St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-28
HOTTER THAN EVER.
Senator Donnelly's Great Speech
OH stuffed Moose"

At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion the lieutenant governor named the
senate committee to draft resolutions OH
the death of Hon. James G. Blaine.
Senators Smith, j. d., Tawney, ,SanDorn,
Leavitt. Donnelly, McHale and tommen
were the gentlemen selected. A mes
sage from the house was received and
the senate went into committee of the
whole with Senator Mcmillan. of
Hehnepin, in the chair. The
pending question was stated to
be the motion Of Senator
Donnelly to strike out the enacting
clause in the worlds fair refunding bill.
This was seconded by Senator Hoinpe,
and Senator McI1ale took the floor to
answer the charge that the appropria-
tons OF two years ago were unduly
large. He declared that he thought the
appropriations were Just and proper.
And why" said the Scott codnty
statesman, "did we not make an ade-
quate appropriation two years ago?
Because we did not then have the in
formation needed to legislate properly"
Senator Cfandall thought it unfair to
urge upon the legislature that it is in
honor bound to reimburse the people
who have signed the notes. and there
fore claimed that while the commits
siOners acted i'll perfect good faith, they
had 10 power to bind the legislature
''lf my amendment is adopted, and
$4,000 appropriated. said Senator
Crandall, ''there will be sufficient money
for a creditable exhibit, and all the
money raised on these notes can be re-
turned"
In a semi-humorous way Senator
Crandall took up the proposed division
of the funds of the commission. He
first took up the item of 1000 for horti-
culture.
THAT seems to me a questionable ap-
propriation," he said. "Will it pay to
give $1,000 to convince the world that
Minnesota is trst-class country in
which
To Raise Applesl
And then here is SIS, 900 for live stock.
Now it is not necessary to spend money
TO prove that we can raise Shorthorn
and Holstein cattle. Why is 1t neces-
sary to make this appropriation? At
our state fairs it costs nothing to induce
men to exhibit cattle. Why should it
be different at Chicago?"
Senator Mayo made plea for the bill
on the ground of patriotism. and de-
clared that the appropriation was nee
eSSary for the reputation of the state.
Senator Keller took up the iron
mines in the North, and outlined
the necessity for attracting cap.
ital for the development of
that section. During this debate the
veteran Hennepln legislator, Senator
Frank Morse, wrcte the following little
paragraph and sent it to some of his
friends:
ut Is necessary to appropriate $780,
600 in order to sell iron at 25 cents per
ton."
Senator Craven called attention to the
manner in which signatures were OBJ
tanned in Carver county. where a pro.
vision was placed on the back of the
notes to the effect that the notes were to
be void unless the state reimbursed
them.
Senator John Day Smith made an
eloquent but rather grandiloquent
speech favoring the bill, but said he
was willing to have the bill lay over if
there are members VINO want more
light on the subject. He declared that
the creditable exhibition of the re-
sources of any part of the state helped
all the others.
After an hour or more of this style of
o:atory, Senator Donntlly took tile floor