St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-31
THE WASHBURN IDEA.
The Mill City Senator Gives
the Lind Bill a
Blow.
He Favors Making Two Fed
eral Districts in Min
neSota,
But Would Make a Minneapo-
lis Northern One for
Hay,
While st. Paul, Mankato and
Winona Get Bouil-
Ion.

HAS Senator WaShburn decided that
he is one-term man." asked a promi-
nent member of the Republican state
committee last evening, after reading
the Mill City senator's remarkably in
tereSting view on the Lind bill. sit
seems TO me that he has made up his
mind that a reelection is impossible,
and now proposes to place" his friends
and please Minneapolis. His proposition
to make two districts, with st. Paul, Man
katO and WinoDa IN what he is pleased
to term the Southern district, and Min
neapOlis, Duluth and Fergus Falls in
The Northern district, is outrageous.
Why, the business of the district court
would all be, as it is now in the Mime
apOliS or Northern district, and there
wouldn't be need of more than one
term in year in the Southern district"
Here is this remarkable interview as
published in an evening paper:
Senator Washburn is in favor of a reor
ganisation OF the federal courts of this stale
nut he Is not exactly in favor OF the Lind
bill. He thinks that there should be Two
districts with ST. Paul, Mankato and Wi
mona IN the southern. and Minneapolis
Fergus Falls ana Duluth in the northern.
Regular terms of court should be made
obligatory in each city, and there should
be two full sets of court officers, from judge
down to bailif. This" said the senator
will involve some additional expense, but 1
think with a united delegation we will secure
the passage of the bill. 1t may not be this
session, but will not be later than the next
one. senator Davis assures me that ne IA
vors the idea, and the members of the lower
house have done the same"
Owing to the fact that nearly all the
buSineSS-Of the United States federal
courts for the now district of Minnesota.
comes from the northern portion of the
state, where bad men are continually
being pulled for treSpaSSiRg on Indian
reservations, stealing timber, and sell
ing tire-Water to the Indians, it is not
did ult to see that the northern district
is the only one that would amount to.
anything. why" said prom.
inent Republican attorney last
evening. ''under the WaSnburn idea of:
a division the district attorney for the
southern district of the state cOuldn't
make his salt. Were the state fully de-
vel0ped such division would not he so
bad, although even then the major!
portion of the business is bound
TO come from that three-f0urti.S of,
the state north of Minneapolis and
St. Paul. But it's not hard to see.
tHiOuSA w dSAOulI SlACh IitblC
hes bound to take care of Gene Hay,
and, by giving him the northern or
Minneapolis district, his fees wouldn't
be materially reduced. No lawyer of
ability. however, would or could accept.
the office of district attorney for the
southern district. Will Cush Davis
ever wake up, or has Washburn utterly
coWed him?'
lis Senator Davis really in favor of
such a division?" was the question:
asked on all sides last evening by the
host of politicians usually cOngregated
about the Merchants lobby IN the even
ing, land by what right does Senator
WaShburn presume to represent him?'
At the meeting of the country attor-
neyS held last week TO devise ways in
which to bring pressure to bear upon
the Minnesota delegation to both houses
in favor of the passage OF the Lind bill,
the position of both Davis and Wash
burn was canvaSSed and both were set
down as against the country on this
matter, and ID. F. Morgan, of Mankat0,
is reported to have expressed the
fear that Senator Davis would
be on the other side. as Washburn now
insists he is. 1t is noteworthy fact
that men like Attorney General Clapp,
Hon. Dan W. Bruckart, of st. Cloud;
H. F. Woodland, of Fergus Falls; Hon.
d. F. Morgan. of MankatO; Hon. j. A.
Tawney, of Winona, and hosts of other
able attorneys outside the Twin Cities,
did not hesitate to attend this meeting
and express themselves decidedly on
the matter.
Be it remembered that the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Lind places both cities in
the same districts and yet Senator Wash
burn speaks of securing a united dele
CATION in favor of his plan of division.
Under the circumstances doesn't it look
as though the united delegation
urging his idea would only be
found in that paradise of million
aires, the American house of lords?
For Congressman Dunnell would never
consent to any such division, and 1t is
extremely doubtful if Congressman
COmstOck, with all his predictions to-
ward anything supported or sprung by
a Maineite, would dare support it. Con-
gresham Hall, too, would doubtless,
after a consultation with Maj. Strait, be
against the bill. Its real supporters
then would be Senators Davis and
Washburn and Capt. Snider.
Is Davis really with Washburn on
this matter?