The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
THE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE STANDS
FOR The GRAFT
VOTES $3.50 EACH TO FIVE NEWS
PAPER REPORTERS.

VOTES $3.50 EACH TO FIVE NEWS
PAPER REPORTERS.
Hands Of the Clock Had to Be Turned
Back to Give Time for Final Dip Into
State Strong Box-Protests Are Of
No Avail. i,
!. Great disorder marked the closing
minutes of house of representatives.
When the time for adjournment .came,y
on a resolution apprcpriating $3.50 to
each of five newspaper reporters:
Efforts had bene made all along to.
delay the roll call until the time for ad-5
journment and many motions were made
to adjourn, but it was fought out and
completed about 1915 pm. The reso-.
luton was declared adopted by a vote.
H. w. Grimmer, st. Paul Glide; s. H.
Bingham, Duluth Herald; E. A. .Koen,
Minneapolis Times; j. E. Hennessy, St.
Paul News and A. H. Vernon, st. Paul
Pioneer Press. y
The vote was as follows: r. -:
Ayes--Apderegg,, Bardwell, Bennett, Btorge,
o an oa ssss4
T. Gates Gates, Hammergren. Hanaford. Handlan. Has
kS ana HfkeY Ke Es Hntop .u HiHgse
MccS Na M nT af Mn, Me
lin, bitterness, O. Peterson, s. D. Peterson
Ramsland, Rider, Rosenthal,, Rowe, saari, selb
Smith Smith Stock, Vollmer' Wells Wood Wymanl
SayzIAdams, Chamberlain, Cole; palen ,s Hat-
Rachie. Roberts, Stone, Thayer, Timberlaka,
Thompson, Wallace. Ware, Washburn, Wichman,
Wohlhuter, Mr., Speaker-22 49,. e.
= Attacked by Roberts. =, ':t
The resolution was fercely attacked
by w: P. Roberts as wholly illegal, but
A., j.. Roekne, L. II. Johnson, r.. j
Wells and J T. Mannix declared that
| the reporters had rendered the members
as much service as the telephone oper-
ators, and had performed a splendid
service for the state. e.. 49,.
Mr.. Roberts also made the point that
the matter was not properly before the
the committee on appropriations or the
committee on legislative expenses. The
chair ruled against him.
g. Turned Clock Back.
| AS the hands neared the hour of
noon Sherman O. Smith, as acting ser.
geant-at-arms, obtained a long pole and
turned the hands Of the clock until
they showed $3.50 instead of ~ m.
Messrs. Roberts, Perley and Cole
! protested, but were not recognized.
| John G.. Lennon made two. or three
| motions to adjourn, but was declared
out of order, as the motion could not be
entertained during, a rollcall. ~ ... .. !
g. Mr.. Roberts, IN explaining his vote,
Isaid:S.,. %"% f,.: -. 49, 90 g, ~ -
t=# g; AAitfIlt:is an outrage that any newspaper
lshould allow its reporters to accept a
gratuity. r.; It Is. an outrage that any
/ member has the temerity to introduce
such resolution I...,y4 sz.; .-z...s.5
| He was frequently interrupted and at
| times: the din and confusion was great,
but he persisted in making his speech
| to- the end. ~~: -.>-r.~>s@1 :. $50.
After the roll call had been com
pleted and before the vote was an
nounced, Speaker Clague said: that a
motion to adjourn had been made and
I would be put. The motion to zad iour1
/ was lost and Speaker C1afsie ,thereupon
announced the vote, 81 to 20. -.
80 Money for Telephone Girls. =. =
Gratuities Of $3.50 were voted to
Josie Stassen and Edna Masterman,
telephone operators. W. P. Roberts and
Speaker Frank Clague objected to any
ouCu d appropriations. e. w. "A. N Oldu dHll
| others explained that altho the young
phone companies they had gone far
out Of their, way to- accomm odate the
members and if they had not rendered
such service the house would have had
to pay a round sum for it. The resoli1:
ton on recommendation of the commit
tee on rules, was adopted, l0l to 6
The negative. votes were those. OF
Messrs. Harden, Jefferson, Roberts
1 Teigen, Wichman and Speaker Clague
f.. Refused Another Investigation.
! A: K Ware presented resolution
appointing, Messrs. Anderson, aRo berts
Investigate the manner of awarding con
tracts BY the board Of control and tt
report to the next legislature. The res
olution stated that the secret method
of awarding contracts was unfair tt
the business interests of the state ant
should be altered. 1t also required thu
public. examiner to supply the commit
tee with an expert accountant.
MIR. Wohlhuter gave notice Of debate
altho urgently requested by Mr.. War
Ito allow the resolution to come to
lvote. Mr.. Ware thereupon moved tina
1.-the rules be suspended. Mr.. Hicke,
moved that the matter be laid, on tn
| tdDlt, WHICH pIeFdl1ou.
:. ~. Pen Given Oldest Member.
, The pen with, which Speaker Clagu
signed the code was presented to H. T
Craig, the oldest member of the house
Mr.. Craig responded in a graceful lit
tie speech. -. e.. -. 81 .' x
!, A. Hannaford, chairman Of the graf
: INVESTIGATING committee, submitted a
: texpense bill of $9O.64, principally flo
0 mileage, and it was allowed. -...
9 Committee Waits on Governor.
= =; Messrs. Cole, Hickey and Mark wer
i named as a committee to-. inform th
s governor that the house was about
a adjourn sine die and awaited his las
f Emessages. They returned in a few mi
ments with the report that Governc
johnson had no official message but e.
T tended his thanks to the house for Sh
g many courtesies. Messrs. Gandru!
5. Carlson and Deegan were sent to Motif
II the senate that: the house was ready /
d quit and returned with the inform
e tion that. the senate had no objection
it Shortly after Senators Wilso
4 Stephens and Cole arrived on ,Bimils