The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-10-21
Legislative Record Of Hon. kDuto Nelson
coNTRAsTED WITH THAT OF
HON. CNATIUS D0NNELLY.
Look at the Unhandsome Spectacle Made BY this Reoymer
in Voting on Railroad Taxes.
The State Senate Wakes U but Knut Nelson Sleeps on the
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The records public public When permit
to be for high Offices they invite criticism
Two candidates for the Office OF
naus Donne the candidate the peoples and Hon. Knue
Nelson the candidate OF the republican party
From 1875 1878 inclusive gentlemen both members
the Minnesota great important
question
senate We no
abuse Every his ability but have
right the carefully his record because expressed his
feelings probably did expect
be candidate this state He from the
ord he the fight the principles
cned that being carried will be proceed
QUESTION. .zsr..t.s
freely charged years past public press
speakers that Mr. Nelson and tool OF the railroads. an attorney
president of Northern Railroad Company and
ympah with the corporations against the people Does his record
during his the senate sustain that claim pove m
We assert that it sustains it, .9ts so
rAvoRs COMPANIES. r. s
during Nelson's
Senator February Wfnd Sc Of
the Journal that Senator Drake St. Paul. president of the
Co.. bill extend the time which the
should their due the state their
This gashopper If the railroads did
the people would have for them The railroads might
POOR people poorer bill
which Hon John
Pbury he Minneapolis Miller chairman who six days after
wards reported back with that thesae day
rushed through the committee OF the whole read the second tne
everybody it, without understand
house. The senators however the thing
through their heads three thereafter Mr. Coggswe made
the that Dill to the
that the Senate could reconsider the whereby the bill passed
page Journal the what
took place.
"senate payment
due the earnings OF railroad corporations
"T question being taken the adoption OF the resolution
Coggswes recall the bill from the House, the roll being
called there were 16 yeas and % nays" ss'7s3z&9
Ignau Donney voted yea
outon lost But the bill subsequently killed the House,
BATTLE BETWEEN CITIZENS AND A RAILROAD COMPANY: *'o1
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49, "A bill extend the time for the completion OF the St. Paul
cfc Railroad"
settlers grade furnished
refused Them and scheme formed the road
hands Of from these old claims We read
Journal Macdonald peoples
Attorney GENERALLY moved commit the bill committee
provide that before lands conveyed
the state should 10000 "For the
securing debts contracted and due for the construction
building said railroad and secured the act
further providing that before
tho OF said the should not
against the state This latter
debts the citizens the road
allowed swnde OF their
keeping which the
qubbe that the only held the land trust for the
hand and thus defeat the creditors.
consequently this provso the fight hot
the settlers side and the friends the railroad
pany the other The Journal, page 800, says: .
question being provso Mr. Macdonad
and the roll being called there "a Among
the yeas DoNNE1 Coggswe Judge Macdonald Michael
Doran (who heads the party tke
of the 9Th judicial distr
exUned States Senator) Judge Wells Milo White
Gen Berry of Winona Co. formerly Atty GEN.
Butler Child Clark Conkey Drake he R. presdent
afterwards govenor) Lenau McGov Meaey
Murray John Psbury Ring
4 wards governor of the state.
On votes THAT OF
| NELSON
j the proviso adopted -
determined that the
work. it
put question the should sold
So the Senate Journal March 3d. 1875:
/ Mr.. Donneny following resolution:
Whereas poor
ties along have performed grading
other upon
the 2st Of February 1874
the Of the Special Laws Of this
year 1874:
Whereas The said railroad have by of their