St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-02
WILL INDoKsE MORRIsoN.
The Illinois Legislature to Begin
Business Wednesday.


Business Wednesday.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Jan. 1.-Wednes-
day next, jana. the thirty-eighth general
assembly of Illinois will meet. The
members are already beginning to ar
rive, and it is probable that caucuses
will be held Tuesday night. Wednes-
day temporary organization will be
effected and probable adjournment
Will then take place until the
following day, when permanent Off.
GERS will be formally chosen
and Gov. Fifer notified that the
assembly IS ready to receive any COM
municaton he may desire to submit.
After the message is read. resolution
will be. adopted naming a day for the
official canvass of votes. 1t is now
considered probable that unanimous
consent will fix OH Jan. 10 as lnaugura-
ton day, and arrangements for a grand
Democratic celebration on that day in
commemoration of the recent victory in
the state are now being contaminated.
The incoming legislature is the first
since the days of Lincoln and Douglas
in which the Democrats have had q
majority In both houses. This condi-
ton makes the coming session particu-
larly significant, in view of the
fact that redistricting the state
for judicial. congressional and
legislative purposes is one that
tasks the general assembly. If any
trouble whatever is experienced. it is
the task of redstricting on Demo-
cratic basis, and it will probably be
found that in the house, where the
Democratic majority is only three, there
is liable to be serious cOmplica-
tons at any time from sick
ness, abSenteeS, or diSaffectiOn among
certain Democratic members who may
feel that their district is not receiving
proper consideration in the re-adjusta
ment.
The new Democratic state central
committee Will meet here for state Or
ganization, and will probably decide to
maintain its permanent headquarters
at the state capitol during the session
of the general assembly. Action will
be taken to the end that the state COM
mittee will have full power in election
matters. ,5. ~ssai
Upon one of the questions of redis-
tricting, however, the Democrats are
thoroughly united. That is that the
districts shall be readjnsted 50 as to
make the majority of them safely DEM
Ocratic, and assure the election of a
United States senator by joint assembly
in 1895. 1t is only in the secondary
questions of how the districts shall be
carved out and which section OF the
state shall receive the greatest appor-
tionment that the serious difficulty is
found.
1t now appears there will be no seri-
Gus contest over the organization of the
two houses. Hon. Clayton +. Crafts, Of
Cook county, IS assured tine nomination
by caucus for the speakership. 1t is
also definitely settled that Hon. Caleb
G. Johnson, of Whiteside, will be
selected by the same caucus as the
Democratic candidate for the temporary
speaker of the house. In the senate
there is no likelihood of any very active
contest for the honor of president pro
tempore.
One of the most significant events of
the coming week will probably be the
introduction of a joint resolution en-
d0rslng Col. William Morrison for the
cabiuet, and especially the inviting of
Presdent-elect Cleveland to the consid-
Grafton of his qualifications and
general fitness for the position.
1t is no surprise to the
intimate friends of Senator Palmer
that he came out boldly for Morrison
and made statement in which he de-
clared that the selection Of Morrison by
the president WOulu meet WIFI HIS dp-
prevail and receive the harmonious i'll
dorsement of the Democrats of Illinois.
1t is also suggested that the Democratic
presidential electors, at their meeting
Jan. 8. adopt similar resolution COM
mending Col. Morrison to Mr.. Cleve-
land.
The compulsory education question
and the convict contract system Will
consume much valuable time before
they are settled. An arbitration law,
with compulsory feature. is one of the
probabilities. Bills to abolish the state
board of equalization, the state board
of public charities. the state board of
health and various other boards are
ready for committees.
A measure that will create some con-
sternation proposes to place street car.
cable, dummy and electric railway cor
poratons under the control of the state
board of railroad commissioners, and
compel each corporation to make a
sworn statement such as is required
by railroad corporations of the state.
These and numerous others, together
with bills to amend the practice act,
farm drainage, and revise everything in
sight, and inves tigation committees,
will furnish occupation for the Illinois
general assembly for ninety days, said
to be the limit fixed by law.
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