The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-09
SENATE FIRST UNDER WAY
ITS ORGANIZATION WAS COM
PLETED IN SHORT OPEN
ING SESSION
WAITING FOR THE INAUGURAL
Nothing of Moment VIII BE Done
Until After the Ceremonial
OF This After
noon.

| The Thirty-second legislature is in SEES.
sion, and has put itself at work to ac.
| coinPHsh some of the large duties and
purposes that are ready to its hand
!ts organization is perfected and the ma
Joflty, on the surface, we'll pleased with
the distribution of patronage. It has
mad It's choice for the long term senator
I made in Republican caucus. 1t is braced
loF merry war ere the selection OF
that senator's colleague be made
II is ready to hear from the instftu-
tons, With which the state is blessed
and is prepared not to be surprised at
the generous appropriations which said
institutions will, with becoming modesty,
suggest. 1t is not quite sure what will
De sprung by Anoka and Hastings, and
is musing bit fretfulIy over a north
eastern county normal school Alto
gether, the session OF the Thirty-second
Legislature promises not to be productive
of ennui.
The machinery of the senate was nut
IN motlon at high noon yesterday, with
prayer by Rev. S. G. Smith. Then the
senate seemed not to know just how to
organize itself
LIEUT.. GOVERNORS BLUNDER.
Lieut.. Gov. Smith was sworn in nv
Justice Brown of the supreme court. and
after taking his seat appointed S. A.
Langum secretary pro tenn of the senate.
mere was some discussion at this pro-
cedure, the lieutenant governor holding
tnat the last secretary should act until
MS successor was chosen. Senator Stock
wen moved that Senator Horton be an
pointed secretary pro tenn and was 6e
clared out of order by Lieut.. Gov. smith
Inc lieutenant governor looked I'D the
statute and found that a member of tha
senate must be chosen secretary to act
uiil! organization be completed. Senator
otockWeHs motion was thereupon de-
ciared in order, and Senator Horton
unanimously chosen as secretary pro
tenn.
Every member except Senator Swenins-
sen and Schellbach answered roll call
Inc omnibus resolution carried hv tbe
caucus OF Monday evening was intro
duced by Senator Lord, and unanimously
ADOPTED with the following amendments:
mat the stenographers receive S. per
oay instead of So; the second assistant
secretary 81, the clerk of the Judiciary
committee So J. S. Vandiyer will act
as clerk of the apportionment committee.
senator Young introduced resolution
proVlolng Tor clerk whose duties shall
De the comparing of bills as enrolled and
ehgrossed, and such other duties as the
president OF the senate may impose up
on hlm Compensation TO be So per day
The resolution was adopted. Some of the
the nope that accidents like those attend
ing the engrossing of the horse-thief
bounty law be avoided in future, if pos
slpIe, and there was some laughing dis
cusslon as to the recent supreme court
decision when a nice point was brought
as to whether the bounty is 500, as ex-
pressed in the title Of the act. of s5O az
expressed in the body. or whether thera
is horse-thief bounty, since the law
seems to give itself the 1ie
Senator Snyder offered a resolution
authorizing the lieutenant governor to
appoint the usual standing committees,
and to appoint committee on rules
which should be instructed to report
within three days The resolution
carried. Senator Schaller moved that
the rules of 1899 be observed by the SEN
ate until the committees report should
be adopted. The motion carried.
A resolution introduced by Senator
Horton, authorizing the appointment of
five pages at compensati ton of $3.50
per day, carried, amendment to read
six pages at $500 per day.
Senator's MeGoyern, j. H. Smith and
Benedict We're appointed committee
on mileage.
A committee of three, Senator's VIII
son, Mccarthy and Fitzpatrick was APP
pointed to wait upon the governor and
governor-elect, on behalf of the senate
TO ascertain their pleasure with regard
to the hour Of meeting the legislature
in joint session for the delivering of the
messages.
The committee reported that Gov
ernor Lind and Governor-elect Van SAINT
would meet the legislature in joint ses-
sion this morning at 1920.
Committee on rules appointed was:
Senators ]. D. Jones, Young, Snyder,
Somerville, Baldwin, Schaller, Fitzpat-
rick, Stockwell and Thompson, the per-
sonnet of the 50 committee on rules,
with Senator McGin cut off,
Adjournment was taken until 1920 this
morning.
OLD COMMITTEES TO STAND.
There was some discussion among
senators yesterday in the way of spec
ulation with regard to committees and
chairmen. The impression seems to pre-
vail that the lieutenant governor will
reappoint for the most part the COM
mittees of '99, the members taking the
selection of the rules committees as a
hint to that effect.
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