The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-04-17
ITS WORK rs OVER
The Thirty Second LEGISLATURE a
Body of the Past.

We are TT no more The thirty
second session Of the Minnes sofa
legislature has passed into history.
The people are left to judge Of the
work that was practically finished
justas the light.of day was pouring
gintothe chamber Of the two branches
of the legislature last Friday norm
ing, casting rays on u tired lot OF
senators and representatives, and
still more weary lot Of clerks and
secretaries who had spent the en-
tire Thursday night in responding
to calls for bills, and to calling rolls.
signing bills, carrying messages,
and everything that goes with the
closing out Of a session OF law
makers OF course, the session did
not actually close until noon Friday,
but the work, SO far as passing bills
was concerned, came to an end when
the gavels Of the presiding officers
& Il A
Tell on Friday morning and the an
nouncementth that Thursday S session
had come to an end. From that time
until noon Friday the presiding Of
8fcers, the secretary Of the senate,
the chief clerk OF the house, the
committees on engrossment and en-
rollment, and the Governor, were
engaged in reporting out engrosseds#
and enrolled bills, and signing them,
all of the bills having to be signed
by the four chief officers of the SEN
ate and house before the legislature
could adjourn, else the bills will be
of no effect.
It is too early, at the time Of writ
ling this article, to pass upon the
work Of the legislature, but it can
be safely stated that its work will
compare favorably with that Of any
of the preceding bodies, and that on
1.-THE whole, a number of meritorious
measures will be on the statute
| books.
The senate was composed OF men
who held seats two wears ago, but
| the house contained a memb ership,
Istwo-thirds ofsWhich were new, and
/ it can be said that it was the best
looking group of men ever before
assembled in that hall.
The board of control bill, Of which
Representative Thomas Torson Of
| Watonwan county is the author is
one of the most important measures
that has been placed on the statute
books, and now that Gov. Van SAINT
has appointed Chas 4. Morey of
lsWinona, William b. Lee of Long
Prairie and S. w Leayitt Of sLitch-
field, the former two Republicans,
land the latter a Democrat, as the
members of that board, the people
will have the right to expect "a re-
trenchment in the financial manage
ment of the different charitable, ed
EDUCATIONAL and correctional institu-
tions Of the State.
The original bill was mentioned
lin these columns some time ago. AT
that time it merely took IN the chart
table and correctional institutions
of the State. Whensit reached the
senate that body commenced tack
ing on a series Of amendments, Civ
1 ing the proposed board financial
control Of the Normal schools and
the University, but not abolishinsg,
the Normal school board and Uni
i versity regents. Tt was thought at
4 that time.t hatthe amendments would
4 kill the bill, the fear being that the
members Of the house representing
EGl08 COu1blCSl NlCIClu CliC#CAAI
4 institutions were located, would not
stand for the amendments, and that
i the bill could not be passed without
i their votes. AS a result, when the
] bulky document, with the amend
ments attached. was reported bach
Ito the house from the senate, Mr.
4 Torson, the author Of the bill moved no
that the house do not concur IN tht
senate amendments, and that a con
4 ference be asked for. The motion
was adopted and the senate ac
coded to the request. After thu
managers Of the conference spent !
q couple Of days going over the situa
ton twas deemed expedient to ad
wise the house to recede from its
4 refusal to- concur. in the senate