Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-01-17

verbally that he. too. was in favor Of q
law contesting the election OF a gov.
ernor, stating that he wanted il TO APP 4
ply personally, and II 1t was at any
time shown that he was not rig htfully
elected he would step down and out.
Both branches adjourned immedi-
'ately after the delivery Of the mes.
sages, &
ST. Paul, Jan. ll-The senate was
fairly industrious Yesterday. six bills
being introduced One Of them was
the usual bill making eight hours q
days work on public works The
Others related TO legal matters: The
point Of most interest in the senate
was the refusal to confirm the list of
appointments made by Governor Lind.
since the last legislature adjourned.
There is decided method IN this re-
fusal which reminds one of the cele.
'brated remark Of Flanagan of Texas,
What are we here for" There are
some whose terms of Office continue
for some time to come while others
have about run their course. The
failure to confirm. however, will make
all of the offices vacant at once and
give Governor Van SAINT an opportu-
nifty to.fll their places with members
OF his party. 1t was evident that the
senator's were not fully decided on the
best, policy TO pursue, as they content-..
ed themselves with adjonrning the
matter until next week, when it will
be taken up IN executive session, but
the prospect of non-confrmation is
quite favorable. Isl,
Lieut.. Gov Smith made five boys
happy by appointing Ralph Lomen,
Dick Whitney, Fred: Manahan, Willie
MaTauardt and Claus. Ekman pages.
The house promptly passed the sem
ate bill appropriatlng Sl50,O0O for leg
islative expenses and spent almost the
rest of the entire session in discussing
measures of economy. ..%
Mr.. Jacobso of Lac qui Parle, who
has been there before, made himself
heard numerously but in the main was
voted down He won one point, how
ever, which was perhaps the most inn
portant OF all. The rules Of the house
were under consideration and a change
was proposed in that relating to APP
preparation bills. AS the rules have !
been. appropriation bills were scat
tered about in various committees ac-
cording to what the money was to be
used for, and after being reported
back by the committees having them
in charge were sent to the regular
appropriation committee for further
consideration. 1t was proposed to
change this to send them to the ap-
preparation committee at first, but a
long wrangle the rule was allowed to !
remain as it was, While other chang
es in the rules developed a sufficient
water tank for railroad station, they
were not Of vital interest.
There is one lone contest case in the
house, that Of Blair, Republican from
lie Sueur against Mahood, Democrat, !
the papers being filed yesterday. t
There was OF course. some bumcombe
talk about reducing the number of
clerks for committees with the usual
result that they were increased. 1t is
necessary for political purposes to have
these economical scraps as they read +
well in the newspape rs it'd NIX
Only two bills were introduced in |
house. One provides for a tax COM !
mission to be appointed to the cover !
nor to report a revision of the tax laws /
to the next legislature. and the other !,
creates board of control for all state I
institutions.
2 The committees on mileage were UNI
able. to report yesterday and both /
branches adjourned until Monday
evening without having tapped the
$3.50, 900 they had provided for them
selves. A good many will go home
during the recess, but owing to the !
senatorial contest a larger number
than usual will remain in the CITY to
ascertain if possible What they are
here for"
St. Paul, Jan. l5.-After a recess
since last Thursday both houses met
last night. 1t was mere matter Of
form to adjourn until Monday even
ing, because nothing was expected to
be done. but it gives the appearance
in the journal of a legisl alive day. "
4 The senate, true to it's traditions, |
supply mSV Sd11Cu tA0A TO14 anu al.
journed.
Il The house made little more of a /
showing, seven bills being introduced.
One bill was devoted to regulating
elections. Another provides for mix i
ing up the names on the official ballot, ,
alternating the candidates in print ac-
'cording to politics II 1t ever should
become law. it would mix the politi-
cal children up to a degree that an in
telligent man would require ten min-
utes to mark his ballot, and the unin-
telligent would not get through before
the polls closed. Fl i
A third bill provides for the burial
OF honorably discharged soldiers at
the expense of the state. The COM /
mittees will be announced today
s No one expects that there will be