St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-22
GHOST OF The PAST.
Nelson Washburn Skeleton
Dragged Out Of It's Closet
by the Senate.
BANKING LAW REVISION.
Sehurmeiep's Bill to Make Cit
izenship q Basis for Vot-
ing Held Up.
SIMILAR INTERSTATE LAWS
The Object to Be Attained by
Senator HeArthur's
Bill.
BANKING LAW REVISION.
SIMILAR INTERSTATE LAWS

The ghost of the late senatorial
contest was called up, and an AMI
mated debate precipitated by
7ocular motion made by Senator
Royerud yesterday. The senate was
in committee of the whole, with
Senator Bass in the chair, to con-
slider general orders. Representative
Robbins bill had been reached, pro-
viding for restraining elective or ap-
nointiye officers of the state from
lobbying or soliciting votes for any
person who may be a candidate for
any Office within the gift OF the
legislature. This bill was we'll IN
dersUOOd to refer to the Nelson
Washburn contest. and TO be aimed
at the influence of official patronage
Senator Roverud had smile on
his face when he moved that this
bill. which had already passed the
house. be referred to the committee
on retrenchment and reform. Then
the fun began. some Of the senators
wanting to push the bill through.
Senator Greer observed that the
committee alluded to by the senator
from Houston is made up Of the
whole senate.
Senator Wyman had previously
moved that the bill be recommended
for passage, and laughingly said
that he thought the motion Of Sena-
tor Roverud was made in vein Of
humor AS for himself, he believed
the bill important.
Senator Yale asked if the bill
would prohibit senator's from going
into the house TO lobby. Senator
Wyman thought not, and humOr-
ously suggested that senators would
be allowed to work for the passage
Of ''woodchucks."
Senator Culkin-I consider this
bill a humbug. Who will decide
when an officer is lobbying? A
criminal law that takes property
to pay a fine must be precise in its
terms. This bill is indefinite. A
person might leave his Office to work
against Mr.. !Tashburn. for instance,
but how will you decide? 1 think
this is "bunlum."
Senator KnatvOld said: 81 don't
see the need of the bill. 1t doubtless
alludes to the senatorial contest. /
hope the bill will not pass"
Senator Morgan-This bill is de-
fective. It should. include the class
nf 11ADro1a tho ont 1r-,TI
who are in. 1t leaves those who are
out to get the advantage. 1t does
not meet the object of the author.
1t only covers half the ground.
Senator Wyman-The bill is aimed
at the right plan. It is intended to
prevent high state official from
bringing to his back all his ap-
pOintees 10 push him into office, or,
if you please, to prevent a county
official doing the same. Mr.. Wy
man, seeing opposition, moved the
reference of the bill to the judiciary
committee.
Senator Yale said they might as
Well call things by their right names.
It is well known that a state officer
called his forces to his back to help
elect him to the senate. The bill is in
tended to prevent Gov Clough from
using the same power to work for
his reelection. He closed by declar-
ing his opposition to the bill.
Senator McHale-This is no bill at
all. It prevents man from going
out Of his Office to electioneer, but
does not prevent his doing such work
when he goes out for a cigar or to
get his dinner. It would be impossi-
office TO lobby. If a bill should be in
troduced to prevent lobbying on this
floor [ would vote for it.
Senator Sperry favored referring
the bill to the judiciary committee
for amendment He favored a bill
that would prevent an officer spend
ing his time out of his office in
electioneering, and preventing a
Recurrence of the event at which the
bill was aimed.
Senator IaSterman suggested that
the bill was provided for alrendy in
others aimed at corrupt practices in
elections.
At the suggestion of Senator Stew
ems the bill was referred to Senator
Wyman for revision.
HOME WORK.
When the bill to prohibit the use
Of foreign stone in the construction
of public buildings was under con-
sideration in the committee of the
whole, President Day asked if there
was no objection to it's passage from
the Hennepin delegation. Senator
Wyman said he regarded it a good
bill, and he, in favoring it, remem-
bered that there are quarries of
good stone in this county. President
Day alluded to the sending abroad to
secure stone to erect a building for
the university. Senator Cronkhite,
the author of the bill, said that the
bill was designed to prevent a re-
currence Of such action. Senator
Potter took occasion to say that not
all of the Henrepin delegation ap-
proved of going to Ohio to get stone
for the library building at the state
university. Senator Heneman
thought it 4 good Republican bill.
1t was recommended to pass without
opposition.
Senator Masterman's bill to pun
ish persons injuring or destroying
dams, b0oms, etc, with malicious in
tent, was amended so as to become