The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21

~ OtSttu CnaC ne naQ promised tC
vote f0r3the amendment, and should
d0 sos h1ping that the house would
not feel hard against him for keeping
hissword.
The development fell on the assem-.
bly, ike
N = THUNDER BOLT,
and c0nfusi0n was manifested on all
sides. Mr.. Mills, was the first to
regain his equanimity, and he stated
that he knew of gentlemen who had
beet called from their beds on FRIDAY
evoling and offered money if they
would agree to vote against the bill.
Mr. Hicks Immediately prepared a
resolution proposing the appointment
OF committee Of inquiry, but Mr..
Wet declined to withdraw his motion
to consider the bill, in order to admit
it, unless the opponents Of the bill
woeld agree to proceed with the con.
sideration of the bill.
Mr.. Christensen called for the
reading Of the ssbill,'' which proved
to Be a national currency note, No.
2970, issued BY the bank of Detroit
fOrithe sum Of $50.
The House had by this time recoy.
cred itself, and the motion Of Mr..
Sahin that ssthe bill have it's third
ree1ing and be put on the passage
Through the house, was met with
much laughter.
Mr.. FelIer said that
1T MIGHT BEA DODGE
on the part of the friends of the bill.
He mSl1 l1uat01 that the gentleman who
accepted the bribe might be a subject
OF investigation, and called attention
to the case OF York and Pomeroy. i'm
Kansas.
Mr.. West again urged his motion
to takeup the bill, but Mr.. Purdie
opposed such action until an inyesti.
gataO1 had been had, and ssall men
who Ind accepted bribes! had been
D4IyEN FROM THE FLOOR"
Mr.. AcDermott displayed great in.
dignatiph and demanded that a thor
ough inEestlgation take place first,
as 0thE wise every man VITO dared
vote Tor IN anlendment or against the
hin BnaldN be branded as 4 bribe-
taker, no matter how honest and
inhoc64t he was. It was an unjust
aud u1fnfr position to place any man
III.
Mr. Hiles held that Mr.. Brandt
stood hefore the house as a self-con.
vict(1 1Dan, and demanded that he be
denfRd tie right to participate in the
future action of the Legislature. He
undertook to introduce resolution.
but it was declared out of order.
hi. EelIer claimed that Mr.. Brandt
should Be expelled, as
IN had VIOLATED HIS OATH.
Mr.. Hicks urged the acceptance of
his resC1uti0n, and said it appeared
as II many thought that the bill of
Daniel y. Merrill was of more impor-
arlce tnnm the honor of the State of
MinnoGoea. to which Mr.. Rice re.
spondn4 that the honor of the State
would peobably keep for a few mo.
ments NAil0 this vexed question was
being depooodof, aud that there was
plontyee ttme for Investigation after.
wardA
4r. .2fQir urged Investigation firrt.
but - =. Gilman suggested that
tho % - be disposed Of fret,
and T. 1oeAnd bribed attended to
Mr. amoved the previous
quegt 5t was not ordered. :
lal9e Spposing it.
NJ aid he had not been
brtoe1 4 hn4 rather wondered Why
they nbt tG1ed him. He compared
the 1g G. the gentlemen who
takeQ 10ch about the honor Of
the S0Q 70 . woman in the South
during t2Bsw1r, who, when The Union
soldiers called at her home and asked
for son. buttermilk, told them to
''take eserything they had but to
spare their HONOR ssThey can have
the honor, what the friends Of the
bill want is the milk in the Cocoa. .
nut.
Mr.. ham thought the bribery
questS Qpld be considered first.
and = &c perhaps the gen.
items aid . larger sum by
the @ 011 hence the expose.
Mr.. 1ainod that he had
set @ 1ate as he had not
belize M American citizens
won1 - such things. He
had % follow it to the
bite ling positive proof in
ms I'D not care If he had
dug grave. or il
pr THE PRISON
close knew that he had
done heStly.
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