The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-12
GAIN REVENGE BY
BLOCKING TACTICS
Certain House Members Get
Even for Co nmittee Dis
appointments

Tne dissatisfied element in the house
of representatives took the offensive
yesterday during the brief time that
the mouse was in session, and where
suspension Of the rules was necessary
TO accomplish desired ends succeeded
IN delaying resolutions proposed by
men close to Speaker Clague.
The speakers committee assignments
had called down the wrath of a good
many members on his head, and while
they could not effectually reach the
speaker, they were able to get to his
friends.
The first time that the opposition
showed its teeth was when w. A. No
Ian gave notice of debate to a little
resolution offered by w. B. Anderson.
for the judiciary committee, asking for
authority to rent typewriting machines
for the use of the house stenographers.
The machines are necessary for the
judiciary committee" Mr.. Anderson
pleaded, .'ands hope the member will
withdraw his objection"
Fearful of Expense
ut is new proposition" Mr.. Nolan
declared 1T has always been GUS
tomary in the house for stenographers
looks like an unnecessary expense to
me-"
A few moments later A L. Cole Of
fered his drainage bill, and asked that
the rules be suspended that the bill be
printed Immediately. Nolan taunting-
ly reminded the rules committee that
they had provided that the rules could
not be suspended, and R. J. Wells, of
breckenridge, said he objected to the
move. On the motion to suspend the
rules and permit the printing of the
bill, despite a vigorous plea for early
publicity by Mr.. Cole, the motion fall
ed to receive the so votes necessary.
But SO members voted in the affirm-
ative.
l.. H. Johnsons proposition to name
a committee of five members, with the
chairman Of the committee on educa-
ton as it's chairman, to visit the
Dunn county CWis.) agricultural
school and report in relation to the
Johnson bill for county agricultural
schools, met with notice of debate from
w. A. Nolan, and it went to the COM
mittee on education. The resolution
provided that the expenses of the
junket be paid from the legislative ex-
penses fund
I The house passed the Eberhart reso-.
luton providing for the appointment of
a joint committee to investigate Min
nesota railroad rates. Speaker Clagus
named as the house nsembeFsssefe
committee p. "a. Gandrud, W. a. No
Ian, j. H. Dorsey and r. T. Lewis.
Without division the house also pass
ed the senate memorial to congress
asking for enlarged powers for the in
terstate commerce commission.
The Official Flag Raiser
W. T. Lemon, of Ramsey, asked, in
a resolution the appointment of Capt.
Joseph Burger as flag raiser at the
new capitol, and w. A. Hinton, of Mar
tin, asked that Charles Truax, of his
county, be named. Both resolutions
went to the rules committee.
A number of additional appointments
Of house employees were announced by
the speaker: File clerk, Andrew A. D.
Rain, Minneapolis; assistant file clerk
Frank K. Hubert, LIE Sueur; stenog-
rapher, Charles S. Lebo, Minneapolis
clerk of appropriations, w. B. Patton,
Minneapolis; doorkeepers, o. c. John
son, Albert Lea; August Anderson,
Minneapolis; cloak room keeper, Mar
tin Scott, Little Falls; sergeants OF
committee rooms, Louis Vollmer, Still
water; Peter -Czizek, Moorhead; j. II.
McGillivray, Duluth; ]. c. Rustad,
Willmar; pages, Elmer Strum and
Frank Furey, Minneapolis.