The Irish standard., 1891-01-31
ton amended SO That it will provide for
an income tax. and presented bill sub
uniting such an amendment to a vote of

tion amended SO that it will provide 70
an income tax, and presented bill sub
uniting such an amendment to avote O
! the people.
The bill of Senator Geissel, providine
for fling with the secretary Of state Of
all particulars relating to pardons OF
communications of sentences when such
are made by the governor, was passed
When the senate reached the joint
resolution Of Senator Sanborn memor.
iallzing congress against the passage OF
the bill authorizing the government to
guarantee the bonds for the construc-
tion of the Nicaragua canal, another
long debate upon the question was pre-
cipated. Senator Dean had with him a
COPY of the bill reported favorablv to
the United States senate, from which
he showed that the bill limited the
bonds to 500. 600, 900, and that $40. 600.
600 of this amount was to be under the
control of the government. He asked
the senators to keep in mind two con-
siderations with respect to the bill.
First, ii the canal is constructed it will
give short ocean route between our
eastern aud estern coasts, thus estab-
fishing competitive line to the trans
continental railways. Again, If the
bonds are not guaranteed by the gov.
eminent the bulk of them will be owned
by English capitalists, just as the bonds
of the Suez canal are held in that inan-
eial center of the world.
Senator DOnnelley spoke against the
resolution and lntimated that it was
not written by Senator Sanborn, who
introduced 1t. but was copy Of a reso-
luton which had PROBABLY been sent to
all state legislatures by the owners of
the transcontinental railway lines. He
thought there was probably a concerted
effort on the part of railway owners to
defeat the canal project. and he did not
want, during his short life, to do any
thing to help J. Gould. Senators
Tawney and Davis spoke against the
resolution and Senators McHale and
Hompe in it's favor.
A vote was then taken, which re
suited IN the defeat Of the resolution by
a vote of 81 yeas to II nays.
Senator Morse introduced bill al
loving liquor dealers to take out llcence
at any time during the year for any
portion of the year at pro ratio price
for said license; and Senator McHale, a
bill authorizing the sale Of poisons upon
written prescriptions of physicians.
Senator Smith, Of Henepin, introduced
a bill adding general election day to
the list Of legal holidays.
The most important N after on Wed
nesday was the O'Brien Searles contest.
The election committee reported In ia
vor Of O'Brien. Considerable evidence
was submitted upon the validity of the
returns from the town of Marine. in
Washington County, and Fayette
Marsh. attorney ror O'Brien, attacked
the leading Republican judge at the
Marine election. All element of ex~
citement was furnished by the story
that big political deal was back OF
the contest; that Governor Merriam
had offered SearIes the vacant judgship
Of washington county on condition he
would withdraw and that the Governor
had also made deal with O'Brien to
receive his support for the United
States Senatorship in 1898. Gov. Mer-
rian denies that he has made any pro-
position to the contestants. though
Searles intimates That an offer was
made to him. When questioned bv a
reporter he said that it was political
scheme on the part of Gov. Merriam to
do him out of the election because he
was in favor of C. K. Davis for the
United States Senate and Merriam
was hard to work trying to secure the
seat for himself The contest waxed
hot on Wednesday and continued until
Thursday evening when a vote was
taken resulting in O'Briens favor by 81
to 81. He received Republican and II
Alliance votes along with IA Demo
cratic votes. Thus ended the exciting
contest in favor of the right man, and
TIE IRISH STANDARD eongratulates
the victor.
Duluth.
Special Correspondence Of the Irish Standard
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