Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-01

gular course. He had been surprised that
there had been resort to personalities, and
that he should be attacked as he had been. He
had been charged with appearing as an adj
vocate. He had spoken of sudden conversions.
There had been such. Every day 1t was an
nounced that this man or that man had
changed.
Mr.. Comstock asked if he would give the
names of some of those persons.
Mr.. Wilson replied that he would not. He
did not refer to the gentleman from Clay.
Mr.. COmstock said the names would enable
the House to judge of the motives that ac-
tuated the converts.
Mr. Wilson said he would not give the
names until compelled 10 do so. He had not
charged any one with improper conduct and
did not purpose to do so. He then proceeded
to argue upon the merits of the BILL He de-
nounced it as raid upon the treasury, and
declared he would never be an advocate of
gang of thieves and robbers. He reiterated
the statements made in the forenoon, and re-
piled in detail to each of the gentlemen who
had replied to him during the day. He held
that the expungng amendment did not impair
the obligations of the contract; that it was
valid, and repealed all prior laws or amend.
ments conflicting with it; that the tribunal
could have no constitutional power to decide
the questions involved; and that the bill should
go to the people for discussion.
The question on Mr.. Wilson's amendment
was calleu, ana MT. WILSON calleu lor tue yeas
and nays.
The speaker ruled that the yeas and nays
could not be called
A long discussion ensued, which ended in
the reversal of the ruling by the chair.
Mr.. Amundson wished to repel the insinua-
lions of the gentleman from Winona regard
ing the sudden still conversions that had been
going on. He had heard of no one being APP
preached. He was not repudiator, and was
in favor of the bill. 1t had been charged that
the reason why Minnesota was repudiating
State was that there were so many Scandinavia
ans living here. He repealed the charge and
declared that the Scandinavians were honest and
always paid their debts. They may sometimes be
little slow, but they are sure. They had been
brought up to be honest-to pay their debts
and they did it. He appealed to his Scandina-
Wan friends to vote for this bill and to vote
down all amendments that were calculated to
kill it, and to show they were honest. He was
in the mercantile business, and had found that
if he sold suit of clothes and allowed the
found that the debtor commenced grumbling
and claimed that the goods were not good
enough or did not wear as long as they ought
to have done. So it was with the railroad
bonds. They had become pretty old, and now
some people tried to escape payment by plead
Ing no, consideration.
Mr.. Rice spoke eloquently in favor of the
port the measure and vindicate the honor OF
the State.
Mr. Daniels explained why he should vote
for the bill, and repealed with indignation the
| charge that he had been deceivlng his consti-
| tuents. He had always been in favor of the
adjustment of the bonds, and would buy them
| at 25 cents on the dollar if possible. He had
| supposed the multiplying amendment was bind
| ing, but if it was not binding he wanted to get
out from under it. He felt it clear to be his
| duty to favor the bill.
| Mr.. Burger opposed the bill and favored the
amendment of Mr.. Wilson. He denounced
Chamberlain and all his associates as frauds.
| Mr.. Gardner said he could see no use in so
much talking. The matter had been talked to
death. He wished the House would get
through talking, take vote and get through
| with it. All the talk In the world wouldn't
change vote.
| Mr.. Sabin related the details of his attempt
to borrow money in Connecticut and New
York, as showing why he had been converted
| to favor the payment of the bonds.
Mr.. Denny thought the business view of
the question had not been sufficiently pre-
scented He favored the pending bill as the
most favorable proposition the State would
ever have.
Mr.. McCracken wanted to enter his protest
against this bill. He had listened all day to
| insnuatiOns that the members who opposed
the bill were regulators. The insinuations
should be hurled back at those who make
| them.
The question being taken on the amend
ment of Mr.. Wilson it was lost, yeas SO, nays
| 60, as follows:
Yeas-Andrus, Asleson, Boser, Bohland,
Bookwalter, Buchanan, Burger, Butterfeld,
Game, Churchill, Collins, Colquhoun, Dean,
Flom, Gould, Hall, Hayes, Hanscom, Haw-
kins, Henry, G. H, Herberger, Hulebak,
Kohlmier, Lewis, Loveland, McCracken, Peter
son, "A, Porter, I. c., Redding, Roberts, Rose
brock, Sheardown, Snure, Southland, Stedjee,
Thompson, j., Tether, Wagner, Wilson-39.
Nays-Allen, Amundson, Armstrong, Baker,
Baldwin, Baxter, j., Baxter, L. L., Braley,
Calender, Child, Comstock, Cornish, Cults,
Daniels, Denny, DENLY, Dodge, Donahue,
Dunn, Gardner, Griggs, Halgren, Hicks,
Hill, Hoyt, HUM, Ives, Kendall,
Kennedy, Klossner, Kneeland, Linnell, Nc
Andrews, Moore, Mott, McMaster, Norrish,
Northness, Peterson, A., Plaisance, Porter, o.
s., Post, burlington, Putnam, Rice, Sabin,
Sanborn, Schmidt, Searles, Smith, Stewart
Stone, Harrison, Thornton, Thompson, j. Jr.
Tone, Washburn, Wiley, Zeske, Mr.. Speaker
go.
Mr. Searles' amendment providing for the
pro rating of the outstanding claims for labor
among the holders of bonds other than those
held by Mr.. Chamberlain, was presented and
explained by the author.
Mr.. Mott opposed it, but in the midst of his
| Sneech the House adjourned.