The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-21

tended to check and which the wantonness
OF power Is but too often apt TO suggest to
large and successful naj0ritfes.
And whether these forms be IN all cases the
most rational not Is really not of so
great Importance. 1t Is much more material
That there should be a rule to go by, than
what that rule is. that there may be uni
formity of proceeding in business not subject
to the caprice Of the speaker or captiousness
of the members.
But as a senator observed last even
ing: president Gibbs has kept a. loop
hole for himself in case his liberal in
depreciation of the powers of the SEN
ate is imposed upon. Mr.. Reed says
that man cannot promise himself
rot to change his mind and, conse-
quently, the lieutenant governor has
the privilege at any time Of changing
his mind and sustaining the twe-thirds
rule"
Meantime d resolution was passed
yesterday for the appointment of
committee on rules, which Mr.. Gibbs
agreed to announce this morning.
Senator Morgan moved that the an
pointment of Truman Griffin, of Mill
neapolis, to the state board of phar-
macy be taken from the table and
referred to the judiciary committee.
The secretary read affidavits from Of
Ulcers of the state pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION as to It's selection of FIVE
was to be made.
Senator Knatvold thought the mat
ter should be referred to the attorney
general, as did Senator Greer Sena-
Tor Morgan frankly admitted that it
would not suit him, because he under
stood that the attorney general had
already given an opinion, and he did
not think the senate wanted any opin-
ions based on a prejudgment In his
OPINION. the 10 oil orlx To-
nored the law, and he thought his
opinion was just as good as the attor-
ney generals, and he was only Of f1f-
teen lawyers on the judiciary commit
tee Senator Knatvold insisted that, If
the senate was going to refer one ap-
polntment to the attorney general (re-
Iefr1ng to Blocks), it should send the
others there. The Judiciary committee
mad other work to do. Mr. Morgan ad-
m1tted that the committee had all the
work 1t needed or wanted, but he
thought that this action was within
us province. Il have no feeling as be-
tween these men, said he. IF the gov
e1nor is to ignore this law, I might
as Wen vote for one as the other. If
he cannot ignore the law, then l can
not vote for that appointment
A number of other senators took adj
vantage of the opportunity to refer
10 the hard-riding fashion, in which
the governor mas been going of late
and they seemed to enjoy referring the
matter to the Judiciary committee.
winch they did a few minutes later
The committee took no action yester
day, however
Election contests will be the order of
the day In both houses today. In the
senate at IL O'Clock will be taken ND
the Dunn-Day contest from the Sixth
district, and as the rivals are repre-
scented by such eloquent counsel as
NJ II. Mum, Moses Clapp, Robert G.
Evans and A. Y. Merrill it is expect
ed there will be a large attendance.
In the mouse will come up the Ding
man-Lellman contest from the Twenty
ninth district, Minneapolis, but it is
thought that this will not be pressed,
MI. Lehman is the sitting member.
Senator Collesters bill providing that
no sheriff or deputy sheriff or coroner
snail hold any other lucrative office
is simply an amendment to the old law
prohibiting them from holding any 9TH
er office at all, lucrative or otherwise.
1t was this old law that was drawn on
Sheriff Block in executive session Tues
day, and prevented the confirmation
as the member of the board of trustees
of the hospitals for the insane, and
this new bill simply opens up a loop
hole for Mr.. Blocks confirmation, as
the trustees receive no salary. The
bill was passed under suspension Of
the rules.