Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-26
Senate.

An Evening Session on the rage Busl-
ness.
Senate.
This body met at 1880, with good
working attendance. After roll call and
reading of the journal. Senator Doran moved
that the vote by which the report of the COM
mittee of the whole on Friday last was adopt
ed, be reconsidered, which motion prevailed.
On the Senator's motion, the bill for board
of immigration, recommended to be inde6n-
itely postponed, was excepted from the re-
port and laid upon the table, thus giving the
Senate all opportunity to remedy the mis-
take it made in not passing the bill when up
before.
One of the bills creating discussion while
in committee was that of Senator Nelson,
amending the law of foreclosure by action.
The principal change proposed IS IN the
manner of sale and redemption. In the law
as it now stands sale follows Immediately
upon entering up of Judgment. the mortggagg-
or then having year to redeem.
Senator Nelson's bill provides that
judgment issuing against the mortgagor, the
sale is held in allegiance one year, during
which time the mortgagor can redeem, fail
ing in which the sale follows and is final.
Senators ]. B. Gilfllan and Donnelly OPP
posed the changes as reversing the plan of
redemption applicable in all other proceed
ings, and therefore liable to lead to injustice
from ignorance of the provision. Other
minor objections were made, and finally, by
common consent, a test vote was had on the
resumption provision, resulting in declara
ton in it's favor by the casting vote of the
chairman, Senator Armstrong, after which
the bill was referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Two House files we're indefinitely post
poned-Mr. Burnap's bill amending the
charter of the village of Eyota, and Mr..
Williams bill for establishing tie county of
Sumner. The bill proposed to take por-
tons of Renville, Murray and Cottonwood
counties with the view of organizing the first
named county in Senator Halls district,
and the other two in Senator Smiths dis
the Legislature for four winters in success
sion, we believe, the Senate each time giving
it a death blow, and, though Senator Hall
labored faithfully for the bantling, it has
again met with all early death.
The sensation of the evening was a reso-
luton by Sena or Donnelly, eulogizing the
act of Mr.. Brandt, of the House, i'll seeking
bride for his vote on the text book bill
His effort did not meet with sustaining
voice, and the resolution was not received
The resolution and all outline of the debate
appears in the routine report below:
Routine Report.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. 25.-By Senator Waite--T,
authorize the city of Mankato to construc
water works.
By Senator Notwithstanding the statutes
in relation to limitations.
TEXT BOOK BRIBERY.
Senator Donnelly offered the following reso
luton:
WHEREAS The Hon. Charles G. Brandt,
member of the House of Representatives from
Brown county, ascertaining that corrupt mean
were being used to control the Legislature upo1
an important measure now pending, did, TO
the purpose Of proving the existence of sucl
corruption, and exposing the same, receive tn
sum Of $50, 6 ven him as bride, and did a
once deliver the same to the House, and pos
and denounce the said corruption, and
WHEREAS, 1t is only by such radical and eX
IRENE measures that the existence OF briber
can be at any time ascertained and demonstra
ted, and the interests of the people protecte
from the nsidious arts of those who seek t
control legislation by corrupt means for thei
49, horaf hnI
Rcsolped, by the Senate, Tie House conculrin5
That the thank of this Legislature, and of tn
people of this State, are due to the Hon. Charlie
c. Brandt for his bold, honest and resolut
course in exposing said bribery and corruptio
at the cost to himself of abuse and misreprt
sentation, and the lifelong hostility of thos
whose criminal practices he had revealed.
In support of his resolution Mr.. Donnell
said he had no doubt OF the propriety Of tt
action proposed and he trusted the Sena,
send it to the House. The fact of the GRIN
exposed by Mr.. Brandt was beyond question
1t had been published in the papers of Chic
80, New York, and of other leading cities of tt
country, and it seemed to him most fitting tn
the Legislature should, without further della
place its stamp Of disproval upon the Grimm
deed, and of approval upon the man who h;
been the means Of exposing the crime. Bride
was secret crime, and it only by son
such means as that employed by Mr.. Brand
that it could be exposed. For doing this seryi
to the State, and to common honesty, M
Brandt was now being bounded by certa
parties who sought to make him appear t
criminal rather than an exposer OF crime. Il
resolutions were a simple declaration OF denr1
citation of a great crime, and OF praise to
man who had sought to purge the name of
State from the injury sought to be inf1ict
upon it's fair name, to which he could not s
how there could be dissenting vote.
moved the adoption of the resolution.
Senator Doran held that the resoluti
was irregular to say the least. The question
the bribery charged was before the other Hou
The Senate knew nothing but hearsay, a.
upon that it could not act. When the mat
came before the Senate in an official form, su
d resolution could be properly considered, a
not till then.
Senator Nelson claimed that the Senate COT
not take any notice of anything occurring
the other House unless the matter to be CT
sidcrcd, has brought officially to their mott
Parliamentary law and practice forbid diff
ent course.
Senator J. B. Gilfllan fully c.
CURED with the remarks Of Senate
Doran and Nelson. and going furt
said there had either been great farce O
dramatic crime committed in the other ho
for which one or the other of the parties sho
be put behind bars But the Senate had no
ing before it upon which it could pass as to
guilt or innocence of any one and until it b
It would be both improper and unparliam
tary for it to bind laurel wreath around
brow Of one and consign the name Of the OF
to infamy. The resolution, in his opini
could not be received.
Senator Donnelly replying, said the
different from matter of legislation. d,
nable crime had been committed, which, w
unrebuked, reflected upon the State. As to
fact there could be no question. The te
monv taken by the House committee had b
riven to the world through the daily press,
every Senator was fully informed thereof,
it was due the State that the Legislature p