St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-27
Frenzied Republicans En-
deavor to Defy the
Records.
It Was Judge Wilson Who In
PRODUCED the Farmers
Bill,
And Gov. Merriam Who OPP
posed 1t and Voted
Against 1t.
Johns and Reese Serapping
for Assistant County At
torneyship.

Several days ago Democratic paper of st.
raul contained long article in which Judge
Wilson was lauded to the skies for inuoduc-
Ing bill TO protect farmers and others who
gave notes that were procured through
fraud. 1t now turns out that, like the most
OF Judge WILSON'S alleged services for the
Workluemen, the credit really does not be-
long to him. A bill OF the nature OF the one
ascribed to Judge Wilson was introduced in
the senate during the session mentioned by
A. E. Rice, now lieutenant governor of the
state. This bill was drafted by j ". Arc
lander, of Minnea polls, and Wilson had
nothing to do with it. Gov Rice, in letter
on this subject, says: Judge Wilson may
have been the father of the modified bill of
the same nature that became law" But it
is clearly shown that ne did not originate the
IDEA. More than that, the original bill, which
was very stringent i'll its provisions, was not
opposed by GOV. Merriam, as alleged. hut re-
ceived Its greatest opposition in the judiciary
committee.
This is from yesterdays Pioneer
Press.
Could rascality go further?
The Republicans have been driven to
such desperation that they resort to
bold and unquestioned lying to save
their failing cause. Bnt this will not
work. Certain gentlemen, who were
bribed with land to support the infa-
nous House File NO.157, make very poor
Witnesses. and the Pioneer Press had
better not call them to the stand during
this campaign.
The bill referred to In the above par
agraph WAS introduced by Judge Will
son in the state senate on Feb. Is, 1883,
anu Iho senate JouIndi VI ttat 3e"i
will give the lie to the Joint authors of
the above paragraph, See senate iOur-
nal for 1883. mage 1874. The bill was
Senate File No. 236. and was as follows:
A BILL.
To declare bills, notes and other negotiable
instruments obtained by fraudulent repre-.
senlatlons Or arll n solo IN me nands OF
of the pe STATE Of Minnesots. ~ INC legislature
section /. No person. nor the heirs or
personal representatives Of any person
whose signature is ob;a ned to any bill OF ex.
change, promissory note, or other paper ne
goi ,a OH. unuer the la" merchant, snail De
,ieho ." IL, any S,,en n, note VI eotract, NOT
nature If It shall he made n annear So msf-
ter of fact that the signature to such I'LL.
note or contract is obtained by fraudulent
representa- on. trick or artifice as TO the nat
IRE and terms OF the contract so signed, aud
t tna. sne person ToSe ssnat~re IS so 90
sienatnre believe thai tte contract So stoned
is bill of exchange nromissory mole or
other paper negotiable under the law mer-
chant: and that the person whose signature
Is so obtained was not guilty OF negligence In
n,sm,,t sc pupel Mi,no9 f naITMaeuee OF lts
suit On smcb coptroct shall in al cases "it ny
one of foct for the iurv or Gf The snit he
tried nv tho conrt yvithont q irrv1 for ,ba
court That in ali snch cases The nerson
s0nabt 70 he ohar"ed az, sroh hi,i rio ~
cnp,ract shall, he entitled tn a inrv trisI NJ,
snrh onestion nj naoIiyenre
Ser , This act shall take effect and he in
force from, and after it's MASSAGE
m. -, -. 49,,
iuo lecotu oi""S ny tne Seidte
JOurnai as IOllOWS: Dill Tead a second
time, page 2l7; recommended to pass.
pages 207, 24l: put OH first passage,
DapeS o7a-5. sent to the house naoe
Ia. o,rntiod noro ago. NJ 49,,
iour,aI for ,Ta ssma yaar sbo,ys aS FOL
journal LOT inc same e., year SHOWS as ini,
lows: Received III the house and read
a second time, page 4l6; read the third
time and passed. pages $3.50
Gov. Merriam voted ayainst the hill
Doas Lent Gov Rice in the P;onaar
pro.S 1,.,r,, TITO " '"~
t Tf'3 u .,;,y laa,e.
ms piii was 10 preVent FARMERS oeing
imposed upon by SWlndlerS, and Gov.
Merriam knew it, yet voted and worked
against the hill. What is the tesiimouv
of.U,n I.ySander Cook IN tha Sui,ieo,o
~ ~, 80 -" e.. 10, -. =.
mt. Ot h,h WAS ihetiioef oi Tue mouse
from Blue Eartn county. ana can Oe put
vi tuS WIlleSS Stduu DIT any IHOIlleliC,
Speaking OF this bill, Senate File 226,
Judpe WjiSonJs hill tn nrotect the farm
or Mr Cnoi, says. ~ pio'.0' WV ''' 'u-
oi' W. Noon
~ passed that pouy, ana was appointed
70 iook after IL 10 tne mouse. IL passed, out
,ade t uecnnsider !, eud am ,hs t,e,n was as
kill it was unsuccessful. Mr Merriam de.
pended on Mr Hicks. of Minneapolis to de-
feat it, and erery little while would run over
,a. ~ ma u 81 "mu S .iiS way
and their attem Mt to recall and kill the hill
after it had once received the approval of
the legislature After they were unsuccess-
full III this attempt, Merriam came up to
Hicks GeSk and said:
I've can't do anything now.
He acted very much like a baby. Hicks
replied:
Keep still and it will be all right
Their next attempt was to have the bill
fail hy keeping 1t i'll the house and not re-
turning it to the senate. This was the last
day for the passage of bills. went to Judge
" ilson, told him what was going on. and
the way i'll which it was proposed to Kill The
bill. IL had been pigeonholed in the house.
Judge Wilson obtained M order for its re-
turn. We went together to the journal and
fonnd by the record that il was still i'll the
ouse. " c got it out had it returned to the
senate. where it was enrolled aud signed in
time to be sent to the governor for his APP
prevail. which it received and beca me d law.
Tue Tue honof VI It's pass''se Il uue 10 'uoge VIZ
..Since that law has been IN the sta,ute
books swindling schemes have become very