The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-09
THE SENATE.

Chief Clerk Van Duzee sails In on tho
Crest of the Wave.
1t was but moment or two after II
o'clock when Lieut.. Gov. Ives assembled the
throne from which he will reign for the
next three months and called the senate to
order. The senators were all present save
Senator Hammer of Spring Valley, who is
too ill to come to St Paul. Seats had been
selected beforehand. Ignatius Donnelly
was on the extreme left, Senators Mayo and
La Due, the two Dromios of the senate,
were in the front row. The Minneapolis
and St. Paul delegations are all on the right
OF the hall. Senator Day was called to the
secretary's desk temporarily. Rev. Mr..
Carnahan, of the First Presbyterian church,
volunteered to act as chaplain and his serv-
ices were accepted.
The first business was announced as the
presentation of certificates of election
When they were all in and the roll had
been called, the senators advanced to the
front and took the oath which binds
them to the support of the constitutions
OF the United States and the state, and to a
faithful performance of their duties. Hard
~ had they taken their seats when Senator
senate of 81, to address "Mr. Presid emit"
lie moved recess until o'clock.
When the senators began to gather in the
afternoon there was great curiosity ex-
pressed as to the effect of the Alliance
Democratic combination. The Republicans
they were mistaken. A coalition had been
formed as solid as stone WALL The Alli-
ance men had gotten the most out of the
deal and could afford to stick. The Demo-
Gratis realized that they must take that or
nothing, and so they hung together and to
the Alliance like cracked china plate
mended with a patent cement. The first
business was the nomination of secretary.
Mr.. La Due presented the name of Fred n.
Van Duzee OF Luverne. Mr. Barr named
L. +. Hunt Of Mankato. the two gentlemen
being respectively the caucus nominees of
the combination and the Republicans. The
roll call developed the stone wall against
which the Republicans vainly butted tn cir
heads all the afternoon. Mr.. Van Duzee,
who is very populur among all the parties
was successful by vote Of q to 25
There was no hitch in the subsequent
proceedings. Mr.. Lienau named as first
assistant secretary A. L. Graves of st. Paul.
but voted for Burt w. Day of Hutchi nson.
The vote was the same ~ on the first posi-
ton save that Mr.. Probstfield had arrived
and voted for Graves and Mr.. Sevatson
voted for Day, which privilege he had re-
served IN the joint caucus. as he was under
tOs'c PaeuRS 20 Mr.. Day. The vote
stood -, Graves 2, Day 26. For enrolling
clerk w. q. Whiteman was named bv Mr..
Eaton and E. p. Barnum bv Mr..
Aeiler. Barnum was successful, Is to Is.
Lewis Hanson was Mr.. Probstfield's
nominee for engrossing clerk, and q. w.
foote was named by Senator Tawney The
result was that Hanson carried off the per-
simmons 6y the usual vote, and for sergeant
alarms. Harvey Gillctt OF Dakota county.
Nj. Donnely's candidate, defeated Clarke
Chambers by the same vote.
The air was then full of resolutions in
:aTor OF friends of certain senators, which
were all referred to the committee on EN-
Pioyes. and at $40 p. M. the senate adj
30Qrped 70 meet 1t 70 o'clock this forenoon.