The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-01-14
MINNESOTA SOLONS.
The Legislature Organizes and
Gets Down to Work.
j. ID. Jones Elected Speaker Of the House,
Defeating Ignatius Donnei1y. who
Was the Candidate of tho
Opposition.

Defeating Ignatius Donnei1y, who
Was the Candidate Of tho
Opposition.
st, Paul, Jan. 5.-The legislature of
Minnesota convened today with little
ceremony Of special consequence. The
organization was perfected by the
election of the following:
Secretary-S. A. Langum.
First Assistant Secretary-A.D.C oun-
tryman.
Second Assistant Secretary - Il. S.
Barrows.
Enrolling Clerk-B. M. Brown.
Engrossing Clerk-J. E. Peterson.
Chaplain-Rev. DR.. Robert Forbes.
superintendent E. Gibbon.
Assistant Sergeant-atrarms F. B.
Lampson.
H. Fl. Dunn, of Fairmont, presented
his credentials, asking to be sworn in
to fill vacancy claimed to exist by the
election of Senator Day as lieutenant
Egovernor two years ago. The matter
was referred to the committee on cleo
tons.
A resolution was adopted for joint
committee to prepare a plan for re-
apportionment of the state.
Senators Yale, Durham and Smith
were appointed a committee to notify
the governor that the senate was Or
ganized and prepared to receive any
message which he may have for that
body. The committee reported that at
IL o'clock tomorrow the governor
! would be ready to deliver his message
to the house and senate, jointly.
The house was convened at noon by
Secretary Berg. Henry Feig was ap-
pointed secretary pro TEN. The hall
of representatives has been renovated
and put in order for the winter, and
seems as comfortable as it can be
made. For some time before noon the
house was filled with membere and
| spectators and candidates for minor po-
| sitiOns.
Organization was perfected as fol-
lows:
Speaker-J. D. Jones, Long Prairie
Chief Clerk-M. j. Bowling, Renville.
First Assistant Clerk-W. Il. Slime,
Slayton.
Second Assistant Clerk-O. K. Dahl,
Houston.
Engrossing Clerk-M. q. Ingersoll,
Bralnerd.
Enrolling Clerk-F. s. Krayenbuhl,
st. Paul.
Postmaster-F. w. Nash. Mankato
Sergeant-at-arms-J NJ. Bayer, Moor
head.
Assistant superintendent Fan
aing, Stewartville.
| Chaplain-C. M. Heard, MINNEAPOLIS.
Representative Dare presented a res
olution providing for joint committee
of house and senate on reapporiion-
ment.
Notice was fled of contest between
George L. Dingman and Matthias Lell-
man, Minneapolis, which was left with
the clerk until the proper committee
should be appointed.
Mostly all the afternoon session was
occupied by selection of seats, and ad-
| journment was taken until Wednesday
at 1890 a. m.
st. Paul, Jan. 6.-The senate almost
as soon as the opening exercises we're
finished took a recess, and when the
reading of the governors message was
finished adjourned until the morning
| of the 18th. A nominal session will be
held tomorrow morning to legallze the
recess President Gibbs will not an
nounce his committees until next-week.
The house met promptly at 1880 and
after roll call and reading of the min
utes prepared to receive the governor
and senate. As soon as the joint SEES
sion was organized Gov. Clough en-
tered. Advancing to the clerks desk
the governor took the oath of Office
administered by Chief Justice Start.
The message was then delivered and
the house adjourned.
st. Paul, Jan. 1.-THE senate reached
the introduction of bills today. The
6rst placed on the calendar was by
Senator Wyman of Minneapolis, appro-
priating 81, 900 for legislative expenses,
which was put to its passage under
suspension of the rules.
The most important measure intro
duced was aresolution by Senator The
den of Hennepin, leveled against de-
partment stores. providing for an in
vestigation into their methods of doing
business, and what ought to be done,
if anything, to restrain them.
The house has proceeded as far as it
can we'll 20 until its committees are
appointed, and in its session yesterday
an ad journment was taken over until
Monday. :,,
OF the four bills introduced in the
house two were for the repeal of the
struck jury law. Representative Stock
we'll, of Minneapolis, has for some
time been in the public eye as the
probable author of the bill which would
be presented for the repeal of the struck
jury statute, but Duluth man beat
him out in very pretty shape. There is
strong feeling in the house in support
Of the bill to repeal the present law
and it will at least be modified in some
form unless the present surface indica-
tons prove very deceiving.
The credit of the first bill went to Mr..
Ferris. 1t provides for repeal of the
John Day Smith break-o'-day hanging
statute.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Foss,