The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-28

Only seventy-siX of the 10 members
OF the house answered to the roll call
al the session held last evening at s
O'Clock. One new bill was introduced.
the four bills ON the calendar laid over
and at o'clock the house adjourned
to 10 o'clock this morning.
The members present took a shot at
Mr.: Jacobson Rep9, of Lac qui Parle
S. F. "a, by Mr.. Miller .(Rep), of Rock,
winch passed the senate on Friday,
was read for the first time in the
house. Mr.. jacobson informed the
members that the measure was prac-
tically copy of H. F. II, introduced
by him, and which had passed the
house. For this reason he asked that
the senate bill be laid on the table
until he could go over to the senate
and see about it.
Mr. Ferris (Rep), of Grow Wins,
said the senate bill was somewhat diff
ferent from the one introduced by Mr..
jacobson, and he saw no reason why
the motion of MIR. Jacobson should pre-
vail. The bill should take it's regular
course and go to committee.
Mr.. jacobson said there was no need
to play bail with the bill and send 1t
from one branch of the Legislature to
the other. He insisted that the bill
be laid on the table.
Mr.. Ferris held that it would require
q two-thirds vote to take the bill out
of its regular order and called for &
roll call on the motion to table. But
twenty-five of the members sided with
Mr.. jacobson and forty-five opposed
him.
Speaker Dare referred the bill to the
committee on railroads, of which Mr..
Ferris is chairman, and this brought
Mr.. Jacobson to his feet with the
statement that there was nothing per-
tanning to railroads in the measure. 1t
simply allowed the testimony taken in
cases before the railroad and ware
house commission to be certified to the
courts without making it necessary to
go all over the evidence in case an ap-
peal was taken. The house bill had
been reported On by the judiciary COM
mittee and as 1t was a judicial ques-
tion ii was not necessary that it should
be referred to the committee on rail-
roads
Speaker Dare said the senate bill
had been before the committee on rail-
roads and for that reason he would
send it to the same committee in the
house.
GIFT TO MR. HAGSTROM
Mr.. Yale RepD, of Winona, rose to
a question of personal privilege and in
an impressive manner presented to
Mr.. Hagstrom (Rep.), of Hennepin, a
handsome silver tea set of eight pieces,
as a wedding gift from his colleagues
in the house. In making the presenta-
ton speech Mr.. Yale said:
During the latter part of the year 1885, while
this nation was involved in a cruel war with
of the efete monarchies of Europe, and
while millions of our people were watching
the daily papers with bated breath for the
latest news, hoping for the best, fearing the
worst, the people of this state were engaged
in an exciting biennial election to decide who
o,,1d 10
sofa. who should represent us in congress and
last but not least, who should compose the
Legislature of this magnificent common
wealth.
At that time there living In the bear
tiful city of Minneapolis young whose
ambition goaded him to desire a seat in
this body. He desired to assist in framing
and passing such laws would rebound to
the honor and credit of this great common
wealth of which we all feel so justly proud
and incidentally to establish a reputation
among the people of the city in which he
lived as a wise. careful prudent and safe
legislator.
Victory perched on his banner and he was
triamphantly elected and now occupies seat
In this body.
The cares of state WERE however. too
onerous they were weighing him down and
he felt that he needed help in carrying his
burdens; he confided his secret to a fair
young maiden and on Wednesday last under
the laws of the state of Minnesota the twain
were made one l suppose it the old
story:
Sne io'eu me LOT the dangers mad passed
And | loved her that she did pity them
And now his colleagues in this house. to-
gether with the officers and attaches of this
body, out of respect and as token of friend
ship for this young statesman, desire me in
their behalf to present to the recently mar
ried member from Minneapolis, Mr.. Albert
J. Hagstrom. and his bride this small pres
ent as q testimonial of the esteem and re-
spect which this body has for our newly
married colleague.
And in the language of that noted phil
oscpher, Hon. Rip Van Wrinkle,
May they live long and prosper"
Mr.. Hagstrom responded in a happy
vein and thanked the members on be-
half of himself and his bride for the
gift.
FAVORS BOARDS OF APPEAL.
a concurrent resolution from the
North Dakota legislature, requesting
the passage of the McCollum bill pro-
viding for the appointment of a board