Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-01-11
THE LAWMAKERS.
The Minnesota Legislature Organ
ICES for Business.
A. N Dare of Elk River is Elected Speak
er"tthout Much Opposition. Res
olutiOns Presented Calling for
Grain Investigation


organized today. Both houses proceeded
to the business a hand with considerable
olspatch, though the senate was more
prompt in attending it's ends than the
representative body. In both houses the
caucus states went through unfractured,
and it was noteworthy also that in
both houses the minority made
point of also following it's caucus NOM
nations. The house did not conclude it's
morning session until half past two. At
mat time the members were ready for an
adjournment until o'clock. 1t was ex-
pected that in the interval committee
which had been appointed to wait on the
governor in conjunction with a commit
| tee from the upper house for the pur-
pose of learning his pleasure for the ar
rangement to be followed out in the in
auguration tomorrow, would be ready to
report. The senate took recess some
what earlier than the house to meet at
the same hour. 4 o'clock.
vi far greater moment, however, than
the organization of either house, was the
| introduction of resolution among the
! representatives by J. S. Jacobson of Lac
qu'-Parle county. The resolution calls
TOR an investigation into the conduct of
the grain department of the state rail-
road and warehouse commission, and is
significant in that it gives the first hint
OF the program which the republican
managers have determined to follow out
this session. If reforms are to be made
and legislation of the character to rec
ommend itself to the people at large to be
enacted. the republican majority in the
mouse and senate has determined that
this shall be it's work. and that it's party
shall have the credit for it.
The grip confined Secretary of State
Berg to his room this morning and there
fore a somewhat unusual procedure was
in ,i1;,, 10 h@
constitution provides that in the event Of
an lncapacity on the part of the secre-
tary of state, the oldest member of the
lower legislative body in point of con-
secutive service shall be called to the
chair. Under this provision J. F. Jacob
son, of Lac qui Parle county, the dean Of
the house. was asked by Assistant Secre-
during the morning.
Mr.. Jacobson's first act was to call
upon c. F. Staples to officiate as tenn
pOrary clerk. Then the ceremony of
swearing in the members began. AS the
roll was called, the members responded
by senatorial districts. and before Justice
Collins. of the state supreme court, who
was stationed to the right of the speak,
ers throne. pledged themselves to uphold
the constitution of the United States and
OF the state, and to perform faithfully
the duties of their office
AS each member came forward he de-
livered his certificate of election to AS
sistant Secretary of State Lomen. at the
clerks desk
In taking up the election of officers
there was no deviation from the caucus
programs of last night. The republican
majority in every instance elected their
candidates by a vote of 70 to 80 plurality
A. N. Dare, of Elk River was nomin-
ated for speaker by Representative H.
r. Mallette, a fellow colleage of Mr.
Dare's. The nomination of H. S. Stivers.
the candidate of the minority. was made
by John Pennington.
The vote was. Dare 3d. Stivers Is. Chair
man jacobson then named Messrs. Gut
| terson. Winston and Yale to notify Mr.
Dare of his good fortune and to escort
him to his seat.
When the hour came for calling the
senate to order, there were few people in
the gallery, but about 100 people sat on
the senate floor and of the half dozen la
dies present nearly all of them were on
business bent Lieutenant Governor
Smith took hold of the session and car
| ried forward the business in rapid or
der. A great many resolutions were pre-
sented, but so many of them conflicted
that all but about half a dozen were
withdrawn.
Almost as soon as the hands of the
Justice c. M. Start appeared in front of
the lieutenant governors chair and called
the senate to order. Almost immediately
after the administration of the oath to
Lieutenant Governor Lyndon A.sSmith,
prayer was offered by Rev. w. w. Lewis.
The credentials of the senators were then
| called for. These were presented by dis
tricts, and the senator's sworn in by
Chief Justice Start. After roll call, at
which all were present, the slate was
adopted, with the exception of the clerks
of committees and the committees stem
ographers. On the adoption of the rest
of the slate the roll call was divided, al
ways A in it's favor and 10 against. When
the resolution to adopt the nominations
for committee clerks and stenographers
was presented it was laid over by Sena-
| tor Sheehan giving notice of debate
The reception rendered Governor and
| Mrs. Lind by the citizens of St. Paul
| at the Ryan may be classed as brilliant
| success. One thing however, marred
the enjoyment me Of the OCCASION to very
jostled and pushed it's way up the stairs
and into the parlors in a manner not
strictly in &C accord with, etiquette.
ton, not more than half Of whom
crush; Danz' full orchestra. under the
during the reception. in the ladies'. or:
binary a light lunch was served Punch
| was served in one of the parlors. Mill
| tary uniforms lent a brilliant bit of color
| to the masculine portion of the guests.
The officers of the Fourth regiment in
| full uniform were in attendance. It is
| long since so truly notable a gathering
| has been entertained in the city. The re-
ception rendered the governor of the
| state and his wife was one which will not
soon be forgotten by those present.
St. Paul. Jan. 4.-The sinnn,e ceremony
| by which John Lind was installed as
governor of the State of Minnesota was
| performed by the house of representa-
| tives this morning. In attendance were
| all the representatives and senators and
a body of visitors, which occupied all the
available space on the lower floor and
crowded the gallery.
The joint session was taken up prompt
ly at 10 o'clock, with Speaker Dare in
| the chair, Lieutenant Governor Lyndon
A. Smith occupying seat at his right.
Speaker Dare, who presided over the
| joint session, introduced Gov Clough,
| and the retiring executive, without any
| further ceremony, engaged in the read
ing of his message. X
The administration of the. oath of in
| auguration to Governor Lind followed
this. Mr.. Lind stepped before the clerk
desk. and turned partly to the left, fac
/ ing Chief Justice Start. of the supreme
court, with his right hand appraised in an
! ticipation Of the solemn pledge by which
| he was to bind himself The form Of the
oath, spoken by Chief Justice Start, was