The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06


CHAMPION OF HASTINGS.
Mr.. DonneIly said the proposed site at
Hastings was within five miles of where
he lived in Dakota county He traced
the history since their organization OF
Ramsey, Winona and Dakota counties
and said the last named had never yet
been made the recipient of any gift
from the state. He spoke, not in ar
1nvidious manner, of the various state
institutions bestowed on the different
counties. and in this connection men
toned that although Dakota county
had as yet been given no recognition,
Hastings contained at one time as re-
fined citizenship as any city in the
country. She since had experienced
many losses. Mr.. Donnelly denied that
Mr. Hooper, who had been so much
maligned and who was 'hoisted into
such ignominious fame was a Popu-
list. He said he himself was regarded
as sort of grandfather Of the Popu-
lists. IF Mr.. Hopper is a Populist, he
is Populist as Judas Iscariot was a
Christian he said. He described the
transaction as one of the most in
famous which ever disgraced the
records Of the state and told in a
pathetic way how the gift to Hastings
had been stolen away by knavery,
after nine days of graduation and hap
tages to be found at Hastings.
After word picture about Hastings,
he stopped for a minute and asked.
What is there at Anoka? A sand
bank without any illumination save
Alvah Eastman. Why, if they bury
the unfortunates who die there in
Anoka the poor fellows will unless
there is a top dressing on the sterile
soil. refuse to rise when Gabrial blows
his horn. 1t will be a, crime" said he,
TO place the diseased minds of St
Paul and MINNEAPOLIS in Anoka." Mr..
Donnelly added his share Of criticism
fer Mr.. Hopper who, he said, was not
a fool to change his mind, but because
he could give no good reason therefor.
Mr.. Donnelly said that without mean
ing any disrespect to the district court,
the contention that there was no con-
tract between the state and HASTINGS
because the minutes of the meeting
had rot been siered, was a rare hit of
nettlf0gPing. Who had not sigred
them? 1t was AIvah Eastman. Mr.
DOnnellv DUnctured the point made i'm
favor of AnO<a on the score of cheaper
coal. by quoting figures on coal from
the south cbeeper even thar those
claimed by the AnoLa champions on
coal FROM Duluth. Tho question Of
train service he also took ND and show
ed there were instead Of but four trains
through Hastings more than two or
three TIM that number and for con-
nections in Minnesota were better ar
ran ond than at hnoka
JONES DEFENDS HOPPER TOO.
Although s o'clock was the hour set
an hour later when Speaker Jones
raped for order. Upon request of
Judge Hicks a call of the house was
ordered. The vacant spaces on the floor
as well as the galleries, were filled
with spectators. many of them Of the
gentler sex. After some discussion as
to what should be done with the alb
sentees, Speaker Jones, from the floor
spoke of his connection with the matter
in his official capacity as head of the
house. He had. as speaker, he said
kept away from any further relation
to the hospital struggle than the APP
polntment of an impartial portion of
the joint committee AS a member of
the house from Todd county, he had
the right, he thought, and wished to
cover few points touching on the
controversy. In the first place he wish
ed to speak of Hooper, who was so
heartily maligned. There was not, Mr.
Jones said, any discrepancy in the tes-
timony given by Hopper and Alvah
Eastman, and he considered it the most
untowacd action on the part of mem
bers of the Legislature. who could not
be called to task, to pour rebuke and
contumely upon this man Hopper who
was a simple but ineorruptible farmer
of Northern Minnesota. ,-..-.. ~. = .ua ~,
Speaker Jones took Occa sion to hand
to Mr. Donnelly several sharp rebukes
for portions Of his speech in which
Donnelly spoke Of the Shallow petit
FORGERY of the supreme court" and
further made sighting remarks about
fiOn RI or
the state. Mr.. Jones made most logi-
cal and impassioned speech in support
of a decision for Anoka, touching on
the location and the better railroad
facilities to be found there.
HICKS HEARD FROM.
Judge Hicks paid his respects to Mr.
Donnelly for having used his power
full voice and beautiful language in
castigating a man who was not on the
floor of the house and not in a posi-
ton to defend himself from any at
tack. just or unjust. The judge ad-
ministered a thick sugar coating Of
barney upon the Sage, who, he said,
was a genius in the expression of
thought, only to suggest that Mr.
Hopper, AN 'illiterate dabster," was piled
with questions thick and fast and was
made to reply in language furnished
by the Hastings attorney, rather than
sentiment of Mr.. Jones and sorely de-
cried the tendency to criticise the su-
preme court. Said he: when we lose
faith in our courts, we will forfeit our
political rights
A small but doughty champion Of
Hastings developed in the person Of
Jens Grondahl. who regretted that the
matter had been forced into the legis-
lature by the action of the commits
sion. He feared that the sting would
be left in the defeated faction which
ever way the matter was decided. The
citizens of neither Anoka nor Hastings
were guilty of crime, nor had they
taken any more trouble to secure the
hospital than would many another
hamlet in the state.
Referring to a humorous remark or
Mr.. Feig earlier in the day, Mr. Gron-
dahl said the asylum might be APP
that visitors might mistake the asylum
fc~ the state capitol. and the subjects
for members of the legislature.
Mr. Dahl, CT Hennepin. went on
record as being in favor of Anoka.
whereupon Mr. Donnelly explained that
the speaker had put him in a false
position as to criticising the supreme
court judges. for whom. he said. he
entertained the highest personal re-
gard. 1t was nearly 10 o'clock when
Mr.. Snyder, from the chair. ordered
a call of the house upon motion of the
member from KandiyOhi
The vote on revok.ng the selection of An
Okla was as follows;
Abbott. HeimeTdinger Parker.
Anderson. HslS arson, Peterson
Barta. HOLSTER PoetZ.
B;gelow, Holmen, Reiner.
Brusletten. Jacobson, Sampson,