The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22
SHORT IN THE HOUSE.
ingnan-Lellman Contest Is Dis
posed of in About Is Minutes

The session of the house yesterday
was anything but lively, the Dingman-
Lehman election contest, which had
been depended upon to furnish a little
interest, having collapsed incontinently
with the reception Of the committee
report to the effect that George L.
Dlngman is entitled to his seat in the
lower body. The matter came up on
special order for II o'clock, and the
knowing ones, taking their cue from
the statement of Chairman Hicks last
week, believed that there would be
little or no trouble getting through
with it.
1t was 1870 when the committee re-
ported. The chairmans report was to
the effect that he had met with the
contestant and sitting member, and
their attorneys, and that the contestant
conceded the right Of the sitting mem
Der. The report was adopted without
special comment. The committee fur
Their reported that, in it's opinion, the
contestant had not reasonable and SUI
fcient ground for instituting his con-
test. The matter was briefly explained
by Judge Hicks, in answer to a query
propounded by Mr.. Donnelly, and the
supplementary report was also adopted
Thus the struggle of George L. Ding
man, Of East Minneapolis, to unseat
Matthias Lehman, of the same district,
is ended, and Mr.. Lehman will take his
part in the deliberations of the house.
without interruption. The whole mat
ter did not occupy more than about
fifteen minutes Of the time of the house.
Inc committee on legislative expenses
inaugurated its career Of economy by
reporting adversely upon the following
claims: F. G. Potter $50, as committee
room keeper ten days; w. H. Butler.
$33, as janitor eleven days; William
Dolan, page; John O'Neill, 500, as keep
Ell of the galleries; Thomas Montgom-
cry, VIM. Doyle, Jerry Rogers, Fred
Wlnkler, Harry Costello, as pages. and
d clerk for a number of committees.
This report had the effect of bring
ing about considerable discussion
among the members. Representative
douglas entered a strong demurrer to
the action concerning Butler, whom he
said had actually performed much OF
the work of janitor, and who was near
ly seventy years of age The report
ever, by Messrs. Jacobson, Staples,
Dare and Feig, the latter expressing
the view that, if the bars were let down
this session., there would be a horde Of
place-seekers at the next session. look
ing for a chance to do work for the
first fortnight
Representative Donnelly, who, it will
be remembered, introduced a resolution
contemplating the payment of the vol
unteer pages for work during the first
ten days, came to their assistance, and
said he did not think the house cared
to emulate the example Of the man
who cultivated a wart on the back of
his neck to save the expense Of a col
lar button.
Representative Johns, who. in the
first place, had been opposed to grant
ing the commission such arbitrary DOW
Ell, took quiet little fling at Mr. Don
nelly and Joined the quintette which
was for standing by the committee and
it's report.
The committee on general legislation
reported in favor Of the passage of Fl.
f. los, by Representative Schmidt. OF
Duluth, relating to the repositories of
state funds, with several amendments.
as follows: Making the governor a
member Of the board to be created in
stead of the secretary of state; remov-
ing the prohibition upon officers and
directors of banks from being bonds
men, and reducing the amount to he
deposited in any bank from 80 per cent
to 20 per cent of the capital stock. The
report was adopted, and, in pursuance
to the same subject, Representative
Hill, of Winona, introduced q resolu-
tion calling for information as follows: