The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-16
SENATORS Do NOT KNOW ENOUGH
ABOUT REYNOLDS, THE NEW
APPO4NTEE.
SIXTH DISTRICT HEARING
WAS BEGUN BEFORE THE COM
MITTEE ON ELECTIONS YES
TERADY AFTERNOON.
AFTER THE cH.oUGH rLUM-TREE
Senator Miller Wants Railroad and
Warehouse COmmfssiOners
Elected by the People.

When the senate went into executive
session yesterday morning to consider
the appointments presented by the gov
ernor. each senator had q neat printed
list, In which the new members of the
state hoard Of health and vital stats
ties appeared at the top, Drs. Staples
and Willard and M? H. Reynolds. It
was apparent that it would not take
long for the senior body to get down
to business. II it went at the list from
the top; iand isthey sergeants-at-arms
were urged to take every possible
measure for the speedy purging OF the
chamber Of all unofficial characters.
Senator Stevens, however. proposed
an innovation, IN that regularly ae-
credited reporters of~~the senate pro-
ceedtngs be permitted to remain. 1t
was a farce to exclude them, he said
for, within half an hour or so after
the close Of the session. they would
know everything that had been done.
Other senators inclined to the opinion
that it would be equally farcical to en-
deavor to keep secrets with reporters
present, pencil in hand, and the upshot
of 1t was, that the reporters were final
ly excluded just as were other NOR
tails
Then the appointment of DR.. Franklin
Staples on the board was confirmed,
as was that of DIR. Perry H. Willard.
But M H. ~Reynolds-the mendoza
men deny him the honor of Dr.
was less fortunate, and, when his name
was reached, 1t proved the signal for
three-fourths of an hour of debate, the
final outcome of which was the defer
ring of action till Tuesday. One of
the senators said. after the adjourn
ment, that the senate desired to as
certain the local feeling If the ex-
pressions of condemnation in the
change received before Tuesday were
sufficiently strong and general, the
senate would undoubtedly refuse to
confirm the nomina ton. On the other
hand, II the appointment seemed to
meet with favor, in many quarters, no
adverse action would be taken. The
argument that Dr. Hewitt had had the
position twenty-five years was met by
the recitation Of his thorough study
and efficient services in the protection
of the public health, The right Of the
governor to select his own boards was
set against the prerogative of the SEN
ate in refusing to confirm appointments
ii might deem unworthy for positive
reasons. 1t was an extended discus
sion, and was generally participated
in, especially by Senator'S Greer, Wing
and Thompson and others from the
First district. ..s-isA
Gov. Clough sent in the nominations
Of F. G. Barrows, of Minneapolis. as
state oil inspector, and Thurman Grit
fin, Of Minneapolis, as a member of
the state board of pharmacy. The
nominations We're laid on the table
for three days, under the Pottgieser
rule. a'2"'~'-" a7-'-
There has been some talk of increas-
ing the board to ten members, in
which event DIR. Hewitt might be ap-
pointed to the vacancy, but it is not
only extremely doubtful whether this
would help him any, but questionable
whether or not he would accept any
appointment on such terms.
Another proposition that has been
made by some of the members of the
senate is to cut off the appropriation
for the salary of the secretary, One
Of the arguments that has been used
by the foes of DR.. Hewitt was the
inconvenience that was caused by his
having his headquarters at Red Wing,
while all the other eminent bacteriol-
ogists and sanitary scientists of the
state were located in the Twin Cities
Now, the friends of DR.. Hew-
lit, II defeated in their Ell
fort to defeat the confirmation
of DR.. Reynolds, will turn the weapons
of the opposition back upon them.
The professor or doctor, who is spoken
of for the succession to the secretary
ship and salary, is already receiving
money from the state for university
work. His office is convenient, and he
would not be put to any expense or
inconvenience for the ordinary affairs
OF the board. These men argue that. if
1t is so essential that the work should
be done at or about the university. then
there is no more reason why the state
should pay two salaries to one man
for doing it than to pay two salaries
to two men and have them covering
two fields. They see a chance to save
a salary somewhere, if the doctrines
advanced by the opposition to DR. Hew-
lit are sincere.
1t is possible also that when the SEN
ate takes up the appointments again
Tuesday, there may be hard fight
made on Dairy Commissioner Berndt
Anderson and Oil Inspector F. c. Bar
rows. s.l ........