, 1874-02-24

against the de1n&nu OIL Inc people Tor change
Of some kind.
A MUDDLE IN MINNESOTA.
d Avory protty little fight IL going on just at
present botweon tho st. Paul Press tho organ Of
tho Republican party in Minnesota. nnd tho lion.
1gnntius Donnelly, momber Of tho State sonnto,
iu which opithots aro 1lurlol baok and forth with
refreshing vigor, md in which there orc suf-
hciont charges Of corruption, directly md indi-
ract1y to conafgn half the politicians in the State
to tho Penitoniary, il only lalf Of them arc true.
Tho Press commenced tho row by charging blr.
Donnelly with divors and sundry acta Of corrup-
tion, among them tho following: /. That 1Ir.
Donnelly Ind sold out the interests Of tho Btato
by engineering change in the Inv in reference
to tho Sioux City Branch Of tho Union Pacific
Railroad. q. That M1r. Donnolly had demanded
from tho Hastings l. Dakota Railroad Company
s2,50o for hia services in procuring tho
land-grant for that road, aud that tho
Company voted him s2,60o in paid-up
stock, worth par In cash at that timo.
8. That be had mado money corruptly through
Joel B. Basaott, while the latter was Chippewa
Indian Agent and that Daniel Bassott, Of Min
neapolis, Ind received $1.500 from ono N. ?.
Clarke, az h1r. Donnolly's share In a fraudulent
contract. This was protty serious indictment,
but Mr, Donnelly won't at it,. and demolished 1t
with hia customary vigor. Tho first count was
shown to bo false by one OF the Republican Son.
ntors, who volunteered his services in Mr. Don-
nel]y's defonao. Tie second WAS aot Ut rost by
letters from the officers Of the 'Haatings /;
Dakota Ratlroad. In the third case, Nlr. Dou-
molly himself brought tho matter before tho
Senate Investigating Committee, summoned tho
witnesses which tho Press had named, and noti-
fed tho editor to appear mud substantiato hts
charges. Tho result WIS TINT tho Witnesses did
not remember any such facts as the Press Ind
alleged.
hlr. Donnelly, not content with warding OF tho
attack Of tho Press, immediately improved his
advantage by an assault upon the enemy, and
advocated the passage Of joint resolution
which was lying upon the Speakers table, pro-
posing an investigation by a joint committee Of
both HouseH, during the interval between tho
present sossiou aud tho noxt, into tho official
conduct Of all Misrepresentation and Senators in
Congress and all State officers Of Minnesota
catoa the passage Of tho resolution bocauso 10
thought ho would thon bo able to show TINT the
editor Of tho Press received largo sum Of
money from Jay Cooke In stock Of the Lake ST.
porior Railroad that about 81 ,000 GOO ,sas mnlo
out Of tho Northern Pacific Rallroad Company
bya Ring Of Minnesota politicians; that Window
and Ramsey wero elected TO Congress- by cor
rupt practiceB; and that, In the caao Of tue lat-
ter, over $4,000 were rniscd by tho Ring in st.
Paul alone, with which Senators and Representa-
tiyea wero bought like sheep. h1r. Donnolly
concluded his attack as follows:
Let tho resolution pass let tho investigation pro-
coed let my whole career be investigated; thank
God there is nothing in 1t that fcara tic light; let
Ramsey and Window 10 put on trial. and our Govern
ora and Congressman and We will chow tue world
what kind OF stuff Minuesoa'a Btatoamen aro rnno Of.
1hopo this Legislature Will not adjourn without nd
ducing auch complete and awceping investigation,
and NO can spend tho whole summer in tho work. I
shall dempnd tho passage Of the resolution.
In stirring mp DIr. Donnolly tho Press has oy-
idontly walked up yory lively customer, who
proposes to mako it as warm aa possible for tho
Minnesota politicians. THO Democratic aud In
dependent papers Of st, Paul and vicinity aro
contributing their efforts meanwhile to in
creaso and prolong the scrimmage, by
showing that the Press ia trying to
divert public attention from the Pine Ring
swindlo by making countor-chargos on another
subject; md, to Offset this, thoy arc Keeping tho
public well informed on tho Pine Ring swlnalo,
go TINT 1t may not bc lost aight OF in this now
sorimmage. Collecting tho testimony from all
nidoa and hitting It down, there romain sufrciont
probabilities Of corruption to occupy tho Inyestt
eating Com1nitteea ali summer. Mr.. Donnolly
should not remain content with flooring tho
Press. Lot him inaugurato crusade ngaiuht
corruption. It is q goodtimo for it,. Alt around
us tho roviyaliata aro aftor original sin and tho
refor1nors aro atormiug tho atrongholds Of in-
temperance, gaming, and tho aociaI owl. Now
lot Donnoliy lead tits cohorts against political
corruption.
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BISMARCK AND LA MARMORA.