The Princeton union., 1893-03-16
STATE CAPlTO i LETTER

SlAlECA Afsll'UIl IllElsl'fR
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Mch. IA, 1893.
Some Of the State papers are giving
publicity to a story that had its origin
in the Minneapolis Journal to the effect
that the editor of the UNION and Sena-
tor G.. K. Davis do not speak as they
pass by; that I wanted an Office for
myself or a friend, and that Mr.. Davis
informed me that he could do nothing
for me, etc. There is not a grain of
truth in the silly story. In the first
place I have not at any time sought a
Federal Office either for myself or a
friend; in the second place no sane Re-
publican would care to file an applica-
tion for an Office just as his party was
going out of power for at least four
years. did write to Senator Davis
relative to some pension claims and re-
ceived rather brief reply from his
clerk. Mr.. Davis never saw my letter.
That is all there is to the matter.
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The new capitol measure is made a
special order for tomorrow afternoon.
Every prominent business and profess
sional man in st. Paul is actively en-
gagged in lobbying for the bill, and, in
my opinion, it will pass the house. The
Ramsey county delegation, with the
exception of Mr.. Sullivan, favor the
measure Sullivan wants new capitol
but he wants it located in the Midway
district. The Hennepin delegation,
with possibly two exceptions, the St.
Louis, Winona and Washington county
delegations, and all the towns in which
State institutions are located also favor
the scheme. I would feel more friendly
disposed toward a new capitol if liberal
appropriations could be secured for
roads and bridges in the northern por-
tion of the State. The big centers OF
population want everything in sight,
but are not willing to concede nything
of moment to the rural districts.
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The bill appropriating $1,000 for a
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passed the house last Thursday.
hope Senator Geissel will see that the
bill is not killed in the senate.
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Notwithstanding the sneers of Hon
H. G. Stivers, the recognized repre-.
sentative of corporate interests in the
last legislature, the present house is
a clean body of men, and is not in
fuenced by railroad interests. The
bill which provides for the taxation O!
railroad lands passed with only one
dissenting voice; the bill which pro
vides that railroad tickets are good ir
either direction received comfortable
majority; the bill forfeiting the lan6
grant of the Hastings & Dakota rail
road passed by a large majority, also
half a dozen other measures, which
will prove beneficial to the people an6
which the railroad companies did mo-
want, met with slight opposition in the
house. But the senate, the hold-ove1
senate, ah! there is the rub. By the
way, Mr.. Stivers intimates that some
body was 'convinced'' that the S., 5,O0(
personal liability limit-which was
fixed by the legislature of two years
ago-was correct. I think $4,000 i!
more than the family of the average
poor man receives in case of the death
of the head of the family from injurie!
sustained while in the employ Of a per
son, firm or corporation. And in case
of the death of rich man it makes bu
little difference whether his family
recovers a cent of damages or not.
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The demagogic bill making eigh
hours, a days work for county employe
was defeated for the second time. in th,
house last Thursday. My sympathie
are now, ever have been and ever viii
be with the laboring and producins
classes, but do not believe in Law
that discriminates between men VIII,
perform work for a county and thos
who toll for individuals or corporations
The prospects for the passage of
reapportionmentb bill at this session ar
J not very bright at present. The coun
ties that have more representation
!, than they are at present entitled to