The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-04
mt of a committee Of seven on rules.

ment of committee of seven on rules.
Adopted.
Senator Ryder moved that the secre-
tary be authorized to purchase station
cry. Senator Buchanan moved to In
clude the sergeant-at-arms. but with
drew it on objection by Senator Ives.
This received sixty-one ayes.
M'NAAIEE TRIED TO BREAK IT.
Senator Sheehan introduced a reso-
luton appointing Anthony Rathge
postoffice messenger. Senator Nc
Nance moved to substitute the name
of M. j. McDonough. a member Of the
Fourteenth regiment. The majority
party. however, refused tc accept the
amendment.
Senator Brewer submitted a resolu-
ton appointing committee clerks and
stenographers as follows:
Judiciary committee, j. A.. Martin: assistant
clerk Judiciary committee, w. B. Richardson
finance committee. NJ. Bunnell; public lands
committee, H. R. King; state prison commit
tee. A-Snyder; municipal corporations COM
mittee,- w. E. Verify; printing committee. G,
H. Biorn; taxes and tax laws committee
Fred N. Van Duzee; logs and lumber, Henry
Caldwell; stenographers of the senate, Gladys
Anderson and Huldah Hervin; stenographeI
to the Judiciary committee, Marion Estes.
Senator E. T. Young gave notice of
debate. 1t is possible that more names
are to be added to the already long
list.
Senator Stebbins presented a resolu-
ton authorizing the president to ap-
point seven pages.
Senator MCGOWAN moved to strike
out seven and insert five.
Senator Sheehan gave notice Of de-
bate. suggesting that perhaps five
would be enough.
Senator Buchanan moved that the
sergeant arms be authorized to buy
soap. etc. Adopted.
At 1:35 the usual motion to convey to
the retiring and incoming governors
the information that the senate had
organized and was ready to hear from
them, was passed.
Senator Potter introduced a resolu-
ton asking for a special committee Of
seven to consider all bills pertaining
to the management of public institu-
tions. Senator Schaller gave notice of
debate
Senator Baker moved the appoint
ment of a committee of three on mile
age.
Senator Wilson moved that all stand
ing committees of less than ten be in
creased to ten. Referred to committee
on rules.
President Smith announced the fol-
lowing committees:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., McGin and Shell.
Mileage-Barker, Potter, Fitzpatrick:
Rules-McGill, Jones, ]. D., Young, Snyder.
Somerville Baldwin, Scha1ler.
Senator Stockwell. for the committee
appointed to inform the governor that
the senate was organized, reported
that the house had not yet organized
and that the governor had signif1ed his
desire to communicate with the legis-
lature in joint session at 1890 o'clock
this morning.
Lieut.. Gov. Smith announced the
temporary appointment to serve the
senate of the following as pages: Ray
Kingsley. John Tierney, Willie Mar
quardt, M. Quinn and Ralph Lomen.
There was some question as to
whether the senate could then adjourn
until today without first obtaining from
the house the guarantee that it had
perfected It's organization. so the sem
ate took a recess until 4 o'clock, with
the understanding that the only bust
ness to come up was the report Of the
house.
When the senate reconvened the
house was still working. but 1t was
finally decided that 1890 should be the
time for the exercises of today. any
way.
Then there was an earnest discussion
as to whether the senate should meet
today at 10 a. M or at $50, which was
finally decided in favor of the 10 o'clock
faction