Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-25
HOTEL GOSSIP.
PICKED UP By GLOBE REPORTERS
YESTERDAY.
Hotel Talk on Various Subject Matters Of
Public Interest--The Impeachment, the
le4e BOOK Law. the Scott County Seat
Fight, and Other Matters of Interest Con-
nected with the Legislature,

Ae4e BOOK Law, the Scott County Seat
Fight, and Other Matters of Interest Con.
nected with the Legislature.
'What is Star Chamber asked ven
cradle representative from one of the grass
hopper districts of The GLOBE man as he
leisurely sauntered into the Merchants YES
terday. SWhy,' said the reporter, assum-
ing look of wisdom not unbecoming the
bird of Minerva, ..Why, it is body which
shuts itself up like turtle in its shell and
tries to do something, but don't do it; and
is so called because it usually has
more opinions than you can count
stars on bright night. At least,
that's Webster's definition continued The
GLOBE representative drawing long breath
and inwardly doing penance for the .swhtte
lie' he had told, for in all his long career az
an itinerant Journalist, he had ever made it
point to keep within striking distance of
the truth. ''Oh / see now: that's what the
GLOBE means when it calls us star-cham-
Der! Good, good,' chuckled our rural
friend as he invited US to take seat.
We'll, what are you going to do with
Page" asked the man of news, scenting an
item in the far-away. "Will he be impeach-
ed?" ''That's just what want to find out"
retorted MIR. Grasshopper, '.for to tell the
truth the ways of that House are past all
understanding. Why, there are LOG of us
and every mans got different view of the
case. How are you agoing to tell what's
what under such circumstances. And they
are changing around every day. Why,
there's Colyill, who was on the committee,
and red hot for Impeachment. Now he's turn
ed tail and is bucking the impeachmentfo for all
| he's worth. Then there's Hicks, who was for
impeachment, and is now 'alf and 'alf.
Ladd's fighting it to the bitter end, and so
| is Purdie, and he's power in the House.
Dresbach, G. B., and Bowler; they'll all fight
it, and fight it hard, and no one can tell
what's going to be the result
"Have you horoscoped Kinds? Is he for
or against Page?" queried The GLOBE man.
"No," returned tho other, blinds is sort Of
Sphinx. and hasn't showed up yet awhile.
When he does though, he's going to carry
weight with him, and if he should happen to
espouse Pages side, he'll be apt to knock
| the pins from under some of the legal gen.
tlemen who are trying to get Page impeached.'
"But what is your idea of the matter?''
swell, you see as the old darby said,
white mans mighty onsartin,' and l
don't feel much like risking an opinion.
Pages friends are shrewd and sharp, and
are playing their hand for all it's worth you
see;' and by this time quite group had
F.! gathered around and the conversation became
| general; his friends on the committee played
it sharp. They had that report toned
down, drawn mild, SO that they might sign it
and then before they would sign it, they in
sisted on being allowed to draw minority
report making it still more moderate. In
fact, they out-generalled the committee and
took the sting out of their report, pretty eff
fectually. Now the House don't understand
this and many think that as the committee
which heard all the testimony made out such
a mild case, the best thing to do is to squelch
the proceedings and let the thing rest where
it is. Again, the Page men are scar
ing the timid ones into calculations
about the enormous expense of trial before
the Senate, and are putting down the cost to
the State at $50 900. Did you ever hear of such
thing! BUTT frightens the scary fellows
and answers their purposes. Besides they
never fail to impress upon any one who will
listen, that the whole thing is political per-
secutlon OF an honest and upright judge, who
has simply by his honesty and integrity, in
CURED the enmity of a corrupt ring, and is
now suffering the penalty. This they insist
is SO, and point to the fact that the judges
conduct is blameless outside the county of
Mower, and that in all the other counties of
his district he has the warmest of friends.
You see they are playing their cards pretty fine.
'What is the other side doing?''
swell, they are at work too, but they ain
near so shrewd as their opponents. l see it
reported that they have a large lob
by here from Austin and other places
of the county, and to tell the
be all CANNON, but they claim that the i'm
parchment will be carried by two-thirds of
the House. In fact, they claim to have
counted noses and that Is members will
vote to send the case to the Senate. To my
notion that's spreading it on pretty thick
but only tell you what they claim. But
you know, the best laid schemes sometimes
fall through, and for one l wouldn't bet
nickle either way. If you had been in thai
House and seen them for the past two days
you would think SO too. By the way, "con,
tinued our gossippy friend,'' The GLOBE was
right the other day WHEN it told about ths
House being in general state of drowsines'
! and of some of the members being asleep
Just in front of me, there were three or fou1
sound asleep and just getting ready to snore
Let me tell you pretty good one, got of
by my colleague who came along, and ask
3 ed him what it meant and what sor
l of opinions these fellers would have on thu
impeachment matter. 1t means, said ht
t that their opinions will be sound ones"
| "When will the House get through Will
this impeachment matter?''
! "Not before Tuesday, or it may be Wed
8 nesday, or Thursday. The Page tactics are
of course, to stave off a test vote as long a
possible, and, in the meantime, to worry GU
: the patience of the House with speech max
g ing and the reading of evidence, to the en-
. that the House may become SO worn out an
/ Disguised as to be willing to drop the Who'll
thing like cold potato. The purpose G
the other side is to force voe as soon q
possible, and if they have not counted thei
;, chickens before they are Matched, they wi
. have votes enough, and some to spare.''
"What about the textbook bill!' aske
:. the man of news, of the adjacent group
: "That is also connundrum. If you as
a friend of the measure, he will tell you its
> bird, dead sure and no mistake. Meet a
> opponent. and he will assume you its fate
. sealed, and that by the time it passes tn
House, If pass it ever does, it will be SO mt
: thated and disfgured that it's author won
know his own offspring"
Zone more question. Is the Scott count
seat fight to be fought over again, and If 81
+ what is to be the outcome?'
"You bet. Jordon hasn't thrown up Ii
sponge yet, and Shakopee in the person
Kinds is ready to strike at any time.
z the way, that was gallant fight, and I a,
mire Kinds for making it, but in sober trut
the bill ought to have passed. It refers Il
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