The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-08
PLENTY o. WORK ON HAND
HOUSE LIKELY TO LEAVE MUCH
UNFINISHED BUSINESS WHEN
1T ADJoURNs
| sEHAt
NIGHT SESSIONS IN SIGHT
Chances Are That Bribery Incident
VIII Occupy larger Part
of Five Days Re-
II naming.

AS the end of the session approaches,
the house finds itself still confronted
with large amount of work, and unless
some prodigfous labor Is done between
this and Frfdaynnoon, the time set for
adjournment, that body will have great
deal OF unfinished business on hand
when 1t comes time for Speaker Bowling
to lay down the gavel of the thirty-sec-
ond session OF legislature. Last week
was fndustriously consumed by the rep
resentatives, and little more than was &C
complished could have been done in the
six days, but it will no doubt be deemed
necessary to put In night and day this
week.
It is a source Of great disappointment
to many that the house adjourned Sat-
urday evening without fully determining
upon its course with regard to the rep
resentatives who have stirred it with the
charges of bribery. The matter was
brought to a head, but not definitely
settled, and this, which may after ali
amount to but very little, remains to
take up some of the valuable time Of the
last five days OF the session. The bribery
investigation committee, of which George
r. Mallory, OF Duluth, is chairman, gave
in it's report on Friday, after keeping the
house in suspense for some two weeks.
The report, as was expected, advised that
the evidence adduced was insufficient TO
warrant the charges made. The testimony
taken by the committee in its investiga-
ton was also disclosed to the house and
published The committee offered no sug-
gestions as to the disposition Of the rep
resentatives by whom the charges were
made, leaving that to the house. Forth
with Representative Laybourn introduced
a resolution condemning the Course OF
Messrs. jacobson and Washburn, and
recommending that the house establish
a precedent by censuring the two MEM
bers. Representative Allen gave notice of
debate, and tie matter went over, pre-
sumably until today.
SEVERE CENSURE NOT LIKELY.
It is now regarded as highly probable
that the house, for partisan reasons, will
refrain from taking any severe action to-
ward Messrs. oSa6obson and WashbuIn,
but will allow the matter to adjust itself
as easily and comfortably as possible be-
hind some cannJhgfy designed pretense.
Mr. Laybourn asserts his anxiety to have
the members. severely dealt with, but it
is perfectly apparent that in this he has
the opposition or. HIS Republican col
leagues to coftend with, and as the mi
nority faction,.. Which has had no part
whatever in the disgraceful affair from
the beginning, SO hopelessfy small. the
Duluth membef can expect no prevailing
assistance from them. so the much
mooted so-called bribery charges may be
permitted to evaporate in the murky at
mosphere that will enshroud a good many
legislative fofbles Of a less serious char
acter. y4,4s-, - esss q,s4 ~tr.t
+. Having ALREADY forged itself through
6 6g t n6ie sfF2 might s ave h1 Rses
Youhgers at Saltwater, was
recalled by its. author to- the.abody in
which It originated 9ands eFs Saturda4y.wa
voted down blythe house. The DEFECT
which the original bill was said to CON
tain was the cause Of its reVerting back
to the lower branch Of the, legislature
and in attempting to correct this flaw.
with an afnefidrieIIt, @atlle bill was de-.
feated.a ~ AS has been stated bysst the
sGbl o. b e., iti1eressis still a question as tor
the original measure s ohliteration! Re-
liable authorities hold that 1t had become
a law and. whether constitutional or not,
is in such state as to be. out OF the
body in killing the bill Saturday is held.
ItUehaVeTDeeff invalid. ~" '''
LEGAL QUESTION RAISED.
Where, the bill .eonfiieteSa with ctheecon-
lstif1dttffoh7 was, according to legal opinion,
in it's requiring the consent of the board
of pardons to parole of life prisoner.
There is another fact to be considered
III lnlS coilAeCIIoh WHICH has nOI pS9n
dwelt upon The board of control bill
having become a law, the theory COM
mends itself to the minds of those claim
ing to be informed, that the board of
pardons will be, rendered extinct when
the new board of control begins it's OPP
Grafton. Thisi would cause a disturb
ance in the operation of the Dening bill,
since it would be- requiring Che action
of board which a1id notsexist, to make
it effective. .aai estal
The primary election bill, after under
going a Juggling. process in both houses,
finally got through the house last week
as well as the senate. The house has
matters and #iH1be busily engaged for
the remaining Aped days with routine, Of
which there isNans over slJpply