Warren sheaf., 1897-02-11

tion of Mr.. Griffin to 9 position on the
state pharmacy board. The majority
Of the judiciary committee reported
against him and the minority in his
favor. The de bate was so long pro-
tracted that the senators hungered and
thirsted, taking midday recess, only
to return and continue the battle. In
the end the appointment was
confirmed, just as every other appoint
ment the governor has made this win
ter has been, with the exception of
Bundy Of Otter Tail, whose name was
| withdrawn, for membership on the
state board of equalization.
There has been a good deal of blus-
ter about defeating appointments made
,, by the governor, but it is all ended in
wind. In the case of Sheriff Block, of
Nlcollet county, the legislature even
tlonal disability by passing an act al
lowing sheriff to hold a position on
the insane asylum board.
The bill repeating the corrupt prac-
tice act was indefinitely postponed in
the senate, notwithstanding Senator
Greer's statement that the one man in
the state who endeavored to live up to
| to it was defeated at the polls.
The most important bill of the day
was offered by Senator Miller. It pro-
! vides for an additional assistant at
torney general whose duty shall con-
sist of prosecuting cases against, rail-
roads before the railroad commission
ers. 1t carries with it a salary of 50, 400.
Another bill provides for the esta blish-
ment of private cemeteries and crema-
tories. 1t has for many years been a
! common thing for persons in Texas,
Arizona and other untamed portions of
the country, to have private cemeteries
of their own, but this is the first move
ment of that kind in Minnesota.
The location of the fourth insane
asylum bobbed up serenely in the
house yesterday. 1t came in the form
of resolution offered by Mr.. Staples
of Dakota county, providing for a joint
committee of seven on the part of the
house and four on the part of the sem
ate to investigate the methods by which
the asylum was located at Anoka. The
resolution passed.
There was heated debate over the
bill making the railroad commissioners
elective. instead of being appointed by
the governor. The debate brought out
a good deal of personal bitterness,
among other things it being urged that
the commission appoints 200 grain in
spectors and thus makes itself a great
political machine. The sentiment was
strongly in favor of the bill and it was
recommended to pass.
Apparently as an offset for the sem
ate bill appropriating $50, 900 for an in
ebriate asylum at Rochester, bill was
introduced in the house to abolish the
| inc briate ward which now exists in the
Rochester insane asylum.
Neither branch of the legislature
passed a bill yesterday. While 1853
have been introduced in the senate and
317 in the house, the majority of them
are still in the hands of committees,
and very few have been passed by
either house and still smaller num-
ber sent to the governor. The bill ap-
propriating funds for Legislative ex-
penses is not among the number whose
passage has been delayed.
| St. Paul, Feb. 5.-The event of the
legislative session yesterday was the
passage by the house of the bill max
ing the railroad and warehouse COM
mission elective by the people. instead
of appointive by the governor. The
passage of this bill by the house has
been inevitable, ever since it was in
troduced, and unless some miraculous
change occurs the bill will go through
the senate. The bill was championed
by representatives Jacobson and Feig,
and opposed by Representatives Little
ton and Hicks. There were other
speakers, but these were the leaders.
There were 80 votes in favor and %
against the passage of the bill. The
negative votes were as follows: Messrs.
Abbott, Bassford, Gray, Dale, Davies.
Hartshorn, Hicks, Hollister, Laing,
Leach, Littleton, Lovejoy, Lloyd, Man
chester, Meyer, Mcdonald, McGill,
Parker, Scott, Scribner, Schmidt, Shell,
Slmonson, Smith, Snyder, Soule, West.
The passage of this bill occupied so
much attention that little other busi-
ness was done, though fourteen new
bills were introduced. Among those
introduced was a measure appropriat-
ing SIS, 900 for county and district fairs.
The senate was evidently in an in
vestigating mood yesterday, as com
mittee was appointed to investigate
the advisability of having Minnesota
represented at the trans-Missis-
sippi exposition at Omaha. An
other committee was appointed
to investigate the method by
which the fourth insane asylum was
located at Anoka. The senate also
passed the house joint resolution for q
for committee to investigate the re-