St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-16
SOUNDS FROM THE SENATE.

This will be an exceedingly inter
esiing week in the state senate. owing
20 the fact that the final fight over the
Davis interest bill will probably be
ended before the last day of the week is
reached. at least. This bill will be
taken up as the special order, at g
o'clock this afternoon, and II full SEN
ate is present the chances are decidedly
favorable TO its passage. But, however
should ten Of the tifty-four senators be
Kept away by sickness or other causes.
unless these all happened to he from
the ranks of the opposition. the bill IS
very likely TO fail to Sc cure the required
Number of votes. OF course the ma
jority present can call it up again if it
tails of passage by son OF absentees,
but 4 failure ike this has bad effect
Oh Il measure.
This interest fight has been full OF
exciting incidents and dramatic sltua-
lions. and. more than all, il has helped
10 develop number OF politicians who
Viii be heard from IN the future i'll this
stale. On the side of the Davis bill.
Senator Davis, of NicOllet, made 4 fight
that stamped him as one Of The deter
mined and able men i'll the senate. He
started out TO pass the bill which he III
1roduced the first day of the session,
and he has left no stone unturned in
ho efforts 10 do SO. He carefully
worked around the friends of the Sew
atSon substitute, and even voted for
it. well knowing that it would be
rejected. His object IN this. however,
was developed later when the Sage, Sen
atOr SeyatSOn. and all on that side came
Squarely over to the Davis bill. But
even then the fight was far from Won.
There WAS clearly Il majority opposed to
Senate File No. when The hight came
on between that aud the bill prepared
by the banking committee. All this,
however, was changed during the week
that the question WAS pat over and IN
less all appearances are false, the Me
Otct statesman will before the end of
this legislative day. win the greatest
Victory Of the session.
i;ii Senator Davis Is not the only
Young Republican senator who came to
The front ON the interest question. An
other, just about his age, who halls
from the Democratic county of Ninona,
fined up with Senators Leavitt. "a Due,
GuderiaH and the Smiths, and did val
liant service on the side of the commit
tee bill. Senator TaWney Is one OF the
hrlghteSt and ableSt men in tie senate,
aikOf which was demonstrated during
the last few weeks fight on the interest
question. He also did good work for
his county in defeating the Joint reso-
iut;on opposing the passage of bill by
congress giving the Minnesota Soon
company certain privileges in the Mis-
siSsippi river. lie is always alert, and
ready 20 defend the interests OF his dis
trici.
Senator Frank \. Day is one of the
interchangeable iitulenants OF Senator
BayIS in his contest for Senate File No.
!. Frank" as he is commonly called,
i one of the shreWdest managers i'll The
present senate and. like the present
governor Of York state he is always
looking out for what he calls good
politics" However, this is all right
tor L man who is trying to place his
party in good position before the PEG
pie, will, as rule, prove a better sery.
ant for the state than the man who acts
according 10 different scheme. Sen
ator Day is really good, clear ano
astute man, and ii is too bad that such
an ardGeGs task as purifying. the Re
Gnblican party should be laid on hi:
shoulders.