St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-05
Mr.. Donnelly's fight with the Washburn
family detailed at length.


family detailed at length.
During this rather warm speech the
Sage of Nininger was not idle. His
versatile mind had already framed a re-
Jolnder, and when. Senator Smith took
his seat MIR. Donnelly, stirred to the
core, arose, and in a speech remarkable
alike for its arraignment of the Repub.
lican party and Gen. Washburn, COM
pletely annihilated his venturesome op-
pOnent.
II could have interrupted the senator
from Hennepin," said the sage, "fOr his
foul attack on me, because he was NOT
speaking to question of privilege, but
MIR. President, stand by the words I
uttered. The gentlemen says those
words were brutal; they are brutal, be-
cause the truth is sometimes brutal.
The senator from Winona claimed that
the Republican party had stood by the
people. quoting law whose violation
and non-enforcement by the Republican
administration had created the recent
political uprising and brought down the
party. L am glad that the ithurieI
shaft of truth has pierced the toad of
RepublicanIsm and made the preacher
vince. l say to them that they have
betrayed the people. If the gentleman
from Hennepin thinks there is any honor
in being one of the chief advocates OF
that gentleman's election, l would ask
him to refer to the record of that legis4
lature, where an investigation showing
that the election of this man was Oby
tanned by corruption. and this report
was squelched. This gentleman claims
that deserted the Republican party as
soon as it refused to keep me in Office.
This is false. | left that party when
became convinced that it had become
the Seryile tool of monopoly. The sena-
tor from Hennepin no longer speaks
with masSed thousands at his back, but
as a man squeezed through the keyhole ,
of a small maiOritT."
Senator Smith replied to the senator
from Dakota, claiming that he had not
violated the rules in his first speech.
The Sage had made charges against
members of the legislature of 1889, Of
which he was a member.
IL don't think they voted for Gen.
Washburn to reward HIM for infamy,
but for more potent reasons" said Sen-
ator Donnelly, sarcastically, while the
galleries and the senate smiled.
After hearing reports of several COM
mittees the senate adjourned until
O'Clock. !,
Senate Wants to Investigate.
The afternoon session had hardly
commenced when Gen. Sanborn sent up
series of resolutions providing for
senate committee to investigate the
states prison. Reference is made to the
failure OF the house 10 request the SEN
ate to join in the house Investigation.
Notice OF debate was given. and the res
olutiOns went over. They are as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The proper management Of the
state prison Is Il matter of the deepest public
concern, and the care and management Of
the prisoners aud the control and manage
ment of prison labor Is attracting the deep
est public interest, and the public mind con-
tinues TO be unsettled as to the past policy OF
the state pertaining to these qestions and as
to what its future policy should be, and
Whereas, The official conduct and good
faith of the officers of the state especially
charged with the management and control OF
the prison and the management OF the pris-
oners aud the disposition that should be
made OF the labor of prisoners is doubted
and questioned, and the public mind is un-
settled i'll relation thereto; and
Whereas, 1t is desirable and necessary that
the senate should be advised fully of all the
facts connected with the prison and prison
labor before taking any action in relation
thereto and the house of representatives has
failed to request the senate TO appoint three
or any of its members upon the committee
of the house now investigating said matters;
therefore,
Resolved, That an investigating committee
to be composed of six members, two from
each political party in the senate. be aD-
pointed by the president to investigate all
matters pertaining to the past management
of the state prison and Of the prisoners, and
of the labor OF prisoners. and all other mat
ters pertaining TO the prison or prisoners,
and what the past management has been.a
what the future management thereof should
be in their judgment.
Resolved, That said committee when ap-
pointed, shall have power to send for per-
sons and papers, to administer oaths, 10 ems
ploy stenographer at an expense not TO ex-
ceed 81 per day, ana to sit during the sessions
of the senate. ana have leave to report at any
time.
On General Orders. !
The senate then resolved itself into
committee of the whole, Senator Eaton
in the chair. General orders were taken
up where dropped in the morning, and
Gen. SanbOrn'S bill establishing uni
form system of admission to the bar OF
the state. This was criticized by
number of senators. A motion to re-
port fayOrably was voted down by a
vote of 10 to IS.
Senator Lienau's bill organizing
state board of immigration came next.
Senator Day opposed it as scheme in
the interests of the cities, but Mr.. Lie
nau soon demonstrated that it was to
the interest of every citizen to secure
larger emigration to the state. The bill
involving an appropriation of money
was finally referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Senator March's bill allowing trust
companies to loan funds to their own
stockholders was vigorously opposed,
and. after lengthy discussion. it was
agreed that on rising the committee re-
port progress and ask for further time.
The balance of the afternoon was de-
voted to work in committee of the
whole, the general orders being nearly