The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-28
Il TIE LEGISLATURE.

voted against the bill two years ago,
announced that he had changed his
views, although he did not regard it as
wise measure.
Mr.. Ahlstrom Rep), of Hennepin,
believed generally better commission
could be selected by the governor. He
was willing. however, to leave the
question to the people.
Mr.. Dwinnel (Rep), of Hennepin,
contended that appointments by the
governor were better than partisan
nominations in conventions He laud-
ed the present members of the commits
sion and prophesied that the future
would develop mistake had been
made.
Mr.. Hagstrom Rep.), of Hennepin,
was opposed to the bill, and on the
ground that the governor was making
the best possible appointments. To
place the commission in political con-
ventions was a bad thing, but as the
farmers were all demanding the change
he yielded to them.
Mr.. Hennessy Oem.), of Ramsey,
Jority of the house saw fit to beat such
bill. The political conditions had
changed since then, but the material
conditions had not. For these reasons
he should vote against the bill
Mr.. Jacobson cut in with the state
ment that the house had passed the
bill two years ago almost unanimously
and he should vote for it.
Mr.. Lynds (Rep), of Carlton, thought
the term should be for six years, and
as 1t was not so provided in the bill
would be forced to vote against it.
Mr.. Marin Pop), of Polk, said the
people demanded the election of the
commission by the vote, and he should
do as he had two years ago and vote
for the bill
The vote on the bill was as follows:
Ayes-Abbott, Ahlstrom, Allen, Argetsinger,
Babcoek, Beach. Bean, Benolken, Boutwell,,
Brusletten, Bush, Corey, Daggett, Davis,
Dealy, Deming, Donohue Dunn, Emerson,
Estby, Feeney, Ferris, Fosnes Foss, Fulton
Gait Goodspeed, Grass. Grondahl, Guttersen
Hagstrom, Haugen, Hazlett, Heimerdinger
Henderson, Hillary. Hymes, Jackson, Jacob
Kelly, Kline, Krayenbuhl, Laybourn Lydt-
ard, McCollem, McGrath, Mcneil, Mallette,
Mallory, Marin, Mausten, Medicraft, Miller,
Morris, Munger, Nelson, W.; Neubauer. Nv,
qust Oien, Olson, C. o. A; OLSON. p:
O'Neill, Peterson, X; Pennington Peterson
g.; Plowman, Pope, Pugh, Riley, Roberts,
Selby, Simonson, Sloan, Staples, Sites. Stiv-
ers, Swanson, TORY, Torson, Thauwald,
Truwe, Won der weyer,. West. weston,
Wheaton, Wilkinson, Wood-96
Nays-Dwinnell, Elwell, Hennessy. Hill.
Holm, Jeub, Lampe, Lynds, Moran, Nelson,
N. O.; O'Connor, Wethren, Winston. Yale-14,
ne Dill as passed is as follows:
Section 1. That subdivision "a of section
nine (9) Of chapter ten Q0) of the General
Laws of one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-seven dSST, be and the same is here
by amended SO to read when amended as
follows:
Section 9 a) There shall be elected at
the general election in November one
thousand nine hundred 5000, three railroad
and warehouse commissioners, who shall hold
Office for term Of four years. and until
their successors are elected and qualified and
whose term of Office shall commence on he
first Monday in January next succeeding their
election; provided. that at the said general
election in November 1900 one of said three
commissioners shall be elected for term
of two years only and at the next general
election in November, 1902, at the expiration
OF the term Of office of the aforesaid two
year commissioner his successor shall be
elected for term OF four years, and biennial
ly thereafter for a term of four years The
three railroad and warehouse commissioners
50 elected, when duly qualified and entered
upon the duties of their Office shall compose
and constitute commission hereby created
and established, to be known as the railroad
and warehouse commission of the state of
Minnesota
2. Every political state convention
that has been legally called 10 nominate state
officers which desires to place in nomination
candidates for the Offices Of railroad and
warehouse commissioners shall proceed i'm