St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-15
Senator Jud Lamoure Di-
rectS His Vocal Batteries d
Against the Ordways.
The Ex-Governor and the EX-
Auditor Roasted to a
Turn.
Charged With All the Crimes
Peculiar to Republican
Politicians.
A South Dakota Granger At
tempts to Wreck a Mil
waukee Train.
special To the Glnha.

BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. a. Never in
even during the stormy days of terri
torial government, was there a more
sensational procedure than that in the
senate to-day when Senator Jud
LaMoure, Of Pembina county, rose to a
question of privilege. He read from a
veto message of ex-Gov. Ordway, sent to
the legislature in 1881 when Ordway
was governor. The veto was on bill
authorizing the issuance of bonds by
Pembina county which was passed over
the veto. In commenting upon this
action by the legislature in his
annual message the governor
stated that the promoter Of
the measure, who was Jud LaMoure,
deceived the public by circulatinga a sup
Elemental bill. which did not contain
the Objectionable features, and which
was pigeOnhOled as soon as the neceS-
sary votes were pledged. During the
recent contest for the United
States senate eXGOv. Ord
way was bitterly opposed by
LaMOure who now claims that since
the senatorial fight Ordway has been
making all manner of charges against
him. Recently copies of the old mes
sage of 1881 were sent to the members
of the legislature, and this was the
question to which LaMoure spoke. He
said that
EVERY CHARGE oRDwAY HAD MADE
against him was an infamous and ma
iicious lie. He detied any man to poiEt
to a dishonest or dishonorable act.
Having defended himself, Senator La
m0ure sailed into Ordway, eXclaiming:
! charge him here as bribe-giver and O
bribe-taker, and il necessary can proveit.
He continued i'm this vein for some
time, creating CONSERVATION in the
chamber and lobby. He said he could
prove that in the organization of RAM
sey county Gov. Ordway sent blank
commissions to his agents and effected
a deal with Judge Palmer to locate the
county seat of Ramsey county. He
then aliSded to the governer's son,
George Ordwav, whose appointment as
territorial auditor he claimed was forced
by the governor against the wishes of
the council of the Ordway administra-
ton. He said:
All who knew him know that he was an
unreliable, drunken sot.
He SAID further that Ordway's admin
stration of the Office of auditor left no
record of his dealings with the insnr-
ance companies, and closed with the re-
mark:
You can draw your inference as to the
cause of this silence.
At the close of Senator Lamoure's
speech Senator Worst presented a letter
from Gov. Ordway, who had heard that
he was to be attacked, stating that in
the message referred to bv LamOure he
he made no reflection Oh LamOure.
and asking the privilege of reply
Ing. AS it was a question
personal to no other senator save La
mOure. 1t was impossible for reply to
be made by any member, but DieSem
took advantage of the opportunity to
intimate that if the members would
turn to the message of Gov.
Ordway they might find ample
explanation OF his action. A motion TO
eXpunge the entire proceeding of to-
day from the records of the senate was
lost, and it was referred to committee
of five. Gov. Ordway requested in his
letter that he be informed by telegram
to Fargo of the action of the senate
and if granted the privilege Of speak
ing he would return at once. The SEN
ate has thus far taken no action Oh the
request, but it is understood that Ord
way will return tomorrow and demand
the privilege of the floor to
REPLY TO LA MOURE'S ASSAULT.
There is stormy time ahead. In all
all probability an investigation of the
United States senatorial contest will
now be demanded, especially as regards
the claim of NJ. N. johnson that he re-
fused $4,000 cOnsulship and $4,000 in
cash. The sensational developments
have evidently just begun. In
the regular business of the ses-
sion to day the interest centered
in the consideration of the prohibition
bill in the senate. The liberals of the
body succeeded in securing the adop-
tion of an amendment, making the
buyer equally guilty with the seller,
but by demanding a roll call, this
amendment was defeated. After
wrangle OF two hours the senate adj
journed without final action, and the
bill will come up for passage Monday.