The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-30
AN0KA FOLK STILL HOPEFUL.
SENATOR SMITH HAS A BILL To
ABOLISH THE GAME COMMITS
SION.
TO FORFEIT A BIG LAND GRANT
That Is the Determination of the
House Committee on Public Lands
The Pending Fight.

the corridors of the hotels last night,
but the men who made him governor
were.
Why were they there?
The Anoka people said they were
there to see that the governors veto
of the Hastings hospital bill was sus-
tanned.
The Hastings people had another ex-
PLANTATION, rather more intricate, but
they allowed as how" Tams Bixby,
who is the governors right hand man,
knew all the intricacies Of things in
tricate. and therefore that need not
detract from the tenability of their
theory. This theory is as follows:
Gov. Clough was-say either dipIo-
matte or ION the fence If the Hast
ings people could not reverse the ac-
ton of this commission, naturally he
was uncommitted, personally. But
they did. He had friends in Anoka,
and he had also the consideration that
the legislature had decreed so-and-s0.
If the matter had rested there, it
would have been practically even. But
the state had paid for the site, as To-
Gated by the commission. This gave
him a pretext for the veto, which was
not final. To have signed the bill
would have given the Anokans no re-
course; to veto it still gave the Hast
ings people a chance to do the best
they could.
But apart from all the sympathies of
those on either side Of the conflict, the
question this morning SINNERS down
to one of plain figures.
Where are the nine?
It takes seventy-six votes in the
house of representatives to pass a bill
over the governors veto and, on the
last roll call, the Hastings people had
but siXty-seven. The Anokas say that
those sixty are as firm as the
rock of ages. but then they dare not
say less.
The Hastings people claimed as early
as noon yesterday that the nine had
been secured and the only question
was as to their ability to hold the orig
inal siXty-seven.
1t is just possible that the fight may
not be settled today, the Hastings peo-
pie have fulCrum of advantage Ill
the condition of affairs as it now
stands. If they have not the requisite
NOlGS 10 UlSpOS0 VI the veto III SlSQC,
they have enough to postpone the
special order, and this will give them
a chance to pull wires for a few days
more. In the meantime, delay means
at least a negative gain, for it In
creases the anxiety of those who have
pet measures hanging fire pending the
result of the big fight. sT
The AnOka people admitted last night
that this was their greatest danger.
They felt that victory was theirs. yet a
concerted effort on the part of the
Hastings people to block legislation
might defeat them.
Some Of the governors friends who
were present no doubt could have
found plausible excuses for their pres
ence aside from the one contest of to-
day, but their simultaneous appearance
was suspicious to say the least. If
they were not there to whip the loyal
Republicans into line for the support
of the Veto then the Judgment of the
ordinary observers was at fault.
The claim was made yesterday that
an attempt was being made to swing
the Democrats in line upon a promise
of favorable legislation upon the cleo
ton law, which, on account of the
fusion at the last campaign, places
both the Democrats and Populists at
when it comes to the legislation which
is desired to enable two fusion forces to
act separately and nominate their own
tickets.
This is denied. however, and it is safe
to prophesy that when the vote is
taken there will not be much attention
paid to party lines 1t appears that
the action taken today will be the
last step, and for that reason, with
both factions hopeful of winning the
events promise to develop into a battle
royal with plenty of oratory.
If Hastings really does count en- the
gubernatorial favor, then Senator
Young's bill to accentuate the claim
of the state pharmaceutical associa-
ton on the appointment of the state
board of pharmacy, introduced yester-
day, was considered as another en-
deavor to befog the mind Of the de-
luded Anokan into the belief that the
governor is favorable to. him. The
Truman Griffin case is still fresh
enough, and 1t is singular to say the
least, that the author of this bill should
be one of the men whose names were
first on the report sustaining the gov
ernOr's action in overriding the letter
of the law in that case. Why this
change? Senator Young voted for
Hastings. Gov. Clough vetoed the
Hastings bill. If this is all a scheme
then so deep in the science of political
deception has the machine delved that
it is able to make black look white
and white black, and to make the Bit
terest enemies smile upon each other
in the interest of the party.
The Duluth & Iron Range read got
a severe blow last night when the
house committee on public lands met
and decided to recommend the forfeit
ure Of the land grant of the road as
unearned. Not only this, but the COM
mittee recommended the passage OF
a bill appropriating $25 900 for the
prosecution Of cases against the road
for failure to live up to the conditions
of the grant
An echo Of the recent game sensations In
the northern part Of the state came in last
night just before the adjournment Of the
senate in the shape Of a bill by Senator
Smith, of Detroit, for the abolition of the
state game and fish commission and the ap-
pointment of state game warden on the old
plan formerly in vogue in this state. Senator
Smith, explaining the bill last night urged
it on the ground of the expense of the com
mission, which now amounts to several thous-
and dollars year. Under this bill, there will
be state game warden, at a salary of
81, 800 year. who viii have general charge
Of the protection Of game and fish, Every
constable sheriff in the state by virtue
Of his Office. will be constituted a deputy
warden, and as an incentive to understandable
industry in the prosecution of his work the
bill provides that IL the fines resulting from
prosecutions under the game law shall ac-
crue to go to the prosecuting officer
The bill absolutely prohibits the slaughter
or killing OF any deer for three years, thus
preventing the indscriminate slaughter which
has prevailed during the heavy snow of the
last few weeks. The spring shooting season
will close May 1, instead of June l. az under
the bill which is now pending before the