St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-03
GOSSIP OF THE SENATE

AS the en1 of the legislative session
draws near, the excitement intensllies.
There are so many measures yet TO be
considered that it Is more than evident
that n goodly number must die from in
attention. They will be passed up, rs it
were. Saturdays general orders In the
senate, for Illustration, had some $50
bills on it, and, although the senate
made a strong effort to accomplish as
much as possible, and renamed in SeS-
sion until late In the afternoon, only
something like a dozen were disposed
OF. SO it is only a matter OF mathe-
NAUTICAL computations: one can readily
realize the predicament that the men,
bers find themselves in at the waning of
the term. The house is in fully three
times worse state. That is to say, there
are three times as many bills upon Its
general orders. Taking into consldera-
ton, in connection with this condition,
the natural fact that each member is
anxious to clean uD all bills introduced
by him respectively, one can appre-
ciate the scramble that must ensue.
Senator Sanborn was the only Ram
sey member in his seat on Saturday
when the Duluth elevator bill passed.
lie voted squarely for the project, and
it is understood that the farmer con
tingent of the senate will voice its APP
probation of this fact by a general sup
port of the capitol bill when it comes up
for consideration Tuesday. One of the
novel features that developed upon the
final passage of the elevator measure
was the gratuitouS advice, on the part
of the opponents of the bill, to the Ram
Sey county delegation to postpone
action until the capitol bill should have
been passed. This advice was not
needed, but it led to the thought in
some instances that There was n trade"
on, although this was vigorously de-
MED by the ardent advocates OF both
measures.
The capitol bill is set as a special
order for tomorrow afternoon at $50,
when it will be taken up in the COM
mittee of the whole for recommends
ton. There will unquesti0nably be OPP
position to the measure, but the con-
SenSus of opinion is that 1t will pass.
Something of a surprise was developed
on Saturday. 1t was the aVowal by
Senator CanestOrp that he was I'M
eQuivocally opposed to the bill, ana
this declaration has aroused a feeling
that the senator from Grant is migrate
full. Senator Keller bore down upon
him with a sturdy and fearless hand,
but to DO effect. Canestorp Will vote
no. Still. this does not place the meas
ure in jeopardy. There are friends
enough to pass it.
The internecine fight that originated
i'll the joint committee on municipal
corporations will be renewed in the
senate. There is a sharp conflict of
opinion concerning the more e%Xpedient
methods of meeting municipal govern
ment needs. The Hennepin delegation
is in the thrOes of an interecine strug-
gle. They differ over the famous or
notorious patrol limits provisions. John
Day Smith is obdurate in his position
that the lines of patrol limit de marca-
ton must be infexible-that they must
be determined by this legislature for all
time-and each of the other senators is
at issue with him upon the point. They
contend with plausible logic that the
Smith theory is non-progressive and
ultra-puritanical. They insist, moreover,
that every city should be vested with
the power of self-gOvernment just
as completely in the department or
branch of legislation as any other, but
Smiths stubborneSS has enlisted GER
tain house members to aid him III main
tanning his position. Tomorrow morn
ing the charter bill will be taken up as
q special order by the senate, and a
drastic fight is promised. But DO not
let any n think for a moment that the
patrol limits will be the only point of
controversy. The system of admins
tering municipal affairs by duly consti-
tuted boards as against vesting the sole
power in city councils will be a matter
of feverish contention. Minneapolis
wants no boards, while st. Paul believes
boards say the city from a multiplicity
of confusing aud embarrassing condi-
tiOnS. d,
There is no galnsaying the fact that
one of the most impOrtant measures
that remain to be considered is the
DOnnelly bill fixing manifestations of
the legislature. Senator DOnnelly, and
all the other supporters Of the measure,
fer that matter, are very much in ear
nest in the project, and they must be
given credit for honesty of purpose in
the premises. 1t is urged that the mat
ter of ferreting out conspiracies alone is
sufficient reason for the passage of the
bill. The coal combine expose has ere
ated a sensation throughout the length
and breadth of the land. The world
has its eyes upon Minnesota in wonder
that its legislature al so successfully
grapple with a giant monopoly.
and other states are preparing to
follow in the footsteps of the
North Star state. with a view to crush
ing out the combine. Then the pine
land investigating committee is doing a
work that will save the state more than
the cost of the session of the legislature.
and it is suggested that this may be fol-
lowed up by an investigation into the
lumber II other combines. To COM
plete this work, it is urged by the
friends of the bill, annual sessions
should be held. The plan Of fixing a
stated salary and then placing no limit
on the length or the sessions, seems to
find a responsive chord in The hearts
even of the opponents of the measure.
The coal combine investigating COM
mittee has run across ONE new and
startling evidence that will be given
publicity III a few days. The commit
tee had Intended to have met again this
evening; but, owing to the fact that the
senate will meet at 7:30 and that Sena-
tor DOnnelly has a lecture to deliver
tomorrow evening, the meeting has
been postponed until Wednesday
ing.
But the anti-pool bill should not be
overlooked by one seeking measures
that are certain to stir up strife and
forensic OratOry. The Measure is again
before the senate. and it is in precisely
the same place it occupied prior to that
anomalous epiSOde-the unaccountaDIe
disappearance of the bill. 1t is on
general orders, and it will likely be
made a special order, despite the posi-
bility that it will be called up with a
view to summary action at any time by
enemies of the bill.