The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-13
Bert SHEEHAN OUT
sen ATOR STEVENS DIPLOMACY
WINS HIM THE JUDICIARY COM
MITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP.
SHEEHAN'S FRIENDS WILD.
THEY THREATEN TO MAKE THE
CONTEST TO A FINISH
NOW.
SENATOR GREER'S HOT SHOT.
He Says the Senate Shall Not BE
Dictated to by Outsiders
Any More.
SHEEHAN'S FRIENDS WILD.
SENATOR GREER,s HOT SHOT.

The personnel of the senate commit
tee on Judiciary is the same as two
years ago, but the decision was not
arrived at without a lively skirmish on
the floor of that body yesterday morn
ing. The order of resolutions was
hardly more than reached when Senator
Greer called up his curiosity exciting
resolutions of the night before on
which the senator from Swift county
had given notice of debate ...-r
Senator Young, naturally, led the op-
position to the resolution. He said:
This is novel procedure in the senate
The question is a simple one. The preamble
has nothing to do with the resolution ITSELF
which is merely TO take the appointment of
judiciary committee out OF the chairs hands.
1t seems to me that there is little warrant
for this overturning of ancient custom,
which has almost the force of written law.
There is no contest before this senate for that
craftsmanship. If there is one, it must be
before the presiding officer. and he should
be permitted to decide it, unless he indicates
TO the senate wish to be relieved of that
duty. l shall not be inclined to support this.
L see no reason why Craftsmanship should
be so clamored for. man at the head Of
the list has no advantage over one at the foot
unless some one assumes to be dictator. l
move to lay the resolution on the table,
Senator Greer was granted permission
to speak in reply. He said:
1T was to avoid precedent, not to estab-
fish one, that | introduced the resolution.
Ever since his arrival he and other senator's
no doubt, had been treated similarly, mad
been buttonholed not only by senator's but
by persons outside OF the legislature to have
a change made in the craftsmanship of this
committee. | want to say right here that this
is the first time in my experience on this
floor that l have been beset, threatened and
bored by outsiders to take hand in such
contest as this. 1 do not want to be again.
There are men on this floor today not menu
bers of this body Oar Reese and F. G.
Schiffman were sitting at the rear Of the
ROOM who have been endeavoring to in
fuence this appointment. 1t is time the
ate should make stand and be its own
master. l bow to no dictate of men OF party
except the will of the people who sent me
here"
Senator Knatyold thought the reso-
luton was ill-advised.
Senator -Culkin disclaimed any in
tention of taking away any of the
presidents prerog'atives, but it seemed
to him that it was hardly fair to com
pei him to become the arbiter of a local
contest here in this city.
The motion to lay on the table was
lost on viva voce vote, and the roll
was then called on the resolution. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas-McHale, Ozmun Pottgieser RingdahI,
RoYerud Spencer Stevens, Theden Thomp-
son. Wyman, Yale-N.
Nays-Collester, Cronkhite. Johnson, A. G.,
Johnson, w. E., Jones, Keller, Knatvold,
Larson, Masterman, Peterson Potter
Reishus, Sheehan, Smith, Stebbins, Stockton.
Sweningsen, Thorpe, Wing, Young-19.
Senator Greer insisted on all present
voting and Senators Durham and KEEL
Ter chafed under this. Both were final
ly compelled, however, to place them
selves on record.
The committee on judiciary, therefore
will consist of Senators Stevens,
Morgan, Yale, Howard, Ozmun, Sperry
Collester, Schaller, Sheehan, Gull
French and McHale.
In the absence of any chairman on
the committee, Senator Yale announced
that the members of the committee
would meet Immediately following the
adjournment of the senate, and when
the senators present assembled he
ofhclated temporarily as chairman,
Senator Greer being chosen temporary
secretary. Senator Stevens was then
unanimously chosen chairman, and +.
S. Gaylord, Of Minneapolis was re-
elected chief clerk of the committee.
Miss Mae Rider, Of Winona, being
chosen Stenographer.
After the decision of the senate as
to the judiciary committee, President
Gibbs announced a partial list Of the
committees, the change in the leading
committee having made changes seem
advisable to him. The committees an
nounced were as follows:
Agriculture-Currier, Wing, Larson Cronk-
hite, Hanna.
Banks and Misunderstanding, Wing, Han
son, Thorpe, Keller.
Claims johnson, w. E.. Hts Miller
Cronkhte Keller.
Corporations Morgan, Stevens. Peterson,
Greer McIIale.
Census-McHale. Sperry, Stockton Iltis
Pottgicser, SeVatson, Reshus
Deaf. Dumb and Blind-Stockton, Thomp-
son, Knatvold. Smith, Schaler.
Drainage-Thcrpe, Cole JONES' Whitney
Theden. Masterman, French, Ringdal, Cronk,
hite.
Education-Barr, Whitney Theden Miller.
Howard.
ElectiOns-sperry. Thompson, Yale, Smith.
Young.
Engrossment - Collesler Masterman Tits
Durham. Reishus.
EGrollment : Knatyold. Whitney, Wing,
Eweningsou, Sevatson.