St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-08
SEED GRAIN.
1ielie for the Hail and Storm Suf-
feTePS

1SGlICA tic anu oJOfH1
ferers.
Senator Crandall interrupted the
secretary while reading the bill sppro-
priating $4,000 for seed grain, and sum-
marily moved a reference to the COM
mittee on finance, of which he is the
chairman. He cried out against the
theory Of submitting to Deremptory
action of the senate with only twenty
members present. Senator DOnnelly
said that were he a caricaturst he would
draw a sketch of the state of Minnesota
being swallowed by colossal dragon,
and that dragon he would name chart
table institutions. Yet, the present
measure is very meritOrious. 1t is in
the interest OF humanity. 1t grants a
loan by the state for the frontier suffer
ers from stOrm-riven farms. Senator
Donnelly urged that the reference to
the finance committee would simply de-
feat the bill. Senator Bell moved as a
compromise step that the bill be re-
ferred to the finance committee with in
structions to report it back within
twenty-four hours, and Senator Gran
dali accepted this as an amendment to
his motion. He questioned many in
stances of alleged distress. lie knew
instances that. instead of tilling the
soil, farmers spend their time in hunt
ing and fishing and other pleasures.
Such are always in a financial pinch.
Senator Dougherty, however, argued
that the farmers that it is sought to re
lieve actually sOwed their grain and
then hail absolutely destroyed the crop.
Senator Crandail renewed his assault
upon the bill, and said that the man
with political Influence is the one who
gets the loan, and he then called atten-
ton to the fact that the loans in most
instances are
Never Paid Back
to the state. This aSperSion was replied
to with some spirit by Senator Stevens.
He read the protective clauses thrown
around the loan privileges, and Senator
j. ID. Smith came to the support of the
chairman of the finance committee. He
ridiculed the idea that all men are hon
est, and that there is no danger that
politicians will get the best of the situa-
ton and conditions. He wanted the
bill referred, and insisted that it should
naturally be considered by the commit.
tee.
l Senator Donnelly had great deal of
respect for the senator from Steele.
Every one has his faults, and the fault
of Senator Crandall is that he cannot
extend his vision beyond the pole of
Steele county. He cannot see beyond
the orphan asylum at Owatonna. Sena-
tor Donnelly called attention to the
electrical access and increase. Hail is
nothing but an electrical phenomenon.
Hail can be produced in laboratory by
passing electric currents through
falling water. The cyclones are
electrical phenomena. carrying death
and devastation of late years where
never heard of before. The Sage re-
scented the imputation that the unfort-
innate farmers are shiftless and largely
responsible for their own distress. They
are not beggars, else they would never
have gone out upon the frontiers to till
the soil. They would have chung to the
purlieus Of the cities. He reminded
that il there is truth in the assertion
made by the senator from Steele it
would inure to the Republican party.
1t will be money well loaned, and should
any of it go wrong, the speaker would
recall to the senate the fact that he
proved at the last session that during
the past twenty years over S1,000,000
had been lost in the state penitentiary-
over 81, 900, 900 that has been taken in by
an institution that is claimed to be self
supporting.
Worse Than Hell Itself.
Senator Donnely waxed warm as he
proceeded. He held the legislature
largely responsible for the sufferings of
the people. For want of sufficient legis-
lative relief the people are compelled
to succumb to system Of robbery that
is worse than hell itself can impose.
The cry of distress is met by senators