St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-31
NEW MEMBERS HELD DOWN.
The New Senator Has Some
Patronage to Ap-
portion.
UNCLE LOREN IS SU8DUED.
Kiefer Interfepas in the Sixth
Davis Judicial
Bill.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. - There is
already great deal OF speculation as 10
the committee places that will be given
to Gov Nelson when he takes his seat
in the senate. Senator Washburn is a
member of no less than seven commit
tees at the present time. They are:
Agricultural, civil service, commerce,
education and labor, improvement of
the Mississippi river, post offices
and post roads and university
of the United States. Two OF
this number are especially important
to the state of Minnesota and par
t1cularly to the cities of st. Paul and
Minneapolis. They are the committees
on commerce and the improvement OF
the Mississippi. Of the latter Mr.
WaShburn is the senior Republican
member or rather the first Republican
on the list. aud. under the rules and
practices of the senate, he would have
been the chairman whenever the Re-
publcans reorganiz3 the upper house,
had ne been reelected. This, OF course,
will not be possible for Gov. Nelson TO
secure; indeed. he will be very fortny
nate if he secures place OIL the conf
mittee.
The Committee on Comm cree.
But more important to the state than
| the Mississippi river Improvement
committee place is the membership ON
| the commerce committee now held by
| MIR. Washburn. In the former commit
tee he has been able to secure liberal
! appropriations Tor the improvement of
the upper river, but as member of the
commerce committee he has prevented
the passage of bills that would have
made the Twin Cities mere way stations
| on the lines from Chicago to the Pacific
! coast. This assignment can not poSsi-
bly, be secured by Gov. Nelson because
| its Importance makes III much sought
after by Older members, and q new
member who seeks industriously after
such an assignment will have to wait
some time before securing il.
OF the other five committees, of which
he is a member, Mr.. Washburn is the
second Republican on agriculture, Nc
MILAN, of Michigan, being first. the
first on civil service, second on educa-
ton and labor, with Senator Carey, VIII c
has been defeated, first, aud last on
| postoffices and post roads and Uni
versity of the United States. As this
brief statement shows, Mr.. Washburn's
hustling qualities produced results
when it came to securing committee as
signmentS. He entered the senate in
1889 along with Mcmillan. Of Michigan
Ptttigrew. of South Dakota; Wolcott
of Colorado; Higgins. of Delaware
Sh0up, of Idaho: Power, of Montana:
Dixon, of Rhode Island, and Carey, ol
Wyoming. These were all the new men
who took their seats on the Repub lican
side of the chamber at that time
Others like Wilson, of Iowa, and uOa T,
of Massachusetts,. had been reelected
but of all those named above Senator
Washburn stands easily at the head
Whendesirable committee appointments
are considered.
Nelson Has Patronage.
OF course, the party majority may be
so small that Gov Nelson Will be able
| to hold UP his party associates and force
| them to give him what he wants, but
those tactics do not have very great In
| tluence in the senate. There are Ger
| tain things. however, that nothing can
| prevent the new senator enjoying fr ON
the commencement of his term. One OF
| these is private secretary, who is paid
! an annual salary OF about $500. S. o.
Morse, of Slayton, has filled this posi- :
4 Nroc
| the past six years. He has
been clever and accommodating to
all Minnesota people who have
asked any faYors at the hands of his
chief. and there will be considerable
! curiosity to learn the name OF the man
who is going to take his place. OF
! course, if, OH the reorganization of the
senate by the Republicans. Senator
| Nelson is made chairman Of commit
| tee this private secretary will be made
an annual clerk and the compensation
will go TO S2,229 ana possibly 50. 500. In
.asm ueh as these salaries go on whether
congress is in session or not. these posi-
tIons are reckoned as very desirable
aud there will be no end of candidates
Aiefer and Baldwin
Col. Kiefer and Maj. Baldwin have
| locked horns several times already over
matters Of local legislation. and they
are very likely to do SO again. The gal
| liant colonel Is unable to realize that tile
whole state is not his field, and ne has
been particularly officious III his iateTs
terence in the Sixth district. Lately in
stead of attending to the work of push
ing through his bill granting an in
crease for the st. Paul public build
| ing, he has been devoting almost his
entire time to affairs in Pine county.
He introduced a resolution directing
the secretary of agriculture to furnish
seeds to the fire sufferers around Hinck
| ley. This resolution provoked no snla5
amount Of mirth because the depars4
ment furnishes seeds only for expert
mental purposes in small packages, and
| the entire amount purchased for this
| purpose would not be su fficient TO seed
Pine county while costing the govern
f., ment much more than it would to pur-
chase seed at Hinckley.
But Hinekley is in Pine county, and
| Pine county is i'll the district represent
ed by Maj. Baldwin. and members of
congress who are ''on' to their Jobs
know that there is nothing more dis
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