The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-17
PROCEEDINGS.
The Work Of the Session Fairly Begun,
With, Evidence Of a
Busy Term.
{ SENATE GUARDIANSHIP.
Representative Lynn, Of Hennepin, Early
in the Field With Two I'm
portant Bills.
Special to The Irish Standard.

Minnesota State Legislature may now
be said to be fully under way, and dur
ing The remainder of the 90-dsy session
which began on the 9Th inst q large
amount of very important work will un-
doubtedly be done by both branches. A
glance over the Senate and House would
eeem to indicate that Minnesota has
never hefoYe had go many able men in
it's legislative halls-so many who were
there with determination to earnestly
and faithfully serve their consti uents,
and to make record for themselves OF
which they can we'll look sack upon
with pride.
The IRISH STANDARD will acquaint it's
readers from time to time, during the
session, OF the business transacted, who
the workers are, and where they hail
from. The home delegation is not go
ing to be found in this background; that
is already evidenced by the unmis TAXA
bic manner in which they are c,ndact-
ing the interests pertaining to MINI cap
oils and to Hennepin county.
Mr.. Lynn was first in the field with a
bill--that abolish ng the plce commls-
sion-which passed the House on Wed
nesday. He was also the author Of the
second bill, which was to repeal chapter
4, special laws OF 1889 ala, 40 am md
mont to the charter OF Minneapolis
which had the effect of reducing the
size Of the commission. Tue TIL es were
suspended aud both bills passed.
Bv motion of Mr.. Walsh, however, Of
The Hennepin delegation, House files !
and 2, introduced by Mr.. Lynn, were
returned to the above body by vote Of
the House. They relate to the police
commission.
LIVELY TIMES IN THE SENATE.
There was an exciting scene in The
Senate on Wednesday,, whea Senator
Smith, of II .nnepin, sent to the Sscre-
tary's desk the protest of the r publ
can senat RS against the action Of the
Demncrat-Allianoe major ty in relieving
the Republican president OF the ap
pointing OF standing committees OF the
Senate. The protest was of an insulting
character, containing such references to
the leaders Of the majority as ''ambi-
,ious men, 'po!it;cal ma1ipulators, :"
'tdemagogues," "self-constituted lead
ers," and SO for b.
After the reading OF the document
Senator D 'nnelly sprang to his feet.
"Mr. President,'' said he. ':no man or NO
mon have right TO bo)y in 9 protest
such insulting language against the
members OF the Senate The protest, I
say, is an insult"
II call the gentleman to order," broke
in Mr.. Smith. "The constitution pro
vides that two or more senators may
record protest against any action Ut
the Senate, and therefore this protest is
a constitutional matter, and cannot be
acted upon by the s natr.'
Mr.. Ives held that Mr.. Smiths point
of order was we'll taken, and that there
was no question before the Senate.
'Then apps al from the decision OF
the chair. 1t cannot be said that under
the gnise of constitutional protest q
senator has the right to insult fellow
SENATOR" replied Mr.. Donneliy.
Mr., Ives insisted That there could be
no appeal. as the constitution Of the
State could not be appealed from by a
senator.
81 beg leave to appeal" continued
Nj. Donnelly, when several raps OF the
gavel by the president and the calling OF
Mr.. Donnelly's name by the same officer
closed the orator up.
.''There is no question to be appealed
FROM" said the president.
"If the chair maintains that thu Sen
ate has no voice in what shall he done
with it's journal, T will say that the chair
is acting the part Of an autocrat," was
the retort of Mr.. Donnelly, and as he
was about to continne in another roast"
on the Republicans, the chair command
ed him to take his seat. Mr. Dom ely
held the floor for fifteen seconds alter
wards. and it was only by repeated raps
of the gavel ana calls for order by j. D.
Smith, that what he said was not he ard,
and he to X his seat.
Mr.. Smith main aimed that it the pro-
test was stricken from the journal the
State constitution would be violated.
Mr.. Donnelly rose again and said: ave
are the custodians of our journal, and
can admit or omit what We desire, and /
demand the right to be heard"
"The senator from Dakota will come
to order,' said the chair.
. Smith backed up the chair, but his
efforts were futile. D1nnelly informed
the chair that he would appeal from the
constitution, adding that no man had
the right to sit in the chair and dictate
what shall be done in the Senate. He
produced Cushing's Manual, and read
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