The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07
IN EXTRA SESSION
Yesterdays Work of soIons in
& y St. Paul.
6oth Houses Organized and Ready
rH1siness--Governor's Mes
SIZE Read Today.

session this morningNt II o'clock No
Time was wasted by etber house in
the preliminaries.
Senator F. B. Daugherty was choseu1
pro tenn while tie senate
went through the form of elecsng the
old officers.
In the house a number of changes
were made in the clerical and exeo7-
tive forces, as stated elsewhere, but
these had been agreed upon among the \
members before the session was called
to order, and no time was wasted in
balloting for rival candidates.
1t was but little more than an hour
after the time of meeting before both
houses were completely organized for
business and had adjourned for the
day. On the whole, the house mem
bers are probably better satisfied with
their days work, because they put
through a resolution providing for the
payment of their mileage, while the
senators overlooked this altogether.
On the other hand, the senate really
made the greater progress by outlin-
ing the manner in which the tax bill
is to be considered, that is by special
committees, and making the scope of
Legislation, by an attempt to limit the
appointment of committees to such as
will be required for consideration of
the tax code, and such necessary mat
tiers as the experiences of the session.
| Tomorrow may prove that this pro-
gress was more apparent than real. for
the senate may turn down the report
of the committee appointed to carry
out this plan, and go back to the old
plan of full quota Of standing COM
mittees, ready to consider anything
and everything that may be offered.
The people who put through the spe-
cial committee scheme are prepared to
make a good fight for it, however.
The first move toward coE6ning the
work of the extra session to the con-
sideration of the tax code was taken
= in the senate when motion by Sena-
= tor E. 7. Young was adopted, except
ing the appointment of committees in
8 the adoption of rules of last session TO
: govern this.
: The second was the adoption of
motion by Senator J. D. Jones for the
appointment of special committee of
s five to draft rules for the appointment
g of committee snd report tom orrow
morning.
q The plan is to have appointed spe
: cial committee for the consideration of
l. the tax code, and perhaps one or two
+ other committees that will be abso
lutely necessary, but to abolish several
committees which, at regular ses-
: sion, would have charge of general
Legislation The intention is to shut
n out, as far as possible, all general
Il legislation and confne the work of the
IL session as strictly as possible to the
10 consideration of the tax code.
The senate will meet again at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning to receive
rs the report of the special committee on
SIS rules relating to the appointment of
committees. An adjournment was
I'd taken at noon out of respect to the
W memory OF the late Representative
d TORY of Meeker county. A resolution
g. was adopted extending condolences to
d Mr.. Torry's family.
.r At 80 tomorrow the house and
O. senate will go into joint session in the
house chamber to hear the governor s
message.
A resolution by Senator Buchanan tC
appoint two senate stenographers, Mis-:
Putnam of Granite Falls, and Miss
ne Lillian M. Grindley of Minneapolis,
was sent to the committee on legisla
tive expenses Under resolution by
en- Senator Lord. no employees other thar
en- those chosen today will be engaged,
OF unless recommended by this com.
OF mi ttee
nd Senator Young who opposed this
plan, is the one who fathered the ex-
n ira session scheme, and he and lis as,
4, sociates are anxious to make the SEES
70 sion short. The original plan was to
OF have the extra session sit only the
same number of days that were cut
Id off from the last regular session, but
N this will be impossible. The pro
motors of the plan hope to keep the
'r length of the session down to twenty
at or thirty days.
N The senators are not all agreed tx
" this plan, however Senator Thomp,
10 son predicted that within ten days the
70 legislature would be in the midst of {
W lot of general legislation. A number
ne of his constituents have notified hin
In that they intend to send up bills fol
introduction, and he says he can de
nothing but introduce them.
K, A number of other senators are il
the same position. 1t will be HARD
fight, however, to shut out all legisla'
be ton.
az Should the senate decide to stand by
the regular committees, Lieut.. Gov.
a Smith intends to reappoint those OF
ut the last session without change.
of Members came early. There was
to handshaking galore. Everybody was
~ glad to meet everybody else. Unlike
- a fresh session, no time was wasted in
IN getting acquainted The trials and
a. tribulations which had been borne and
Nv suffered together last winter had made
them as brothers, each to each.
y There were few visitors in the gal.
ID lery At one time the fateful number
le thirteen was counted, and it seemed a
II bad omen for the law makers. but an
:, sion opened, and removed the hoodoo.
Az cs~ Of4 n