St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-18
LED BY GREER.

Mr.. Moore Did Not Know Who
Wrote the Majority Report.
Immediately after the reports were
read there was great deal of confusion
on the floor. Instead of creating the in
tense CONSERVATION as was predicted by
the Alliance men there was manifest
desire on the part of the Republican
and Democratic members to get clear
idea of all that was in the majority le-
port and to express an earnest desire
that if that report was based on facts,
and no one questioned this matter, then
those VINO had been guilty should be
brought to justice. Indeed, no sooner
had the clerk completed the reading
than Mr.. Greer got the floor and moved
that the reports, together with all the
testimony should be placed in the
house commission, who were to take
any further steps necessary to complete
the investigation and appropriating the
the sum of 5000 to carry on the work.
Mr.. Reeve offered substitute resOlu-
ton, which appears at the end of this
report.
Mr.. Champlin, who was on the floor,
having placed Mr.. Furlong in the speak
er'S chair early in the evening, main
tanned that this body could not appro-
pirate money for future work, and that
the resolution would simply be farce,
and that if the committee or commission
continued their work, then they would
do so simply at a risk of paying their
own expenses.
MIR. Reeve proceeded to roast the sew
eral previous speakers, who had prevl-
ouSly manifested such eager desire to
get out all there was in the case, and
now because such a spirit of fairness
was manifested to get at the whole facts
in the matter, for some reason wanted
to stay proceedings. Certain parties
had raised howl against approprfdting
money OH the grounds that it would not
be fair when it was well known that the
bills would be paid promptly and in
full. 1t was simply an effort to choke
off further proceedings and allow
a one-sided report to &c before
the public. If there was so
securing the appropriation, then Qook-
directly at Mr. Bjorge) it would be well
to cut down the Fergus Falls insane
asylum appropriation. The members
of the house wanted to go to the very
bottom of this matter under inyestiga-
ton and bring out all the factt.
The chair ruled that money could not
be appropriated, as contemplated in the
resolution, and Mr.. Reeve then moved
to amend by h6Fing the amount paid
out of the railroad and warehouse fund.
Mr.. Zelch asked Mr.. Moore who wrote
the majority report, and the latter gen.
tleman stated that he did not know, as
he was out of the room at the time.
Mr.. Diment was reused by this out
rageous admission. He declared if the
chairman of the committee does not
know we have no report to consider"
Laughter.
The resolution of Mr.. Reeve was then
adopted and a motion that the commit
tee on appropriations be requested to
ascertain from the attorney general if
the appropriation was within the limit
of those for the fiscal year and perfectly
legal, and to report at the session this
morning was. also adopted. The :reSo-
luton reads:
Resolved, That the report of the investi-
the shipment of grain from Duluth elevators
and all other public elevators at terminal
points in the state if necessary, together with
the testimony so far taken. be resubmitted
TO said committee, with power to extend the
meeting of the said committee beyond the
legislature, and to complete their investiga-
ton with power to compel the attendance of
witnesses and the production of books and
papers, 1nat sald commlttee allow the
parties interested to appear and take
part in said Investigation by coun-
ell or otherwise. To produce such
testimony as they deem advisable and per
tinent to the issue; that such witness as
they have already examined be recalled for
cross examination, upon request of parties
interested, and that said report and said tes-
timonv be not published until the final re-
port of said committee. That said COM
mlttee report to the governor at such time as
it shall complete Its labors That when said
report is finally made, it be published
That the sum OF $780, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated
out of any money not otherwise appropri-
ated to pay the expense of such investigation,
the same to be paid out on order of the gov
eror.