Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
ARE WIDE APART
BOTH HOUSES or THE LEGISLATURE
oN~THEIR DIGNITY


BOTH HOUSES oF,THE LEGISLATURE
- oN~THEIR DIGNITY
REGARDING the Proper Forn.ti ef .
5 Rsspportienmsns Committee - Zen to
Demands Equal Representation with
the House-Much Expected From tho
New Legislative Com nittes- Donns slly's
Mountain Iron Resolution Un.ninou.ly
l'ssssd-spencers pni to Keep State
Fasds in vnaits - Other Legislative
1tr,ns Of Interest. T. &c.,.
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ST. PAUL, JAN 19.-[Special. with
the standing committees Of both h ouse
ind senate appointed, affairs legisla-
tive are well under way and the law
mill is already turning ont the moro or
less finished product. Lieutenant Gov.
esnor Gibbs announced the senate com.
mittees on Tuesday, and those for the
house were announced on Wednesday.
The committees on legislative expen-
ses, through whose hands all details
Of expenses must pass, were at once put
TO work. their first meeting being called
almost imnediAtely utter their appoint.
ment. Il is for the committee Is say
whether additional clerks or other en-
ployes shall BE- appointed, and membsrs
Of both houses E with oncs.ssekiax
friends court the commtttee, presenting
Ill manner Sot argunsnts to pre-.
vail 0vsc1s their IDEAS Of econeuuy
and necessity 1or the service
desired Few committees have uore
power than this, especially in the
house whore it requires = three tou xths
vote to overcome its adverse report,
and whether it bs an economical or ex.
travagaut session. to this oon,<nittse
belongs the credit or blame. For this
reason great care is taken and few
members seek an appointment on =
committee like this where the 1eaponsi.
bi'isy 10 great, the CO mplaints' numer-
Gus and the work heavy.
:" The New House Cemn,tsss.
There is "a new committee in the
house and much 10 expected Of it. Nr.
jacobson Of Lac 'qui Parle, who il serv-
ing his nth consecutive term in that
body, believed that business would be
much expsditedif committee to re-
heve the usually congested condition of
the judiciary committee business and
to consider all bills Of q general nature
were appointed, and the committee on
general legislation il tho result. AL
ready Anumber Of important measures
have been referred to this committee,
and much 10 expected from it.
What at times seems like small
and captious criticism may often result
In considerable benefit. A case in point
10 tho action: Of Judge Hicks Of Henns.
pin county on Friday, when he insisted
that two: bills be sent back to their
authors because their titles were not
sufficiently explicit. TO some Of
the newer members it looked
like an unnecessary blocking Of tho
legislative mill, but those of more
experience approved Of the action, be-
cause every inaccuracy in the bill as
introduced requires u separate amend
AASAO AAN CIedt0S COAA4uSAOU duU Oolay.
Mistakes will occur even in newspapers
aud in such minor matters as the max.
Ing Of laws, painstaking care is also
necessary to prevent errors that may
defeat the entire intent of law. r.
Mr.. Johns the other day introduced
the bill prepared by the union BARRIERS
Of the state, which in detail specifies
the requirements for journeymen bar
bers and the issuance Of licenses to
them. The Populist leader, Mr.. Don
nelly. paid very close attention to the
first reading of the bill and then, ad.
dressing the speaker, said: .'ln the
bill just read, Il move you that where.
ever the word barber appears bill
there be substituted therefor the word
farmer 4$Ss5 H. q S.s +
Both Branches on Their Dignity.
"Whatsoever ye would that mon
should do to you, do ye even so to
them" repeated Chaplain Heard in
the house Saturday morning before his
prayer. and many wondered whether
his scriptural selection had been sug-
gested BY The deadlock between the
tYo houses over the reap ionnent
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