St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-14
The resolution passed with this amend

The resolution passed with this amend
ment. McCormack's bill, pertaining to
the Grand Forks school district, passed
the senate; also Arnold's to restore GER
tain land to the Elk Valley Farming
company; also Little's regulating ap-
pealS to the supreme court. Senator
JohnsOn,O of Ward, introduced bill fixing
the maximum rates for the ransporta-
ton of coal. Senator La Moure intro
duced bill for an act authorizing the
governor, state auditor and state treas
urer to issue bonds to pay the state OF
North Dakota's share of the indebted
ness of the territory of Dakota. Sena-
tor Little introduced bill providing for
the cancellation of certain village taxes
on railroad grant lands upon which the
United States survey fees had not been
paid. In the house HolritZ introduced
bill making railroad companies liable
for damages resulting from prairie fires.
Douglass introduced bill to facilitate
the shipment of grain and live stock.
1t provides for platforms ON petition of
ten taxpayers; also bill requiring the
fees received by state offices to be paid
into the state treasury.
In recent conversation between
Alex Mckenzie and prominent Pierce
man, the former gentleman said "4es,
the ghost dance has commenced. and
the Old Guard is in the field. You fel-
lows have all the ponies, and the blan-
kets and the government ratiOnS. The
Old Guard is on the warpath. We've
got on our war paint. We're in the Bad
Lands. and you fellows have all the
government spies and government pO-
lice and rations. The Old Guard may
be shot down and killed, one by. one.
but they'll never come into camp and
surrender"
in few words that describes the sit
uation here at Bismarck in the sena-
torial fight. 1t is a life and death Strug-
gle between Alex Mckenzie and Sena-
tor Pierce. The fight first grew out OF
a personal quarrel concerning certain
patronage, and it is now fight to the
finish. Mckenzie has always before
been backed by the Northern Pacific
railroad, but in this fight that corpora
tion has declared hands off and stands
neutral.
1t is now currently reported that Nc
Kenzie, Mccormack and Hansbrough
have formed combination. Mckenzie
is to deliver to Hansbrough the old
gang. Mccormack is to deliver the
tWenty-four Democrats, and thus 1t is
fixed to elect Hansbrough on the first
DdllOb Ill jOlllb StSSlOll VI tlic
and there are to be no Republican
now whether Mckenzie can deliver the
votes of the old gang, and whether Nc
Cormack can deliver the tWenty-four
solid Democratic votes. If they can de-
liver the goods to Hansbrough then he
will be the next United States senator
from North Dakota. If they fail. or
either of them fails to deliver the goods
promised in the combination, then
Hansbrough will follow McGinty to the
bottom of the sea.
The interesting question naturally
arises at this point as to who will sue
ceed HanSbrOugh as the Leading candl-
date i'll opposition to Pierce, in case that
gentleman finds resting place in the
hole at the bottom of the briny deep.
should his combination fail to work?
This question must be left for solution
to the Red River, valley, which has long
been crying out against taxation with
out representation" and clamoring for
recognition to the section of the state
which has four-ffths of all the
population and pays two-thirds of
all the taxes. They have cried out
for the capital, but whispered in the
same breath that they would be salts
fed with the United States senator. Of
course they must be recognized, and
the opposition to Senator Pierce will
naturally unite on Red river valley
man to carry their point. w. j. Ander
son, prominent politician from that
section of the state, arrived in the city
yesterday. and stated to your corre-
spondent his position as follows: II
am for Grand Forks man first. if it is
possible to unite OH him. If not, then l
am for Red river valley man, and that
man is eX-Gov. John Miller"
This is the general feeling Of the field
opposition to Senator Pierce. They
must unite on some one man In order to
defeat Pierce. Who that manswill be,
or whether they will be able to unite at
all. remains to be seen; and he who can
foretell holds the key to the situation.