The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-07
HENNEPIN Is CLANIORING AT THE
JONES HEADQUARTERS FOR
CHAIRMANSHIPs.
SENATORS ARE QUIETLY WAITING
To Sec Who VIII BE Selected to
Make Up Committee On
Elections.

fore the senate made its appearance.
followed shortly by Gov. Clough.
Representative Frederick Schroeder,
of the Forty-fifth district, one of the
absentees on the opening day, was on
hand yesterday and filed his certificate
of election with the chief clerk. Rep
resentative Dahl, of the Hennepin del
egation, offered a resolution urging
the name of ]. Albert Hagstrum, Of
Minneapolis, for file clerk. The reso
luton was referred a. once to the COM
naittee on legislative expenses. Upon
motion Of Representative Feig, the
members of the senate were notified
that the house was prepared to receive
them to aid in the joint reception to
the executive.
The members of the house received
their colleagues, standing, the big
room being comfortably filled. In the
gallery were a number Of spectators,
not few of them of the gentler sex,
and scattered about were state Off
Gals and politicians.
Lieut.. Gov Gibbs and Senator Yale,
of Winona, headed the senators, while
with the governor were eX-GOv. AleXan-
der Ramsey Chief Justice c. M. Start,
Of the supreme court, and the house
committee, which had notified the gov
ernor that all was in readiness. When
Gov Clough had mounted the speak
er's platform, Chief Justice Start adj
n1inistered the oath of office which
formally made him chief executive Of
Minnesota for the coming two years.
Speaker Jones briefly introduced Gov.
Clough, who proceeded to deliver his
message. The message will be found
on another page. At it's conclusion the
governors little grandson, Edward
Hartley, found his way to the platform
and handed him bunch Of roses. The
spectators applauded.
Messrs. Littleton, HartShorn, Lay
bourn, Reimer and Larson were ap-
pointed by the speaker as members Of
the mileage. committee and some little
time was spent securing from the new
members, the amount of mileage they
were entitled to- The committee will
report this morning. Shortly after
noon the house adjourned until this
morning at 10. o'clock.
Hennepin's delegation is clamoring at
the door of the Jones headquarters for
committee chairmanships in the house
+ Of repre- sentatives, and at the meeting
t of the delegation yesterday there was
a general unification of wants. 1t is
pretty sure that Fred B. Snyder will be
slated for the craftsmanship of the uni
versity committee, for reasons which
have already been stated in these col
umnS. 1t is not so certain that Steve
Loveioy will be rewarded, as he expects
70 be, by the railroad craftsmanship. 1t
has been an open secret for several
weeks that that was the one particular
W. 1+01 I,x-A ". T
nepin's delegation has been assuming
all along that he would get it. The
fact remains, however, that A. +. Fer
ris, of Brainerd, who beside being the
chairman last session, has been a mem
Der of the Jones executive committee
during the recent speakership contest,
perhaps prefers the railroad chairman
ship to any that could be named. It
is hardly, likely that Jones will throw
down one Of his best friends, and it Is
a question whether Ferris will listen
with any degree of pleasure to the ap-
| pointment of Lovejoy 20 succeed him.
| An effort has been made to induce Fer
| ris to take the Craftsmanship of some
other important committee, reappor-
tionment. for example.
Judge Hicks has been mentioned as
likely chairman Of the house commit
| tee on judiciary. 1t is conceded that
| this would be a graceful tribute to the
! veteran who was in the Minnesota leg
| islature when many members Of the
house were in knickerbockers, and who
! long held position on the bench. Po-
! Etically, there would be little objection
able in the appointment
The Judge, incidentally, is quoted as
saying that if there is one COMMITTEES
more than any other in the house on
which he is anxious to have a vote,
some place on judiciary of course be-
| Ing conceded him, that committee is
| the one which regulates legislative ey
penses. The judge is of the opinion
that economy Is wealth, and he womb
! give the state session expense bills a
! close trimming.
| A great deal of speculation is being
] indulged in on the senate side as re
who will be chosen on the committee
! on elections, before which will come tn.
consideration of the Day-Dunn confess
from the Sixth district. Lieut. Gov
! Gibbs appointments, therefore arc
awaited with anxiety on both sides for
| while the disposition of the senate pen.
orally seems to be to hear the areu-
| ments pro and con for itself before TAN
ing mai action on the case either way
! 1T is equally to be believed that the
decision of decisive majority of ia
/ committee either way would have M
| little weight with the senate
|
Among the bills which are on the card
| for presentation to the leeislat nro tt,,o
session is one, which, If passed will
| provide for the creation of the Office
! of mine inspector
| Such an official. whose duty will he
| similar to that of a factory inspector
/ is wanted by the labor peon1e tha ~,
! ions In Duluth and in other Darts of
| the state being especially anxious
! They do not wish however. to have
! the office under the supervision of anv
| other state department, but ask that II
! shall be an independent position and
! that the inspector shall be elected and
! not appointed. Such an Inspectors
! duties shall be to go through the mines
! of the state and See to it that they
are properly equipped with safeguards
/ against danger to life and limb. II "a
expected that the bill may meet with
| considerable opposition from the mine
! owners who will contend that a ma
| joritys Of the mines on the iron range
! are what are termed "open pronosi
! tons" and that the necessity for safe
/ guards is limited, while in the under
! ground mines the outlay of money for
! appliances will be much greater than
| the need for them. The mine owners
| have quite an excellent hospital svs-
| tenn for men injured while at work
| and will doubtless set this forth az
! being as much as should be expectad
| from them when all reasonable pre-
| cautions against danger have been
| provided.
The house committee on rules COM
/ pieted It's task yesterday afternoon at