The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-17
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
A Red-Hot Roast Of the House by John
HI. Burke.

dian angel of the State University, and it
cannot be denied that during that time
he has been chairman of the board and,
moreover, the practical dictator of it's af-
fairs.
Two years ago we were appointed by
the senate as expert to examine the
books of the University, but found no
books Of early land sales could be found
except salt spring lands.
For many years this same Pillsbury has
been the firm OF &C. A. Smith & Co." and
president of the Gull River Lumber Com
pany, which have both been illegally, if
not fraudulently, milking the school lands
of this state. And it is only necessary, in
proof of this, to refer to the state auditors
books and the decree in st. Cloud in the
Mile Laos land case.
These facts not unfamiliar to the
public, and were not unknown to the
legislature when it passed House File No.
$40, introduced by Gibbs, to make Pillsbury
life regent of the University, and as we
desire to keep record them all we
submit the following vote on the bill in
the house:
Ahlstrom, Bickford, Blagik, Boxrud,
Brainerd, Burke mot John H., Cant,
Chisholm, Christensen, Craig. Cross. Dale,
Dare, Dngman, Downs, Dressed, Ellingsen,
Ferris, Finney, Foreman. Furlong Geisler,
Gibbs, Gross, Grondahl, Hoefken, Holman,
Jacobson, J. N. Jones' Juliar, A. B. and
p. H. Kelly, Kendall, Lovejoy, Mansfield,
Mallette Nicholson, MuIlin, McInnis, Nc
Kenney Nieman, O'Reilly. Parker, Post,
Rice, Robbins, Sampson, Sander, Schroeder
Schurmeer, Svright, J. NJ. Smith, Soule
Staples, Strong, Swanson, Tallman, Tay-
lor, Underwood, Vogel, Warner, Wright,
Zier and Van SAINT voted in it's favor, and
Knutson Lee, Meilicke, Moore, Nelson and
Vigen against.
In the senate:
Barr, Cole, CoHester Cronkhite, Currier,
Day, Durham, Greer, Hanson, Henneman,
Hodge, Howard, Hts, w. f. Johnson KEEL
lar, Knutvold, Larson, Lloyd, Miller, Nc
Hale, Peterson, Potter, Pottgieser, Rove
rud, Schaller, Sheehan. Smith, Spencer,
Stebbins, Stevens, Stockton, Sweningsen,
Theden, Thompson, Thorpe, Yale and
Young voted for the bill, and Ringdahl
against.
The Republicans and Democrats voted
for it unanimously, and got one Popuist
(Cronkhite) also in it's favor.
Some weeks since we expressed our opin-
ion of the present house of representatives
in unmistakable language. and recent de-
victions then expressed 1t would be a sad
state of affairs if among ia members we
could find no men of integrity, and while
we admit there are men in that body who
possessed of this requisite, it would
seem that many possessed of negative
rather than positive quantity of that
striking integrity so essential to make up
legislator working for the best interests
of a whole people
There are number of men in the present
house of representatives who view that
body with the same eyes ourself; men
who sincerely desire only justice, yet lacking
the moral courage to stand up at all times
and make a fight for the right fearing the
Vaccinations sneers of others in the
same body-who, if not themselves actually
criminal, seem to be the plant tools and
willing accessories of those who stand
ready at all times to commit the most das-
tardly, villainous and cowardly crimes.
If one 1.-THE of the statements that have
come to our ears be true it would seem that
the present house of representatives may,
by some, be termed the "bawdy house."
for it is matter of common rumor that a
more than one disgraceful orgie that should
bring the blush of shame to the cheek of
alabaster statue or of the painted Jeze-
bells who inhabit the gilded parlors of infa-
my that abound and thrive from off the
foibles lusts or foolhardiness of some al
legged respectable legislators.
We have no desire to particularize but
Opine there NAV be those on the floor of
the house who will note how certain men,
bers who have lately changed their whole
tactics and votes certain class of leg
islation, and no doubt some of their assO-
ciates have evinced some surprise at the
sudden change of heart, for which change
there may or may not be sufficient NOV
ing cause Bear in mind that not every
one can be reached by money or corrupt
arguments. and for such as cannot be
reached in that way the fiends incarnate
seek ally in the whisky bottle, the card
table or the harlot with far too much sue
cess.
We could if need be, name some who have
been something more than amateurs in the
innocent game of POKER" and it would
be in order at the proper time for the pro-
fesors of this innocent and fascinating
game to make report to the house of the
result Of the committees labors.
&c. too, the committee on religious ex-
ercises" might even make a report of their
labors evangelists among their fallen
meetings held by them in certain i'm
moral resorts to which their steps had
been directed under the leadership of a
certain individual who seemingly has de-
voted much of his time to inducing legis-
lators to join with him in these evangelist
ic labors.
Possibly, too, some lusty evangelist mem
Der of that body may have noted with
pleausre a day or two later the presence
of his fair convert on the floor of the house
seeking to ascertain the name of him who
had but short time previously shown his
inclination to advance-or otherwise-the
cause of morality
Much has been said at different times
about the depravity existing among the
lumber dives and bagnios existing in cer-
tain lumber and mining districts, but if
rumor be correctly quoted, it remained for
committee of the present legislature to
make an exhaustive inquiry into the whole
subject and the report of that committee
will be awaited with interest, as it shall
or shall not depict what the committee
said, what 1t did and how the subjects were
dressed-or the lack thereof
So, too it may be well to have a report
from the committee on irrigation" whose
meetings were announced almost daily, in
order to take account of the stack of emp
ty bottles and jugs that may have been
seen around after certain meetings of the
committee.
Possibly too it will be in order to inves-
tigate the threat said to have been made
by certain members that no bill should be-
come law that was not drawn by Burke.