St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-10
THEY DIED HARD.
Republican Senators Refuse and
the Combination Names the Com
InittaeS


the committees, but when they declined, true
to their promises, the Democrats and ALI
ance men went into conference and COM
pleted every committee. When they reap
peared every amendment was carried Dy a
vote OF % to 10, except on the apportion-
ment committee, where Senator Canestorp
voted with the Republicans, making the vote
2S 10 20.
The afternoon session had hardly COM
menced when Senator Bell, of hennepin,
started the fight on the committee by offering
an anne imenJ TO the amendment of Senator
Leavitt, made at the morning session. adding
the names of Senators March. Craven and
Hompe TO the judiciary committee and max
ing it to consist of fifteen members. By this
same amendment the railroad committee is
made TO consist of thirteen members; states
prison, eleven; public lands, geological sur
vey, six; and reapportionment fifteen. This
amendment was accepted by Senator Leavitt
and the senate. Senator LeaVitt then took
the floor and declared the scheme as ar
ranged was as fair and just as ever presented: {:
and, said he, with emphasis, Ion this we are
ready to go before the people two years from
now for their verdict t
Senator c. r. Davis, of Nicollet. next go
the floor and took exception TO the increase OF
the number of members from nine to fifteen.
After talking against time for q half hour or
so, he. as the representative of the Republi-
can caucus, gave what he termed the ultima
tum of the Republican senators. which was
tees save the judiciary. which they demand
shall be flied with lawyers, regardless Of
politics.
After some discussion pro and con on the
Republican proposition Senator Leavitt took
the floor and announced that the Democrats
would meet and fill ont the committees II the
Republicans did not do it themselves. He
offered them an hour in which TO do this.
Senator McIIale was willing to do more.
This determination on the part of the COM
bination to stick TO their resolve evidently
Frightened tie Republicans,
for Senator Tawney got up and made pitt
full plea for more time on the ground that
Senators Burkbardt Eaton and Hammer
were absent Indeed, he held out sort of
proposition that II an adjournment would be
granted until Tuesday the Republicans
would meet and fiji out the committees, but
with this came the suggestion that they
would then demand about twice as many
places on the committees as either the ALI
ance or the Democrats.
Senator Donnelly repeated Senator Leavitts
proposition and warned the Republicans that
the majority would insist upon ruling.
Senator Tawney took the floor again, and
this time charged that the Democrats and AL
lance had made up the committee on educa-
ton against the normal schools
This charge brought the venerable DR..
Mayo, OF Olmsted, to his feet. and he dis
proved the assertion. 1--WE will stay with
you. We have given you time to prepare
and you will not. We propose to take the
responsibility of this legislature and we in
sist that we shall have the committees
Senator John Day Smith asked the senator
from Dakota whether he thought the prop
osition fair TO give the Democrats seven, the
Alliance four aud the Republicans four mem
bers each of the apportionment committee.
The Sage took the floor and provoked burst
of laughter by the remark:
II would have preferred that the Alliance
oh hOx-a 10 hAp hrtf
DemocI attic brothers have treated us so hand
sem L. that we all feel like dong the right
thing by them"
AT the request OF Senator John Day Smith
O. recess of fifteen minutes was taken to give
the Republicans time to decide whether or
not they would proceed to fill out the. COM
mittees as indicated by the Democrats and
Alliance. The Republicans then went into
caucus, and shortly after appeared and pre-
senfed the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the proposition of the DEM
oc al senators. fifteen in number, and of the
Alliance, thirteen in number, to theRepublican
senators. twenty-six in number, to appoint
the Republican members of the various
standing committees of the senate, upon the
basis of one Republican to four of the other
parties on some committees, and of four Re
publcans to eleven from the other parties on
some of The most important committees. be
rejected
Senator Leavitt then moved TO take re-
cess for an hour to allow the Democrats and
Alliance time to fill out the committees as
threatened. This was carried without objec-
ton, and the determined Democrats and Al
lance men retired TO the rooms of the Iail-
road committee to select the Republican
members of the standing committees.
When the senate was called to order after
the recess Senator Donnelly rose to a ques-
ton of privilege. reading an article in an
evening paper which IN some way had mixed
up little dialogue which took place be-
tween the Sage and John Day Smith. of Hen
nepin, at the morning session.
The Combines UItimatan.
Senator Donnelly presented the report OF
the Democratic and Alliance caucus, and
offered it in the shape or an amendment to
Senator LeaVitts amendment. This report
filled out the places left open for the Repnb-
licans, and closely followed the list of Re
publicans named on the Republican list as
offered by Senator John Day Smith in the
morning When this was read by the secre-
tary Senator Donnelly took the floor, aud
promised that in any subsequent readjust-
ment the Republicans should be treated
fairly. The voting then commenced, and
the amendment TO the amendment was car
ried by vote of % to I0, several OF the Re-
puDicaus being absent, and one of the Dem
Ocrats, Senator March, declining to vote be-
cause paired. The senators voted as fol
lows:
Yeas-Bell, Borchert Brown. Canestorp,
Craven. Dedon, Donnelly, Erickson, Gessel,
Crate Hompe. Keller, Kelly, La Due. Leav-
ill., Lienau, Lommen, McHale, Mcmillan,
Mayo. Morse, Mott Nelson, Phillips, Probst-
field, Sevatson and Wood-28.
Nues--Allen: Barr, Crandall, Dougherty,
erian Peterson. j. W., Peterson. s. d., san
born Smith, Il. r., Smith, J.. Day, stockton,
Steissguth. TaWney-l9.
The amendment was adopted by the same
vote. and then only the original motion re-
manned to vote upon, but Senator John Day
Smith demanded division on each separate
committee intending to consume all night in
tedious roll calls. Senator Donnelly opposed
this, but the lieutenant governor held that
any member could demand division The
Sage appealed 10 Senator Smith not 10 keep
the senate in session all night. Finalls, after
considerable bargaining and dickering, it was
agreed that Senator Smith withdraw his op-
position, provided an immediate adjourn
ment was taken. Now it was the Sage s turn
to object, which he did, demanding that the
officers be elected first. This was agreed TO-,
and at the request OF Senator Smith ,he vote
on the original resolution was taken, except
on the reapportionment committee. When
this came up, Senator John Day Smith made
an effort to break the combination. He Of
fered the Alliance seven members and the
Republicans four ana the Democrats four,
instead of seven, if they would only come
over.
saThat proposition reminds me OF the story
of the Yankee said Senator Donnelly. 'who
i'll speaking of the temptation OF Christ said
satan took (hrist uD into the mountain and
offered him the whole earth when he didn't
have a darned acre."
I'VE can deliver the goods" said Senator
Smith firmly.
The vote proceeded standing % 10 20. SEN
ator Canestorp voting with the Republicans.
The Correct Committees.
The full list of the committees as adopted
by the senate follows:
Judiciary-James McHale, chairman s. p.
Brown. A. Y. Eaton, lgnatius DoDneliy,
w. w. Mayo, e. Sevatson. G. II. Davis, j. ".
Searles John B. Sanborn. ii. L. Stevens, j.
A. Tawuey, John Day Smith, j. W. Craven,
John B. Hompe, :. A. March.
Finance-John B. Hompe. chairman; r
o. Craig. j. w. Bell, G. II. Lienau, c. s
Eiections-F. G. Mcmillan, chairman; /;
Henry Keller, W. W. Mayo, s. d. Peterson. l..
claims-E. seyatson, chairman: Alonzo
Phillips, George Geissel j. A. Keister, j. w.
Peterson.
AgrIcuture-H. A. Gfafe, chairman: s. P.
Brown, r. o. Craig, j. Grinnell, c. s. Gran
dali.
Banks-s.w Leavitt. chairman; lila Due,
r. NJ. Probstfeld. G. 5. Guderiau. E. X.
Smith.
Enrollment-Henry Keller chairman; Fer.