St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-04
MOTIFS LITTLE COY.
He Cuts a Wide SWathe In
the Organization Of the
Senate.
His Pay Three Dollars per
Day, and Commence at
Once.
How Gen. Sanborn Was
Caught on the Adoption
Of the Rules.
Scenes at the Opening CT
the Session in the
Upper House.


troll of the state senate.
The following resolutions will tell
some Of the reasons behind their sue
cess:
Resolved, That A. Ii. Mott be APP
pointed filekeeper for the session at
compensation of s. per day.
Resolved, That Thomas Topper be APP
pointed assistant sergeant-at-arms for
the session at compensation of 50 per
day.
The above two resolutions in the SEN
ate yesterday tell a part of very inter-
esting story and in a measure explain
the ability of the Republicans. with
only twenty-five members, to organize
the upper house of the legislature.
Each of these resolutions secured them
the vote of an Alliance men,
Der of the senate. These were
needed to give them majority and
the third one came high. No ordinary
50 or S5-a-dav job caught him, and the
best Office in the gift of the senate, the
secretaryship, was demanded, and hand
ed over This gilt-edged Office secured
Senator William S. Dedon, of Chisago
county. Some time ago, In CIV
ing the public the terms of the deal
made by Senator Mott by which his son
was to be provided for, the statement
was made that there was one senator
who had been secured by position the
salary of which would foot up $3.50, and
that, therefore, the price of the senator
could be set down at that inquire.
In ma
Senator Mott came to st. Paul he was
very much offended, and declared that
as much damage had been done him as
though his name had been printed, be-
cause he said he had written every SEN
ator regarding the matter.
Besides" said Mr.. Mott to GLOBE
man, 81 did not expect him to get s. per
day. think SO will be enough" =
This interview was given to the
GLOBE upon Senator Motifs arrival in
the city last week, along with a great
deal of apologize complaining, without
a denial of anything except that the pay
of his son was to be s. per day. AS
things stand now unless young Mr..
Motifs salary is increased later, the
GLOBES figures were wrong in the arti-
Gle objected 10 by Senator Mott. In
stead of $3.50 the sum total should be
Republican caucus is carried out
this sum will have to be reduced
to S267 because Of a notice of debate
on this resolution given yesterday by
Senator Leavitt. This correction
is given in justice to Senator
Mott, and shows that he is not
as grasping as he has been given
credit for being. There are men hog
gish enough to have insisted upon hav-
ing the full IS per day. Senator Motifs
Observation-Disclosures on this matter has
started Il movement amongthe members
to make up by subscription the So lost
by Senator Leavitt's notice of debate.
Senator Mott must have the full S210
ninety days at S. per day.
Senator Wood, OF Marshall. has long
been in tow 10y the Republicans, it
seems. having at the close of the last
session been given a federal appoint
ment ND north, although there were
plenty Of loyal Republicans ready to
take the same place and be thankful for
it. But at the time the Davis men
thought that an Alliance senator might
be handy az this session, and the loyal
Republicans of Marshall and Kittson
were passed by.
Two wears ago when two parties with
much in common came together and eff
fected an organization the pious John
Day Smith was fond Of deVoutly turn
ing his eyes upward and referring TO
the "unholy combine" If he were sim
cere, what would he say regarding the
three deals made by the Republicans
this year?
The ''unholy combine" asked 10 man
to betrav his constituents for petty
office.
The "unholy combine" did not place
a man in dishonorable poSition-a po-
sition that would allow every honest
man to point the finger of srorn at them.
The ''unholy combine" did not trade
off the Secretaryship for a vote that
belonged to the Republicans.
No member of the 'unholy combine
was secured by being given So per day
Office for his boy.
The deals made with these three ALI
ance men are not Endorsed by many of
the Republican senators, especially
those who Endorsed the position of
Lieut.. Gov. Ives two years ago, and it
took great deal of pressure to bring
some of them into line to carry out the
bargains. In addition to these petty
offices, good committee places are to be
given Mott, Dedon and Wood.
Of the nine Alliance senators who true
to their constituents stood firm for their
party the people of the state will have
only respect. Any of them could have
made deals similar to those of Dedon,
Mott and Wood. But they refused, and
Senators Hompe, DOnnelly, LOmmOn,
Erickson. Crate, Sevatson, Borcherr,
Nelson and Probstfield, while they may
secure poor places on the committees
and have no Offices for friends and rela-
tives, will have the respect of the people
Of the state regardless of party.
AS soon as the resolution appointing
Senator Motifs boy was hung up by
notice of debate, the Lyon county man
commenced giving notice of debate on
the resolutions of his colleagues. His
action caused one of the Republican
senators to remark:
1--WE do not need file clerk, and
Mott knows it, and he proposes to have
his boy fixed before ali the other reso-
lutions paSs.''