St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-07

and the fact became quickly apparent
that the resolutions were not radical
enough to suit large portion of the
convention. A motion was made to lay
the Rosewater motion on the table, and
1t was also moved that the re-
port be considered by para
graphs. Ignatius Donnelly finally
secured the floor. He had bundle of
manuscript in his hand and fire in his
eye. He read series of resolutions
providing for the practical confiscation
by the United States government of the
lands of the coal trust. Mr.. Donnelly
preferred that the government take pos
session OF the coal fields by the right of
eminent domain, paying just compen-
sati0n to the owners. and laws be passed
withdrawing all legal protection from
trusts or monopolies of any sort. He
moved that his motion be added to the
report of the committee.
Mr.. RoSewater said that motions to
consider the report by paragraphs and
to lay it on the table, as we'll as Mr..
D0nnelly's motion, were all out of order.
He said it was necessary to either ac-
cept or reject it as a whole. This propo-
Sition Of parliamentary law was derided
by the delegates. and scene of con-
fusion ensued. The convention Was
still turbulent when Mr.. Donnelly got
the floor to speak for his resolution.
This report. n-'he said. s'if adopted
as 1t stands. will bring this convention
to a lame and impotent conclusion.
With the streets OF this noble city, tilled
as they are today, with people ciamor
ing at the doors Of banking institutions
and the whole fabric of commercial
security apparently topping to fall,
what folly it is to propose any other
than radical measures"
Here delegate arose to point of
order, and said that Mr.. Donnelly was
out of order.
"Mr. Donnelly is putting his resolu-
lions before the convention, and that is
what we are after" said the chairman,
Gov. Nelson.
THE chair" said the great Baconian,
mas no right to sheer at me in that
manner. If it were not for me the
convention would never have existed,
and | propose to say here what l be-
lieve. | will not be laughed down, nor
will | stand the sneers of any man in
America"
Mr.. Donnelly glared at the gov
ernOr OF his state through his spec
tacles, and the governor apologized to
lne cAlenC OF uiScldlmlng duy Intention
OF sDeering at the speaker.
Mr.. Donneily went on with his speech,
and implored the convention to adopt
more radical resolution. Several meas
ures were demanded. he said; the peO-
pie want laws that will break the power
OF the trusts. Mild measures will not
do, for the trusts will simply hide their
actions of fraud and robbery and grin
at their victims. His resolution, he
said, was supported by four other men,
berS of the committee, Mrs. HodgSon.
or South Dakota; Calliccotte, of Colo
RADIO; Corcoran,of Utah, and Croker, of
Oklahoma.
Henry Lloyd. of the Illinois delega-
ton, offered a resolution calling upon
the government to assume control of
the anthracite and btuminouS coal
fields of the whole country. Edwin 0.
Brown, of the same delegation, made
speech condemning all the resolutions
offered up to that point He offered
Slngle-tax resolution to abolish the pri-
vate ownership of lands, and wipe out
the protective tariff. A number OF dele
gates spoke for and against the various
resolutions, but the convention took
recess until $3.50 without adopting any
part of the committees report.