St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04

The scalpers often raise, by acids and
other devices, the value of tickets. The
people buy them and often lose what
they pay by being detected. Over 500
persons were put off from trains on
the Northern Pacific oil account OF
bogus tickets, III one year. 80 L was
informed by railroad officials. The
whole business is full of dishonest prac-
ticeS. But l am not going to dwell on
this matter. Had | been left alone l
have no doubt but what L could have
brought about reduction of passenger
rates from three to two cents per mile
as a condition of passing this bill.
Messrs. Donnelly and Fish were aware
OF this fact and concluded it would never
do to let me get the credit for this, and
when found that every move L made
was miSrepreSented, / quietly Withdrew
the bill. Another matter by which
drew the fire of these same gentlemen
was my railroad bill, Senate File No.
200. | introduced this bill and it was re-
ferred to Mr.. Donnelly's committee. L
waited patiently for weeks for Mir. ID. to
report 1t back to the senate, as 1t was his
sworn duty to do, but | waited in vain.
He did not even call meeting of his
committee. On Feb 13 Mr.. Donnelly i'll
troduced Senate File No. 2T6 [Sec page
207), railroad bill, called meeting of
his committee to consider it, at noon,
and reported iC and had it placed oil
general orders during the afternoon OF
the same day, (See page 2ll.) This
kind of treatment | would not stand,
SO the next day (see page 2l2)
! moved that Senate File No.
200 be recalled from the committee on
railroads and placed OH general order,
which was carried by vote OIL p to II.
This bill, with amendments, is now the
law of the state. 1t is not as L would
like to have had it; OH pages SIT and 67o
will be found record of the fight. l
made out the amendment of the bill
which had changed its numbers from
200 to 500. The whole of section 2,
which l thought the most important
part of the bill. was stricken out at this
time. tried to get it put back and put
the senate on record, but failed by
this vote. 1t may be of inter-
est to know that the famous
Currier bill, in whose praise so much
has been said, was copied almost yer
batim from my bill, introduced in the
house and then killed The bill made
Currier famous, and with the same bill
they are seeking to make me Infamous.
When Fish SAYS that tie bill was got up
in the Office of the Great Northern rail-
way tlc SIMPLY LeliS VITAL he hIoWS "
be lie. Now, with reference to being
elected president pro tenn during the
| sickness of Lieut.. Gov. Ives, about
which Great Fish has said so much, and
| to get which / entered into an un-
holy combine with the Republicans.
! The facts are, that on March 3,
Mr. Ives not feeling well, asked
me to take the chair. The next morn
| ing he sent me note to again preside
for that day. At noonI learned that he
was quite sick, and laid the matter be-
| fore the senate. Here is the official
! record, Oh my stating the matter before
| the senate. MIR. McHale moved that
Mr.. Hompe be made president pro TEN
during the absence of Lieut.. Gov Ives,
| which motion prevailed, (see page 5S9.)
| Now, who was Mir. McHale? One of
| the hated Republicans? No, but DEM
| ocratic sen at0r from Scott county. and
one of the few who stuck to Donnelly
| all through the session. l tried to do
my duty as best could in that trying
| position, and ! think gave satisfaction
| to all but Fish and Donnelly.
JOHN B. HOAIPE.