The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-30
SEASON OF JOKING
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WE'RE
KITTENKSH AFTER THEIR
HALF HOLIDAY
ONLY A FEW WERE ON HAND
When Enough Arrived Mr.. AbbOtt's
Bill for an Appropriation to Pur-
chase an Additional Experiment.
the State Was Taken Up-OppOsi-
tion to 1t.

The house held morning and evening
sessions yesterday, but the biennial TIP
to the state prison interfered with the
business done considerably. In the eighty
minutes the house was in session in the
morning nineteen bills were killed by
committee reports. After this had been
attended to the members took a recess to
7:3t p m.
At 1880. when Speaker Dare raped for
order, there We're not more than forty
members present Mr.. Staples Rep.), of
Dakota, moved a call of the house and,
sIeaking to the motion, said there was
no need to indulge in horse play. When
the resolution for recess was made Sat
Grday ii was announced by the author,
Mr.. Abbott (Rep). of Fariba alt, and
others who favored it that there should
be an evening session, and considerable
work would be done. He took the view
that the members should return and
transact business.
The roll call showed only forty-eight
of the 119 members present, and the SER
geant-at-arms was directed to bring in
the others.
MIR. finland Oem}, of Ramsey, said
he did not go on the junket to Saltwater
and the members ought to be through
with fooling and get down TO business.
Nr Foss (Rep), of Grant, said no good
could come out of evening sessions, and
moved an adjournment This was held
to be out of order.
Mr.. jacobson wanted to know where
Mr. Abbott, who arranged for the even
ing session, was. The member from
Faribault had contended that consider
able business could be done at the even
ins session. and he hoped the sergeant
alarms would be instructed to bring Mr..
Abbott to the house
Mr.. HaZlett (RepD, of Hubbard, moved
an adjournment, but was promptly ruled
out of order.
Mr.. FosS wanted further proceedings
under the call dispensed with, and Mr.
Jackson CRep), of Ramsey, seconded the
motion. 1t was voted down, the sugges-
tion being made by Mr.. Staples that the
member from Grant be excused for the
evening.
MEMBERS GOT GAY.
Despite the statement of Mr.. Staples
that there would be no horse play the
members commenced to get gay. Mr..
jacobson inquired where the distin-
guished member from Winona, Mr.. Yale,
was
Speaker Dare referred the inquiry to
the member from Grant.
Mr.. Wheaton created a laugh by an
nouncing that he voted aye.
Nh. Umland didn't want to take ad-
vantage of the members, but he moved
further proceedings under the call be
dispensed with. There was a chorus of
Mr.. Larson (Rep), of Redwood, asked
that the railroad committee be excused
in order to hold a meeting, but the mem
bers would not listen to any such scheme
Mr.. Goodspeed CRepD, of Hennepin,
asked that the temperance committee be
excused There were shouts Of laughter,
and Mr.. Larson suggested that the tenn
perance committee be excused and take
the other members with them.
Mr.. Wheaton wanted five minutes CIV
en to Mr.. Foss to address the house on
the poor farmers
AS the absentees entered they were
met at the door by special committee
and informed that an important measure
was being considered and that they
should vote aye Each one did so, only
to be greetI6 with derisive laughter.
At $50 MIR. Won Lehe (RepD, of LIE
Sueur became tired Of the fun and asked
that proceedings under the call be dis
pensed with, but was voted down.
large picture of Mr.. Abbott was
brought in and placed in his chair, and
the speaker announced that the gentle
man from Faribault had the floor
Mr. Jacobson was smoking a cigar, and
the attention of the speaker was called to
the fact that the member from Lac uui
Parle was violating rule So, which pro-
hibited smoking on the floor during ses-
sions. The rule was at once suspended.
ABBOTT WAS PREPARED.
Mr. Abbott arrived at S45 and, on being
asked, as soon as he entered the door,
how he voted, replied that he voted a
box of cigars for the members
The house then went into the commit
tee of the whole, with Mr.. Laybourn, of
st. Louis, in the chair and took up II.
+. 3S, by Mr.. Abbott, appropriating SIS
0C0 for the purchase of an additional ex-
perimental farm in the southern part of
the state and annual appropriation of
5000 for the next two years to conduct
the farm
Mr.. Jacobson offered an amendment
making the appropriation to purchase the
farm $500, instead of $4,000
Mr. Abbott made lengthy argument in
favor of the bill, saying that the station
would be of great benefit to the state at
large and that the southern part of the