St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-08
LAIR OF THE TIGER,
It Is Likely to Be Transferred
From Louisiana to North
Dakota.
Sandager's Ubiquitous Meas
ure Read a First Time
in the House.
Dauphin's Claquers Captures
Mass Meeting Called to De-
nounee the Plot.
President Harrison and His
Cabinet Are Worried over
the Outlook.
Special to the Globe.

Speclal 10 the Globe.
BISMARCK, n. D., Feb. 7.-There was
red-hot fight in the house to-day over
the Sandager lottery bill, which passed
the senate. and which came up for ita
first reading in the house. The opposi.
ton resumed the filibustering tactic,
which they practiced last evening. and
although there was but one bill to be
considered before the lottery bill was
considered, it was an hour and a hall
before the lottery bill could be- read the
hrst time. During the discussion :
wild scene was witnessed, Messrs. Nc
Cormick and Mccullough, long after
insisting on making and discuss
ing motions in order that they
could get decisions from the
speaker. from which they could
appeal and thus prevent the reading OF
the bill. They did some pretty success.
full hlibustering. and were given the
floor several times after the previous
quest ol had been ordered bv a major.
lty. AT one point in the confusion the
filibusterers burst into laughter over
slip OF the tor que of the speaker. The
latter said: You may attempt to con.
fuse me all you wish, but before the
session is over will show you that
/ am
WORTHY OF YOUR STEEL"
An adjournment was taken this after
noon without reading the bill the second
time and referring it as expected, and il
will come up for its second reading to.
morrow. Petitions praying for the pas
sage of the bill and remonstranees
against it are pouring in from all parts
OF the state. The board of trade as
Eartrn fau f.fiI
ton for its passage signed by over
thousand citizens. From jamestown
comes another petition in its favor, and
the same mail brings remonstrance.
Tnus far these instructions from con-
stituents have been largely in favor of
the bill, and many members who have
been opposing it have received instruo.
tons from their homes to support it.
The sentiment is divided. The remong
strances speak in most scathing terms
OF the disgrace that the passage
state, and the petitions give 4iI
the most hearty support from the stand.
point OF revenue. They say that the
state is already in debt beyond the con
stitutional limit, that this bill will place
Sl00.0W in, the treasury at once. and
S75,W0 annually thereafter, and that II
i the only plan yet suggested for relief.
whether or not there Is twO-thirdS
20 e in favor of the bill is not known.
but that the governor will veto it IS al.
most fOregOne conclusion. The house
has working majority in its favor. but
the full strength will not be deyelOped
until it returns from the governor.
OU1TVOTED BY THE ENEMY.
SPECIAL T., The GLOBE.
FI'MARcK. N. D., Feb. IA mass
meeting held in the city hall this even
ing for the purpose of discussing the
lottery bill was captured completely bv
the friends of the bill, and resolutions
werA passed by an almost unanimous
vote i'll favor of its passage. The meet
ing was called by Mayor Bently, who Is
opposed to the bill. but the audience
Was AGAINST him, aud he left the hall,