The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-06
CODE TO Be
FINISHED NEXT WEEK |:
Judge Fish Promises Leais-
Iature to Rush the
Work

When the special senate COMMITTEES
waits on the statute revision commits
sion to learn when the report of the
commission will be ready for submis-
sion to the legislature it will be told
that the report will be ready the latter
part of next week. 49,,
The senate committee, George p.
Wilson, II. H. Horton and r. E.
Thompson, will call on the commission
either today or tomorrow.
From a communication addressed to
the legislature Tuesday. twas led to
believe that the report would not be
ready for submission before Jan. 20.
Judge Daniel Fish, chairman Of the
commission, said last night that he ex-
pected the report to be ready the lat4
ter part of next week, possibly as
early as next Friday, and on this as
surance 1t is believed that less COM
bative attitude will be entertained by
the legislature towards the statute re-
vision commission. s.-.- fss.s,n -,
Under an agreement made at the in
ception of the work, the statute re-
vision commission was to have the res
vised statutes ready for presentation
to the members of the legislature thir-
ty days before the session began!
When the members learned that IN
stead of this the revision commissions
work would not be ready until late in
January, senators and house members
were inclined to blame the commission
and the action OF the senate yesterday
in ordering an investigation was an
expression Of this feeling.
Restores Confidence
1t was felt that four years was am
pie time in which to complete the
work and there was an iI1tfInation
that the commission would not sbe
ready to report in time to permit the
1905 legislature to inteIligently pass
on the work. Judge Fish'ss promise
to have the work out by the end of
next week, it is believed, VIII Tend to
relieve the situation and restore con-
fidence in the commission.
I'VE are now engaged in preparing
the two concluding chapters of the
code" said Judge Daniel Fish yester-
day, and think it will be safe to
say that the work complete will be
ready for submission to the legislature
LII - llS1 III -itt1At WGSh.s
may be possible to complete it by Fri
day. No one Is more anxious to have
the. report completed and before the
legislature than the members OF the
commission, but we have, experienced
vexatiOus delays that have handi-
capped us in the work. We have prac-
tically completed the revising of the
final proofs and the printers will go
ahead and rush the work of printing
and binding once the PROOFS are re-
turned to them. There are two short
chapters for which the copy has not
been submitted to the printers; but
this is a comparatively minor task, ana
I think It can safely be said that WE
will be able to keep our promise to de-
liver the big book late next week" 8
Waiting for Proofs
The West Publishing company is do.
ing the printing of the revised stat
utes. G. w. Ames, general manager
l>of the company, said yesterday that
the date Of the delivery of the report
rests entirely with the statute revision
commission. I'VE have the Bulk of the
report in type" said Mr.sAmes, "but we
have received none of the final proofs
from the commissions OF course; some
thing depends upon the number of
changes and corrections which the
| commission will make in. the orig
| iiidt SOpy -luIIllSQ6Q us. IL the
/ changes are of minor character and
the material for the remaining two
chapters is not too heavy we can
speedily issue the book We have
waited for all the corrected proofs be-
fore printing any of the report, but out
facilities will permit rapid work in
printing and binding ther.report.; WE
| shall not attempt to print an index, to
be included in the report itself. TO
properly index The big volume will
take some time, and It can be printed
| in separate volume for the use of
members and later attached to the re-
| port proper" aeas!s.ss .ssAss
The suggestion of Senator Horton
that the legislature adjourn until the
report is published is not taken seri-
ously by members of the Senate and
! house. constitutional provision
which prohibits the legislature taking
a longer recess than three working
| days will stand in the way. of such an
| adjournment. A number; Of the. law
yers in both houses are ready, accordr
ing to their private expressions, to bit
tefly assail the work of the statute
! revision commission, and its consid-
Grafton promises to take much of the
time of the present session of the leg
| iSlature. -=,,svs