The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
.HENNEPIN DUE
TO RECEIVE PLUMS
HOUSE MEMBERS WILL FARE
WELL ON APPOINTMENTS.
Sentiment Among Hennepin solons Is
Growing in Favor Of Making Clapp's
Election Unanimous - Anti Bucket
shop Legislation Is Expected to Be
Revived at This Session.

Speaker Clague has kept his own
council well in the matter Of house COM
mittee assignments, and no one is able
to forecast any Of the important chair
manships with any degree Of certainty.
+ The list of committees will doubtless
be announced next Tuesday morning.
| The speaker has been taking his time,
and it is understood. that many assign
, ments are not yet decided on. He is
taking great pains to be fair with all
the members, to recognize the mel of
long service and ability, and to take
care of the different sections of the
state. q. W. r.
, 5Hennepin is likely to be we'll cared
for, as the local delegation is largely
composed of experienced men, and was
strong in support of Mr.. Clague for the
speakership. -.
| The best committee chairmanships
are: Appropriations, which is likely
to go. to Elmer j.. Adams, of Fergus
Falls; and Judiciary, which is picked
for W. B. Anderson of Winona. Places
on the appropriations committee are
very much desired. The other i'm
portant, posts are the committees on
banks and banking, corporations, cleo
tions, general legislation, grain and
warehouse, insurance, municipal legis-
lation, public accounts and expendi-
|
bridges, taxes, and towns and counties.
Growing Clapp Sentiment. 81: ?
Sentiment among Hennepin " county
members Of the legislature is now in
favor of joining the majority and vot
ing solidly for Moses E.. Clapp when the
senatorial election is held Jan. II
Judge Gilfllan has given his support
ers to understand that he is no longer
u u, I. C.. L,
meeting, of the delegation to consider
the problem. ss- ~ -. .,-@ %, -.7
The Hennepin, men consider that the
caucus was irregular, but they are sat
) isfed that Clapp now has a majority Of
the legislature, and that there is no ust
in holding out just to be different. The,
) manifested their disapproval of thu
caucus by staying away. and do no
need to carry the matter any farther.
/ Good Roads Plans.
One of the earliest bills to be intro
duced in the legislature will be tn
, good roads bill, the substance Of which
was agreed upon at the recent conven
tion Of good roads associations at tn
Commercial club, Minneapolis. TIL
:. measure will be introduced simultane
ously in both houses, Senator A. @
! in the senate, and Ole Peterson o
? Nicollet county in the house.
The measure will provide for a stat
highway commission Of three member
and levy of one-twentieth of mil
on all the taxable property in the stat
for the road and bridge fund. Tn
commission will have general supervi
sion of the road and bridge work, bu
: countr y members insist on local author
titles having charge of the 7expenditur
n Of the money. The fund will be al
: portioned- among the different countie
Y in proportion to their respective roa
& funds. In no case is the state to. pa
more than one-third Of the expense 9
making a. road, the county to pay tn
Remainder or to divide the expense wit
= the various towns thru which the roa
runs. -. ~ s.-....... -. H..
49, =. II T.. TO Attack Bucket Shops.
Legislation to abolish the 'bucke
. shops" which are complained Of i
many Of the smaller cities of the state
may he introduced in the legislator
at an early day. The subject will b
e discussed at. the meeting of the Mime
. sofa Municipal and Commercial League
I which is to be held in the rooms Of til
Minneapolis Commercial club Jan.
and - It is likely that resolution
will be adopted asking the legislator
to pass such law. 49,.
The main subject Of discussion wi
n be national and state control of tn
s railroad late problem. It is announce
k that at the meeting on the afternoo
- Of JAM IL addresses will be made o
this subject by Governor johnson an
Former Governor Van SAINT, -Actio
n will doubtless be taken to push som
state legislation on the rate question.
y On the regular program of the NEE
ing there will be some discussion on til
e subject of uniform system for mnnic
pal bookkeeping in the smaller elite