St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-16
IT WAS ALL IN FUN
Yesterdays Session of the
House a Succession Of
Jokes.
ANDERSON CRACKED ONE
And the Fourth District Dele
cation Refused to
Laugh.
Mr.. M'KiNNEY STOOD PAT
And Secured Favorable Action
on His Fair Ground Tenn
pepance Bill.
Mr.. M'KINNEY STOOD PAT

For much wind and little work
yesterdays session of the house was
a productive day. A bakers dozen
Of new bills were introduced, very
few of which are of more than local
Importance.
One, by Representative Jones, pro-
vides for the reargument of criminal
cases before the supreme court, and
another, by Representative Seder-
berg, is designed to permit counties
to bond themselves to raise money
for certain public purposes. Repre-
sentative Blagik has rather unique
measure for taxing mortgages on
real estate, and Representative
Sander presents a sumptuary meas
ure, looking to the adjustment of the
traffic in cigarettes, by fixing the
license to sell the dudes comfort at
sum no less than $780,. Repre-
sentative Lockwood asks for S4O,-
600 for normal school at Pipestone.
The other bills introduced are for
local appropriations and minor cura-
tive acts.
On the calendar the fight on Repre-
sentative Parker's bill to elect town.
snip supervisors for three years, one
each year, was renewed, but the bill
pulled through by a small margin.
Two other bills were passed, one re-
latlng to the spread of noxious
weeds and the other relating to
summons by justice court. The
house accepted an invitation to at
tend a meeting of the John Brown
memorial association, presented by
Mr.. Johns, on behalf of the associa-
tlon. The invitation was very lone
ana very stllted in it's language
and when the speaker announced it's
acceptance he remarked that he SUD-
posed 1t was accepted, as two or
three had voted for it and none
against.
Speaker Van SAINT announced as the
members of the committee to conduct
the investigation of state offices and
poards called for in the Jacobson reso-
luton the following members: Messrs
Jacobson, Dingman, Dare, Kelly. p
H., and johnson, q. c. This means
business in the most offensive sense of
the word. Every member of the com
mlttee will be recognized at a glanceas
man who transacts no business in the
lobby, and if the resolution had never
meant anything before it means some
thing now
quite hearty batch of bills came in
from dlferent committees favorably
recommending a majority of the meas
ures submitted to their Judgment.
ANDERsON's COAX.
Representative Anderson, of Chisag go
county, where Col. Kiefers potato
crop is raised, introduced a resolution.
the purpose of which has not vet been
made exactly clear. 1t is possible that
Mr.. Anderson has something in view
which he hopes to carry out through
the operation of this resolution. If
SO, the Fourth district will help him
carry it out-and see to it that he
leaves it out until the close of he ses-
sion. The document reads as follows:
Whereas, There is a manifest desire
on the part of the people of Minnesota.
as we'll as an evident necessity in the
near future for enlarged state build
ings; and
Whereas, The taxpayers of the state
are already burdened to the utmost ex-
tent, rendering the project of erecting
new capitol building unnecessary for
many years to come; and,
Whereas, The citizens of Minneapo-
lis for the purpose of advancing the
interests of their fair city, and the
state at large, have at the expense of
a half million dollars, erected a mag
nificent building on one of the most
eligible sites in the state; and,
Whereas, 1t is currently reported
and believed in some of the rural dis
tricts of the state that the valuable
property could now be secured at a
mere nominal expense to the state. or
rendered free of cost to the state by it's
owners, or the city of MINNEAPOLIS for
a temporary or permanent state cap
ltol building, or for other necessary
state purposes, thereby relieving the
state of burden of at least $1,000 900
tax, therefore, be it
Resolved, That a committee of
seven members of the house, one from
each congressional district, be appoint
ed by the speaker of the house to con-
suit with the directors of the Mime
apolis exposition building for the pur-
pose OF aScertaining on what terms
and conditions said property and site
could be secured for the temporary or
permanent state capitol, or for some
other necessary state purpose, and re-
port to this house at their earliest con-
venience.
STAPLES JOAK.
Representative Staples took an ener- !
getic wallop at the professional junket- !
ers of the house by proposing that |