St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-04
CHATS IN THE CORRIDORS.

The upper house of the North Dakota
legislature was represented at the Mer-
chants yesterday by two Of its most
prominent members Senators John
Haggert of Fargo. and W. h. Robin
son, of Mayville, Trail county. Boil,
are members of the legislative commit
tee appointed to investigate the charges
of bribery and corruption that have
been so rife at Bismarck during the last
few months. Senator Haggert, CaSS
county's veteran sheriff, is too well
known to need an Introduction to news
paper readers, but Senator Robinson IS
comparatively new man, in looks q
ability away ahead of any man in North
Dakota's delegation at Washington. He
is the proprietor of a large lumber yard
at Mayville, and has personal super
vision and an interest iii about forty
more yards scattered over his state.
His description of the somewhat eXclt-
ing session at Bismarck is both humor-
Gus and entertaining.
"We've had a rPd-hot time from the
start" he said. First the senate and
some of the state officers got into little
rumpus, and while that was still on the
LOTTERY bill came up. We've cut down
the attorney generals salary tn $1,000 a
year, and the salary Of the railroad COM
missiUnerS to the same amount. We're
not through with the railroad commits
sioners yet, though. It's proposed to
cut down their salary to $500. There's
a little clique around Bismarck who
have been posing Tor effect, and they're
quite apt to get the worst of it before
the matters done with"
~ fFyti
asked the reporter.
"a great many think that the gov
ernOr is a candidate for the United
States senate" was the reply, land that
he's been posing for political effect from
the start"
"When will the investigating commit
tee be ready to report" was another
question asked at this point.
Just as soon as we get an opinion
from the attorney general" answered
Senator Robinson with & merry twinkle
in his eye. HE rendered the absurd
opinion that our committee had not the
power to issue subpmnas and compel
the attendance of witnesses. Gen. Will
son, of Minneapolis, was there at the
time. and showed us Il section giving a
legislative committee just that power.
The only trouble was the states legal
adviser didn't know where to find the
law on the question. The Senate's been
playing horse with the attorney general
from the start. 1t all came from the at
tempt Of two or three to run everything
around Bismarck"
"Well, sheriff. have they downed you
as they CLAMP" asked the GLOBE man
Of Senator Haggert, who was standing
near SenatJr Robinson during the lat
ter's talk with the reporter.
lit will cake pretty big hole to hold
us ALL" remarked Senator Haggert,
with laugh On being Intercepted
as to why he declined the Office Of
United Slater marshal. he said: 1--WE
don't have to have such offices in North
Dakota" was the reply. lit turned
out as told you it would some time
ago, didn't it?' Along in December
Mr.. Haggert was in st. Paul, land at that
time said he could get the appointment
at any time. but that he didn't think
that his private business would admit
of his accepting the office. The re-
porter acknowledged. of course, that
the whole thing had turned out eX-
actIy as predicted by Cass eouLty's
jOyial eX-sheritf.
Speaking of the work of the investi-
HdJlllG COulIiIltltt. Ol Which, uG Is
member, Senator Haggert said:
I'VE gave all of those fellows chance
to testify. Any man who had made
charges was gwen nearing and
chance to substdntiate his charges.
Several people. amrr~ them the attor-
ney general and railroad COMMITS
Sioner, have refused to testify, and as
sC2r us the attorney general renders his
opinion tnat the committee can compel
the attendance of witnesses, these two
wifi also be brought before the commit
tee"
Tn speaking Of the rumor that the lot
terry bill would be revived, Senator Hag-
CERT smiled and said: There's moth
ing in it. Ii there had been think |
would come pretty near knowing some
thing about it." The fact that two of
the staunchest and most influential sup
pOrterS of the lottery bill have just gone
East ought to be sufficient refutation
of the rumOr, at least until the two re-
turn to Bismarck.
!;
"l'm just on my way to New York,
Boston and Washington" said Senator
Henry Keller, of Sank Center, to a
GLOBE reporter yesterday afternoon.
81 am going to bust the Irvine trust
and l am making the best kind of bind
ing twine at Sank Center now out of
straw. Eve got to make the Irvine at
the patent office in Washington before
getting my patent My trip to BostOn
is made at the request of some tWine
men of that city. ] shall probably be
gone about two weeks"
William SprOat and wife, of Red
Wing, were at the Merchants yesterday
afternoon, where they met Mrs. Joseph
TruaX and Petroleum TruaX. of Denver,
Col, relatives. The entire party went
Oh to Red Wing in the evening.
H. j. Anderson was a prominent st.
ClOudite at the Merchants yesterday
afternoon.
ID. p Patenade and E. c. Bahcoclz, of
Helena, are stopping at the Ryan.
President Sprague, of Fillmore county:
Secretary Haigh. of Blue Earth; ~
Mathis Donnelly, OF Nininger; Senator
d. w. hiXOn, of Grant; L. II. TUombs,
of Elbow Lake; eX-RppresentatiVe E.
Matson, of Breckenridge; }. j. Fur
long, Of Mower county; and Rev. John
Allison are a few of the Farmers alIi-
ance leaders at the Clarendon.
THE STATE SCHOOL FUND,
AS Prorated Among the Several
Counties Semi-AnnuaIly.
The superintendent of public instruc-
tlOh yesterday announced the semi-an-
nuai apportiOnment of thu current
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