Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21

this repeal bill passes. Mr.. Donnelly's.
resolution to investigate thes action of
Auditor Braden in relinau gushing the
riGhtsof the state to- tho II Mountain Iron
landsSon the Mesaba range was passed,
of course. The house could. scarcely
do less after the issue was made. This
puts Donnelly in his element. The
only change made in the resolution
was to make the Investigating COM
mittee smaller, it now being limited to
four senators and seven represents.
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st. Paul, Jan. 15.-The recent ap.
pointment of DR.. Reynolds to succeed
DR.. Hewitt on the state board of health
was the occasion for an animated ex-
ecutlve session today. The friends of
DR.. Hewitt classify DR.. Reynolds as q
horse doctor. while DR.. Reynolds
friends style him veterinary surgeon
with superior meteorological qualitica-
tions. 1t may sabe necessary for the
members of the senate to call in DR..
Reynolds as their personal physician
before being able to determine whether
he should be confirmed or not.
Organized labor made itself felt in
the senate today by the passage of the
resolution ordering an investigation Of
the state labor bureau. There was
quite contest upon the question, but
whether the majority of the senators
really favored the investigation or not,
they evidently did not like to go on
record as opposing the demand of the
labor forces. Hence the resolution
passed with only twelve negative votes
and there will quite likely be dozen
regretful senators in some future cam
paign.
Senator Theden, of Minneapolis, evi-
IDENTIFY regards our election law defect
i've, for he introduced ten different bills
today, each one amending the election
law. If he should succeed in passing
them it would be necessary to drop the
term Australian SYSTEM in referring
to our ballot and style it the "Theden
System" All of the other senators
combined only introduced nine bills,
and none of them were of great mo-
ment. Lieut.. Gov. Gibbs has found
craftsmanship for Senator Sheehan af-
ter all. He has placed him at the head
gate the labor bureau. If Sheehan ac-
cepts. this win break the ice which
was heavily CONCEALED by the judiciary
committee incident.
The house stands pat. In other
words, 1t refuses to concur in the de-
mands OF the senate for as large rep
resentation as the house on the reap
portionment committee. It is quite
evident that the two bodies will have
to get up separate reapportionment
bills and trust to conference commit
tee report bringing about an agree
ment during the closing hours of the
session. The real secret of this reap
portionment trouble is that the majority
of the legislature does not want any re-
apportionmenta at all. AS the appor-
tionment. stands at present, the older
portions of the state have the majority
of the members of the legislature.
With reapportionment, their represent
alton would be reduced and the newer
sections of the state, which have had
the greatest growth since the last re-
apportionment, would gain. OF course,
the older portions of the state do not
want to plumply concede their unfair
ness, and SO any kind of pretext
which causes delay, and may possibly
bring about defeat of the whole
movement, is hailed with delight
The speaker announced the commit
tee today which is to investigate ex-
Auditor Braden in the iron mine deal,
and placed Donnelly at its head. This
c<rsr, xo II; yoooo,,.o
Donnelly inaugurated the investiga-
ton, but it is not in accord with the
usual run Of politics, as Mr.. D. does
not flock with the dominant party. He
will mako it all the more interesting in
the house this winter. because he is a
political party by himself.
The most important of the bills in
troduced was one abolishing the death
penalty for murder in the first degree
and substituting imprisonment for life.
That is, the bill will be important If it
proves to have any following, but,
owing to the recent tramp murders in
this state, it is not likely to become a
popular measure.
St. Paul, Jan. 16.-When will people
find out that Ignatius Donnelly is
loaded. He has served good many
terms in the legislature as we'll as in
congress and it has always so hap
pened that some senator or representa-
tive antagonizes him early in the ses-
sion, with the result that Donnelly
turns the table on his antagonist at
every opportunity during the remain
der of the proceedings. When last in
the senate John Day Smith, of Minne-
apolis, filled the bill, and now in the
house, at this session, Judge Hicks, of
Minneapolis, aspires to similar fame.