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
Able Speeches on the Silver
Question by Sanborn, Dom
nelly and Dean.

AOAAJ CsAAA ASSfAAs
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 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
III III OO SAJCOlNNlN anu lllC BtlIlCIIC VI
those who came and waited was re-
warded. The speech of Senator Sanborn
advocating the passage of the joint
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
Sey, and
offered Substitute
going a little farther. Hiss address was
filed with learning, elOquence and eX
Rmples dawn from history.
The Sage attacked the decentralization
Of silver, audln charging up the passage
of the bill as the result of 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 Leayitt'S bill proposing a
constitutional amendment authorizing
the leVying Of Il tax OH inheritances was
an event Of more than ordinary impor-
lance. a tax Of this kind has brought
the most gratifying results i'll New York
and Pennsylvania. 1t passed by a vote
of "a to s, result largely due to the in
telligent and able communications upon
the subject written by Attorney A. B.
Ovtt, OF this city, who is really entitled
10 large share Of the credit for the
passage of the bill by the senate.
Following the prayer of Chaplain TaW
ney yesterday morning, a number of
petitions favorable to the anti-scalper
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 an adjournment
March p, and limiting the introduction
of bills TO the remainder of this month.
Immediate action was asked on this,
but it was choked off by a reference to
the committee on rules. Senator Taw-
ney wanted clerk for the committee
on municipal corporations, but the resO-
luton went over under notice of debate
by Senator Leayitt. A few bills then
came in, and half hour was devoted to
committee reports,
The calendar was finally reached, and
Senator Sanborn'S bill regulating costs
III civil actions came up. The bill was
read, and Senator Hompe took the floor
to oppose the measure. lie thought the
costs Of actions ought not to be increased,
which he thought would be the effect of
the measure. He had heard of no de-
mand for the passage of such a law and
thought there was none, and should
therefore oppose the bill.
Senator DOnnelly opposed the bill.
and read letter from gentleman in
Swift county citing case just settled in
GO0dhue county. In this the fees
amounted to twice the claim, which the
Sage thought quite large enough. The
loser III this case, a widow, had been
told that she had good case by a law
yer Of Red Wing, 'Who is now tempo
rarlly labollng 10 secure protection to
the profession from agrarian legisla-
ton" The figures in this case are in
teresting, and follow:
Killed the Measure.
Mechanics lien claim judgment. Gee. S34 rs
CLERK ices Observation-Disclosures. 90
Witness fees. Observation-Disclosures. -. ! Is
lSheritfs fees. Observation-Disclosures. 5 %
Court costs. Observation-Disclosures. 10 90
Attorney lees by statute. % w
Total judgment. ........,.........S1 SOB 81
Senators John Day Smith and Taw-
ney favored the bill, while Senator
LeaVitt strongly opposed it. Senator
McHale objected to the asperSonS cast
upon lawyers, and proceeded to tell
about some mighty mean farmers he
had known.
"lf this sort of an argument is to be
used against attorneys" continued the
Scott county senator, 1--WE have our re-
lief when the other side bring in their
bills"
u do not think our brethren of the
legal profession should squirm," said
Senator D0nnelly with a smile. "This
is clearly bill for their interests"
The debate was finally brought to an
end and the roll was called, resulting in
the defeat of the measure by 26 nays TO
Is yeas. The vote i'll detail follows:
AVers,l Kelly, Peterson i W