Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-13
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Our Special Correspondent Tells of
the Solons' Doings.

Our Special Correspondent Tells of
the Solons' Doings.
The Senatorial Question Being Settled, tho
Members Are Rapidly Getting the
Wheels of Government
in Motion.
St. Paul, Feb. 1.-The long suspend
ed question of confirming or rejecting
some appointments made by ex-Gov.
Lind during the recess came up in the
senate yesterday. The result was that
Rev. Gustav Wahlund, of Isanti coun-
ty, who has been serving on the state
board of charities and correction, and
A. H. Hendrickson of Todd county and
John E. King of Mobiles, both members
of the state board of Equalization, were
rejected. The two former were re-
jected for alleged untitness, and the
latter, seemingly, because he is dem
ocratic editor. At least no charges
were made against him. A fourth ap-
pointee, Louis Welter of Clay county.
a member of the state reformatorv
OOdIu, SNuccLCO VAL ouS IL duu lie was
confirmed. This action gives Gov. Van
SAINT three new places to fill.
When the senate had filled all its
committee clerkships it discovered
that there were not enough offices to
go around, and so an extra clerk was
given to the reapportionmentc commit
tee in order to make place for J. S.
| Vandiver. Senator Miller offered a
resolution declaring Vand:ver's clerk
ship vacant, but it went over under
notice of debate. There is a good deal
behind this resolution, but that is an
other story.
w. H. Mahood (dem.) was elected to
the house from LIE Sueur county. H.
E. Blair (rep.) contests the seat. The
committee on election reported, by a
vote of to 2, in favor of Blair. AS
usual in such cases, the division was
on party lines, there being five repub-
licans on the committee to two demo-
Gratis. AS Senator Horton (rep.) de-
| tends the democratic sitting member a.
| different result may be reached when
the whole house votes on the question.
The chances are, however, that it will
be decided as usual by the party IN
power standing by their man and Civ
! ing the seat to Blair. 1t is politics,
and not the merits, which usually set
ties such matters.
Neither house passed bill.
St. Paul, Feb. 2.-Yesterday was an
off day in the senate owing to good
many absentees. Five bills were in
troduced of minor consequence, but no
bills were passed. The resolution to
bounce j. S. Vandiver from a clerk
ship was postponed until Tuesday, af-
ter some debate.
In the house the bill making the
state oil inspection Office a salary in
stead of a fee office was reported ia
vorably from the committee. 1t is
very doubtful about it becaming a law,
as ''the push" are against it.
Nearly all the time of the house was
occupied in listening to arguments on
the election contest from LIE Sueur
county between Mahood (dem.) and
Blair (rep.) For once the house was
above partisanship and allowed Ma
hood to retain his seat by a vote of &C
to AZ. Now it will be in order to ap-
propriate $500 or 5000 to the contest.
ants for expenses.
| st. Paul, Feb. 4.-The senate intend
ed to have adjourned Friday until
| Tuesday, but forgot it, and hence there
was only a bare quorum present Sat
urdav. One more absentee would have
prevented any session at all.
Two bills were introduced. One
provides for sanitarium in the Cas-
Lake region, appropriating $150.o0(
| for the building and $50, 900 for its sup.
port. The other legalizes osteopathy
The house was more industrious than
the senate, ten bills being introduced.
One of them provides for the sale OF
the state capitol lands in Kandiyohi
county. Forty years ago it was the
dream of good many that the capital
of the state would some time be re.
moved from st. Paul, and this tract OF
land was secured, with provisos that
allowed the legislature to remove the
capital without submitting it to a
vote of the people. 1t could not &C
anywhere else without vote of the
people, and St. Paul was never es
pecially alarmed over that, but the
possible removal by a legislative act
was a nightmare which hung like q
| pail over St. Paul for 25 years. This
| passed away some years ago, and with
the new capitol building the question
| is settled forever. The bill offered
will simply dispose of what has be-
come, for the original plan, worthless
A bill regulating osteopathy was in
troduced in the house, as we'll as in the
senate.
A political discussion occupied q
good portion of the house session.
republican offered a memorial to con-
| gress for the regulation of trusts, and
a democrat proposed an amendment
putting all trust made articles on the
free list. The amendment was debated
on partisan grounds and was finally
! defeated.
st. Paul, MIMI, Feb. 6.-The pardon
OF Mollie Morris seems to have been
endorsed by the senate, in spite of the
statement of the governor that he was
deceived. The pardon was obtained
through the efforts of j. S. Vandiver.
After all the offices the senate had al
its disposal ran out, they made an ex
ira clerkship for Vandiver and in view
of the pardon matter a resolution was
introduced last week to GUST him. II
came up yesterday for final action anc
was defeated by a vote of 20 to 10. Sc
| the governor can consider himself en-
d0rsed hu tho canafa If not nv him