The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-28

Republican and really a very nice sort
Of young man. The consistency and
general information elucidated throuoT
the political effusi0ns Of the aforesaid
EDITORS columns are Of the kind thai
suggest a straitjacket.
The candidates for Judge Of the mn
nicipaI court and justice Of the peace,
according to an opinion given by County
Attorney Kane will be given first plara
on the ticket at the primary election.
Mr.. Kanes decision is based on the law
which gives first place on the ticket to
the judiciary
Assistant Corporation Attorney Griggs
has also furnished the county auditor
with a lengthy written opinion on the
Juulclary and constabulary end Of the
ticket. Under his opinion only the Re-
publican candidates for justice CT the
peace and constable are entitled to places
on the ticket. With the exception of
four candidates, Hoff and KimbaIl for
justice, and Quint and Gaines, for con-
stable, all Of the candidates for those
oHlces filed, as has been customary, for
eitner the district west or east of Wa
basha street. Mr.. Griggs holds that
there is no such legal division into dis
trlcts, and throws the burden Of getting
on the ticket on to the dozen and a half
He suggests that they have recourse in
the courts, which means that they will
nave to mandanus the county auditor to
compel him to put them on the ticket.
AS an evidence of legislative consist
ency the house yesterday morning
Wrangled an hour over bill which al
the very limit involved the expenditure
OF $3.50 per annum by the commissioners
of Otter Tail county. Then, without
drawing a long breath or a single OBJ
lection, 1T took up and passed a bill
authorizing Hennepin county to spend
$250,OO0. Only one member, George Um-
land, Of Ramsey, had the courage to vote
against the measure. 1t seems to make
difference where the explanation pure
ly local. comes from.
Representative Schurman, st. Paul, YES.
terday introduced two bills which are
claimed to be calculated to clean up the
dockets of the civil courts The bills pro
vide that all civil actions commenced
five years ago and not prosecuted shall
be dismissed.
j. Sweet, representative, has tangible
grounds on which to base a suit for DAM
ages against Speaker Bowling j. Sweet
primed himself the other day for a
speech on the floor of the house The
speech was down on the books to be a
good thing, and Sweet brought his wife
over from Minneapolis to hear MIN go
after the enemies to the tax code The
speech is still undelivered. Sweet got
the floor and nicely started on the warm
ing up heat, when the speaker interposed
a suggestion that the debate should be
confined to the subject under consldera-
tlon. That was hard blow for Sweets
silvertongued oratory, but it was sGft
beside the solar pleXus punch DOwling
landed when Sweet attempted to irsist
on his supposed rights in the premises
Sweet talked right UP to the speaker for
about a minute. Then Bowling asserted
himself and the rights of the presiding
officer and told Sweet he would have tG
talk about the subject under considera-
tion or quit. Sweet quit
The Pennington bill providing for he
taxation Of foreign corporations was yes
terday recommended for passage Dy the
house committee on taxes and tax laws.
There is some question Of the coustitu-
tionality of the bill, and it was sent to
the judiciary committee for a decision.