The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-22
SPEAKER JONES REMEMBERED
PRESENTED WITH GROUP PIC
TUREs OF THE REPRESENTA-
VIVEs AND SENATORS.
Resolution Providing for a Commit
tee to Meet With Representatives
of Adjoining States.


before Representative Dahl made his
final effort to pass the court house tax
bill the members Of the house of repre-
sentative of the Thirtieth session
were on hand promptly at II o'clock
for the final roundup The chaplain read
from his text, NOW Brethren, [ Com
mend You to the Grace of God" and
further invoked the divine blessing
upon each member as he was about
to return to his people after the work
of the winter.
A large frame, containing the photo
graphs of the representatives and SEN
ators, the governor and officers of the
/ house and senate had been placed be-
fore the clerks desk, preparatory to an
unwilling and presentation, in which
Judge Littleton and the speaker were
the participants.
Judge JittletOn addressed the speaker
and reminded him that the house had
once before honored itself by present
ing, as a token of it's esteem to its
speaker the oil portrait which had
been hanging in the chamber for some
time. AS a further testimonial, he de-
sired on the part of the house to pre-
sent this group of pictures.
The speaker, apparently touched at
this further token of good feeling on the
part of the house. replied in kind. The
intercourse, he added, had been pro-
| f1table at least to him, and he wished
to record his gratitude for the princely
treatment invariably accorded
him by the members. The possession Of
this group of familiar faces added much
to the pleasure of acquaintance and it
would be his privilege to have and
keep it as a pleasant association. 1t
was sad thought to contemplate that
this body would never again meet,
either socially or for business. In con-
clusion, Speaker Jones said: my rul-
ings from the chair Of this house have
been impelled only by the kindliest and
| fairest feelings, whatever errors in
! judgment there may have been, being
| the result of the common frailties Of
human nature. l love you, my fellow
men, in the true meaning Of the word
and regret with all my heart that we
separate, each to go back to his own
! people"
The house. according to its privilege
on the last day, heard number of re-
solutions, reports from the legislative
expenses committee, etc, among the
latter being a recommendation that
Martin Nelson be paid $25, for caring
for the supreme court room, and two
! others to increase the pay of file clerk
! c. f. P. Colwell, and D. NJ. Scribner,
clerk of the house judiciary committee.
Quite a number Of others were recon-
mended for indefinite postpOnement.
| The house adopted all the recon-
mendations of the committee.
! The following resolution designed to
bring about a uniform system Of game
I laws in several neighboring states, was
adopted:
Whereas, the state of Wisconsin has,
! through it's legislature, appointed commit
| tee to act in conjunction with the state game
! and fish commission to secure uniform legis-
! latOn for the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin
Michigan and Illinois, and has requested the
appointment by this state of a joint commit
tee Of the house and senate;
Therefore resolved by the house of repre-
sentatiyes, the senate concurring, that COM
mittee of three, one from the senate and two
from the house, be appointed by the president
and speaker respectively, to act in come
ton with the state game and fish commits
! sionerS to secure such legislation, and, if
necessary, meet with the committee from
other states and report to the next regular
session Of the legislation by bill
Resolved further, that there be appropriated
| the sum of $500, or as much thereof as
may be necessary, to pay the expenses of said
committee, which shall serve without COM
pensation other than necessary expenses, and
the state auditor is authorized to draw his
warrant therefor upon the state treasurer upon
the audit of such accounts by said commit
tee.
In accordance with the resolution.
Speaker Jones named Messrs. Douglas,
of CLAY, and Ferriss, of Grow Wing, to
! serve on the part of the house. in
conjunction with Senator Potter, of
Hennepin, who was appointed on the
part of the senate.
The speaker named Messrs. Feig,
Staples and Hartshorn to join a similar
senate committee for the purpose of
waiting on the governor to determine
if the chief executive had any further
message for the Legislature. The house
, committee, after a brief absence, came
back and reported that the governor
had no further communications 10
make. The enrolling and engrossing
clerks were busily engaged all the
! morning, SO that the two presiding
officers might flax their signatures to
the bills which had succeeded in run
ming the gauntlet Of both branches.
! The governor is allowed three days
within which to approve and sign the
bills passed.
There were calls for a speech from
Mr.. Donnelly, and the house settled it.
self to listen to a benediction to the
thirtieth session of the house Mr..
| Donnelly, after saying he had no speech
to make, spoke for possibly ten min
utes He said:
Il am impressed with a sense of
melancholy; the remarks Of our dis
tinguished speaker have reminded Us
| that we must soon part, and | noted
that, as his words fell, there were not
a few moist eyes in the house Even
my hard-headed old friend from Todd
county (Mr. HartshOrn) might have
been seen wiping the moisture from
his eyes as his colleague was speaking.
Il do not recall, during my entire
| legislative experience, which has been
| somewhat extensive, any previous SEES
sion of the house or senate in which
there has been so much good feeling
as we have had during the past few
months. There has been a process of
| weighing each other. We have been
noting our strong points and our Wea
ones, our good points and our bad
| ones, but, all in all, we have been a
| band of brothers, and I feel oppresse
to realize that. when the gavel of the
speaker will fall for the last time as
it must in few moments, we will re-
solve ourselves into our constituent ele-
ments and go back to our people, never
| to come together again unless the gov
ernor should call us together in extra
session, to help the people OF Hastings
get that insane asylum daughter
But my hope is not strong enough for
such turn Of affairs as to modify the
! poignancy of my sorrow"
Mr.. DOnnelly cOmDlimented the Pc