The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-08
ATTEMPT TO GUST OHAGE
PASS POLICE PENSIONS
st. Paul's Health Commits
sioner is Included in List
of Appointive City Officers,
Whom Representative Gre
gory's Bill Is Designed to
Make Elective.

The Gregory bill. designed to make
certain city officers elective was yes-
terday amended by the house in COM
mittee of the whole. and recommended
for passage
The measure will come up for final
action this morning, but, unless some
of the contradictions injected yester.
day by amendments are removed, it's
enactment will not amount to much
In one sentence the bill as it now
stands, provides that the officers elect
ed under it's provisions shall assume
the duties of their several offices al
the expiration Of the terms of the
present incumbents. The next CLAUSE
as specifically provides that incum-
bents whose terms expire prior to the
next election shall not hold over until
such election.
Ohage Is Included
The amendments, in point of bulk.
are heavier than the original bill
First, r. T. Lewis. of the St Louis
delegation, had it SO amended that it
would not affect Duluth. Then Com
missioner of Health Ohage was in
Guided in the list of appointive officers
whose terms will be shortened, and
who, by its provisions will have to
stand for popular nomination and cleo
ton. Then the machinery of the bill
was attacked and fixed until no one is
prepared to assert just how it will
work, or If it will work at ALL if en-
acted.
The discussion incident to consider
alton and amendment of the measure
was animated. Incidental to the de-
bate, Mr.. Gregory became excited and
mad occasion to refer to the damna-
ble gang which is trying to run the
city of st. Paul" He did not explain
whether he meant the common coun-
Gil, the board of public works, the
Democratic or the Republican gangs.
Tighe's Objections Futile.
Mr.. Tfghe, when he learned that
Commissioner of Health Ohage had
been included in the provisions of the
Dill, sent up strenuous objections, and
trled TO have the bill sent back to gem
eral orders. but failed.
The bill as it will come before the
mouse Tor final action today provides:
section l. That the offices OF city clerk
CITY or corporation attorney. city assessor
ana clerk or the municipal court COM
missioner of health and members of the
BOARD or public works in every CITY of this
state OF over 10000 inhabitants are here
fees. " OiO'i'0 u
Sec. 2. At the next ensuing general citv
erection held after the passage of this act
~ ity any such city, and at each ensuing city
etsctloh thereafter, persons to fill the
0Hlces mentioned in section / hereof shall
pe e, CHOSEN and elected as other elective
Otiicels oa OF such city are chosen and elect
e9; each person then so chosen and elect
eS eu 70 Such office. to take office upon the
e1tiolr expiration of the term of the present in
S;l4iI EutHpent thereof and to hold such office
unt1l his successor thereto shall have
IneTea1ter been duly elected and shall have
9Gn 9Geailhed; the then incumbents of said
oittIce inc whose terms expire before the next
election. 'e4 "ii'ii S1lu
Sec. 3. All acts or parts of acts and all
Portlons or any charter of any such CITY
oolHliIctlng with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed oO'