Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-01-16
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
IS NOW IN FULL SWING At THE
STATE CAPITAL.
Several Important Measures are In
truced Including a Two cent
Railroad Fare.

Railroad Fare.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 7-Harmony
prevailed at the caucus of the repub-
lcan members of the senate at the
Ryan hotel this afternoon, and the
dove OF peace was also present at the
caucus of the republican representa-
tives of the house, held this evening
at the capitol. The senate caucus
was practically in charge of Senator
=. +. Smith, of Minneapolis, and
there is every indication that the
combination which worked in the
senate two years ago has been reor-
ganized this time, the members being
brought into line by each one in the
combination being given an appoint
ment of some employee. The senate
slate agreed upon was as follows:
Samuel A. Langum, of Preston,
secretary.
w. H. Alton, of St. Paul, assistant
secretary.
w. A. Simonton, of Glenwood, re-
cording secretary.
Frank Holcomb, of St. Paul, enroll
ing clerk.
E. A. Nelson, of Hallock, engross-
ing clerk.
James H. Eye, of Minneapolis, SER
geant-at-arms.
Rev. J. w. Eckman, of Dunnell,
chaplain.
The action of the house caucus this
evening was simply a ratification of
agreements between steering commit
tees arrived at during the day. The
slate went through without a hitch,
as follows:
Speaker, L. H. johnson, Minneapo-
lis.
Chief clerk, Adolph E. L. Johnson,
Minneapolis.
First assistant clerk, Archibald H.
Vernon, St. Paul.
Second assistant, Oscar Arneson,
Herman.
Reading clerk, John T. Jones, Min
neapolis.
Enrolling clerk, Lester Bartlett,
Buffalo.
Engrossing clerk, D. w. Meeker,
Moorhead.
Sergeant-at-arms, F. B. Sell, Red
Wing.
Postmaster, Albert H. Spring,
Rochester.
St. Paul. Mimi, Jan. Sat noon
today the thirty fifth Minnesota legis-
lature came into existence with the
calling to order of the state senate by
Lieut.. Gov. A. o. Eberhart and the
opening of the house of representa-
tives by Julius HI. Schmahl, secretary
of state. In the senate the members
were sworn in by Charles M. Start,
chief justice of the supreme court;
in the house, by Calvin L. Brown,
associate justice.
In both branches of the legislature
the minority made some objection to
the republican states, but with no
avail so far as changing of the SEIZED
ules was concerned. In the house,
Lawrence HI. johnson of Minneapolis
was nominated for speaker by Judge
H. G. Hicks of Minneapolis. DR.. J.
H. Dorsey was nominated for speaker
for the democrats by James Handlan
of St. Paul. johnson received LOG
votes, Dorsey 10. The remainder of
the slate then went through without
any trouble. Adolph E. L. johnson
of Minneapolis received 116 votes for
chief clerk, Archibald H. Vernon of
St. Paul was elected first assistant,
A score of men were employed as
committee clerks, door, cloak room,
and gallery keepers, etc., at the
usual compensation of S. day.
The program followed by the SEN
ate was like that of the house, the
adoption of the prepared slate and
the doing out of a lot of minor jobs
to waiting politicians. Samuel A.
Langum of Preston was named Sec
rotary of the senate, a job he has
held every two years for so long that
only 'the earliest settlers'' can re-
member he ever had a predecessor.
w. H. Alton of St. Paul, new man,
was named assistant secretary.
Frank Holcomb of St Paul was
named enrolling clerk. E. A. Nelson
of Hallock secured election as en-
crossing clerk and so on down the
slate. Then came a lengthy resolu-
ton by Senator "Andy'' Stephens of
Polk county, naming the long list of
minor employees. Senator MCGOWAN,
democrat, of Minneapolis, wanted
action delayed on the resolution until
the morrow. The republicans couldn't
hear him. He then announced notice
of debate. Notice of debate under
the old senate rules compels the tab
ling of resolution for "a hours. But
Lieut.. Gov. Eberhart ruled that the
senate as yet had no rules, the old
ones not having as yet been re-
adopted; and the resolution would
have to go to immediate vote. 1t
carried by vote of 81 to 4, good
preliminary score for the republican
machine in the senate, After the
transaction of some minor business
preliminary to perfecting the senate
organization, adjournment was taken,
St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 9-The pre-.
sentation of the governors message
Amboy-The annual hunt proved