The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-04

dockage, and
Whereas, 1t has been equally freely charged
that the Irvine trust has secured control OF
the sale OF the prison-nsade Irvine to the
detriment of the consumers; that the prison
managers have connived at end been eorruptly
the farmers have beeng unable individually
to obtain the twine at just and reasonable
prices and that the manager has changed
the method OF distributing the Irvine thereby
I making 1t practically impossible to obtain
Irvine at cost as In former years.
Now. therefore, be 1t resolved by the
house. the senate concurrlng, That a join
committee consisting of four. members Of
the house and three members of the senate
to be appointed by the presiding officers Of
these respective bodies, shall constitute
c9mmttee to thoroughly investigate ell thess
respective bodies by bill or otherwise, I'd
their earliest possible convenience, and be d
further
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES shall have
full power to send for persons and papers and
to employ @ competent steQiographer
On motion of Representative West
a recess was taken to 4 O'Clock, when.
pursuant to the resolution Of Mr..
Jacobson introduced at the morning
session. the members selected seats.
VETERANS CHOSE SEATS.
All members over sixty years Of age
were allowed to select seats first. and
eight Of the members took advanta ge
of this favor. Mr.. Yale said he was
one Of the few who had arrived at the
age mentioned and while 1t was usual
ly the case that old men had to take
back seats this gave the old men the
front seats.
The members over sixty years having
selected positions the old members of
the house were given the next choice
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bers from hat and the members from
the corresponding senatorial districts
were entitled to choice.
Six OF the Ramsey county delegation
drew chairs on the last row from the
speakers desk on tine right. Messrs.
Hennessy and finland chose seats in
the second row to the left of the speak
er.
Mr.. Staples, chairman Of the commit
tee appointed to confer with a commit
tee from the senate as to the time
when Gov. Lind would be ready to meet
the senate and the house, reported that
his excellency had named 1890 this
morning as the hour when. he would be
pleased to meet the legislature in Joint
session
Mr.. Heimerdinger, of Brown county.
introduced a resolution fer the an,
pointment of committee of five on
mileage, which was adopted.
Mr. Yale, Of Winona county, wanted
the sergeant -at-arms tog provide keys
for the locks Of the desks, stating that
II this was not done the stationery
would not be found in the various
desks today. M.
The chair decided that as this would
involve the expenditure of money a
roll call would be necessary. Mr. Yale
thought the roll call could be dispens
ed with until the bill came in, but MI.
Staples interrupted the discussion and
introduced a resolution which direct
ed the sergeant-at- arms to purchase
Keys and the necessary supplies for the
toilet and cloak rooms All Of the one
half OF the members present voted for
the resolution.
The speaker announced the appoint
nent of the following committee on
rules: Messrs. Fulton, Staples, .Hag,.
strom, Davis and Larson
The: house adjourned at 4:45 to 10
clock this morning.