The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-11
ATTORNEY BYRNEs FINDS 1T COST
LY TO DEFEND A DIVORCE
SUIT.
FAIR FEMININE LOBBYIST
Is CREDITED WITH BEATING HIM
OUT OF A FAT STATE
JOB.
BLIND PIG BILL, FOR PLACES
Having Local Option, Is Passed After
Something of Il StruggIe-Meyers
Bill RECONSTRUCTED

Hell hath no fury like a woman
scorned."
A week ago the Clio e presented to
the public one chapter in the marital
infelicities of a couple, which were then
OF interest only by the prominence of
the parties involved, but which now
promise to assume a real public i'm
pOTtance by reason Of their influence
on pending legislation.
When Mrs. Flora POwers-Goodnow
sued for a divorce from the Minneapolis
wood and coal and base ball statesman,
the attorney for the defendant was
Timothy z. Byrnes. Beside his en-
ployment by Mr.. Goodnow, Mr.. Byrnes
had given his professional talent, for
a consideration, to the service of the
state. game and fish commission.
Mrs. Powers was formerly in one Of
the offices at the capitol, and she is,
presumably, more or less familiar with
the devious ways by which legislation
is carried or lost in the corridors OF
the state house.
Anyway, when Timothy E Byrnes'
woodchuck in the game and fish bill
was stricken out in the senate yester-
day, Mrs. POwers-Goodnow stood by
the south wall Of the senate chamber.
the waning sun ilIumining a beatific
flush Of joy that obliterated, for the
time at least, even the faintest trace
Of marital infelicity.
The @ o g does not say that Mrs.
Powers-Goodnow IObbied for the strik-
ing out of this clause, but she was
not in the least dOwncast at its ac-
complishment.
The discussion of the game and fish
bill was taken up after the noon re-
cess by the senate, with Senator CuIkin
in the chair. The question of permit
ting the commission to employ an at
Otrney was disputed for some time,
ending in the entire subdivision twelve
being stricken out.
Senator ROverud wanted also to
strike out subdivision thirteen, provid-
ing for the employment of other per
sons as needed.
Senators Green and Stebbins said the
whole bill might as we'll be killed, if
these two subdivisions were to be taken
out. If il was passed with these sec
tons out, companies would be here in
the spring bringing nets all the way
from the Gulf Of Mexico to rob Lake
Pepin and other waters containing
game and food fish.
Senator POttgieser charged that the
law had been openly violated all winter
at Lake Gervais, and the commission
had not done anything about 1t. Sub
division l3 was then stricken out
The salary Of the superintendent Of
fisheries was cut from $1,000 to 81 200 at
the instance of Senator Fuller
Senator Heneman wanted section
amended so as to make the executive
agent be some one outside of the board
This however, was lost. Then Senator
Roverud wanted the salary of that Of
fee likewise cut to ST. 200
Senator Spencer said the present
agent had more than once walked into
the face Of a revolver in the enforce
ment of the law. He deserved $1,000
If not more. Senator Thorpe thought
that $1,000 paid for a great deal Of sand
This amendment was lost.
The final report on reappOrtiOnment
interrupted the debate, and the spe-
cial order was laid over again until
Monday.
When the Knatvold bill. to punish the
sale of liquor in local option towns less
than blind pigs" in other towns, was
reached on the calendar. Senator Gull
kin opposed it, and asked that action
be deferred. Senator Knatvold would
not consent, however. and Senator Gull
kin declared it would leave the temper
anCe towns Of the state at the mercy. of
the blind pig"
He declared that the liquor interests
were lobbying for this infamous bill -
The matter was finally forced to a
vote, and after two calls for the alb
senUees, Senator KnatvOld figured out
that it had only u votes. so he changed
his vote TO no TO move a recOnsidera-
ton. Then the secretary announced
2T ayes still, and it was apparent that
the trick of the Albert Lea man had
been over shreWd, but he moved imme-
date reconsideration nevertheless. and
Senator Keller came in and passed the
bill, the final vote being:
Yeas-Cole CoIlester. Cronkhite Currier
Dunn, French. Greer, Hanson. Heneman How
ard Hits. Johnson, A. G. Keller, Knatvold
Larson. Lloyd, Morgan. ozmun, Peterson.
Pottgleser, ROverud. Schaller. Sheehan
Sperry, Stevens, Sweningsen, Thompson, Yale
Nays-Cullin, Fuller Hodge. Masterman
Miller. Potter, Reishus RingdaI Spencer
Stebbins. Stockton Theden. Thorpe. Whitney
Wing, Wyman-15.
Senator Sheehan moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Meyers bill to
permit cities TO contract for the erec-
ton of water works, gas and light
plants, was defeated. Senator Fuller
objected. declaring that the only pur-
pose Of the motion was to hold the bill
as a club over the head of the senate
the rest Of the session. Senator Nor
gan disclaimed any such intention The
bill was in favor Of the interests of the
people. Senator Fuller said it would
be an injustice to investors in these
plants in the small cities Of the state
If it applied only TO the big ones he
would not kick and Senator Sheehan
said he was willing to so amend it. II
was then reconsidered, the vote being
rs to 10. and referred to Senator Shee-
han for amendment
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Request Of the Governor
S. F. co. CStebbins)-Proposing an amend
ment TO the constitution providing for