St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-08
Amendments the Fad.

Senator Dean introduced an amend
ment submitting the charter to vote
of the people, and not leaving it to the
council alone. Senator Tawney was
opposed TO this. He did not believe in
incurrlng the expense of an election,
and insisted that only small per cent
of the people would take anything like
a lively interest in an election, and in
reply Senator Dean SAID that the cleo
tiGn could take place at the time of the
general election. Senator Lienau fa-
vored the amendment lii an argumenta-
tive speech. Senator Tawney moved
call of the senate. Senator Leavitt, in
reply to the claim of Senator Sanborn
that the bill is no speculation, inaSmuch
as it has been passed upon by the city
attorney, said he believed all such prop
ositions should be submitted 10 vote
of the people.
MIR. Sanborn gave the information that
several cities are just about TO hold cleo
tions, and they are deSirouS of adopting
the new charter in lieu of the present
law. Senator LeaYitt pursued that the
proposition of putting so much power
in the hands of few aldermen is inim-
ical to good government. Senator Mayo
did not believe in submitting all sorts
vi DIODOSlllOllO W POPulok bObOs l. llO
representatives of the cities, said he,
are better qualified to pass upon such
abstract questions than the populace is.
| They make it study, while the average
citizen cares comparatively little and
| pays little attention to the problems OF
government.
Senator Donnelly grew drastic. He
charged that lot of city attorneys had
| got together and fixed up law TO per-
| petuate their terms Of Office and then try
| TO force it down the thrOats, of the leg
| iSlatorS. Here he made a strong point
| in favor of the annual sessions bill.
| He urged that a session should be. held
next winter to correct any errors that
may be discovered in the charter bill,
| He could not vote for such radical
changes as are proposed in the bill.
The Sage Was Corrected.
Senator Sanborn corrected the Sage
| by stating that the charter is in the di
rect line of the present city charters,
and the bill provides, moreover, thai
cities may accept the law or not, as
they see tit.
Senator Donnelly said it proposes tC
give, for illustration, the right to the
city of WinOna to vote for what is in The
interest of the city of Minneapolis
| Senator IaWney threw little ngnt Oh
the theme. He said that the city of st
Paul has some city officers that are OBJ
noxious to the people-the mayor, fol
instance-and they fear that this bill
will extend the term of office.
II would like to have the senator from
Winona give mis- authority for his state
ment that Introduced the amendment
to turn out the mayor of st. Paul, saiC
Senator Leavitt.
81 Judged it from the remarks. and il
was whispered about" replied Senate
Tawney.
Mr.. Sanborn insisted that what Is re
quired by one city is required by an
other. That is, the actual necessities
He said there were many provisions il
the bill that did not meet his ideas, bu
he was willing to accept it as whole
The next legislature can cure any de
fects that may be discovered mean
while.
Senator Morse explained the bill, an
he doubted if it is as good for the GOV
ernment of Minneapolis as the presen
charter in force. He held that
The classification Provisions
! should have been given more attention