Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-01-24

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the legislature for the past twenty
year, and is one 81 those spaslns 81 rs.
form that die a-bornin'. Mr.. Hurd was
1elected from the Seventh ward il st.
Paul. Eli Warner lives in the Seventh
ward and opposed Hurd's nomination..
tits reported that Eli Warner is to be
the oil inspector. Hence these mis-
lcrobes. III a8 +. 45 Sl
/ TheEentire Legislative session in both
branches was dull and the memb ers
were thinking q great deal more about
the caucus than they were a bout lepis.
lation. 4, 55 q. n. 4, .a,
ST. Paul, Jan. 10. Yesterday came
the nearest to being 9 dies non of any
day since the legislature met. The
sen atorial caucus last night engrossed
the thoughts and attention Of every
lone, so that no one cared to engage in
any serious business. # N
But few bills were introduced, and
those not of general character.
l lc the senate the, most prominent
thing was proposed increase Of the
senate committee on reapportionment
from seven to eleven. It is considered
settled that Minnesota will gain two
congressman under the new census,
and the bone of contention is whether
the state shall be redistricted, making
4 nine districts or whether the two adj
ditional men shall be elected at large.
The appointments of Ex-Governor
Lind, made since the last legislature
adjourned, still remain unconfirmed
and the senate postponed considers
ton another week. f3=
The only sensational matter in tho
house was the prayer of the chaplain,
appealing to the deity for an honest
caucus.
Fourteen ballots were taken at the
caucus last night, but without definite
result. and an adjournment was taken
until this afternoon. The vote stood:
Evans So, Clapp As, Tawney %, Bixby
:, Lowry 8, McCleary2 2.
St. Paul, Jan. 21.-Moses E. Clapp
was unanimously nominated Saturday
by the republican caucus to succeed
the late Senator Davis.
When the republican caucus recon-
vened after its recess early Saturday
morning the roll call showed 1875 MEM
bers present, the absentees being SEN
ators Schellbach and Stockton and
Representatives Gait, Miller and Bury,
all Of whom were represented by
proxies. ta: %Et "
The 18th ballot was completed,
showing but one change Of any sig
nificance, that of Representative Pugh
from Evans to Clapp, and the secre-
taries were footing up the totals when
Senator Lord startled the caucus by
changing his vote from Tawney to
Evans. Senator Thompson and Rep
resentatives Anderson and Burns fol-
lowed his lead the excitement height
ened. %. A.,
Then Senator Macarthur got the eye
of the speaker and announced his
change from Tawney to Clapp. amid
cheers from the Clapp people.
! Gilt's proxy was changed from Taw.
ney to Evans and Representative John.
son and Senator Knatvold were also
added to the Evans list, causing bois-
ferrous demonstrations by the Evans
men,. Il II
Down the list the changes came, the
few remaining Bixby men joining the
Clapp forces, until it was up to Re-
preventative Bean, who put the finish
ing touches on the Evans hopes by de-
sorting his first choice and going to
Clapp, with the sensational denoue-
ment in which Speaker bowling played
| a conspicuous part. g
| When the last change was recorded
the roll showed that Clapp had a
votes, Evans So. Bixby 2 Lowry 8 and
Tawney 2, but the summing up was
only an incident and was not formally
announced. The nomination was then.
made unanimous. :.
ST. Paul. Jan. 22.-The legislature
does not seem to have recovered from
the caucus which decided the senator
ship on Saturday. as the session yes
terday only lasted twenty minutes. No
bills were introduced in the senate,
and only two in the house, neither Of
them being of general Importance.
WOMAN RoUTs A BURGLAR.