The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-06
FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE
BILLS CARRYING ANY APP
PROPRIA1IONs.
HOUSE IS QUITE GENEROUS
ACCEPTING THE REPORT OF THE
CONFERENCE COMMrrTEE ON
REAPPORTIONMENT
Are Presented Urging the Passage
of the Bill for County Loo
cal Option.

It Is quite apparent to the members
Of the house that the temperance folk
are here to stay. Yesterday in the
house their crusade was followed up
by big bundle of petitions coming
from nearly 40 counties in the state in
addition to those already at hand. There
are represented in the petitions the
names Of 1927 citizens. of which SAP
are voters and 3.415 women and young
men not over eighteen years
The petitions are all submitted by
Representative Jacobson, who takes this
means Of convincing his fellow men,
bers that the sentiment through the
state is strongly in favor Of county
option.
The appropriation committee report
ed the Stockwell resolution, providing
that all appropriation bills must be in
troduced by March 1. This is the reso-
luton in an amended form. 1t will be
noticed that there is no provision as
to when the appropriation bills shall
be reported.
The State Federation of Labor sent
in a petition which was presented by
Representative Stockwell, asking for
the passa ge of a law establishing the
eight-hOur day in all state work with
special reference to the state capitol
The measure went to the committee ON
labor and labor legislation. 1t bears
the Endorsement of several of the labor
organizations Of the state.
The house concurred in the senate
resolution providing that the committee
on rules for the two houses, constitute
the joint committee on rules. The SEN
ate also reported having concurred in
rules Of the last session as the joint
rules for the present session.
Some opposition was made to the re-
pert Of the reapportionment confer
ence committee when brought in by
Judge Littleton, verbally, just before
noon, and Mr.. Jacobson explained that
while the result was hardly what the
house might have expected from the
senate, still the compromise recognized
the right of the house to have a ma
jCrity Of members. The actual work
Of the committee would, he said, be done
by subcommittee, Of which it was
conceded the house was entitled to a
| majority Of the members
81 want the friends Of reapportion-
Eaert to understand said Mr.. Jacob
son, that if this report is adopted, we
will probably be able to pass a reap
pCrtionment bill, but if it is not adopt
ed, we might as well mot waste any
more time on reapportionment meas
ureS.''
There were some members of the
house, who resented the action Of the
senate in demanding such an unusual
proportion Of the representation, and
there were others who were opposed to
any reappOrtiOnment SO that when the
vote came upon the adoption Of the re-
port, the vote was almost equal, but
the speaker held the report adopted
The house of representatives contains
large number Of ''sooners," q. part of
whom would sooner adjourn from Fri
| day to Tuesday, and a part of whom
| would sooner have two sessions each
| day except Sunday than not. The two
| factions whet their knives during the
early part Of each week, but do not
| unSheath them usually until FRIDAY
morning. Yesterday was no exception
to the rule, in fact the complication
was more marked yesterday than at
| any previous time, because a vote was
! called back and reconsidered. Repre-
| sentative Won Lehe early in the session
| yesterday moved when the house adj
| journ it do adjourn until Tuesday at
| 2 o'clock.
Henry Feig opposed the motion and
called the attention to the fact that
! the house must lose two days next week
| on account of Friday, which will be Lin
| coins birthday, and Saturday, when
| most Of the members wish to be pres
| ent at the convention to secure reduced
| railroad rates, which is booked for Fer
| gus Falls. Mr.. Jacobson repeated his
OFT given warning that the members
would regret having been SO wasteful
| OF the IT time when the croWding came
| at the close Of the session, and Mr.
Staples said that of course no com
mdbtee work would be -doue while the
house was not in session, and that be-
! ing the case any committee he was
on would in future turn down a lot OF
long W1nded measures, without consid-
Grafton. This was not a threat he said
but necessity. In spite of this the
! motion to adjourn till Tuesday car
r1ed so to "a, when Representative Coe
| OF Hennepin, had misgivings that the
interval was too long and therefore
moved reconsiderat fon Some of the
members must have been moved to
| SG O1HOAA FAOWo, 1of the motion &c
reconsider was carried, and Mr.. Coe
moved to adjourn. Even this did not
| appeaSe Mr.. Jacobson, who was so in
! tereSted that he forgot that a motion tc
adjourn was not debatable. The point
was taken by Representative LLOYD
considered well taken by the chair
put not until Mr.. Jacobson had carried
his point and the motion to adjourn
was lost and recess was taken until
O'CLOCK. There is some question as to
the Importance Of this bill or that hill
raised, but the matter of adjournment
Is conceded by all members to be q
| nlOmentOuS one