Daily globe., 1878-02-16

~ fought parliamentary battle that has Oc-
CURED in the House within the past half
dozen years at least. Throughout the entire
morning the fight ragged, and it is but simple
truth to say that Mr.. Kinds handled his case
made the very utmost possible out of the
means at his command. Below will be found
full report of the tactics resorted to. En-
tering the fight with clear majority
of the House of not less than thirty |
in favor of his opponents, he by his ready
knowledge of parliamentary law and his con-
summate tact and skill, SO far equalized the
numerical preponderance of his opponents
that for long time the fate of the bill
trembled in the balance, and it was difficult
at the time to forecast the outcome of the
struggle. Despite the evident bias Of the
House in favor of his opponents, it never
failed to hear his arguments throughout, and
every time he rose to his feet it was evident
he made new converts, and at one time a
single vote more would have gained his point
and routed his enemies. Throughout, ex-
cept upon single occasion, he remained
calm and imperturbable, and had he served
an apprenticeship in the halls of Congress,she
could not have proven himself more skill
full in the handling of the parliamentary
weapons of offense and defense. In short,
every foot of ground was fought over with
the energy and courage of desperation, and
in the long contest against overwhelming
odds, not single false move or unguarded
! utterance was made. That he did not finally
! succeed was certainly no fault of his, as there
| is no doubt that he carried out to the close
the most brilliant and admirable parliamen-
tary fight ever waged jim the State Legisla-
ture.
The entire afternoon was devoted to the
school textbook. bill. Bowler, Campbell,
Hicks, Purdie, Robinson, Morse, Bohan,
Colvill, Miller and others, all made excel
lent speeches from their respective stand
points The fiat has apparently gone forth
that no amendment is to be tolerated.. and
the effort is to pass the bill as it came from
the Senate. The country members have been
taught to believe that the bill will give them
cheap books, and to all defects therein they
are as blind as bat and as deaf as post.
During the afternoon, and up to the close,
the lobby swarmed with the friends of the
bill, and nothing was left undone to preserve
intact the column of the Merrill adherents
Routine Report.
ST. PAUL, Feb 15.-After correction of the
journal Mr.. Mead moved to reconsider the vote
by which the report of the committee of the
rhlo,
had been amended and adopted. He did this
he said, because the amendment contained two
distinct propositions and was therefore to that
extent unconstitutional.
i Mr.. Kinds moved to lay the motion to recon
slider on the table, but subsequently withdrew
!, the motion and proceeded to make stirring
speech on his side of the question.
MIR. Mead pointed out the difference between
the proviso of the original bill and that tackled
on by the amendment. The first donated $12
600 to the county Of Scott for public buildings
The latter contained a clause that Shakonet
ducement to the people to vote that the county
seat be retained at Shakopee This was the diff
ference between the two.
Mr.. Kinds was no stickler for phraseolog,
and was willing to modify the language to sui
the gentleman's views.
After considerable discussion; the vote wa,
taken ou Mr.. Mead's motion, and the yeas anC
. nays being called for, resulted-yeas 81, nav
48.
Mr.. Bishop moved that the amentment, offer
ing $l2, OOO as an inducement to the voters tt
vote to retain the county seat at Shakopee, be
adopted.
MIR. Kinds moved to amend the amendment b,
adding to the original proviso, the words: Pro
vided further that the city of Shakopee may
offer bonus to the county of Scott not to ex.
ceed $l2,OOO for the repair of existing county
buildings or the erection of new ones, and tn,
commissioners of said county are authorized t.
accept the same.
: Mr.. Colvin moved call of the House
which was ordered.
After the roll call, which showed the absence
of quite large number, Mr.. Kinds moved tt
dispense with further proceedings until th
call. Lost.
After some little time, further proceeding
! were dispensed with.
Mr. Rice opposed the amendment to tn
amendment. The first had been objected to a
bribe, and this was no better.
Mr.. Campbell, of Wabashaw, followed in on
position to the amendment and declared him
self in favor of striking out both provisos
;, MIR. Kinds again took the floor and made
! stirring speech, in which he read an affidavit
from some Shakopee man who claimed tina
four lots in Jordan had been offered him as
brlbe to stop circulating petitions against tn
removal of the county seat.
The question recurring upon the adoption Q
the amendment to the amendment the yea
and nays were demanded and resulted, yeas 4s
r nays 48. So the amendment was lost
Here again Mr.. Kinds interposed with a ca
: of the House and the clerk commenced the ro
!. call which he was allowed to finish when
4 motion to dispense with further proceeding
: followed. This was negatived, when, after
considerable interval of time it was found tha
; only four members were absent.
MIR. BOhan moved to recommit the bill to Nj
; Giles, with instructions to report immediatel,
. Lost Is to 80.
n The question recurring on the adoption {
b the original amendment first offered by NJ
f Kinds and renewed this morning by Mr.. .Bisho,
e the ayes and nays We're again demanded and +,
n suited, ayes, 4s, nays, 56 So the amendmer
: was lost
Mr.. Ladd moved to strike out the proviso ;
It the end of section six, relating to the offerin
i. of bonus by Jordan, which was adopted.
Several motions were here made, when tn
|, Speaker stated the pending question to be til
|. adoption of the report of the committee of IL
: whole.
/, Mr.. Hicks moved the previous question.
l. MIR. Kinds moved to take recess to 2:S
Lost, 81 ayes; so nays.
/ The question was about being put when NJ
= Kinds moved a call of the House. The ca
was sustained and the clerk commenced calm
the roll. This finished, all further proceeding
were dispensed with.
! Mr.. Miller moved to take recess Neg
tived.
1He cdll IQr tne previous QueSGlOn was the
sustained by rising vote of 81 when on 70
call the previous question was ordered ayes q
nays 26.
Mr.. Miller moved a recess to 2:30, and it b.
ing then 12:40, the motion prevailed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
i Senate File 6l-Supplementary to an act t
provide uniform and cheap text books for tt
public schools being the special order, two r
IS ports were submitted from the committee Q