St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-13
WERE THEY BRIBED :?
Members Of the Legislature
of 1889 Will Have Their
Doings Published.
Report Of the Joint Commit
tee Ordered Printed by
the State Senate.
The Report May Whitewash
That Body, But the Peo-
pie Will Not.
Senator Leavitt'S Bill to Tax
Incomes Fails by One
Vote.


Incomes Fails by One
Vote.
Every citizen of Minnesota who cares
to read the report of an investigating
committee that found no evidence of
corruption, although half of their fell
low lawmakers were standing knee
deep in it. can obtain copy of the re-
port of the joint investigator committee
of the house and senate of 1889 by just
dropping note to his senators, as the
the senate yesterday resolved to print
10000 copies of this report for circula-
ton throughout the state
Of course this result was not arrived
at until the two ''Sluggers'' of the SEN
ate, Senators Smith and DOnnelly, had
their usual war Of words. For once the
pair Wed with each other in their zeal
to load a useless expense upon the
state. Senator Smith moved to print
5000 copies of this report. evidently
thinking that the Sage had
changed his mind OIL the subject.
But he had calculated wrongly.
Mr.. Donnelly at once took the floor and
moved to make the edition 10000. John
Day accepted the amendment. A large
part of the afternoon was spent in dis
cussing the bill of Senator Leavitt, au
thorizing the levy ana collection of an
income tax. Senators Dean, Tawney
and John Day Smith talked against the
bill, and Senators Leavitt, Mayo, LA
Due and Donnelly for it. The vote re-
suited: 81 yeas and 20nays, and, there
fore, was lost. Subsequently it was re-
stored to the calendar, and will un-
doubtedly be passed tomorrow. Three
or four friends of the measure are on
the prison committee, and were absent,
or it would have passed yesterday.
Age of Consent.
Senator Smith commenced the bust
ness of the day after the opening exer-
ciSes by presenting a petition from the
executive board of the w. G. L. U. ask
ing that the age of consent be changed
to sixteen years. This was referred and
the business commenced.
True to his promise of Wednesday,
Senator John Day Smith offered reso
luton that 5000 copies of the report of
the joint investigating committee of the
session of 1889 be printed. He wanted
all Republicans to vote for the resolu-
ton. The failure to do so two years
ago had been used on the stump, and
was very unfair and so on.
Senator Donnelly moved to amend,
making the number of copies printed
10000, and wanted 1900 copies placed at
the disposal of the state Farmers ALI
ance. This did not please Senator
Smith. He was quite willing that TO-
600 copies should be printed, but he was
opposed to making the state Farmers
Alliance the custodian OF public docu-
ments.
1t was finally decided that the secre-
tary of state should set aside 1900
copies for the Alliance.
Senator Leayitt wanted to refer the
whole matter to committee to report
the expense Of printing the testimony.
He was opposed to
Rushing BlindIy
into such lavish expenditure.
Senator Day moved to refer the mat
ter to the senator from Meeker.
This was discussed at length. and a
number Of the senators expressed them
selves upon it. Senator Hompe wanted
it published, and others thought the eX
penSe was unnecessary.
Senator Crandall was member Of
the legislature of 1889 and had been OPP
posed to both Sabir and Washburn. At
the time this evidence was presented to
the senate he had opposed its printing
as matter of economy. He had since
deeply regretted this streak Of econ
omy for the ignorance of its con-
tents had formed the foundation for the
campaign orator all over the state.
Senator Davis thought that the evil
dence should be printed, even though it
knocked the foundation from one of the
most remarkable books of the age-re-
ferring to Caesars Column"
Senator Barr took the floor to defend
the legislature of 1889. He declared
that he had been approached at that
time by but one man, and that was "a
man who is not now and never was a
United States senator" This man had
told him that both the other candidates
were loaded to the guards with prom
ises, intimating that if Mr.. Barr were
to support him he could control the pat
ronage in his section.
DOnneIIy Indignant.
This attack stirred up the Sage. His
face grew livid with rage, and, leaping
to his feet, he said:
'Since the gentleman from Blue Earth has
made an attack upon me, for was the only
candidate who is not and has not been a
United States senator, l will say his state
ment that l offered to bribe him is false, I'M
qualifiedly false, and false as hell. 1 resent
this attack MADE upon me by the senator from
Blue Earth. He is here not by his own popu
larity, but through an unwise division of his
opponents"
II am here" said Senator Barr. "How
got here is a matter of the past, certainly not
by the speeches Of the senator from Dakota
spoke the truth and nothing but the truth"
Senator Tawney withdrew his motion
to refer to the Meeker county senator
and Senator John Day Smith moved
hot Sppatorc SayatsnD GrapdaIl and
Day be made a committee to supervise
the publication. This was objected to,
and Senator Mayo was and added the
motion adopted.
The previous question was moved,
and by vote OF forty-four to two the
resolution to print 10000 copies was
carried, Senators Craig and O'Brien vot-
ing no.
CuDOR Talk.
This long-winded discussion evidently
produced a impression on Senator
Leavitt, for he called up as the next
thing resolution offered by him on
Wednesday, limiting speeches on resolu-
tons TO five minutes and also extending
the rule to discussions on resolutions in
committee of the whole. This was
adopted by an overwhelming vote, and
thus ends the longwinded scraps on
resolutions.
Senator Hompe called up his resolu-
ton that in the discussion of any ques-
ton, bill or resolution, senators, unless
by unanimous consent, shall be limited
to five minutes, the mover of bill or
resolution being allowed ten minutes to
defend the same.
He claimed that four or five senators
had monopolized more than half of the
time so far, and that the people were
criticizing the senate for its talk. Sen
ator DOnnelly amended the resolution
changing five minutes to three. The
amendment was defeated by 80 to 8, and
the original resolution also defeated by
vote of % ayes to "a nays.
Bills Introduced.
By Mr.. Stevens, Senate File No. 254-
Amending the exemption laws, making per-
sonal property to the amount of $500 exempt
from taxation. Taxes and tax laws.
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