St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-08
FLOUR CITY BLUFF.
Senate Sees the Hand and Re-
jects the $2,000,000 Cap
itol Site.
THE STATE NOT A BEGGAR
And Does Not Want the Min
neapolis Park as a Free
Gift.
THE STATE NOT A BEGGAR
RAILROAD LAND TAX BILL
Recommended for Indefinite
Postponement by the Ju-
dietary Committee.

Yesterday was a big one in the
senate, particularly as it was the oc-
casion for making another fight upon
the capitol bill, with view of defeat
ing any measure looking to perfect
ing the old law. Minneapolis made
very strong bluff to secure the de-
feat and probably thought they
might capture the capitol for that
city. They were rudely disappoint-
ed, however, and that, too, by the
aid of one of their own number,
Senator Wyman, who made no bones
to tell the crowd of Minneapolis men,
who were on the floor to offer a site
for the capitol in one of the beautiful
parks of their city, that they were
mistaken in supposing that the leg
islature was disposed to favor a re-
moval to that city. He scored the
Minneapolis papers for deceiving the
people Of their city, and declared
himself to be honestly in favor of
keeping the ancient compact, to the
effect that ST. Paul should be forever
the seat of government. The senate
was thronged all day with promi-
nent people of Minneapolis, who
were there to ask a weeks continu-
ance Of consideration of the bill and
to assure senators that they were
ready to turn over a site for the
building as soon as the park board
could be called together to donate the
grounds. The offer was "a bluff and
was met as such and sat down upon
effectually. Senator Stevens took
the matter In hand early I'm the
morning and proceeded to inform the
Minneapolis agitators that the bluff
would be met in straightforward
way. His effort was received with
open-mouthed wonder, because Of
Its directness and power, and made
some of the Minneapolis men fairly
cringe with fright Senator Stew
ems opened the matter by suggesting
that the capitol bill which had
passed the house might be taken
up at the same time as the senate
bill. He then proceeded to say:
1T has been rumored, although I
am 10th to believe 1t, that a certain
city not named as the seat of gov
ernment is desirous of securing the
capitol There are all kinds of peo-
pie in city. Sometimes the froth
gets to the top. 1 don't believe the
best people of the city alluded to
favor the movement. / am 10th to
believe that fair-minded people
would do this.
In view of the fact that move
ment has undoubtedly been made
in that direction, L wish to state
that we will call up the bill. If it
is true that there is a disposition to
delay the matter so as to allow a
proposition to be made from an
other city, let it come at this time.
We want to meet the measure now"
Senator McRale maved that the
house bill be taken up in connec-
ton with the special order at 2:3O
p. m.
Senator Cronkhite thought he saw
a disposition to push matters
through that are in the interest of
cities and assassinate rural matters.
Senator McHale replied that 1t was
desirable that, in this instance, both
bills be taken up at the same time
to save repetition Of the dose.
Senator Stevens said that if this
We're Ramsey county measure he
would treat it as such, but, in fact.
1t Is state matter, in which all the
senators were expected to do their
duty under an oath of office. He
should support the bill only upon
fair means as a representative of
the whole state. If any other mo-
tive prompts others, whether from
revenge or otherwise, he should
meet it only by his duty to the
whole people.
A vote being taken, the house bill
was ordered to be taken up with
the senate bill at the afternoon sit,
ting.
A BATTLE ROYAL.
At the afternoon sitting the two can
itol bills. S. F. 131 and II. f. 141, were
taken up as special order. A call Of
the senate was ordered to secure a full
attendance. Senator Howard moved
that the senate go into committee of
Senator Stevens suggested that amend
ments would not be opposed in session
of the senate the same as NAV be
made in the committee of the whole.
Senator Morgan favored going into
committee of the whole. President
Day ruled that amendments may be
made in special order the same as I'm
committee of the whole. Senator Greer
spoke in favor of taking the bill up
as senate and not as a committee.
SO that 1t may be possible to place the
matter upon it's final passage. The mo-
ton to go into committee of the whole
prevailed and Senator Yale was called
to the chair. Senator Stevens moved
that Fl. F. 141 be recommended for
passage. After it had been read Sem
ator Morgan moved to amend so as to
provide that action be deferred for one
week. He said that the Hennepin
county delegation had been informed
OF proposition from Minneapolis to
donate a beautiful site of thirty-eight
acres In that city worth 1900, 600 as a
site for the capitol The site is COW
cred with trees and is a beautiful
place.
Senator Stevens, replying, said:
There are certain propositions that
an honorable man needs no time to
consider" He said he had noted the
progress the beautiful city has made
in the past fifteen years. 1t had al
ways been his pleasure to support