St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-19
SEARCHING INQUIRY COMING.
ALI Public Institution Funds
? to Receive a General
Ovephauling.
STAPLES TACKLES WARNER.
And The Former Is Given q
Few Valuable Pointers on
House Rules.

| Representative Feig.s resolution to
| INQUIRE into the manner and securities
OF the custody Of public funds preclpl-
| tated warm discussion in the house at
its session yesterday morning. 1t has
! been intimated that the resolution was
| introduced with tue purpose of rakIng
up some matters which were discussed
during Treasurer Bobletcr's term of
office. and Col Bobleter himself has
taken that view of it. John Burk, who
has made the admission on several oc-
casious that he was the only honest
man in the state. has taken warm IN
tereSt in the resolution, and, in spite OF
his warm advocacy OF 1t, it has some H.
| fluential friends in the house. Since the
! introduction of the resolution Burk has
given the newspaper men to understand
| that it was his resolution. and In conse-
quence it has not received as liberal
| handling as it otherwise would have
had. 1t is stated that the opponents of
the proposed investigation will send
Eric Olson here to act as Burk's assist
ant, but, judging from the action of the
| house this morning, even this step will
hot stop the inquiry.
When the resolution was called up
yesterday Representative Smith intro
duced a substitute. the purport of which
was to place the inquiry practically IN
i the hands of the public exam
iner. The substitute and original resolu-
ton were then given a very general
discussion, and finally Representative
Stables, of the committee Oh legislative
expenses, moved as substitute for all
pending action that the matter be re
ferred to his committee. This modest
proposition was promptly tabled, several
members resenting the imputatlon that
the chair could not find enough honest
men in the house to be trusted with the
expense incident to the proposed In
vestigation. The motion TO refer was
! finally withdrawn, and when the Smith
substitute was put it did not receive
single affirmative vote.
Mr.. Douglas wanted to amend by
| striking out the first clause Of the res
CLINTON. which would, he said, render
the whole less cumbersome, and that
the clause named in his amendment was
amply covered by the sixth clause Of the
resolution. He thought under the word
| ing of the resolution the investigation
would undertake more than it could
| carry out, as it would include all Inc
county offices in the state within the
SCOPE of the investigation. The amend
meiit, however. was lost and the resolu-
ton adopted as introduced.
The committee on legislative eX-
] hot t,fn
oIution to provide stationery for the
/ house. and the committee will attend to
this matter itself. The appropriation
! of $40 for postage for each member was
| tabled. The following resolutions were
/ introduced for the appointment or en-
pIoyes: By Mir. Strong, to appoint Har~
| yey Sargent file clerk: by Mr. johns, to
| appoint Nick Flynn flag raiser; by
| MIR. Lockwood, to appoint George b.
! Moore extra file clerk; by Mr.. Martin.
| TO appoint d. L. r. Strong assistant en-
rolling clerk; by Nh. GeiSsler. TO APP
point Robert Tweedy assistant lille
| clerk: by Mr.. Sander, to appoint Y. a.
| Anderson committeeman keeper.
Mr.. Warner introduced resolution 10
! allow the enrolling clerk TO appoint his
own assistant. This brought the com
mittee on legislative expenses to its
/
! declared the resolution to be incom-
! Detent. irrelevant, lmmaterlal. uncon-
| stitutional and in contraventlon OF the
| rules. and declared that if the gentle-
| man from the Seventh ward had been
familiar with the rules he would not
have introduced such resolution. Eli
I.didn't saw word when the chair ruled
! the point we'll taken, and shot the reso-
! lnfion I'D the chief clerks sleeve. Eli
doesn't generally say much. but when
| he begins to move he generally gets
there. He armed himself with a
COPY of the rules and lew
minutes later rose to question OF
privilege and poured a nod full OF hot
| ciuders down the back OF that part or
the continent represented ny MT.
Staples.
He quoted rdIe which was as plain
&c the min. of one of Dan Shells
Jokes. and MI. Staples admitted that
for a moment his fund of information on
! the subject of rules had given him the
slim. The resolution was taken from its
place of repose and properly referred.
DIR. RoDillard renewed his motion to
have members stand during the time
the chaplain was invoking divine guild
ance for Dan Shell and others. but the
house was still obdurate, and the reso-
luton went to the table.
| Mr.. KuntsOn presented resolution
reyuiring the Judiciary committee to
prepare a general tax bill, but MI. Frlg
gave notice of debate.
Representative Zeir introduced res-
olution providing for the appointment
of a committee Of seven TO nave charge
of all legislation relating to capital pun
ishment. Mr.. Johns gave notice of de-
4. oh, cflhCpnIpntlu
drawn.
THE senate having passed the local
measure repeating the Blue Earth coun.
tv salary bill, the house passed the
| same under suspension OF the rules.
| = TI,e speaker announced the following
az the committee from the house TO
have charge of the fund for the benefit
of the fire sufferers: Messrs. Holman,
Anderson, Gibbs. Staples and Sander.
The following bills were introduced:
| By Representative Robllard. IL. f.
No. 20. an act for a medical corps OF the
national guard. Committee on military
affairs.
|. Bv.Representative Foss, 81. F. No. so,
an amendment to existing laws con-
corning drainage. Committee On Ju.
| dietary.
1 81. reldLluS " lilC VI ii4uOA
| exercise of local option. Committee on
temperance legislation.
BY Representative Douglass, Il. F.
| No. 81 (by requesD. an act to encourage
the breeding of trotting and pacing
horses and to punish ringing. Commit
tee Oil judiciary.
By Representative jacobson, 81. F.
No, SO, an act in relation to chattel
| mortgages. Committee on judiciary.
By Representative Barta. Il. F. No.
81. to amend existing laws concerning
| homestead exemption. Committee on
! judiciary.
BY Representative Smith, Il. F. No
90, an act providing for a penalty for
posting a list of chattel mortgages. Com
| mittee on judiciary.
FL. F. No. Sc, by Representative
Hartshorn-An act for the forfeiture of
certain lands. Committee On pnblle
lands.
H.F. No. 81, by Representative Ferris
To amend existing laws for the preser-
walton of game and fish. Committee on
game and fish laws.