{ { TX
There is considerable sentiment in
= favor Of making the present session
IS sixty days in length, but there is not
V much prospect that it can be done
NJ Unless the jobs Of the clerks, and as
sistant clerks, and assistant assist
Z ant clerks, etc. were extended for the
Is full ninety days it is certain that
~ their powerful influence would beck
% erted against the 'reform;" and the1
. it's fate would be sealed. Those fel
q lows are all journalists, and arr
3 practical makers OF statesmen, so il
will be as they say about the length
. OF the session. When the name O.
i any gentleman is proposed for ar
z appointive Office the question is in
X f; yariab1y asked by some one "Wha1
. paper docs he run?" and the inquiry
IS is never out OF place. Legislatures
= seldom adjourn sooner than they are
Is expected to. and we doubt il this
p one will disappoint the public il
this or any other particular. The
Is confidence Of the public is not mis-
3 placed when it expects ninety days
s full OF good 10 VS. from their present
6 servants
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Birthday Anniversary.