The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-13
MINNESOTA SOLONS.
The Legislature Organizes and
Gets Down to Work
J. ID. Jones Elected Speaker OF the House.
Defeating Ignatius Donneiiy, who
Was the Candidate of the
Opposition.

St. Paul. Jan. 5.-The legislature Of
Minnesota convened today with little
ceremony of special consequence. The
organization was perfected by the
election of the following:
Secretary-S A. Langum.
First Assistant Secretary-A.D d. Coun-
tryman.
Second Assistant Secretary = q. s.
Barrows.
Enrolling Clerk-B. NJ. Brown.
Engrossing Clerk. Z. Peterson.
Chaplain-Rev. DIR. Robert Forbes.
Serge Z. Gibbon.
Assistant Sergeant-at-arms F. B.
Lampson.
II. II. Dunn. of Fairmont, presented
his credentials, asking TO be sworn in
to I'LL vacancy claimed to exist by the
election of Senator Day as lieutenant
governor two years ago The matter
was referred to the committee on cleo
tons.
A resolution was adopted for joint
committee TO prepare a plan for re-
apportionment of the state.
Senators Yale, Durham and Smith
were appointed committee TO notify
the governor that the senate was or
ganized and prepared to receive any
message which he may have for that
body. The committee reported that at
IL o'clock tomorrow the governor
would be ready to deliver his message
TO the house and senate, jointly.
The house was convened at noon by
Secretary Berg. Henry Feig was APP
pointed secretary pro TEN. The hall
Of representatives. mas been renovated
| and put in order for the winter, and
seems as comfortab bic as it can be
made. For some time before noon the
| house was filed with mem bers and
spectators and candidates for minor po-
sitions.
Organization was perfected as fol-
lows:
Speaker. D. Jones. Long Prairie.
Chief Clcrk-M. J. Bowling. Renville.
First Assistant Clerk-W B. Slime,
Slayton.
Second Assistant Clerk-O. K Dahl,
Houston.
Engrossing Clerk-M. II. Ingersoll,
Bralnerd.
Enrolling Clerk-F. S. krayenbuhl,
St. Paul
Postmaster-F. w. Nash. Mankato.
Sergeant-at-arms-J.M NJ. Bayer, Moor
head.
Assistant superintendent. Fan
ming. StewartFille.
Chaplain-C NJ. Heard, Minneapolis.
Representative Dare presented res
~, 60
of house and senate on reapporiion-
ment.
Notice was fled of contest between
George L. Dingman and Matthias Lell-
man, Minneapolis, which was left with
the clerk until the proper committee
should be appointed.
Mostly ali the afternoon session was
occupied by selection OF seats, and adj
iournment was taken until Wednesday
at 10, 30 a ID.
ST. Paul, Jan. 6.-The senate almost
as soon as the opening exercises were
finished took a recess. and when the
reading of the governors message was
finished adjourned until the morning
of the 18th. A nominal session will be
held tomorrow morning TO legalize the
recess. President Gibbs will not an
nounce his committees until next week.
The house met promptly at 1880 and
after roll call and reading of the min
utes prepared to receive the governor
and senate. As soon as the joint ses-
sion was organized Gov. Clough en-
tered. Advancing to the clerks desk
the governor took the oath of Office
administered by Chief Justice Start
The message was then delivered and
the house adjourned.
St Paul, Jan. THE senate reached
the introduction of bills today. The
first placed on the calendar was by
Senator Wyman of Minneapolis, appro-
priating Sl4 600 for legislative expenses.
which was put to its passage under
suspension of the rules.
The most important measure intro
duced was a resolution by Senator The
den of Hennepin, leveled against de-
partment stores, providing for an an
vestigation into their methods of doing
business, and what ought to be done,
If anything, to restrain them.
The house has proceeded as far as it
can we'll go until its committees are
appointed. and 10 its session yesterday
an adjournment was taken oyer until
Monday.
OF the four bills introduced in the
house two were for the repeal of the
struck jury law. Representative Stock
well, of Minneapolis, has for some
time been in the public eye rs the
probable author Of the bill which would
be presented for the repeal of the struck
jury statute, but Duluth man beat
him out in very pretty shape. There is
strong feeling in the house in support
of the bill to repeal the present law
and it will at least be modified in some.
form unless the present surface indica-
tons prove very deceiving.