St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-06
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81 OWNED that you referred to the
governor" said Senator Davis IN etteI
humor. II consulted Senator Tawney
and two other Republicans and two or
three Democrats on the floor. Now l
would like to know if this will remove
the objections to the bill, he continued,
turning pleasantly to Senator HOmpe.
ut would remove some of them, but
not ALL" replied the latter. Il have an
amendment also to Offer"
Senator Leayitt gave notice that he
should object to the amendment being
offered unless the bill take its regular
course by being placed on general Or
ders for discussion.
Senator Eaton was at loss to under
stand how it is that all the complaints
come from the northern part of the
state-the Red river valley, the great
wheat-growing center. The bill meets
one of the demands of the northern part
of the state, and still they oppose ii. AT
the last session of the legislature this
very thing was asked by them. Senator
Probstfield renewed his argument OF
the morning, objecting to the provision
that compelS the elevators to keep open
every day, ETC., or forfeit the site to the
railway company. Farmers are not
likely to erect warehouses of sufficient
capacity to make this profitable.
Senator Eaton suggested that If the
whole grain law be repealed and let the
business be conducted as all other busi-
ness is conducted. it would be better for
the farmer i'll the long run. Senator
Leavtt here administered ScOrchlng
roast to Senator Tawney.
Is He the Oracle
SIT must be apparent TO every mem-
Der on the floor" said he, ''tnat no mat
ter what the bill, TO tax railroads or 70
legSlate tor elevators and warehouses,
the senator from Winona knows what
is best for the farmers better than any
other senator. He had the unDluShing
impudence to charge that tine farmers
are opposing the bill, not because the
farmers of the state do not want it,
but because the elevator men don't
want it,"
Senator Leavitt said that if Senator
Davis would move to strike out sections
and he would not object to it. Sena-
tor L0mmen promised 10 vote for the
bill if amended by striking out the
words keeping elevators open the year
around and placing them III the abso-
lutte control of the railway and ware
house commissioners" The bill gives
the commissioners opportunities that
if improved would make them rich at
the expense of the farmers.
Senator Hompe sent up an amend
! ment embodying the point raised by
Senator. Lommen, and furthered it in
rather fierce language. Senator Taw-
ney felt constrained to retOrt that he
had been told that Mr.. Hompe was no
farmer and that he is interested in an
elevator. The latter denied this, how
ever. Senator Tawney said that the
very opposition on the floor was evi-
dence enough that the bill ought to
pass. This declaration quickened the
ire of Senator LeaYtt. In his most
acrid style he threw the imputation
back into the teeth of the senator from
Winona.
A Grave Suspicion. :
'The very fact that the senator from
Winona is advocating this bill is suffi-
cient to the minds of the farmer mem-
bers that perhaps the bill ought not to
pass" and he then proceeded to allege
that Mr.. Tawney's claims for section 5
of the bill are mere Su0terfuge 10
cover up some of the other iniquities of
the measure.
Senator Day at this juneture un-
corked the vials of his wrath and emp
tied them upon the head of Senator,
Leavitt. The fight grew more and
more acrimonious. Senator Day said
the propositions enunciated by Senator
Leavitt were mOnStrOuS. Proceeding, /
he SAID that the gentleman from Meeker
had charged the Republican members
of the senate with entering into one Of
the most gigantic cOnspiracIeS ever con-
ceived. !
Il wish the senator would confne
himself to the truth when he quotes
infa |
docs the senator know truth when
he hears it?" cried Mr.. Day,
Glowering FierceIy
upon his opponent.
Not from the source that this
comes" was the retort.
"Why, Mr.. President, the man is so
bound up with party egotism and
bigotry," pursued Senator Day, "that /
should the angel Gabriel come upon
this terrestrial sphere and accept NOM
inatjon, the senator from Meeker would
not vote for him without certificate
that he is not Republican," and the
senator from Martin continued in this
strain at length, and said he would sup
port the bill and go back to his farm
er constituents conscious that he
had done his duty tearleSSly
and honestly. He charged that Sena-
lOI Lcdfltb nhu ICpSdtCulJ CldChCu LllV
party whip, but the latter refrained
from answering, although he was evil
IDENTIFY tempted to do so. The previous
question was moved, and Senator
Hompe objected to the amendment and
then a vote was taken upon the suspen-
sion of the rules This prevailed, SO to
9, and the bill was referred to Senator
Davis for his amendment, which was
made.
Too Many Powers.
Senator Hompe called for his amend
hnent, removing the provision of the
measure giving the railroad and ware
house commission the power to dictate
the rights of the elevator owner not
keeping the elevator open the year
around forfeited. Senator Davis asked
Senator Hompe to permit the latter
feature to stand, and Mr.. Hompe said
he had no objection. This leaves it
compulsory to keep open from Septem-
Der to January. The rules were sus-
pended and the amendment was
adopted. Then the bill passed, 81 to Z.
Those voting no were Messrs. Brown,
Geissel, Keller. ,Leavitt, LienaU, Me-
MILAN and Smith, Z. Il.