St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-19
CLOSED IN QUIETNESS
One More Legislative Week
Gone into History With
cut 8 Fuss.
Very L:tt.le Outside Of Rou-
tine Work in the House
Saturday.
Some Interesting Debates
Ahead in Committee O?
the Whole.
General Orders Sheet Fast
GpoW.ng 10 a Discourage
ing Length.

So far as the house of representatives
is concerned, the legislative week ended
very mildly. There was not q ripple Of
excitement raised by anything done or
said yesterday. The members there
fore went to their various homes in
good humor, with no ranking echo of a
harsh or unkind word TO plague their
minds this Sabbath morning. Such
may not be the case later on 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
bills on the list will cause little or no
discussion, there are others which will
offer occasion forargument and OratOry.
Fourth on the general orders in AIRS.
Horizons bill to provide 400 oyercoatS
and 1,3O0 blankets for the state militia.
This bill would have been resisted
under any circumstances by many rep
TesentativeS who are practical hard
headed men, believing little in 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 fer 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.
II. Z. 16S is a bill apprOpriating money
to erect monuments to the memory OF
the Minnesota troops on the battle
fields Of Chickamauga and Chattanooga.
1t will no doubt pass the house, but 1t is
safe to say some very good speeches
will he made by interested members.
Many other bills which are on general
orders will give rise to more or less de-
IL
roll call-t0 which some members pay
no altention-is considered, very few
can be acted on in the two or three
hours given to work in committee OF
the whole. As in previous sessions
when the wind-up comes, many bill
will be lying in an open grave on gen
Tal orders.
An Eninteresilng Day.
OF
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 not even
begun, though the list is strlnging out
to respectable dimensions.
When the regular routine business,
receiving petitions, reports of standing
committees, etc, had been disDhsed OF
III the morning session, Mr. Young
called uD his resolution to prohibit eX-
eculive sessions of committees OF the
house and moved its adoption.
Mr.. Fleming was opposed to the reso-
luton, as he thought it would establish
q bad rule, which would work an injury
and injustice to committees at times
witch Illtg HStOCu immunity lIOiA ia
terrupIion by interested parties.
MIR. 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-
QuirementS of publicity.
Messrs. Maguire and Abbott expressed
themselves as absolutely opposed to
anything even approaching a ''Stal
chamUrr' session. They wanted every
body admitted to committee rooms al al
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 standing vote.
MI Sails called up his resolution pro
viding that no bill should be eligible TO
action after Feb. % unless it had beel
considered at a committee meeting regu
larly called and announced from tht
clerks desk while the house was in ses
sion.
Mr.. Sails made an explanation of th'
intention of his resolution, which wa
simply to give fair and open chance Il
every member Of every committee t.
know Of and attend committee meet
ings. 1he resolution was adopted.
The house adopted concurrent rpso
luton offered by Mr. Nansant, OF Wi
mona, rendering the thanks or the legiS-
Iators to the citizens of St. Paul for tht
reception and banquet rendered Thurs
day evening at the Ryan.
4 recess was then taken to $50.
Nineteen New Bills.
Although the attendance was yer.
slim and 10 one evinCed a disposition
for work after lunch, Speaker Lee wen
ahead with the regular order, and til
following bills were introduced and re
ferrGd:
Ii. f. 50I by Mr.. Yansant-To pro
tect the prupe OF Minnesota against III
fectious diseases by interstate transpor
taton Committee on Immigration.
IL +. 80. by Mr.. Rodger-To regu
late the adjustment Of losses under in
surance policies, and providing for
board Of three adiusiers Ill each county
Committee ON Insurance.
H. f. $50, by w. l.. Comstock-T
amend section l, chapter 90, Genera
Laws 1883, relating 10 change OF venue
Committee on Judiciary.
H. f. 591, by Mir. CotJOn-Rrlating I
mill dams. Committee Oil judiciary.
y II. +. 5GS, by Mr. Colc-1 amend sec
tions and 6, of chapter 65, Genera
Laws 1879, relating to interest an
usury; limiting interest 10 10 per cent
Committee on banks and banking.
II. f. so, by Mr.. Leonard-To amen,
section l. chapter 90, General Laws 18S!
Committee on Judiciary.
II. f. 600, by T. NJ. WiiSOn-To amen
the act establishing a state board
healtl4: making commissioners terms