The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-22

The closing scenes of the thirty third
legislature only mildly approached the
customary seasons of general disorder
with which Minnesota legislative ses-
sions are closed.
The two last meetings of the house,
which usually resolve into incipient
riots, were, to the old stagers, abso-
lutely tame. a few waste baskets, pa
per balls and other harmless missiles
We're thrown. A few of the more bois-
terous members, freed from the re-
sponsibility of constructive and de-
structiVe Legislation, emitted a whoop
or two, and then filed out, leaving the
pages and one or two of the members
to finish up the hand -balling.
The absence of the usual scenes of
disorder is probably largely due to the
individual poise of the members. At
Monday nights session, which was the
last working meeting, there was abso-
lutely no intoXication on the floor of the
house. The members were all disposed
TO consider the business before them
seriously and for the most part tenn
perdtely. In view of the many sessions
of the house during the last two
months, which have been chiefly nOta-
BILE for tempestous and disorderly de-
bate, Monday nights moderation was
as unexpected as it was unusual.
6ody or indiViduaIlStS.
Collectively the house of the thirty
third session could not be considered
as a startling success. Anything like
the customary factional organization
was entirely missing. The house had
no leaders, nor would it submit to lead
ership. The session developed a few
unusually strong men, but none Of
them retained anything like leadership
for more than two or three days
nfi
from mental and moral standpoint.
unquestionably above the average It
was composed of men fairly represent
atiVe. 1t was freer from freaks than
any of its predecessors in years. Al
most without exception the members
were careful, Industrious, conscientious
ana sober men, apparently bent on Civ
ing the state and their respective con-
stituents the best service that in them
lay.
Their refusal to submit to leaders, of
course, resulted, many times, in delays,
unnecessary reconsiderations and not
, lnfrequently contradictory actions. This
phase of the house character is argued
by many as auguring good legislation.
Whatever 1T may mean in the abstract
in the concrete it did mean that no bill
went through the house without thor
ough and ordinarily intelligent consid-
Grafton
The legislature of 1903 may not fill a
glowing page in history, but the house
or representatives must be conceded
the palm for faithful, honest. conserva-
tive work and attention to detail.
Dignified and Conservative.
Dignified statesmen To the last the
senators of the thirty third legislature
completed their work yesterday morn
ing and adjourned without any of the
customary horseplay supposed to fol-
low the wind up of the legislature
The regulation fool resolution was
not heard of, the waste paper baskets
remained resting quietly under the
desks and the curious who came to see
a rough house only saw sober-faced
senators shake each other by the hand
before leaving for their respective
homes.
The senate of the thlrty-third legis-
lature was body of statesmen. Serf-
ous-minded representatives, of their
constituents, the senators gathered at
the capitol to consider suggested legis-
latlon and not once during the entire
session was their object overlooked or
forgotten. Democrats and Republicans
worked alike and left for their homes
wiling to be judged by the results
Lieut.. Gov. Jones deserves much OF
lle credit FOR the high reputation earn-
ed by the senate. Though not an adept
In parliamentary law the lieutenant
90 S4 ilOi ioSI no tlIne IN securing
ilrm hand on the reins held out to the
presiding officer and dignified and at
the same time courteous at all times he
succeeded in securing and holding the
admiration and respect of the senators.
New Men Share Honors.
The upper house was a well balanced
body. 1t had its fighters in SchaHer.
Laybourn, Horton, Fitzpatrick. Schultz
and others, and also the silent listeners.
the men who accomplished much i'm
committee rooms.
one of the hardest fights of the ses-
sion did not end until the last moment.
, rms, the attempt Of the senators from
institution" towns TO get their fnstitu
uons from under the management Of
| the board of control, was defeated
largely through the efforts of Senators
! Schaller ana Schultz, who refused to
admit distinction between the state in
stitutions
The antt-vaccinatiOn bill was an
! other measure to call forth a long and
Wordy battle. and after emascuIatina-
ana Killing bills the fight ended with a
| compromise anti-vaccination law.
The Wilson bills affecting corDora-
tions, local and foreign, the Inheritance
tax bill and all other doubtful meas
ures were stdetracked, the senate re-
fusing to experiment on laws.
A majority of the members of both
houses left for their homes yesterday
afternoon and evening, and by Satur-
day all viii be gone.