St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-07
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never expected the landslide that fol-
lowed. Indeed, they were taken COM
pIetelY aback when the first vote re-
vealed them in the minority by
several votes with an Alliance senator
absent.
Nominations for secretary were at
once declared in order by the president,
and Senator La Due. OF Rock county,
in very neat speech, presented the
name of Z. n. Van Duzee, of the Rock
County News. Senator Barr, of Blue
Earth, named Editor l.. p. Hunt. of the
Mankato Free Press. The roll call
commenced, ending as follows:
For Van DUE ee-Bell, Borchert. Brown
Geissel, Crate, Hompe. Keller. Kelly, La
Due, Leayitt. Lienau Lommen, McHale, Nc
MILAN, March, Mayo, Morse, Mott, Nelson,
Phillips, SeyatsoIi, Wood-27.
For Hnnt-Allen. Ayers, Barr, Burkhardt,
Canestorp, Crandall, Dougherty, Davis, Day.
Dean. Eaton, Glader Grinnel, Guderian,
Kiester, Peterson, j. W., Peterson, 5: D., san
born, Searles, Smith. e. r., Smith. D.. D.,
Stevens, Stockton. Sreissguth, Tawney--25.
Senator PYobstfield was absent during
the taking of this vote. or the full ALI
ance-Democratic vote would have been
polled.
When the Republicans discovered
that the men in the opposition supposed
to be witllthem were on the other side,
they were rather warm in their collars,
but before they had time to recover
nominations for assistant secretary
were called for Senator Lienau named
A. l.. Graves, of st. Paul, and the Re
publicanS named no one. The ballot
resulted as follows. Senator Sevatson
voting for B. w. Day, of Hutchinson,
through personal friendship:
A. L. Graves. ................-.. ..... ......2I
Burt ", Day. ........, ...--------.--Zo
For enrolling clerk Senator Eaton
presented w. C. Whiteman, who held
the same position two years ago; Sena-
tor Keller named E. p. Barnum, of Sank
Center. The vote stood:
Barnum. -...-....'.......2o
Whlteman ..................- 49,. 20
Engrossing clerk was the next posi-
ton, and the name of G. w. FOote, OF
Browns Valley, was presented by the
Republicans, while the Democrats and
Alliance, through Senator Probstfield,
trottea out Lewis Hanson, OF Clay
county. The regular patty strength
voted as follows:
Hanson. ..-..-........ &c
Foote. .........-. $50. ............. 20
The defeat of Mr.. Foote broke up
OClldtOl SOIoGOCh1 anu WV ASos
of the afternoon he voted quite as fire.
quently with the opposition as the Re-
publicans. He had been promised a
place for Mr.. Foote, and as he didn't
get it felt under no obligations to stay
with the party that did so little to elect
him.
For Sergeant-at-arms two names were
resented-Clarke Chambers, who has
held the place through many sessions,
and Harvey Gillett. The latter is a
newcomer, but he downed Mr.. Cham
bers with ease. as the following vote
will show:
Gillett. 80. -. :. 2s
chambers 49,. ~
When the officers were all elected the
real fun commenced. Senator John Day
Smith. of Hennepin, offered resolution
providing for the appointment of CON-
mittee of three OH rules to prepare rules
for the session, and in the meantime
adopting the rules in use at the last
session. Mr.. DOnnelly opposed this,
and offered the following as subSti-
tute:
A Surprise Party.
Resolved, That all standing committees OF
| the senate and the senate portion of all joint
| Standing committees be elected by the senate
senate.
Senator John Day Smith thought his
resolution a very innocent thing, and
| Senator Tawney wanted to know how
| the committees were to be appointed.
| These questions brought the sage OF
Nininger to his feet. with heavy artil
lery. He floored his opponents at every
point, saying:
This is the first time in the history of Min
nesota that the presiding officer OF the senate
/ Is not in sym pathy with the dominant party
| on the floor
| (which is the dominant party" said Sen
| ator Smith, as he glanced over the united and
| combined opposition.
"The dominant party, said the Sage, win
| a smile, rs the opposition to the Republic
| aus If the senator from Hennepin has any
| doubt upon that point would advise him to
| glance at the roll call OH the vote we have
| just adopted
The Republicans, seeing they were in
! the minority commenced tllibuSterlng at
| this stage. and Senator Smith moved to
adjourn until 10 o'clock this morning.
This was voted down by 20 noes to "a
ayes. Senator Canest0rp voting with the
Alliance and Democrats.
Here Senator Smith raised the point
of order that the substitute was not ger
name to the resolution, but he offered
to except rules and 80 of the old rules
if the opposition would allow his motion
to 90 through. Mr.. Donnelly would
not consent to this, wanting test vote
on his substitute. Considerable bicker-
ing was INDUCED in, Senator Smith in
timating that the Republicans had been
badly treated by the Sage. This brought
the latter to his feet.
I'VE came here said he, speaking of the
Alliance senators, with just as kindly a
feeling toward the Republicans as the Demo
Gratis, and stood on the broad basis OF perfect
independence. We were elected to demand
certain legislation, and we appointed a con-
ference committee to confer with botn par
ties This committee called on the lieuten-
ant governor and asked that ma
jority be given them on two committees, and
fair representation on two others. We
felt in view of the late election, we had a
right to ask representation on the railroad
and grain ana warehouse committees equal
TO a majority. This has not in the past been
considered unreasonable. Indeed, Gov.
Merriam when he was elected speaker four
wears ago was called upon, and before he
was elected put his name to a
promise that he would al point certain COM
mittees 10 our liking. While we bore kindly
realized this morning when we went to him
that we had locked horns with the greatest
corporate power on earth when he refused
our just demands. Then we felt il our duty
ganize this senate in the interests of the peo-
pie Now, it would be absurd if the MAORI
ty is to be ruled through committees
named by the minority.
1.-The people in this peoples government
must rule. and any party that puts itself in
front of the opposite doctrine had better be-
ware
Senator John Day Smith-Was that the
only demand the senator from Dakota made?
Mr. Donnelly-The only demand of the
I tod oh oil
man. and with our accustomed liberality we
held one hand out to the Republicans and
the other to the Democrats. In the course OF
my duties onthis committee was called upon
by two Republican senators now upon this
floor and asked what we wanted them to do.
We told them and they refused Then we
went to the Democrats and asked them if
they were willing to construct their commit
tees in the interests of the pc opie; and to
their honor, every Democrat said yes, and
now we propose that the majority shall rule
i'll this senate.
Senator Smith denied Mr.. Donnelly's