St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-06
SQUARE With MOTT.
The Youthful Mott Placed on
the Pay Roll Of the
Senate.
The New Combine" Thus Dis
charges One of Its OBJ
legations.
Opposition Has Fun With the
Father of the New File
Clerk.
Resolution Indorsing Wash
burns Anti-Option Bill
Laid Over.

Laid Over.
The Republican senators closed out
their deal with Senator Orrin Mott yes
terday, and they now owe him nothing
but-contcmpt.
Senator Motifs son was elected file
clerk yesterday at So per day, as was
agreed should be done at the time the
Alliance senator made his bargain with
the Republicans. OF course, there Is no
need for a file clerk for some weeks to
come. but Senator Mott refused 10 wait
longer, and the boy was elected yester-
day.
This election being over. the exact
amount the senator from Lyon Will re-
eeive can now be figured. 1t will be
remembered that he objected to the
staten cit maGein the GLOBE several
weeks ago to the effect that there was
lone Alliance senator ready to 20 over
to the Republicans provided his sixteen
year-old boy was made file clerk at 50
per day. This is the same thing as
buying him at $3.50"
Although no name was mentioned,
Senator Mott took this to himself ana
came to st. Paul in a most Indignant
frame of mind, indignant not at the
fact that he had indirectly been accused
of making deal by which he would be
pecuniarily benefited. but indignant be-
cause the report was out that the boy
was to receiNe s. per day.
Il do not expect him to get s. day,
said Mr.. Mott. Il think So Will be
enough"
Senator Mott has been wTonged. or
course he has made deal which Will
bring money to him, but the amount
Will not reach the sum stated. There
Is vast difference between S264 and
$3.50. and Just as great difference III
the men that can be secured for these
respective sums. And all will agree
that S@G4, as arule, does not ret much
Of a man. One of the remarkable things
about the whole matter was senator
Motifs taking the news item or some
weeks ago to refer 10 him, becoming IN
oignant aud then doing exactly what
the GLOBE said a certain Alliance SEN
ator would do.
The records will not show il, but SEN
ator Mott voted to place his sou on the
payroll yesterday.
With the three eX-Alliance senators
the Republicans have but twenty-elght
votes, the number required TO pass
resolution or appropriate dollar. The
resolution appointing young Mott came
up. The roll was called clear through,
but Senator Mott did not answer. The
absentees were called, and a senator,
HOmpe, on the side of the opposition,
pitving Mott, voted for the son, but the
Lyon county man did not hear him, and
became very restless. Finally he could
stand it no longer. 1t would not do to
lose that promised and much desired 50
per day for lightweight days. Senator
Mott leaned forward and said something
10 Senator j. w. Peterson.
Senator Mott desires to vote for
Mott" said Senator Peterson 4 moment
later.
Tried TO Clear the Record.
A few minutes later the secretary an
n0unced that young Mott had received
tWenty-nine votes, one more than
enough 10 elect, and then the fun COM
menced. Senator Mott asked 20 have
his vote taken from the list. Senator
LeavIttraised the point of order that it
could not be done after the vote was
announced. which was, of course, cor
rect. After Wrangle lasting some
time, Gov. ClOugh announced that SEN
ator Mott had not really voted, because
one senator could not cast anOther's
vote. even though asked to do so.
After this performance Senator Mott
Will probably prove to his neighbOrS
and constituents that he had nothing to
DO with the election OF his sou. The
senate journal viii show that he did not
vote Tor his son, although as matter
OF fact he did.
Young Mott will draw his So per day,
commencing yesterday morning, al
though there is nothing, and VIII be
nothing, for him to do for several weeks
And thus was the conversion of
state senator made complete, and 1t is
hard to tell which side OF the senate
despiSeS the victor and traitor the
more.
The first business of the day in the
senate was the consideration of Senator
Stevens joint resolution appropriating
$1,000 to pay the travelling expenses of
delegates sent by the various county
commissioners to the good roads CON
vention. Senators SeyatsCn, HOmpe,
McHale and Canestorp opposed it, while
many of the other Alliance and Demo-
cratic senators favored the proposition.
Senator Stevens made a good fight for
the suspension of the rules,
but thirty-siX votes were re-
qured and only thirty four
were 10 be had. and 1t went over. Just
before adjournment. however, d new
bill, appropriating $1,000 for the pur-
pose, was handed in by Mr.. Stevens,
the rules were suspended, and it went
through. This brought the senators to
resolutions and motions, and as all the
combine" senators were present, it
was plain that the Republicans would
Pay Their Debt
10 Senator Mott before they adjourned.
Senator john d. Smith started the ball
rolling by moving that his reso-
luton appointing 4 sergeant of the
galleries be taken from the table
and passed. Senator McHale moved to
insert the name Of the OLD soldier who
held the place two years ago, b. n.
johnson. for (. f. Thompson, the COM
bine candidate, button the suggestion of
Senator Morse, it was finally agreed to
pass the resolution fixing the Office and
the salary and then proceed to an cleo
ton. Senator Smith nominated ThOmp-
son and Senator McHale johnson, and
the former was elected by the combine
votes.
The resolution providing for the APP
pOiutmeht of Senator Motifs son as file
clerk at s. per day came up next,
and was disposed of in the
same way. Some of the opposition voted
for Ned Blaisdel, The boy who per-
formed the duties Of She place two
years ago. How Senator Mott acted
on this matter is given above. Senator
Mayo made 4 brief speech on the mat
term which he drew a good comparison
between the use being made Of this
office and the service performed by the