The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-01
TWAS APRIL FIRST
Various Up-Country Representatives
Bit Hard on a Clever
Josh" 49,.
~ 49, a.
Starts a Plan to Syste'
- Matte State and County a
Salaries.
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Country T members in the house were
made the victims of April remem-
brance this morning. although the joke
was managed so carefully that the vic
tins did, not t#$realize they had been
fooled anntil they got together in the
noon hour and Compared rIotes.
Shortly after 10 O clock the sergeant at
arms summoned ceItaih country. solon
to the door and .ha anded him a telephone
cali card,Sasking him to Gall up Main 2z0.
When the legislator got the number he
found a friend waiting for him: x
Somebody want to talk to Representa-
tive Blank?" he asked. - ="
"Yes' came the reply. 'This is Jim
iKng. Say, came down to ST. Paul last
night and went out forIa little time: Guess
Imust have drank too much, because they
pinched me and sent me out here
'sWhat? Where are you?"- demanded
the law maker =. -.
AT the workhouse and I want you to
bail me out right away. | got touched
and ain't got a cent with me-" ---s
Now King is an influential man in
Blanks district. What is more ne mad
been known to drink more than was good
for him on previous occasions and so
Blank was not surprised. He promised to
send the money; at once. T. -. T.
Then another county member got a call.
He heard the same story, only it was told
this time by a man from his district, a
party worker whom he knew well. He,
also promised succor and lett the tele-
phone booth just in time to make way for
another member. Thus it went all morn
ing.
At noon Blank met one of his colleagues
in the corridor.
.tJohn,'' he said, tlet me have $40, will
you? Got a drunken constituent in trouble
here and it's up to me to bail him out.
olo
and I'm short"
"John" looked at him in surprise.
"Say," he retorted. Pm on the same
lay myself Let's strike Howiing.'
Howling listened to the touch and then
said: ..- ,
It'd like to oblige you, gentlemen, but
I've got a. crazy drunk constituent. who
carries a big slice of my district in his
pocket and he S in hook here and I've got
to get him OUT
Blank looked at~llis friend and then 1t
dawned on them. =
April ~ sa id he, sadly. well, it's
on US all, but I'll buy first ?.
To systematic Public Salaries.
This morning MI. Fryberger called up
his resolution, introduced Monday and
after amending Unsecured its adoption. It
instructs the speaker to appoint COM
mittee of one from each congressional dis
ing the salaries of state and county Off
cials and to draft bill doing away with
the mived salary and fee system. The
amendment stipulates that the bill shall
include only those offices in which the
wiping out of the fee is ''practicable.' -
Whether or not such course would be
practicable in the office Of the gov
ernor's private secretary, is question of
politics.
Tax Collections Regulated.
Senator Ferris measure to ''enjoin the
collection Of taxes in certain cases and
for the correction and adjustment of the
same" was passed without dissent.
.1eH Another ControIy Board Bill.
Another bill removing the university
and normal schools from the board of
control was introduced upon request Of
the governor by Mr.. Perley and went to
committee. sns --...@ s.sss.-. ,ss& -
To Isolate Bad Children.
a second bill, bearing the name of w.
I. Nolan and providing for the isolation
of juvenile offenders went to general or
ders. The measure is similar to one in
troduced by Mr.. Nolan earlier in the ses-
sion, but beaten in the senate.
=. -. To Even Up the Third.
In committee of the whole the house
recommended for passage Mr.. Shephard's s
bill relative to the forty third district and
providing that one of the two representa-
tives from that district shall come from
the country or thirteenth ward and one
from the eighth ward of Minnea polls.
the object being to prevent the eighth
! from 'hogging' the delegation.
j. H. Burns bill doing away with the
| practice of working OUT road taxes, was
indefinitely postponed.
| A NEW 'tiAh4A BRIDGE.
Senator Wilson Introduces Bill Providing
for "A Safe Structure.