The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
IN LEGISLATIVE HALLS.
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Current Matters,


subjected to greater pressure than are Lieut..
Gov. Gibbs and Speaker Jones, who are at
work upon the committee lists for the respect
I've houses OF the legislature. Every district
in the state, it may be said is clamoring for
better representation ON the important COM
mitteeS, the Northern counties because Of
tons; the Southern counties because almost
without exception they returned bountiful Re-
publican majorittes at the recent election, and
each is convinced, or its leaders are, that it
is the banner" Republican county of the
state
So. strong has this pressure become that
one OF the presiding officers, Mr.. Jones, was
the datfooted assertion ut that at he was going ding
to appoint his committees as he thought
best. He Insisted that he had no intention
OF giving any portion of the state less than
It deserved, and hesswas Equally determined
not to give any portfonsef the state more than
its proper share. To- this distribution he
was giving his best time and study, and no
ones else. 1t is not expected that Mr.. Jones
will announce his committees before Monday
although he may be able to do it Saturday,
IN order that the committees may begin work
Monday. None of the real work of the ses-
SION, naturally, can9be. done until the COM
mlttees are named. aSofar as can be learned
Mr.. Jones is not taking a great many into
his confidence, If intact he is honoring any
of his associates With the manifest Of his
intentions as to chairmanships or committee
memberships. 81
to. bear upon him from his own section of
the state, particulaElyc$the Fifty-fourth dis
trict, which includes Lake. Cook and st. Louis
counties. On the present ratio Of population
TO the membership Of the house, Duluth alone
would be entitled to six members and the
outlying territory to- two more, to say moth
ing or three senators for the present single
district. AS 1t is now there are onIy three
members from Duluth fnd the range and ter
ritory to the northeast
Duluthians maintain that. in view of this
unequal representation the shortcomings
which. are apparent when it is pointed out
that in the recent election that senatorial
district voted 10000 Votes, as compared with
5000 to 5000 in other districts of the state
having an equally strong representation. that
section is entitled to as many places as would
naturally fall .toaher deserved number of mem
bers in the ordinary numerical distribution of
places. This. they argue is the only salts
faction they can getSfor their unequal repre-
sentadan ongthe floor, and the members from
that section aof. the state are particularly IN
slstent on being given places on the com
mittees2 whose spheres have most to do with
that part Of the state. The fact that the
Fifty-fourthss @entire representation in the
house consists of untried members makes the
satisfaction of Duluth'S demands an especially
trying question for the new speaker but it
is reasonably sure that they will be well
supplied with places on the good committees
Chairmanships, 1t is understood they are
willing. to waive in favor of the older mem
bers.
Gossip is connecting the name of ]. F.
jacobson, of the Forty-third with the chair
manship of the committee on appropriations
Mr. Jacobson is conservative to a degree
which makes his as admirable possibility
for such position as well could be found
even though his conservatism might challenge
his popularity with certain class. However,
he enjoys the full confidence Of those who
know him best.
Hennepin county wants S. B. Lovejoy at the
head OF the railroad committee. Some have
f even gone So far 81 to say that the posi-.
Judge Hicks from THE sphakership contest,
although this story is secuted by the fact that
at the time the judge wthdrawal was an
clamors. t1Ie|s u
When the senate list is made up. it is nrob
able that the name of Hiram F. Stevens will
be switched from the craftsmanship Of judi
ciary to that of municipal corporations. SEN
ator Stevens has been in the rear of no one
IN the charter revision agitation, and the i'm
portance of the laW which will be passed
upon this session makes the committee espe-
cially Important. Esenxif the political status
had not impaired hfsr standing with the pre-
vailing side; the fact that he was given
full swing with the charter scheme that bears
his name during one session places him
where he can make little complaint.
1t IS understood that Senator Yale, Of
Winona. will be the chairman Of the senate
judiciary committee:
The honor conferred on Simon Meyers, of
Minneapolis. in his appointment as chairman
for a young man in his first legislative ses-
sion. 1t has been the custom heretofore to
place on this committee especially at its
head, veteran members 81 the legislature.
The First ward of the city of ST. Paul seems
to take to dairying like duck to water, and
in spite of the sad showing it made for the
Republican ticket last fall, but it has two
prominent candidates for positions in the
dairy inspection department. Berndt Ander-
son, the present dairy commissioner, of
course, wants to go back, and Henry Neff a
grocer in that section of the city, would like
to be an assistant.
Northern members are treasured at the
early stage at which both houses are taking
up the question Of reapportionment as it
promises that after this session, the discrep-
will not be so marked as it has been since
the census of $780, At the time of the re-
apportionment Of 1889 was made of course,
the last basis of computation was the census
of 1885, which had even then become out
grown by some sections OF the state.
There is going to be fun at the Hennepin
county caucus thisy mornfng in the capitol
just before the session of the house.
Each one of the fourteen members of the
delegation has his own candidate for door
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Somebody will of course have to be disap-
pointed and there promises to be some lively
scheming for the minor positions mentioned.
rGrs%a
Patrick r. Vail Of Ely, is conspicuously
mentioned a possibility for the mines and
mining Craftsmanship.
Shortly after the session. of the house was
begun yesterday. Dennis F. McGrath, rep
resentative from Clay county, was shocked al
receiving a telegram from GAINESVILLE an
nouncing that his brother .John had persisted
in terrible. blizzard which ragged there Sun
day and Monday. Representative McGrath
remained long enough to present his certif-
cate to the speaker,c when. he was excused
and started immediately for home. Resolu-
! lions Of sympathy were adopted by his fell
low representatives daring the afternoon.
This morning Immediately before the joint
session Of the senate and house of represent
atives Gov. Clough will. be duly sworn In as
| chief executive OF this state by Chief Justice
Start, after which he will deliver his In
augural address to the two bodies There
will in all probability be little else done dur
| ing the day, and one session will likely
| suffice. as little can be done until the com
mittee on rules completes It's work, and its
report is adopted. This will probably be some
| time, tomorrow.
| Every minute counts In critical cases o.
Group Dr. d. Jayne's Expectorant in large
] doses ilf@soon effect cure.
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