The Princeton union., 1897-03-11
l|lLOl COUP D'E|.T|A I
Senator Wyman Stole a March on the
Senator's Who Guard the Iron
Magnates' Interests.
lie Legislatures S Action in the Hos
pital Fight Likely to Be Felt in
the Next Election.

H pltaI Fight Likely 10 be Felt In
the Next Election.
Special Correspond Il
The long delayed contest over the
location of the fourth hospital for the
lllsaneis finished, and as was to have
been expected Anoka lost. What
With the massing Of the practically
snlid southern part OF the State.
against Anoka, together with q few
syragglers from the Seventh district,
TIE solid Fourth district, and one or
two arguments not necessary to mem.
tion Anoka was comp mpletely done for.
There was assolid day. gabfast in the
house, but the talking made no votes.
IS was the private and personal in.
Hence Of the members which accom-
1pkshed the result. Unfortunately for;
Anoka the most potent influences of
both houses were .rrayed in favor of
Hastings. In the house Messrs. DON
nelly and Staples made the matter a
ipersonal one, they being the repre-
5sentatives of Dakota county, and
Through them OLSON and other hard
workers we're secured. In the senate
Mr. Schaller. who is in the same posi-
ton as Donnelly and Staples, in the
house, has a strong personal foil lowing,
and he exerted it in the same way.
The Hennepin county delegation,
though stronger in numerical force,
was out-ggeneraled by the Ramsey
county delegation and overcome by
outside influences. The result has
been achieved andsit is too late to talk
to any purpose now, but it is one OF
several things that have transpired to
make dry shedding for the Republican
Ipsrty in the next election.
3. :: !.
Senator Wyman sprung a. very eff
fectual surprise on the house and
senate one day last week which has
lbeen the talk of both houses ever
Esince. During the entire session
ESenator Wyman has had itiin mind tic
out the socalled tonnage tax law,
s jdtsas Cd iron ines ma
| cent a ton ON their output measured
Iby themselves in lieu of all other
taxes. He has bided his time and
Awaited his opportunity all through
the session, and it came. 1t so hap
pened that a number Of senators who
haYe been making it their mission tc
look after the interests of the mine
owners we're deeply engaged in the
Hastings-Anoka fight, and were out
skirmishing and concentrating theil
forces for the finish on that. Mr.
Wyman took advantage of their alb
sence to present his favorite measure
and it was rushed through in spite o.
a vigorous fight on the part of the
friends of the mines who happened tc
be present. The bill was passed under
suspension Of the rules and went over
to the house, where nothing could de.
feat it. It is one of the best pieces Of
legislation accomplished by this legis.
lature.
The civil. service bill presented by
the railroad commission has been de-
feated in the house, but at the import
unate appeal Of its friends has been
restored to general orders and will
again come up. This is the bill, prac-
tically, which Gov. Clough was brave
enough to veto two years ago, and if it
should again pass I, for one, hope he
will perform the same service for it
again. There is no need of such law,
in my opinion. The commission says
it wants the law so it can refuse to
make appointments in the inspection
department for political reasons. It
can do so now. 1t says it wants the
law5so it can employ Intelligent and
competent men as inspectors. It can
do so now. There is no more reason
for appointing incompetent men under
ordinary circumstances than there is
under civil service rules. If the depart
ment wants good men it can employ
them, and no civil service law can en-
able it to do SO to any greater extent.
The spirit Of civil service, if there is
such a thing, is observed in every
great commercial institution in the
country to-day that is a man is kept
as long as he does his work properly
and faithfully. When more than this