St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-24
The Friends of High License by Their
FillibuStering Tactics Defeat
Their Pet Measure.
Eighteen Members Refuse to Vote on
the Bill, But this Action
Availed Them Not.
Lively Scenes in the Senate in Which the Ser
geant-at-Arms Plays an Import
ant Part.
End of the Wynkoop-MeKusiek Contest-Ihe
State Fair Grounds-AnOther St
Paul Judge.
Doings of the Day
SENATE.


Notwithstanding tue hour fixed for con
vening, the senate was an hour later thar
usual Yesterday morning There was far from
full attendance when the gavel of Senator
GooIrich summoned senators to their places
many of those who went home on Saturday
night doubtless finding it hard to leave th'
lows and comforts Of their own friends TO re
turn to the capitol. The result was tina
when the third reading of senate bills came
up there was such slim attendance That i
was only prudent to skip that order OF bust
ness qnd pass house bills to avoid the defeat
of several bills that the senate are divided
upon. Accordingly the house bills upon Inc
calendar were all passed except the one ere
ating commission for the location OF
third hospital for the insane, the friends OF
which were hardly willing to trust to its pas
sage when there were SO many aosentees.
Senator J. 3. Gilfilan offered q resolution
fniug the time for holding sessions Of the
senate at O'Clock q. NJ, unless otherwise
ordered in order to give committees time foI
the transaction Of business. Some discus
sion ensued as to the adyisability Of adopting
such q resolution and it was laid upon the
table for the time being.
A lengthy petition asking that congress be
memorialzed to abolish the distinction OF
sex in the exercise of the elective franchise
was presented by Senator J. B. Gilfilan and
referred.
Senator Sergeant offered a resolution 70
make an omnibus bill Of all the bills appro-
priating money out of the internal improve
mentf fund. Some objection was raised that il
would give rise to log-rolling and the ''you
tickle me and I'll tickle you'' method of leg
lslation. so the resolution went Overy
The afternoon session Of the senate was,
PERHAPS, the most notable, in one respect. OF
anv session ever held. The measure before
that body for final passage was Senator Houi-
toms bill fixing licenses for the sale Of
LIQUORS at a minimum Of $500 The friends
Of the measure became aware Of The fact that
they did not possess the requisite numerical
strength to pass the bill, and desired 20 have
it laid aside until few absentees could be
heard from, and inasmuch as some who OPP
posed the bill, in the form it was presented
for passage, were not satisfied with the
treatment they had received when they
wanted to amend it, were disposed to press
II to a final vote. Little at 4 time the senate
resolved itself into
ABEAR GARDEN.
The high license senators had counted
noses aud knew they could do nothing un-
less it was done by strategy and specious
pretences, and those who we're opposed Ia
I'm -cfy s.ft trnn 9TH
portunitv, we're not disposed to abandon
their strong position or position Of advan-
tuge. Some senators were disposed to resort
to the parliamentary practices of dilatory mo-
tions and talking against time to consume
the time Of the session and force the bill over
to another DAY, but Senator Rice. watching his
opportunity, finally got in his motion for the
previous question and It was seconded by a
majority Of the senate present and voting.
Then came a notably peculiar state OF
affairs The friends OF the bill would not
vote. The rules say they shall vote OF be
excused. and measures were taken to compel
them to comply with the rules, and though
''you may lead horse up 10 the watering
troagh, You cannot compel him 10 drink
The senatorial high license horses refused TO
drink or % ahead They simply "balked, -
and were very good "stayers." After an
hour and half of closed doors, during which
10 senator was allowed To pass ont, and free
threats OF false Imprisonment, prosecutions,
etc the doors were thrown open aud Sena-
Tor Rilisuu, the first on the roll call Of rec
uisanls. passed out of the chamber, plug hat
In hand as the roof Of tine senate chamber
resauudcd with the secretary $ stentorian call
of ''B.llson. - element" "C0mstock," etc.
The president then announced the resul
of the vote, which was that the bin was lost
because a number of senators present would
not vote, there being more than quorum
present. and those recording themselves
lacked one Of being a fun quorum.
Senator Truax explained bis vote saying
he was in favor Of the bin and should so re-
cord himself
Senator Morrison presided during the
struggle, and it is tue 10 him 10 say that he
discharged the duties Of president Of the
seuate with signal ability and fairness. II
would have been trying place 10 put even
a veteran presiding officer. His rulings were
unbiased ana elected the praise Of even his
opponents.
The senate meets tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
~ THE HOUSE.
The contest oi w. II Wyukoop for the
seat OF l.. II. McKusick has been disposed OF
by the house, which yesterday indefinitely
postponed it or accommodation OF the COM
mittec on elections. The result was accom-
plishcd by the committee throwing out the
testimony produced by Wyuko7p on the
ground that the parties taking The testimony
were incompetent, aud that therefore no case
had been made 70 the legislature.
Mr. Hush proposes TO make the S0th day
Of May, Decoration day, legal holiday in
this state.
Mr.. Cornish got in bill proposing another
district judge for st. Paul
Most OF tae bills uow being introduced in
The house are merely iocal measures" aud
are qassgdpulcr suspension OF the rules.
Mr.. CoIlcster proposes general law author
izing the employment OF steuo.raphcrs in
each OF thc dis,ric; courts OF the state at a
salary ot 81, 900 per auuum.
\ bill os Mr.. raiisc establishes NJ North
field, under the direction o.; VIM. W PAYNE.
Il central station Tor weather observation and
the collection Of crop reports OF the state.
Toe dill directs the publication OF 1000
copies o. Mr.. r8yDc's report, aud rpprouri-
sIes Sl,0J0 for expenses.
STATE FAIR.
NJ. Drake called up tae resolution Of NJ.
Evans. requiring the state % De furnished
with = deed in Zee simple Of the r7ounds Tor
the state fair. before applying soy II the
100000 appropriation 90 The improvement,
ol ;bc same. The resolution was oricr>i
taken up hy q vote Ct 81 20 20. when NJ