St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-19
The Ramsey Senator Stops
Over on His Corrupt
Practices Bill
And Succeeds in Breaking the
Alliance and Democratic
Combine,
Owing to the Inexeusable and
Unexplainable Detection
Of Three Men.
The House Continues to Slow
ly jog in It's Arduous
Legislative Labops.

The senate had but one session yes
terday, adjourning at 1890 out of re-
Spect to the memory of Gen. Ii. 81. Sib-
ley, after adopting appropriate resolu-
tions, which will be found in another
column. The only incident of note at
the session was a discussion over the
reports from the special committee to
which had been referred the Mcmillan,
Leavitt and Dean election bills. The
majority report, signed by Senators Nc
MILAN and Leavitt, favored the Nc
MILAN bill, with few amendments,
while the minority, signed by Senator
Dean, favored the latter'sown bill. The
discussion took wide range, and, while
the Democratic and Alliance senators
were outvoted, owing to an ineXcusable
detection of three of their men, they
had decidedly the best of the discussion.
Immediately following the opening
exercises of the upper house yesterday
the lieutenant governor announced that
after conference with the speaker Of
the house and several members it was
thought best to fix upon Saturday as
the day for adjournment authorized by
the JOINT resolution relating to the
death and funeral of Gen. Sherman.
This was followed by the announce
ment that Senators Tawney, Bell, Sew
atson, DOnnelly and Davis had been APP
pointed a committee to investigate into
the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing courts
of Cancellation, pursuant to resolution
offered by Senator SevatsOn last week.
A resolution was next offered by Mr..
Hammer giving q. A. r. men the privi-
lege of the floor during their presence
in the city.
Several resolutions ''guying" Senator
Allen over his failure to find the resi-
dence of Gov. Ives Tuesday evening
were introduced. 1t seems that the
Cloquet senator undertook to act as the
guide of Senator Brown. Both states
men failed to materialize, and Senator
Brown, to square" himself, offered
resolution authorizing Senator Allen to
employ Chippewa Indian as his guide
while in st. Paul. This went over under
notice of debate by Mr.. Craig. Senator
Barr next came to the front with a res
olution appropriating $3.50 for the pur-
chase of a map of st. Paul for the use
of Mr.. Allen, and this was referred to a
committee consisting of Senators Allen,
Barr and Craig.
The introduction of bills took but lit
tie time, only three measures being
turned in. All of these were local
measures, one amending the charter of
New Ulm, introduced by Senator 5. d.
Peterson; another. authorizing the lssu-
anee of 100000 by Minneapolis for
bridge at Sixth avenue south. by Mr..
Phillips. and third by Mr.. Dean. pro-
viding penalties for the diversion, trans
fer or loan from one fund to another of
public money i'll the city of st. Paul.
Beams Little Bill.
For once that portion of the proceed
ingS known as committee reports
created some discussion. Several days
ago Senators Mcmillan, Leavitt and
Dean, ali having introduced bills de-
signed to prevent corruption at cleo
tons, were appointed a committee to
consider the three bills and report
measure to the senate. After meet
ing Senators LeaVitt and Mcmillan
agreed to report the Mcmillan bill with
several amendments embodying the
best features Of theaDean and Leavitt
bills. To this Mr.. Dean would not
agree. Like the other Republican
senators, after having sat silent while
his party allowed corrupt practices at
elections to go on for thirty years, he
wanted to dictate just how much of a
ton OF the majority and minority re-
ports started discussion. Mr.. Dean
thought he had not been treated fairly,
and asked that all three bills be sent to
the Judiciary committee again for
further consideration.
Senator Leayitt stated that the ma
jority of the committee had selected the
bill that seemed to embody the best
features, and intimaJed that Mr.. Dean
desired to delay the passage Of re-
form measure.
Senator Crandall claimed that the Re-
publican party was in favor of reform,
and only wanted chance to demon
Strate 1T.
Senator Donnelly delivered a speech
that was the feature of the day. The
pretensions of the Republican party
were laid bare and its cOrruptions held
up to the light of day as only the Sage
can do it. Mr.. Donnelly declared he
had no halter around his neck. When
he found a party had become corrupt
he could leave it and go to better one.
Senator Davis followed. and declared
that he believed that the combination
against the Republicans was determined
to appropriate all the credit that was to
be gained by the passage of such meas
ures as the interest bill, elections bill,
etc.
Senator Keller replied to the senator
from Nicollet, and the question came to
vote, Senators Dedon. Hompe and Sc
watson voting with the Republicans, and
the bill was accordingly referred to the
judiciary committee. The vote in de-
tail was:
Allen, Dean, Peterson. j. W,
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