The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-07
LEGISLATIVE CLASHINGS.
A LIVELY THRESHOLD FIGHT IN
MINNESOTA.

The Democrats and Alliancenen Fuse
on Senate Omcers and Will Probably
Do So in the House -Ignatius DON
nelly Playing the Lead ng Role in
the Debate.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 6.-In the legisla-
ture the House stands, democrats, 4S; re-
publicans, 40; alliance, 81 One ba was
cast to-day for speaker, resulting. +. Z.
Searls. rep, Al; H. C. Stivoss, dem. 40,
E. I. Champlin, alliance, 81 The House
then adjourned.
In the Senate, after the installation Of
the senators, Ignatius Donneily, the alliance
leader, moved 70 take q recess until
O'Clock this afternoon. This was carried by
vote Of 81 to % When the Senate re-
assembled at o'clock 1t was 70 elect officers
who had already been decided on by the
conference committee Of the alliance
and the democrats. F. n. Van Duzen,
the alliance candidate for secretary, headed
the Inst, and the democrats and alliance
candidates alterlated through the list. By
a vote Of 81 70 IS for L. p. Hunt, rep, Mr..
Mr.. Van DuZen was elected, aud similar
vote was cast tor the assistant secretary,
enrolling clerk, expressing clerk and the
sergeant-at-arms.
HOT PARLIAMENTARY BATTLE
Then came hot parliamentary battle
over the rules, IN which lgnatius Donneily
was the sole spokesman for the alliance and
democrats, and John Day smith was the
chief speaker for the republicans Senator
DOnnelly insisted that inasmuch as the ALI
ence-democratic combiue Has 10 the major
Ity the committees on railroads, grain aud
warehous. 5 and banking should be made up
Of farmers, and when Senator smith
moved u nave the last sessions rules
continue and that committee be appointed
10 decide on permanent rules, he objected
vigorously. de conteuded that the ma jor-
ity should elect the committees, aud that
nothing should bs d1le e. allow their
appointment in the customary way by the
heuteu ant governor, since that official was
of different politics from himself Mr.. Dom
nellTl and a majority Of the Senate. He
considered this but tie beginning of the
battle to the death with the corporations,
and ne was ready to fight.
LIVELY PERSONAL TALK.
Some lively personal talk followed re-
garding the attempts made by Mr. Donnelly
70 effect compromise with either party
and the attempt OF that senator TO secure a
pledge from Lieut.. Gov. Ives that
he would make his appointments in accor-
dance with the demands Of the alliance. SO
very personal aid the debate become
governor felt called upon to make a
statement on what he considered a
question of privilege. he had stated that
ne would make all appointments with strict
justice to the three parties represented, but
had been given to UNDERSTANDINGS he said,
tbreateued-that unless he did as they
requested they would make combination
with the democrats and get what they
wanted anyway.
Mann SMITH
After an unsuccessful attempt to adj ourn,
Mr. Smith changed his re olution TO make
it agree with the ideas OF the alliance demo-
anyway, and then, after an hour
an a half of wrangling over what
would be done, Mr.. Donnelly offered
the identical resolution previously presented
by MIR. Smith, and it was adopted. This,
how left the Senate with the rules of
the last session, with two exceptions, which
would leave the way clear for making the
changes desired by tue alliance.
FAR FROM AN AGREEMENT.
The three parties in the House are as far
from any compromise as ever. The demo-
Gratis and alliancemen have been in COM
munication with each other through con-
ference committees ell the afternoon, and
are still at it Tonight, but neither seems in
clined to yield, ana both want the speaker
ship. The fact that they managed to fuse
in the Senate may have
tendency TO bring them together in
the House, but the democrats claim that
fhe alliance got the hest Of it in the upper
House, and they want the best of the
division Of the offices in the lower body.
The republicans stand firm for their cam
didate for speaker, and hope to gain enough
votes from the other parties when they
break to elect their men.