The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-30
THE GOA CON BIN 3.
The coal COMBINE INvESTI,
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THE a SAL M INE# INvESTI-sf
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AFMassS Meeting Heidi st. Paul AZ il
s88s Which Senator Donnally and
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ST. Paul. Special "a monster mass
meeting was held in Market hall the |
other night. being an outcome Of the in
vestipatiOn nv the Joint committee of the |
lppisiafure into the alleged com inatlon Of
coal dealers Is keep up the price Of coal
This committee was appointed in COM
S ssl.,, tor TDnnnellv and Dassed by both
it;o1, fhn cnmmittee called several Wit
:n ness the principal ones being John j.
Rhodes. manager Of the Minnesota Blu
rea11' of Coal Statistics, and r. n.
Saunders manager of the Northwestern
Es,,ai on,,,s ~ RI. Rhodes books were
= sa M1a -, nras,r ~ tha committee and
srara fonnd 70 & contain 5yery damaging
+ %s. action IN renlayin was
h.nnah+ In tho d;stri court of Ramsey
o - Shafnra Indgo Epan- nv Rhodes to
comnel the return Of Tie books. Judge
~, dan;dod 10 : Tho CONT had no inris-
d;e sn g r. vas s.'. this action that aroused
az p;t+a. fa ~ the legislature
end tha cnn1t Tho .sergeant-at-arms and
h;s assistants lei were called into court. as
Wss, also Renresentafiye Walsh, in viola
t;n m Of the law ,1I Granting members and
of4;aors &c tho iapisla FIRE Immunity from
arrest and summons in certain actions.
Gonsiderahle feeling was aroused in both
branches 81 the legislature. and the feel
mo was strongly in favor of bringing
articles. Of impeachment against Judge
Egan. but when the decision of the court
was rendered showing that as soon as the
court az was was informed that the witnesses
were officers and members Of the legisla-
t,,ra that the case had been dismissed.
the matter of impeaching Judge Egan
was dropped. >s &
The Mass Meeting.
The mass meeting was called to order
by Hon. j. Ham Davidson, who acted as
chairman. +, .~..- .- -.5 s.. .sz
Short addresses were made by Senator
Donnelly, Representatives Ives, Il. L.
Maghee and others.
Donnelly Warmly Greeted.
Senator Donnelly was greeted with a
Il need not say am exceedingly graft
fed by this very kind and hearty recep-
ton. 1t almost forces me to the con-
clusion that [ am the most popular man
in this state-that is, between elections"
This was greeted with great applause.
For twenty-three months out of two
years you approve Of what do, and then
vote me down on the tWenty-fOurth
| month";" tn T." - i
Calls Of next time.' f$ n.
'.You are a splendid set of fellows on
! dress parade but when lead you into
action you dissolve like Falstaff's regi-
ment. I cannot help but think that the
curse of our country is it's party politics.
| There are two kinds of free govern
ment, one the pure democracy they had
in ancient Greece, where the people made
| their laws iii mass meeting. We cannot
bring the 100000 people of Minnesota
| together so we must adopt representative
government to make and execute our
laws. The trouble in government is that
the people get too far away from their
re to them and then subside. 1t is only
I On rore occa sions like this. when some
g1.ieveance occurrs. hiatt they rouse up
1 In their wrath and INDIGNATION.
seYou present >. snectac|e here tonight
| that will be felt not only in this state.
! + think that t;.is struggle has already
/ v;aidad ma most M pn;fcent resnlts II
/ has he,nad II edncafe .the whole neonIe
to the;,. RIGHTS II has helned TO elevate
\ and ilianify vonr lepisla tnra, The other
I day a Judge n the courts Of this city
saf still And listened to an attorney
| denounce that legislature as thieves and
/ anarchists and Ra had no word Of Oh.
/, ;act;on ~. ;ntarruntion CHissesl Az.
other i,,dre draes a member Of the legis.
4 lat,,ra'' aver tha Goals for acts done On
tho floor of the house of representatives
Cries IS sFire him y The Legislature
renresonte rho he di@n;tv and ma5astV 81
th;s Whole neon1e ana the r;pht of = free
naon,e to p matn The laws that govern
them. There are three branches Of The
STATE government. TeeisIative. executive
and ind;c;ai Nevertheless. The great hull
nf tRa mower rests with the Legislative
branch. =. 2 "e."
sT say today. for the first time il
g menv Wars + Is an honor and q. grea1
honor to he . member Of the legislature
Rara1v has there heen assembled in tht
can;tnI q nohle. ~. ah1er hodv Of men.
a donht - . 1awver world enter tht
k;nadom Of heaven nnless there was
nracodant for + IN the Minnesota renorts.
Gho;r,,,an Dav;dson--T al ex
noc+ 70 90 n IN a mandamns - =
& NJ na,iplrhau arc moro likely +,
no taken oft on q mandam1s lAn
pianse 4 - - Z. - - - " = :
M nonna,,v confirmed in this strain
s:'Tha house If REPRESENTATIVES, has don
tha State Of Minnesota nro,1d. Ever
Iii and resolution that was nresented i
, fTis matter in that house went throrgh