The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22

Mr.. stevenson quickly grasped
the point and broke out laughing.
Then he said:
What, can t do nothing without
the unanimous consent of the dead?'
The house broke into wild
laughter. Mr.. Nyqulst, however,
moved the adoption of the amend
ment, and strange as it may seem,
il was carried, and progress was
reported.
When the bill came up day or
two later Mr.. Nyquist was asked to
withdraw the amendment, but he
refused to do so unless the Henne-
pin delegation was united on the
bill, unamended The delegation
refused to state favorably, and then
Mr.. Nyquist moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill. The mo-
ton was carried and the bill was
shelved.
Monkeying with the board of con
troll buzz saw wasn't tolerated at
the session just closed. The last
attempt was one by Mr.. Gregory,
who fostered bill compelling the
board of control to make public all
bids received for the erection of
buildings, and for supplies at the
| different institutions. The board
has been averse to doing this for
the reason that certain wholesale
houses furnishing provisions were
afraid that if their names were Civ
en- to the public as bidders on sup
plies for State institutions they
would be boycotted by retail deal
ers. Consequently the bill was
aimed to help the retail dealers do
! ing business in the towns where
the institutions are located.
When the bill came up for consid
GRAFTON Mr.. Clague, as the cham
piOn for the board of control, offered
a series of amendments. One of
these amendments gave the form of
proposed bid, and at the bottom of
| the form was a sentence making it
optional with the bidders on sup
plies whether or not they wished
their bids published. If they were
favorably inclined they would only
have to scratch out the word mo.
If not, they would only have to
scratch out the word Eyes. After
a great deal of talk this amendment
was adopted and then Mr.. Gregory
moved to kill the bill This was
DONE
A number of representatives were
of the opinion that the amendment
was alright, except that it was toe
far reaching, inasmuch as all bids
for new buildings ought to be made
public. They had no objection to
the provision bills being kept Sc
cret, but they feared that the Sc
crecy provided for by the amend
ments offered by Mr.. Clague and
adopted, would be the ultimate
means for strong opposition to the
board of control system, inasmuch
as the people ought to know what
the board is doing in the matter oil
bids on State contracts.
What wealth of luxury there is
in a train of Milwaukee passenger
coaches. as is in daily operation on
the train known as 1.-THE Pioneer
Limited" of that line. The different
lines between St. Paul and Mime
apolis and Chicago are engaged in
the warmest kind of competition for
passenger traffic, and are obliged
to offer the most up to date train
service. The Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railroad company GER
tainly equals, if it does not excel
the best of the services on the other
lines. 1t was one Saturday even
ing quite recently that the writer
and friend were given an oppor
tunity to inspect the services on the
pioneer Limited train, leaving
St. Paul at $50 that evening ano
arriving in Chicago at $50 the mex
morning. We were assigned to {
drawing room in one of two com
partment cars at the head of The
train. Back of this car were the
regular SleeperS. and back of then