The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-05

lie elSCllOn OF It's 01ucerS, the report
of the committee on mileage, the ar
rangement for joint session of the
house and senate for the reception of
the governors message and adjournment
until 10 o'clock this morning, in honor
of the memory Of it's dead member, J. w.
ToTrey, was, in brief, the work accom-
phshed at the first session of the house
yesterday morning.
The initial session Of the house was al
most without incident The preliminary
work of organization had been intrust-
ed to Speaker Dowling and Capt c. D.
Allen, chairman Of the committee Oh
Judiciary, and the plan mapped out by
them was carried out without a hitch.
The old officers present were reelected
and vacancies filled without the Slight
est deviation from the slate. The ad-
jOurnment in Difference to the memory
of Representative TOrreY, which other
wise would have been taken later, was par
ucularly welcome to a majority of the
members, who wished to get together on
some concerted plan of action and result
ed in the cOnsummation of the prelim-
mary plans without the registration of a
single negative vote.
When the house was called to order
shortly after Il o'clock by Speaker
Bowling, the only absentees were Whit
ford, Dealy, Afford, Burg, Pugh and
Mallory The first two arrived before
adjournment, and Messrs. Pugh and NAL
lory, who had gone to Duluth TO vote, re-
turned last evening. The galleries We're
comfortably filed and it was with con-
siderable difficulty that the buzz at
tendant upon the exchange of greetings
between members and employees was
stilIed
The speaker honored the minority side
of the house by requesting representa-
tive Umland, st. Paul, to act as tenn
porary secretary. The formality of roll
call concluded, Representative Alien Of
Tered resolution covering the re-elec-
ton of the old officers. The resolution
did not include the speaker, and Repre-
sentative LaybOuTne secured tne injec-
tion of Dowlng's name on a plea CT
safety. Mr.. Laybourne said that while
the speaker is undoubtedly elected for
two years or for the dura tion of the life
of the house to guard against pos
slbIe legal objection in the future, It
WouI1 be the better part of discretion to
forestan disaster to the enactments of
the legislature by formally re-eIecting
Mr.. Bowling.
OLD OFFICIALS ARE
ALL REELECTED.
The resolution adopted by formal
vote elected the following officials:
Speaker, NJ. J. Dowling; chief clerk,
Julius Schmal; w. E. Verify, first as
SiStant clerk; Jens ArneSon second as
.
clerk; Frank A. Holcomb, enrolling
clerk; E. w. Melendy, assistant enroll
ing clerk and postmaster; Edward Fan
ming, sergeant Swan johnson,
assistant sergeant at arms; Kew. Harry
w. Knowles, chaplain. Postmaster Me-
lendy at once announced the reappoint.
ment of his assistant, Mrs. Franklin W.
Lee, of Rush City.
The only changes made in the official
1ester were the appointments of w. E.
Verify, to replace First Assistant Clerk
George Spear, and Swan Johnson Vice
Assistant Sergeant alarms Gray, who
received an appointment under the
railroad and warehouse commission
The mileage committee distinguished
itself by more than its usual promptitude.
The speaker announced that the COM
mittee appointments of the regular ses-
sion will stand and witn4n two minutes
the assistant clerk was on his feet read
ing the report of the mileage committee,
which is the members first break into
the public treasury.
Representative Dunn, chairman of the
committee on rules, caused a ripple of
laughter and distinguished himself as the
one member who refused LIS bit. Mr..
Dunn was the only member of the st.
Faul delegation allowed mileage by the
committee. He lives in the First ward
and The committee generously allowed
him two miles, amounting to 20 cents.
MIR. Dunn moved to amend tne report to
the extent that his name be stricken.
He explained his motion on the ground
that since ne was the only St Paul mem
Der allowed mileage he did not wish to
inspire the envy of his colleagues by ac-
cepting a good thing denied them. Mr.
Dunn also secured the adopLlon of the
rules Of the regular session as the tenn
porary rules Of the session extraord-
mary.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS
ARE ADOPTED.
A special committee consisting of
Messrs. jacobson, Roberts and Dorsey
conferred with similar committee from
the senate and Jointly paid the respects
of the legislature to Gov Van SAINT and
invited him to deliver his message to a
joint session at 1890 this morning The
governor acquiesced, and put the finishing
touches to his epistle, Of about 400
words at o'clock last night The last
business of the session was the adoption
of tne memorial resolutions presentd by
Representative Sherman S. Smnn, of
Minneapolis.
Whereas That grim and relentless mes
senger, Death, has removed from our
midst a respected member of this body
the Hon. j. w. Torrey, of Meeker county;
and,
Whereas. He was held in the highest
confidence and regard by his fellow mem
bers; therefore be it.
Resolved, That the sincere sympathy of
this mouse IS extended to the bereaVed
family, and that as a mark of respect to
his memory the house do now adjourn.
Be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions he
spread upon the record of this house.
and the chief clerk be instructed to send
a copy to the family of the departed
member.