The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18

had special weakness for voting
against the peoples interests in all
cases where the yeas and nays were
not called-he seemed to dread re-
cords. One thing is certain; lie did
nothing tu encourage the passage of
the bill.
House File No. "a bill proposing
a constitutional amendment to pre- .
vent combinations from controlling
the markets of the state, he'dodged'
on the final vote. That he did SO
purposely, is proven by the fact that
he voted on House File No. 100 i'm
mediately before, and on II. F. No.
246 Immediately after. so he could
not have been very far away when
the vote was taken on House File
No. 2.
House File No. 43-A bill given
mechanics and workingmen a first
lien on the products of their labor,
did not receive his support; ne
''dodged," though he was present and
voted on House File No. 500 imme.
diately before, and on House File
No. 20S few minutes after.
He probably ''went out between the
acts to see man.
House File No. 107-A joint reso,u-
ton to congress asking that coal
lands held by conspiracies be restored
TO the public domain for the benefit
of the people, did not receive his
support; he ''dodged" on the final
vote the first time and allowed the
bill to be defeated, though he was
present and voted on House File No.
$50 imm edlately before and House
File 35S Immediately after. And
when the vote by which it was lost
was reconstructed and it was again
put upon Its filal passage, he
'dodged,' again, after having voted
on House File 725 imm ediately before
and voting on House File 100 imme-
diateiy after, which proves that he
lodged to evade the record.
House File No. 392-A bill provid-
ing penalty for the issuing of false
or fraudulent stock by railroad COM
panies, passed the house by nnani-
nous vote, but when it reached the
senate and went to the committees
OH Railroads, of which Comstock was
Il member. it never again saw the
l ght of day. There is great amount
of interest accruiEg to Jim Hill from
the water" that has been injected
into the stocks and bonds of the Ma
nitoba railway company, and it would
be unwise for his special friend. Mr..
Comstock, to aid in depriving him of
this source of revenue. Wisdom
dictated the quiet smothering process
as remarkable antidote for all at
tempts at reducing revenues"
Senate File No. 14o-A bill estab.
fishing bureau of LABOR statistics
he ''dodged' the record on the final
vote. though he was present and
voted en- House File No. els imme.
diately before and answered-at the
call of the senate shortly afterward.
He fought s. +. No. 46-A bill pro-
vidiEg for freedom of traffic, which
one railroad company to
handle the cars of another and not
force shippers to transfer contents in
order to reach the destination. He
it at every stage of the pro
ceedIngs relating to it, voted against
it on its final passage. and voted
against the motion to- reconsider the
vote by which it was lost. and when
it was again put upon it's final pas
sage, he fought and voted against it.
But it passed just the same.
lie ''dodged" the final vote on S.
F. No. ALA bill providing for |
arbitration in cases of disputes be-
tween employers and employees.
He ''dodged" the final vote on ST.
No. ia bill defining the liability |
of railroad companies for injuries
sustained by employees.
House File No. 50-A bill relating |
to the payment of losses by insurance
making them liable for
the amount named in the policy, |
forced him to dodge" again, though |
be responded to the call of the senate
when the bill was called up.. And ON
The motion TO reconsider the vote by
which it was lost, he ''dodged'
again.
] know not what plea he will set
up to square himself in the face of |
this record. much as he dreaded max
ing record, for the proofs are too
positive Tor contradiction.
Respectfully Yours.
J.. #. CRoN1N.