St. Paul daily globe., 1895-03-10

other hand, it affords positive intrin,
sic evidence that neither of the presid-
ing officers therein named is to eXer>
else the functions pertaining TO the
office of president of the council. Ger
tain of the duties of the old president
of the common council are distrib-
uted, some to the president of the as
Sembly and others to the president OF
the board of aldermen. Certain
other duties, however, including those
which attach by virtue of the special
law of 1875, are not affected by the
Bell charter, and, of course, still re-
main where they were originally
placed.
1t is a somewhat singular fact, in
view of later legislation,
THAT NO OFFICER
STYLED president of the common coun-
cil'' has been created by any of the
charter provisions relating to the city
of ST. Paul. The consolidating act OF
1874 Especial Laws, chapter 1,) does in
deed orovide for the election by the
common council of q president and
vice president. and the former of
those officers came to be styled, in
common speech, and recognized by
later legislation, as president of the
common council. The law of 1875.
passed one year later, SO refers to
officer which the common council was
originally authorized to elect is the
president of the common council with
in the meaning of the law of 1875.
The powers of the common council,
as now existing and enjoyed. so far
as the election of a president is con-
cerned, are not disturbed by the pro-
visions of the Bell charter. That
charter in addition to expressly pro-
Viding that the two legislative bodies
shall constitute the common council,
also provides that they may meet in
joint session. No provision is ex>
pressly made therein for
A PRESIDING OFFICER
of the joint session, but it is provided
that 'all powers, duties and obliga-
tions held assumed and by law au-
thoriZed and exercised by the common
mon council of said city, as now COM
posed under any law of this state,
shall, save as herein otherwise pro-
vided, be held, assumed and eXer-
cised by the common council herein
provided for"
I am therefore of the opinion that the
a president may safely be rested up
on either one of two propositions:
First, that it is derived from the orig
inal act of 1874; and, second, that it
may be claimed by reason of the pro-
visions in the act of 1891 above quoted.
l am, very respectfully,
H. W. CHILDs,
Attorney General
Assemblyman Parker when Informed
by GLOBE reporter at his house last
evening of the attorney generals de-
cision, expressed much surprise.
MIR PARKER TALKS.
Il confess said Mr. Parker. that
l did not expect this result. Neither
did the mayor, judging from what he
has said. Who is my candidate? Why
: haven't given the matter a thought.
Ntot anticipating that l would be called
upon to act. And we have to make the
appointment Monday, eh? Well, that
is good. l have not the remotest idea
what we will do. I see by the evening
paper that [ have a candidate It's the
first l ever knew of it. You may say
that l have no candidate whatever"
After meditating a moment, Mr..
Parker remarked:
BY the way, the present assessor.
Saving been chosen by a board on
which the president of the assembly
acted, was illegally elected, wasn't he?
But [ don't know as that makes much
difference now
Mayor Smith, when seen at his resi-
dence in the evening, remarked, with
much satisfaction:
1t means that we will have q Demo-
cratic assessor, and l am mighty glad
OF it,"
United States Marshal R. T. O'Con-
nor also expressed his satisfaction over
the result
Congressman McCleary and family
arrived from Washington last night,
and are stopping at the Windsor.
Hamtn's Book Beer.
The best Beer for family use ever put
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