The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-10

April %, but it just can't be done in
these few lines. The senate and its
81 senators we have not been able to
observe very much at this session, but
we have been compelled to pay con-.
siderable attention to the 131 members
of the house during the last four
months. Forty of them are new men,
bers, serving their first term. These
new members, for the first time in the
annals of Minnesota legislatures, have
set up an organization of their own,
and have met occasionally throughout
the session to study parliamentary pro-
cedure and the eccentricities of the
Minnesota law-making body. Any
member who is in his second term is
an "old" member, while three-termers
and more are veterans"
There are three Rays for whom we
can hoo-ray in the house. Ray Kern
of Washington and Ray Quinliven Of
StearnS, both veterans, both quiet, al
fable and effective, the former real
leader in the house and the latter one
of its ableSt debaters, many think its
very ableSt. The third Ray, is Ray
Anderson, of st. Louis, rookie on the
way to being veteran. There's T. H.
johnson and Parson Whiting of Otter
TAIL both new, and both promising.
They do say that the ParSon is poet,
too. Otto Neuman, serving his eighth
session, is red-head in fact and in &C
ton. He hasn't lost a particle OF pep
in sixteen years of legislative labor.
Hofstad and Lowe, successful farmers
from the second congressional district,
and successful lawmakers. They are
of the band known at this session as
the "wrecking crew." of which there
are other valued members, and of
which Mike Kramer of Redwood was
recently named on the floor OF the
house as the Captain. The wrecking
crew have been faithful attendants at
the eighty-odd meetings of the ap-
propiationS committee and they have
wrecked many a drive on the state
treasury. Over in the Sunday School
corner are David Davidson of Winona
and Henry Johnson of Hennepin, both
veterans. They good humoredly rag
Everybody, particularly the more vocal
members of the class Their shafts OF
wit, going shrewdly home to the mark
vastly edify the Sunday School corner
and relieve the tedium of many long
drawn out debate. Harold Barker OF
Grant, serving his first term, gives
fine promise of becoming valuable
law maker, and Harry Wahlstrand OF
Kandiyohi veteran, has already at
tanned that distinction. Williams OF
Fillmore and Beach of Olmstead, new
this year, sincere and earnest, speak
frequently and briefly and give the
house much needed examples of con-
else and cogent argument. Chilgrer
of Koochiching, three-term veteran
he put the bond bill over; o. K. Dahle
who was chief clerk of the house many
years ago, is 20. K" in pretty much
everything else as well as in name;
Otto Nellermoe, more conservative In
language as we'll as in legislation, than
he used to be; these and many other
statesmen whom we wish we could
name to you.
Members in Rhyme.
Someone, we suspect a house men,
Der, tried it in rhyme, and we make
bold to Gift" a few of those rhymes
for your amusement: There is Willis
1. Norton, the Chairman Of Rules
Those who lock horns with Willis are
the biggest of fools, Surrounded with
ISolons who charge with roar, He
comes right back smiling and never
gets sore Then there is Youngdahl
the champion Red, We wonder, some
] times, if he's out of his head; He Is
| long on grafton as far as that goes
And whatever comes up he is sure to
oppose. Then comes Mr. Regain, bub-
bling over with wit, If he ever would
be serious he might make hit. So
| full of sarcasm, rather harsh, it Is
true, It's no wonder the earth in his
county is blue Frank Starkey is one,
| if have the right bunch, who when
he goes to bat, has wonderful punch.
His arguments show he knows where
| he's at And prove that he has more
than Just hair meath his hat. Stock
WELL at times, seems terribly sad, to
see the poor criminals getting in bad
He can champion their cause to the
height of perfection, Seems to think
they're the only ones needing protec-
ton. When Scallon gets steamed up
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