St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-23

concerning the selection Of reading
clerk. Under this all candidates will
be given day at the desk as reader
without pay and choice will then be
made by ballot.
The resolution to purchase a safe for
the chief clerk was also substituted by
a resolution from Mr.. Staples recom-
mending that the matter be referred to
himself and Mr.. Robbins
W. n. AmundSop was turned down as
a candidate for file clerk by an adverse
report of the committee on legislative
expenses.
Copies of the house rules and APP
pointments to the number of 500 were
ordered printed on motion OF Mr.. ia
CobSon.
The speaker was authorized to APP
point clerk for the committee OH en-
grossment.
The legislative expense committee
made wholesale slaughter of candi-
dates for appointment by reporting adj
versely on the following: j. w. Woods,
for assistant committee room keep er;
Nicholas Flynn. for flag raiser; George
Moore, for extra file CLERK; Harry Sar-
gent for assistant file clerk; G. A. An
derson, as committee room keeper;
Paul Steinbuck, as assistant cloak room
keeper; D. p. r. Strong, as assistant
enrolling clerk; Robert Tweedy, as as
sistant file clerk.
Mr.. Johns offered a resolution author
izing the committee on public accounts
and expenditures to appoint clerk.
Referred to committee on legislative
expense.
Representative Sutton offered reso-
luton to appoint Willie Dowlan all ex-
ira page. Same reference. Mr.. Johns
proposed Johnnie Tracy as an addi-
tional page. Same reference.
The governor transmitted a commu.
nicatlon stating that he had approved
and signed II. f. A. an act to provide
tor the appointment of clerk of the
district court during the insanity OF any
such clerk.
Several bills of more or less impor-
lance were introduced. Representative
Robbins is supposed to have aimed
q
in the form of bill. the principle pro-
vision of which is as follows:
ut shall be unlawful for any person
holding all elective or appointiye office
of this state to leave his place of bust
ness as such official Or employee Of the
state to engage in the business of So
Letting votes for any other person who
is a candidate for election to any Office
by the legislature of this state, or to
engage in what is commonly known as
lobbying for any such candidate"
Any person guilty OF a violation of
the proposed act shall be declared gull
ty of misdemeanor and be punished by
a fine of not less than 300 or more than
$780, Each day engaged in lobbying
shall! constitute a separate offense.
Johns Broke the Record
by introducing four bills, two of them
relating to the mining industry. The
Iirst is voluminous IN preamble, reciting
the fact of the great deposits of iron ore
III the state, the eXpediency OF having
it mined and reduced for the benefit OF
the state. Following the Whereas"
the following are the provisions OF the
bill:
Section l. That the governor of the
State of Minnesota is hereby author
lied. empowered and directed to appoint
a committee of five persons, whose duty
it shall be to investigate the said
method and manner Of smelling said
ore and manufacturing the same into
lion and steel, and ascertain the cost
thereof.
Sec. 2. That the commissioners so
appointed snail have power to employ
experts to assist them in making said
investigation.
Secs. That the sum of $4,000. or so
much as may be necessary, be and the
same is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to be used by said COIN
missionerS for the expense OF said COM
missionerS and in the employing of eX-
perts in and the costs OF making said
investigation.
Sec. T. That said commission shall,
after and upon making the said EXAM
ination and investigation, report in
writing to the governor Of said state as
to the feasibility, practlcability. cost
and such other matters as they may
deem proper and necessary as to the
said proposed method of smelling iron
ore and manufacturing the same into
pig iron and steel in the state of Mime
sofa.
Sec. 5. That the sum of 100000 be
and the same is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, which said sum.
under the direction of the governor of
the state and said commissioners so
appointed by him in case it shall be
deemed practicable to manufacture and
smelt iron ore in said state. shall
he used and expended in the erection
and establishment of a large plant for
the smelling OF iron ore and manufac-
turing the same into pig iron and steel
in said state, and at place in said state