St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-08
SENATORS ON SILVER.
The Sage Gets d Silver DOL
lar for SiXty-Six
Cents.
Great Debate on the Silver
Resolutions Of Gen. San
born.
Senator Leavitt's Bill for an
Inheritance Tax Goes
Through.
Able Speeches on the Silver
Question by Sanborn, DON
nelly and Dean.

Silver dollars sold at &C cents during
the debate on the Sanborn silver resolu-
tions in the senate yesterday afternoon.
To be sure, but one dollar was sold at
this price, but as it was the only sale
made, that must be regarded as the
CLOSING price" for the day. This little
transaction took place during the time
Senator Dean was delivering a speech
against free coinage, as advocated by
Senators Donnelly and Sanborn.
This coin," said Senator Dean, hold
ing up standard silver dollar, us
worth only G6 cents"
"Will you sell it at that price," asked
Senator Donnelly quickly.
"Yes, WILL" was the reply.
81 will take it at that figure" cried
the Sage and the bargain was made.
Ali day yesterday the galleries of the
senate chamber were crowded. as it was
known that the silver question would be
the subject of discussion during the
day, and that some interesting speeches
might be expected, and the patience Of
those who came and waited was re-
Warded. The speech of Senator Sanborn
resolution was an able presentation OF
the silver question in the light of the
country's history and an experience in
public life reaching back many years.
The Sage of Nininger did not agree en-
tirely with the senior senator from Ram
Bey, and
offered a Substitute
going a little farther. Hiss address was
IL, III
Rmples drawn from history.
The Sage attacked the dcmonetization
Of silver, and III charging up the passage
of the bill as the result of a conspiracy
formed and planned in England, ran up
against the scholarly and eloquent Sen
ator Dean, who agreed with neither his
colleague, Gen. SanbOrn, nor the Sena-
tor from Dakota. Upon this, as all
public questions, Senator Dean had
taken occasion to thoroughly post him
self, and he made an argument favor
ing the suspension of silver coinage
under the Sherman bill that covered the
question completely.
Aside from this discussion, the passage
of Senator LeayittS bill proposing g
constitutional amendment authorizing
the leVying of a tax OH inheritanceS was
an event Of more than ordinary impOr
the most gratifying results in New York
and Pennsylvania. 1t passed by vote
of "a to s, result largely due to the i'll
telligent and able communications upon
the subject written by Attorney A. B
OVitt, OF this city, who is really entitled
TO large share Of the credit for the
passage of the bill by the senate.
Following the prayer of Chaplain TaW
ney yesterday morning, number o.
petitions favorable to the anti-scalpel
bill and others protesting against the
erection of a new state capitol were
read. Senator
Mcmillan Then Startled
the Republican majority by offering {
resolution providing all adjournment
March %, and limiting the Introduction
of bills TO the remainder of this month
Immediate action was asked on this
but it was chokcd off by reference t.
the committee on rules. Senator Taw
ney wanted a clerk for the committe,
on municipal corporations, but the TeSO
luton went over under notice of debat
by Senator Leayitt. A few bills lhel
came in. and a half hour was devoted t.
committee reports,
The calendar was finally reached, am
Senator Sanborn's bill regulating cost
III civil dtllOIS CsiiHG u u. Liz Jill wa
read, and Senator HOmpe took the foo
to oppose the measure. He thought tn
costs of actions ought not to be increased
which he thought would be the effect 0
the measure. He had heard Of no de
mand for the passage of such law AM
thought there was none, and Shout
therefore oppose the bill.
Senator DonneIIy opposed the bill
and read a letter from a gentleman i
Swift county citing a case just settled i
Goodhue county. In this the fee
amounted to twice the claim, which til
Sage thought quite large enough. Th
loser in this case, widow, had bee
told that she had good case by a law
yer of Red Wing, "who is now tempo
rarily laboling 10 secure protection
the profession from agrarian Iegislf
ton" The figures in this case are il
teresting, and follow:
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