The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
GUESTS OF II. COY.
Quorum Of State Senators Partake
Of Ray w. Jones Hos
pitality.
Timber Land Petition, Signed by
Nearly All, May Not Be
Presented.

Raw W., Jones, lieutenant governor OF
Minnesota. entertained his friends of the
state senate last evening at the West Flo
tel. Thew gathered early in the evening,
and at s. O. clock sat down to sumptuous
banquet In the ladies' ordinary. When
the banquet had been properly attended to,
every senator was heard from, and for two
hours there was a running ire OF stories.
repartee and compliments to the host of
the evening which caused that worthy to
blush more than once.
The timber land petition, which prompt
ed the lieutenant governor to- give the
dinner, was not mentioned at the table.
It was passed around in the lobby OF the
West early, in the evening, and signed by
practically every one present. It Is more
than likely, that it will not be presented to
the authorities at Washington, as reports
indicate that reasonable time will be
given for the removal of the pine, and that
is all the lumbermen ask for.
Business and Politics Tabooed.
So neither business nor politics intruded
at the dinner. It was a reunion Of friends
made by three months close association
at the capitol. The regard in which they
hold their presiding officer is shown by the
fact that f1fty-nine out of sixty-three an
| swered the invitation-altho dozen or
| more were out Of the state on vacations
and thirty-two. Of them, quorum, &C
cording to Secretary Langun, were able to
gather at the banquet board last night.
| Those present were Senators Alley, Bar
kerr Brewer, Calhoun, Comstock, Cooke,
Cowan, Dart, Dunn, Everett, Ferris, Fitz-
patrick, Gjertsen, Hardy, Harrington, Jep-
son. johnson, Lord, McNamee, Morgan,
Pugh, Rieke Schultz, Shell e. E. Smith,
w. A. Smith, Stephens, Thompson, Tor
/ son. Ward, Wilson and Witherstine.
And
| Iverson and Peter E. Hanson; secretary Of
state, also enjoyed the hospitality Of their
brother state official. Governor Van SAINT
| had been called away and could not at
tend. s. A. Langum Of Preston, secretary
of the senate, completed the circle. Moth
| ing was seen Of Anacreon last night the
gentleman referred to in the prospectus OF
! the banquet issued by the Duluth paper.
| Lucullus sent his regrets, and well he
| might. :a., ~. ~ =.
- Good fellowship Prevailed. -.
Such genial friendship and good-fellow-
| ship was never. seen in Minnesota legis-
| lative body as the senators exhibited last
| evening. There was. not a sore spot left
| from all their Wrangles of last winter and
! they were only inclined to laugh at them
| Senator Morgan Of Albert Lea acted as
postmaster, and called on the guests III
turn, giving each a little dig on his hob
i
on, referred to nearly every one in a hui
/ morous vein, and struck the key note fol
| the evening Senator Shell told how his
constituents received him the first time
he went home from the legislature. Sena
tor Thompson said that in his twent!
years experience he had never seen better
work done by legislature than last win
ter and had never seen a better body thar
the present senate Many said that the!
hoped to be presided over again by thei
host. Tributes to his fairness and good
heartedness were SO many and SO sponta
neous that it was with some difficulty tina
1.-The lieutenant governor responded whel
| called to his feet He did so with dignit.
and feeling, Ref erring; t. their expressed
desire that ii" take another term, he sal
that he had not made UP his mind as We
! whether to be candidate again for publ
office, tho nothing could be more pleasan
ttoz him than another session with the sen
ate in st. Paul. -, -. 800
Several Of the senators left on lat
J. trains last night but most Of them re
manned until to-day. s
l'>t#I Protest from Walker.
+ A. L. Cole, a merchant of Walker ali
member Of the last house, was at tn
West last night and met the senators. H
was very emphatic in his opposition to til
extension of time. He says the people {
Walker all want the pine cut off so ths
the country may be settled, much of
, being good agricultural land. They thin
that If it is cut off Immediately it will re
suit in mills being built at once on til
> spot, giving employment to the Cass LAX
Indians. If longer time is given, the log
, Twill all be taken to mills down the river.