The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-07
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Both Houses Of Che Legislature Effect Business
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FRYBERGER THINKS
DELAYS DANGEROUS
House Puts Through Slate Made by
Babcock's Supporters.

Representative Fryberger yesterday
established a record for celebrity of
committee work and furnished the
house with a hearty laugh by rising,
as chairman of the steering commit
tee, to render the committees report
before the clerk had finished recording
the roll of the committee as announced
by Caucus Chairman Deming
10 the victor belong the spoilS, as
truly IN legislative politics as in any
other branch of the fascinating game.
Monday afternoon the Babcock people,
realizing that they had the speakership
and organization of the house won by
an overwhelming majority, decided to
get about parcelling out the patronage.
Fryberger was selected to name a
steering committee of two members
from each congressional district. He
included himself in the Fifth's repre-
sentation and was elected chairman
of the steering committee.
1t was, of course, an open secret yes
terday morning that the slate had been
completed and that it would go
through. The usual dignified formaIi-
ties, however, were to be maintained
and Representative Armstrong moved
for the appointment of a steering COM
mittee. Chairman Deming gravely an
nounced that he had anticipated such
a desire on the part of the house and
named the eighteen members of the
committee which had completed it's
work an hour before.
Fryherger Was Ready.
Fryberger had a little game up his
sleeve that his colleagues We're not
looking for. The house expected the
committee to go out and preserve the
appearance of elaboration, but Fry
berger was going to take no chances
at another session Of that steering
committee. The name of the last
member of the committee was no more
than announced than Fryberger
claimed the attention of the chair and
announced:
''As chairman of that committee I
am ready to submit it's report"
The situation was one of the richest
the Minnesota legislature has ever con-
fronted and a storm of applause and
laughter went up. Fryperger, however,
held his ground, even to the point of
acknowledging motion for a vote
of thanks to the committee for finish
ing its work with such dispatch. An
other trip to the committee room
might result in a break in the slate
and the one prepared looked good to
Fryberger. He stuck it out until his
report was received and ratified.
st. Paul Jared well at the hands of
the slate makers, securing two places
on the elective list.
ST. Paul Gets Two.
Frank HoIcomb, of Representatives
Lemon and Gregory's district again
landed the enrolling clerkship, and Mrs.
G. A. Van Smith was nominated and
elected postmistress. The complete
slate follows:
Chief Clerk-Julius A. SchmaI Red
wood Falls.
First Assistant CIerk-AdoIph E. L.
Johnson, Minneapolis
Second Assistant Clerk-Knute o.
Sandum, Bricelyn.
Engrossing Clerk-William Gulick,
Minneapolis.
Enrolling Clerk-Frank Holcomb, st.
Paul.
Postmistress-Mrs. G. A. Van Smith.
st. Paul.
Assistant Postmistress-Mrs. M. A.
Soule, Litchfield.
Seargant- t-arms-Edward Tanning,
Stewartville.
Assistant Sergeant-at-arms-
Sherman Lurch, Duluth.
Chaplain-Dr. Robert Forbes. Du-
luth.
The assistant postmistress was the
only appointive office considered by
the steering committee. The Ninth
district made a plucky fight for first
assistant clerk in the steering ccm-
mittee caucus, but gave way to the
Il l1lH With the assumption InaC 1t VIII
land long on the appointive list The
Fifth is due to get one of the best
of the appointive places, as it is gem
orally understood that Reading Clerk
John Jones will be reappointed.
Land Coveted Assignments.
The speaker yesterday announced
the mileage and rules committees. I'm
til the latters report is submitted and
adopted the house will be governed by
the permanent rules of the last house.
Ramsey county shows up strong on
the committee on rules generally con-
stdered the most important on the list.
Representative Renville Chinook, who
is due to take a large place on the Re-
publican side, lands second place, and
James r. Hickey, the Democratic lead
er, also draws a place on this desirable
committee. The craftsmanship goes to
George Armstrong, ~Hennepin, who,
although only twenty nine years of
age, has demonstrated that he is
equipped for leadership.
Committee on Rules-Armstrong
Chinook, Wilson, Johnson, Hickey.
Committee on Mileage-Burns, Eos
seen, Perley, Graham, Wilson.