St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-06
New York Republican Pirates
Whine at Walking the
Plank,
While Young Mr.. Sheehan
Smiled Compassionately
on Their Misery.
Sherwood's Opponent Seated
Smooth and Easy With
out Edwards.
Gov. Flowers Message an
Able and Sensible State
Document.

Gratis have nailed down and copper
fastened their Republican foeman in
the legislature. The thing was done,
too, so deftiy and with such sternness
as almost to challenge admiration
from the Republicans who were
thus silenced. The two houses
of the legislature were organized
simultaneously, and now for the first
time in eight long years the Democrats
are warming themselves by the official
fires, while their adversarieS are cool
ing their heels on the curbstone of re-
greet and mischance. The day has been
an anxious one for the Demo
cratic members and leaders. They
could not know what mine
might have been laid by the Repub-
lican leaders in New York Sunday and
Monday. They could not be sure but
that at some least guarded point in the
programme of organizing the senate
the Republicans might rush from am
bush. Hence there was
Careful Drilling
in the Democratic scamp: every tactic
likely to be called into play in the pos
sible battle was tried; every buekler of
parliamentary defense and aggression
was polished clean and bright, and every
link of diplomatic mail was care
fully examined, lest an opposing
lance might penetrate. This took time,
and when the preparation was conclud-
ed the hour for converting the senate
had passed by. Meantime the Repub-
liean camp was in council of war. The
partisan wand was once again laid upon
the Uranium of Senator Edwards, but it
had no power. he would go into the
mate. ne reiterated. and do what
he deemed to be his duty in organizing
the body of representatives of the peo-
pie that had been sent here to organize
and work. This position of the senator
from the Thirty district being
unstormable, the Republicans concluded
that as Edwards would give the Demo.
. Gratis quorum, they might just as well
IL o'clock sharp they were in their seats
in the senate chamber looking over
their mail. and waiting calmly for the
biare of Democratic trumpetS.
Enter Friend Edwards.
A few minutes after II o'clock Sena-
tor Edwards came into the chamber,
ana, with every eye Of the crowd
upon HIM. sauntered round to
is large, heavy-headed man
of sallow complexion, with full beard
and hair and bright eye. A few threads
OF gray streak his whiskers under his
ears. He wears Derby hat and dog
skin gloves. Spectacles ride his nose,
and a Prince Albert coat gives the fin
iShing touch to his ministerial look
and dress. At 11:2O the Democrats
came into the chamber fresh
from their drill. the young lieutenant
governor assembled to the chair and the
senate was in session. The roll pro-
ceeded at once, but when the Twenty
seventh district was called there
was no response. 1t is the one
represented lasti by j. Sloat Fas-
se1t. and the one where Sher-
wood. the Republican candidate, was
proved Ineligible after getting major
ity over Walker, the Democrat, who
stood in senate anterOom while the
roll was called. Then the senators
were sworn in and the Democratic eau
Gus officers of the senate were elected,
Edwards voting with the Republicans,
his presence for a quorum being all the
Democrats desired. Then came
That Steiner Business
of the day. Up to this point Senator
Edwards was an important element in
the situation, but the Democrats did not
propose to rely long on an ''independ-
ent' Republican" Senator Canter. the
Democratic senate leader. offered res
olutiOn declaring Charles E. Walker
to have been elected senator from
the Twenty-seventh district, and
OH his resolution he moved the previous
question. Instantly upr0Se Senator Err
win, senator whose face, when in re-
pose, has been said TO resemble that of
Or. Jekyll, and when in laughter, to re-
semble that of Mr.. Hyde. He has
voice of monstrous volume, and
10 better equipped senator sits
on the floor. He got upon
his feet in flash. "There isl no pre-
vious question in this body" he roared,
and he asked leave to present Sher-
woods petition. You can do that after
we have acted on this notion" said
Sheehan.
Erwin made grimace. O'Connor
wished to debate the resolution, but the
previous question shut HIM off.
Elected representatives have no
rights in this body" shouted O'Connor,
and again Erwin Numbered his protest
against the closure.
Sheehan Smiled
and Immediately put the question SEN
ator Canter then explained. He said that
the senate not having adopted any rules
of order, the body was under the gen.
eral parliamentary practice. which
always provides for previous
question. The scheme of the Dem
ocratS then became apparent. They
l.af hn of I1n of
senate that had prevailed during the
past sessions until after the work of Sc
curing a Democratic majority was COM
pleted. The Republicans were speech
less, and vainly tried TO get hearing to
point out that if precedent was to be the
guide it should be the precedent of the
state senate and general parliamentary
gatherings. Senator O'Connor having
exhausted his resources said: "This is
the treatment expected for Republic
can senators If they came into this
chamber among such associations as
are here" He then sat down
and Walker was voted in
16 to IA, Independent Edwards
voting against the resolution. Walker
was at once called to the desk, when he
took the oath, and then the late desk of
j. Sloat Fassett was taken possession of
by a Democrat.
To Settle Contests.
Senators Roesch, of New York, Eli
dres, of Erie, Democrats, and Emerson,
were appointed commit
tee ON privileges and elections, and they
will proceed to inquire into the con-
tests against the four Republicans,
Richardson, Derby, Donaldson and