Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
THE LAWMAKERS MEET
Thjrty-0econd Session OF the
Minnesota Legislature
81. Commences.
Nothing but Routine Work OF
Organization in House
.. .N- and Senate.
States Agreed Upon In eau
cuseS Adopted Without
Opposition.

ST. PAUL, Jan. Y.-The 32d session
Of the Minnesota Legislature opened at
tho state capitol In both house and
senate substantially the same pro.
gramme was carried out. Each body
was called to order, the credentials Of
newly elected members presented.
the oath of Office administered, and
! then the election Of officers taken up.
In neither house nor senate was there
any departure from the slate agreed
upon in the caucusea In the house
the minority went 60 far as to name q
candidate in opposition to M. J. Dow.
ling. the Republican nominee, but at
the same time this action was taken an
apology was uttered for seeming to
have questioned in any way either Mr..
Dowl.ng's ability or lis disposition TO
! preside with absolute fairness over the
sessions Of the winter. Mr.. Hill.
mond, who presented the name Of Mr.
P1owman, the choice Of the minority,
dechred him self prompted by IL desire
to preserve the Democratic organize
ton. On this ground alone he and his
colleagues saw fit to vote against Mr..
bowling.
In the Senate. ..t
Promptly at the stroke q 70 Lieu
tenant Governor Smith brought Aown
his gavel and called the senate to order.
DIR. S. G. Smith opened the session with
a brief prayer, after which Justice
Brown administered tina oath to the
presiding officer. Lieutenant Governor
Smith made Il short speech of greeting.
The election Of officers was called
R1d Senator Thompson nominated 5.
A. Langum for secretary of the senate.
Senator John A. johnson seconded the
nomination on ue.4a..i u the Demo.
cratic minority. Senator Horton was
appointed secretary pro tom. and pro.
ceeded to call the roll.
The remainder of the officials of tho
senate were elected 40 follows:
First assistant secretary, A. D. Ooun.
tryman; second assistant secretary, w.
D. Smith: sergeant.at.arms, Thomas
Downs; enrolling clerk, George D.
Montgomery; eng rossing clerk. A. g.
Myron; file clerk, Henry Burkhardt.
Jr.; keeper cloak rooms, William Bate.
son; doorkeeper, N. IL Forsyth; chap
lain, w. w. Lewis.
After the passage OF some routine
resolutions the senate adjourned for
tho day.
House Proceedings. 81
Secretary of State Peter E. Hanson
called the house to order AZ noon. He
reau sesred Albert Berg to call the roll
as temporary secretary. All were pres
emit except A. H. Wilcox of Fraze. The
roll was called . second time for the
presentation Of credentials, and the
members walked forward, laid their
certificates on tho clerks desk and at.
fixed their signatures to the oath Of Of
flee. Justice Collins, Of the supreme
court, administered the oath.
Michael J. Bowling Of Renville was
nominated for speaker by J. F. Jacob
son without comment. Henry Plow.
man, Populist member from Otter Tail
county, was named by Henry Hill.
mond AS the minority candidate. Dow
ling received 80 votes, Plowman II.
Mr.. Plowman followed the announce
1nent Of the vote by moving to make
the election Of Bowling unanimous.
Speaker Downing made brief speech
of acknowledgment.
The other officers, az voted for Mt the
Republican caucus, went through
without opposition as follows:
Chief clerk, Julius SEMINAL; assistant
clerk, George H. Spear; enrolling CLERK,
Frank Holcomb; engrossing clerk, w.
w. Wall; sergeant.at.arms, Edward
Tanning; postmaster, r. w. Melendy;
chaplain, Rev. H. w. Knowles
After further routine business and
the naming of necessary ommittses by
Speaker Bowling the house adjourned.
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