St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-19
REISHUS is STILL KICKING.
He Gives Notice OF Debate
Upon a Motion for Com
plete EXoneration.
CHARTER BUILDING BEGUN.
Senate Put in a Long Day in
Trying to Satisfy Every
Whim.

The senate, with the exception Of
one Populist, and possibly one other,
was willing yesterday morning to
do what could be done to set Sena-
tor Cronkhite right before the pub
lie and to mollify, as far as possible,
the unpleasant notoriety growing
out of his incidental absence pend
ing the Thursday proceedings upon
the bill to tax railroad lands. When
the roll had been called yesterday
morning, Senator Cronkhite asked
that the journal of the senate Civ
ing an account of the proceedings of
last Thursday be corrected so as to
show that he was absent under
leave. In this connection he alluded
to the injustice done him on that oc-
casion. Senator Ozmun seconded
the motion to correct the journal.
President Day stated that it was
true that Senator Cronkhite had
been excused from attendance, and
that he was away with leave of
absence. 1t was costumary and
right that he should be excused from
roll call until after his return and
answering to roll call after being
excused. The journal was ordered
corrected to show these facts.
Just prior to the noon recess, Sena-
tor Yale introduced a resolution de-
signed to set the matter right. The
resolution is worded as follows:
Whereas, Senator J. S. Cronkhite,
from the EiftV-SpcOnH district in tbia
state, was absent from his seat OH
Wednesday, the 14th day of March,
1898, at time when an important
measure was pending in the senate,
to w.t. House File l. and
Whereas, 1t was insinua ted in the
public newspapers of this state, that
Senator Cronkhite absented himself
without leave and from improper mo-
tiveS; and
Whereas, We, his fellow senators, be,
l1eve that said insinuations and com
ments were uncalled for, do hereby
SEND forth to the people of this state
our faith and confidence in Senator
Cfonkh1te as an honorable man, and
from our acquaintance with him be.
leFe that in measures coming before
TINS house he has always shown a dis
position to vote cOnScientionsly ac-
cord1ng to the right of the matter.
without fear or favor
senator Reishus, a PoDulist, gave
notice of debate, the effect of which
would carry the resolution over one
day. Senator Yale moved suspen-
sion of the rules for the purpose of
passing the resolution at once. but
there was still objection.
Senator Greer was one of those who
objected, and alluded to some remark
made. by the senator from Winona
during the debate Thursday. The SEN
ate at this point took a recess until
=2:30 p. m.
Senator Yale, speaking to a cues
ton of personal privilege at the after
noon sitting, said that the distin-
guished senator from Wabasha had
placed wrong construction upon his
words when abiding to the absence
OF Senator Cronkhite Thursday. To
settle what might be a question of
Veracity, he read from a newspaper to
show that he had not made a change,
but said that if the senator was STAY
ing away for the purpose of avoiding
voting on the bill, he was either a
coward or a knave, but he did not
charge him with being either.
Senator Greer said he had no desire
to misquote the senator from Vino
ma or place him in a false light He
remembered, after hearing the item
read, that the senator was correct in
saying that he had put the matter in
the alternative. He also said that he
was not ready to vote upon the reso-
luton of Senator Yale without an ex-
PLANTATION. The senator gave notice
that he would call the resolution up
the first opportunity this morning.
Senator Potter diverted the train of
thought by breaking in upon the dis
cussion with a request for leave to
make a report from the committee
on public health. His report was
upon four bills, all of which were
recommended to pass, and are as fol-
lows:
S. F. 1853, to regulate the practice of
medicine.
S. f. 579, to require the inspection
of food animals before being slaugh-
tered in or near cities of 10000 in
habitants or more.
S. F. 574, providing for the election
of the state dairy and food commits
Sioner.
S. f. SIS. to prevent the adultera-
ton of candy.
CHARTER COBBLING.
The senate put in nearly the entire
day considering the municipal char
ter bill as reported from the commit
tee, and would have held an evening
session were it not pleaded by some
that a long day had been put in at
work. Twenty-Five of the ninety
three pages of the bill were gone over
and q number of minor amendments
were made, but not all of the sections
comprised in that portion were adopt
ed. Several of them were objection
able to representative of smaller
cities and were passed over, notably
the provisions for making the bill APP
plicable to cities as small as 1000 in
habitantS. Long debates were had
over many of the provisions One of
the points over which the delegations
of the Twin Cities disagreed relates
to fixing maximum salaries for the
more important officers, and resulted
in defeat for the st. Paul contingent,
or at least part of it. Senator Shee-
han apparently don't care as he is
welded to his home rule bill, and is
willing that Minneapolis and the other
cities that want to may have the
Howard bill, provided his bill is
own charters.
The bill was taken up as special or
der. Senator Knotvold occupied the
Chair with the senate in committee OF
the whole to consider the matter. S. f.
%, being Senator Towards bill, was
taken up, and the author explained the
main provisions of the bill
A number of questions were asked by
various provisions before specific dis
cussion of the bill was entered into.
Senator Sheehan stated that his gen
eral views upon the bill would be affect
ed by the position taken upon the force
to be given to the bill in regard to
whether or not all cities shall be re-
CURED to adopt the proposed charter.
Senator Day suggested that the SEN
ators from the country might be ex-
cused from attending the discussion
because of a lack of interest in the