Morris tribune., 1891-03-04

Mr.. Smith then Onefed SuDStl6uJe.
which was the committee bill except as
to the first section, which copied the
present law, simply changing the figures
from 10 to 8.
The debate lasted all the afternoon,
and when adjournment was taken no
final vote had been reached.
House: Numerous bills were intro
duced, the principal ones being one by
Bell providing that inmates of the sol
diers' home are entitled to control their
pension money; by Gallagher, hmltlng
telephone rates to So per month; by
Bell, providing for bounty on twine
fibre: by Stevens, for publication of his
tory of Minnesota troops in the war; by
Benner, to compel railway companies to
provide suitable crossings on farms; by
Satteriund to promote timber culture in
the state.
N. p. Nelson's bill relating to auto
matte brakes on cars was the first on the
list, and was disposed of by making it
a special order for next Tuesday after
noon.
Saturday Feb. 2s.
The first thing to come before the
senate after the approval of the journal
was the amendment of Senator John
Day Smith reducing the interest to 6
per cent, with 10 per cent by contract
previous to July 1, 1891, and 8 per cent
after that date. As the senate was still
under the order for the previous ques-
ton there was no debate, and the
amendment was adopted by vote of 35
to II.
An amendment offered by Senator
Sevatson was voted down, and then an
amendment was offered by Senator
Craven which fixed the penalty in in
stances where the usurious interest does
not exceed $50 so the justice courts will
have jurisdiction. Mr.. Craven's amend
ment was adopted without division.
The question then came upon the mo-
ton to recommend No. 375 to pass as
amended, and the motion prevailed by
vote of SO to 5.
No. 315 having now been disposed of
as a special order, No. came upfor
consideration.
Senator Donnelly took occasion to
make hot speech, full of invectives
and denunciations of his colleagues,
whom he insinuated had sold out to
bankers and capitalists. He threatened
them with defeat at the hands of their
constituents. Senator Craven made
telling reply.
THE senator from Dakota, said Sem
ator Craven, "has revealed upon this
floor many of the secrets of that Demo-
cratic-Alliance caucus upon the question
now before us. But there is one secret
which he has not revealed. and that l
propose now to tell. 1t was the gentle
man from Dakota who first rose in that
caucus and proposed that, for party in
terests, we should agree to lay aside
Senate File No. and bring the COM
mittee bill up for amendment and pas
sage. He has misled us during the
whole fight. He is the man who came
to the Democratic senators and proposed
a combination upon this floor, and now,
because we do not vote with him, he is
sending broadcast among our constitu-
ents the charges of corrCDtion on our
part. We have stood by him on this
floor in everything. And now he repays
us by saying we are perjurers and that
our votes are influenced by the money
lenders.
When Senator Craven ceased talking
Senator Donnelly made a conciliatory
speech. He wanted the subject to be
laid over as a special order for next
motion in shape the senate adjourned,
A short and proftless session was
held in the house Saturday morning.
Mr.. McGrath, of Winona, performed the
duties of speaker in the absence of
Speaker Champlin, who had gone home
to spend the week end with his family.
The scarce attendance of members indi-
Gated that many others had "done like
wise" The Stockwell anti-Pinkerton
bill was killed on the third reading.
Mr.. Keyes, of Winona. however, gave
notice that he would subsequently move
to reconsider the measure.
Monday, March 2.
The session ef-the senate was wasted,
unless, as is scarcely probable, good
may come of the personalities indulged
in between Ignatius Donnelly on one
side and the various members of the
combine on the other. Member after
member arose to resent the insinuations
of the sage and hurl them back into his
teeth. Then Donnelly would deny that
he had intended to cast any reflections,
and in the course of the denial almost
invariably add more insinuations. rI
have been blackguarded and abused by
political tricksters and newspapers for a
quarter of century, he said, "and I
am glad to say that L have been tried in
fire and never found wanting, and I will
ask the people of the state to stand by
my course on the floor.
The outcome of all the talk was an
agreement to make the interest bills a
special order for Thursday at 11:30
o'clock.
Senator Sevatson introduced a resolu-
ton providing for joint committee to
consult with the directors of the Mime
apolis exposition with view to securing
the exposition building for permanent
capitol. Senator Lieneau gave notice of
debate.
Senator Stevens called up his concur
rent resolution asking congress not to
pass the bill before that body relating to
the booms in the Mississippi river be-
tween the Chippewa river and West
Newton slough. There was sharp
contest and the resolution was finally
Sixty eight bills were introduced.
House: committee on manufactures, re-
apportionruent and agriculture asked
that they be allowed clerk at $5 per
day Adopted.
In the afternoon the house at once re-
solved itself into committee of the whole
and took up general orders. represent
ative Kinley, of ST. Louis county, occu-
pied the speakers chair.
After some discussion about branding
prison made goods, Mr.. Bulls interest
bill reducing the legal and contract rate
of interest to 6 and 8 per cent was taken
up and passed.
Whalebacks on the Pacific,
WEST SUPERIOR, Feb. 25.-Capt. Nc
Dougall, of whaleback fame, has re
turned from the Pacific coast, haviny
made arrangements to put in shipyart
near Anacortes, and four steam pigs
will leave here for the coast as soon a
spring opens to open the coast trade
which the new yard will hereafte
supply.
A Kansas Bank Busted.