St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-16
The SCHEME WORKED
Republican Senator's Aided by
Three Alliance Men Pass
the Reyes Bill.
All the Objectionable Amend
ments Go With 1t to the
House.
II the Representatives Refuse
to Concur It's Passage Is
Assured.
Senator'S Hold Three Sessions
and Do a Great Deal of
Work.

The opening exercises of the senate
were rather brief Yesterday morning,
the chaplain making an exceedingly
short prayer. Senator Donnelly rose to
a question of privilege, taking as his
subject articles which appeared in sew
eral evening papers day or two ago re-
fiecting on the sergeant-at-armS. The
Sergeant-at-armS. lie said. was a very
faithful officer. This seemed the unan-
imous opinion Of senators and all, and,
after requesting correction, the Sage
allowed the matter TO drop.
The president of the senate here an
nounced that he had appointed as COM
missioners to investigate the matter of
a new capitol under the Mcmillan reso-
luton Senators AicMill an, Dean and La
Due. A resolution was subsequently
adopted making the number of commits
siOnerS five, the two new ones to be
named by the chair. One of these will
be Senator Ayers, of Mower county, who
is considered as exceptionally well quail
flied by experience for the position. The
additional two commissioners will be
named in a day or two.
The vote by which the senate bill in
creasing the appropriation for state
farmers Institutes from $500 to Sl0,-
coo was lost was rec0nSidered and the
bill placed on general orders. n number
of resolutions having for their object
the eXpediting of business were offered
and lost, and then the regular order
was taken up. When the house file
constituting eight hours a days work
on public works was given its first read
Ing, Mr.. DOpnelly at once moved its
reference TO committee of the whole.
1 he labor committee recommended the
indefinite DOStpOnement of the bill. MIR.
Crandali objected. and expressed him
self as being surprised that the preSi-
dent of the Farmers Alliance should
make such a motion, inasmucb as there
was not farmer in the state that was
III favor of it. Mir. Hammer, in logi-
cal address, cOntended that eight hours
work in cities and towns would have a
tendency to drive labor from the farms,
as it was impossible TO run farm on
the eight-h0ur principle, and labOrerS
were certain TO go where they could
work the least. The motion to refer
the bill TO the committee of the whole
was not only voted down, but by the vote
of "a yeas TO 19nayS the bill was indeti-
nltely postponed.
Senator Morse, from the Hennepin
delegation, reported the Minneapolis
Patrol Limits ERtEI
and moved that it be placed on the
calendar. This motion failed to re-
celYe votes enough to suspend the rules.
After passing several local measures
the senate took recess until o'clock.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the calendar, all the measures upon that
document being disposed of and either
passed or defeated. The amended
Reyes bill was passed by close vote,
the Alliance and Democratic senators.
with three exceptions, voting solidly for
the reference of the bill to Senator
March with instructions to strike out
the amendments inserted by the Repub-
lIcans Monday. This motion was de-
feated by the following vote: