St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-09
THEY MADE It WARM.
The Liveliest Assembly Meet
ing in the Hot, Long
Series. 9
Co.'S
Big Fight Over the Conf1rma-
ton of Chief Detective
MeGinn.
0a
Assemblyman DAILY Has His
Innings, and Improves
Them.
i 4
Railway Magnate Lowry Is
Jumped on Behind His
Back.

Inc SE. raul dSSGIllDll lids lOO HIdilyh
orators in it. Every member was pres
ent at last evenings regular session,
with his lungs inflated to their utmost
capacity and determination not to let 4
an opportunity slip to unload them good 4
and plenty. There was just One-half !
hours business before the body. but it
was nearly II O'Clock before their lungs
were unloaded, aud some of them tried
hard to take on fresh load and begin
over again.
About every mans hair seemed to be
standing OH end, aud scarcely two
thought alike on any subject. The ball
opened when the clerk read COM
munication from the mayor announc-
ing that he had reduced John Cook to
sergeant, promoted Schwetzer to cap
tain, and BHrner to lieutenant. The
calling of the vote was begun. and as
Mr.. Reardon's name was called he
found his feet to ask:
us this upon the confirmation Of any
of the Pinkertons? If So vote no.p
The matter was explained to him, but
he still voted no, and had Mr. Daily for
company ON that side Of the fence.
The letter of the mayor announcing
the appointment of Capt. McGinn as
chief OF detectives was read, and
Mr.. Reardon moved that the matter be
referred to the committee on police.
MI Doran said he was unable to see the
necessity for such proceeding. Mr..
McGinn had been resident OF st. Paul
three or four years, and it was known
TO everybody that he is noted and
a. IL To hot
the appointment should be con-
firmed. Mr.. Reardon responded
that 1t was great question
whether McGinn is a resident of st.
Paul; it was also a question whether he
was not over the age prescribed for po
lice appointments. And above all he
was most emphatically opposed to the
appointment OF a Pinkerton man to the
position Mr.. DAILY followed with an
expression of objections to the appoint
ment of Pinkerton man as the chief of 4
detectives of st. Paul.
NIceSinn Confirmed. II
sWhile have no use for Mason,"o ., !;
said ne, .aS some of you may know; Il
am opposed to the appointment Of a +.
PinkertOn man to succeed him. | have.
no doubt of McGinns ability as de-
tective, but | am opposed to his confr,
nation under the circumstances" -
Reardon7S motion to refer to the COM :
mittee on police was put to vote and |.
lost on tie Those supporting Reaf-1
Van Slyke. The matter of confirmation
was then put to vote and carried, Pike,
changing front. rsj.
The other police appointments Of Tie.
mayor came up in their turn and Wefe
all confirmed. -
Next came on.the report of the police,
committee in the Mason-Daly slhuddIe.,,
The report was comprised in this faconic.
notation on the back of the papers by,
the chairman, Mr.. Doran.
COMMITTEE on police report the.
charges against Mr.. Mason were not
sustained before our committee"
Mr., Llghtner moved that the report Of
the committee be adopted, and Mr..
johnson fonnd his feet to oppose. He
said the committee had exceeded its
mission. All that was required of it
was to hear the charges and make a
| note of them. They were disappointed
to hear the case and make a decision
upon It's merits.
Mr.. Benedict, the attorney for Mason,
was present, but if he intended to ask
the privilege of the floor he did not inn
prove his opportunity until DAILY was
accorded the place. Mr.. DAILY poured
hot snot into Mason and his attorney
without stint. His remarks were as
follows:
Daly's Hot Shot.
Mr.. President: / dislike very much to say
anything this evening in reference TO state
| mentS made by me iii this chamber q month
! or SO ago in calling into question what L
| deemed at that time my duty an assembly
| man to do. | have no fault 10 find with the
nrtO Of % I
| before the committee for the reasons already
| stated by me. | was threatened with legal
| proceedings, and it was not my desire to
| have the matter tried by two tribunals; be-
| sides, | was unable 10 appear. ] desire.
| however, to reiterate my statements that
| the chief of detectives was Intoxicated that
| instead of falling through glass show
| CASE I should have said mirror or looking
glass These statements came to me from
| several police officers. including the one ON
| the beat. who found him with his arm through
the glass and unable to stand up. The hack
driver also Informed me about this same es-
capade but said II won't tell you at pres
ent where took him, but gentlemen are not
found III such places" The hack driver
said this in the presence of at least dozen
persons and it was upon these statements
has already been published in the pa
pers. But. Mr. President, it seems, strange
that an assemblyman has to be threatened
with legal proceedings for what occurs in
debate. L Slcu Is Tic CstSc, lHSll We may us
well resign as u Legislative body. There is
one thing, l believe. which animates that
colossal mountain of brass and vanity (Bene-
dict) in this particular. case, and it is the
fact that few years ago ne was candidate
for state senator and was defeated,
and / helped to do it, And | might
add MI President that his reference
to me being advised by one who
is ignorant of the law is but another
Illustration of what deem his monumental
vanity. NV counsel is one who has the res
Dectand confidence of every citizen i'll Ram
sey county. irrespective of party politics. He
towers above Benedict i'll the admiration OF
his fellow members of the bar as Mount
washington towers above mole hill. He
has been our mayor and county attorney
elected without opposition, when is tribute
that has not been, in my recollection, cob
ferred on any other citizen or ST. Paul. He
filled them both honorabls
But, Mr. President, l believe Mr.. Benedict
is simply doing this preliminary to the next
| spring election, wherein there Will be
| chance for him to be elected JuslIce Oh lhe
| peace, and where, if elected, he will have an
| opportunity to display his fine legal attain
| ments and magnificent scholarly accomplish
| ments. If he's DESTROYS OF going INTO court
! why, I'll accommodate him, anu L m Wiling
! to trust my case in the courts of Ramsey
county. Now let him and the cabbage head
| who tried to ill John O'Connor's shoes fora
( brief period sail in.
| Judge Benedict seemed to squirm Oc-
| casonally as Daily warmed up to his
work, but he made no reply to anything
| said. M
When the vote on the adoption of the
report was called Messr5. Doran, Light
ner. Sandell and President Wolterstorff
voted yea; Messrs. DAILY, Johnson and
Reardon voted no; and Messrs.
Pike and Van Siyke were ex-
cused from voting. MI. Reardon
| raised the point that under the
charter those falling TO vote must be
counted in the negative, and thus
claimed that the confirmation was lost.
But his point only raised "a laugh, and
no further attention was paid 10 it.