St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-25

Yesterday, / am to-day more fully con-
vlnced was true. | had right to eX-
plain my vote, and did so. For my ac-
tionS l am accountable to my cOnStitu-
ents, not to any member of this legisla-
ture, and / move that this resolution be
laid on the table,"
The President-The resolution will
be so tabled unless objection is taken.
Senator " hlleman-l object.
A vote was taken, and the president
declared the yeas to have 1T. There
were good number of mays" and
Senator Whiteman called for the roll
call. but the president ordered him out
of order and commanded the resolution
to be laid on the table. The discussion
of this question gave rise to the express
sion of many private opinions that the
remarks of Representative Smith were
improper, and insulting to the senate.
1t was also said that the speaker OF the
house should have called him to order.
The attack was made when legislators
were offered an opportunity to "eX-
plain'' their vote for United States SEN
atorS. Representative Smiths speech
was certainly anything but an explana-
ton. Had a ballot been taken, senators
were agreed that the resolution must
have passed. II don't support Smith in
that attack, it was out of place." said
Senator Frank Day. "but Whiteman
blundered also. He referred personally
to Smith,
The senate had just got down to its
routine work, when Senator Finseth
disturbed the gravity Of the reverend
senators by proposing:
Whereas, The committee appointed to in
vestigate the alleged rumors and charges re-
Lott, to ha of rnn in thl late
Republican senatorial caucus, has reported
all the evidence to this body, ana
Whereas, The said evidence does not, in
the opinion of this senate. reflect upon the
honor inte .rity or character OF any candl-
date for the office of senator TO the congress
of the United States, therefore be it
Resolved. That the evidence taken by
said committee, be expunged from the record
and the committee discharged.
The President-The chair will state
there is no record Oh the journal of the
senate.
Senator Kellar-Oh! Eth! Yes. L
say discharge that committee and eX-
punge the whole business. Laughter
The resolution was held over. Senator
Child suggesting it only right that Sen
ators Ward and Pope, who were absent,
should be given on opportunity to say
something on this question.
Last week Senator Nachbar. intro
duced bill eXempting parsolTages not
exceeding in value $1,000 from taxation.
The judiciary committee, to whom it
was referred, decided to indefinitely
postpone the bill Senator Nachbar
would EOt burke such highhandedness
and yesterday succeeded in having the
bill considered in committee of the
whole house. A lively discussion was
raised. GAS large taxpayer it re-
ceived the support of Senator Daniels.
"In the interest of poor parishers who
could not afford parSonageS" Senator
Edwards opposed it.
"What IS the law nOw?" asked Sena-
tor Halvorsen.
THAT all houses used for public wor-
ship shall be exempt from taxation"
was the prompt reply of Senator Ives,
adding: "And this bill includes the
parSonages."
1t was left to Senator Keller to add
eclat to the debate. Waving his arms
majestically in the air, throwing his
head back to an angle almost equal to
40 degrees, he delivered himself in the
and gentlemen, / think these last two
years since we have been together our
gentlemen who represent the Gospel. or
our ministers, did not have anything
passed. Now, say, if you can do any
thing for charity, why do it. They
don't have anything but good, hard
work; and, bless the Lord, what is
S., 900 exemption from taxation? Let us
do little of something for our sisters
of charity and our ministers. 1 am not
very religious. 1t is only myself to
blame that | don't go to church. | do
go to church, but | don't go often
enough. Loud laughter.l But when
the ministers come round to me l just
give them SO, $40 or $50 bill to help to
elevate the human character and our
little children; and don't you forget it.
fRenewed laughter.
The bill was recommitted to the jul
dietary committee, the amount of eXem-
ton being reduced to $4,000.
An executive session was held, when
the appointments made by Gov. Mer-
riam the preceding day were confirmed,
and the senate adjourned until 10 a. m.
to-day.