The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-22
PARTY RANKS CLOSED
REPUBLICANS VOTED AS A UNIT
ON THE SUGAR BOUNTY
BILL
PASSED OVER VETO EASILY

HOOED OsGu sEtO EHSiI
There Were Four Votes More Than
Were Needed by the Advocates of
the BiII-Three! of These Were
| Democrats, Who Voted With the
RepubIicans-CaH Of the Senate
Was Resorted To. ii
With four votes to spare, the Repub-
lican senate yesterday passed the sugar
bounty claim bill over the veto of Gov.
Lind. .l.5f1
One of the Republicans, Reeves, alb
sent. sick. was the only break in the
party ranks. and three of the Demo-
Gratis, Baldwin, of Duluth. McNanee,
CT st. Paul. and Johnson. of ST. Peter.
voted for the bill.
Many Of the Republican senators
tried to square themselves with their
constituents by protesting a cordial
! dislike for the bounty system, but
they voted to rebuke the governor just
| the same. He was charged with usurp-
ing legislative functions and various
other more or less heinous offenses
1t was a few minutes after 10 when
Chief Clerk Bergstrom reported the re-
when the proper order was reached
Senator Young Rep). Swift. moved a
call of the senate, which revealed the
! following abSentees:
Senators Horton Rep0, Ives Oem),
Reeves (RepD, Smith, e. E. Rep),
! Stockweli Rep)-5.
Senator Reeves, 1T was stated was
had gone to Minneapolis. Senators
Ives. Horton and Stockwell were soon
found, but Mr. Smith did not get back
until six minutes of 12 to be greeted
with applause. Having assurances that
that one or two Democrats would vote
for the bill. the Republicans took a
chance on the absence of Senator
| Reeves.
| Senator Young moved that H..F. 1863
be passed, Notwithstanding the gov
ernor's veto.
Senators Schaller, Young, Greer and
Jones wrangled for few minutes over
a point of order as to Whethef'it was
necessary to formally reconsider the
vote by which the bill was passed
originally. ~t,rs--
The motion that it. do pass was then
put
Senator Everett Oem.), of LIE sueur,
explained that he had seen no reason
to change his mind since he voted for
the bill before, as to the earning of the
bounty under the law. But he was op-
posed to bounties on principle. He
voted no.
Senator Greer Rep0, Waseca. said
his constituents were opposed to boull-
ties, but he voted aye, as he had been
promised by a majority of the senate
early legislation either to repeal the
bounty law or limit its operations.
Senator Halvorson- (Rep), of Lac qui
Parle, said it was honest debt and
should be paid. -,
Senator Ives Oem.), Ramsey, said
he believed the governor was inspired
by the purest motives. He believed,
too, it was right and voted to sustain
it.
Senator Johnson Dem.), Of Nicollet,
said he voted for the bill originally be-
cause he believed it was an honest debt.
He would vote to repeal the bounty
law, and he felt that the veto would so
| result. But these people were entitled
to their money.
The Republicans applauded.
Senator McGovern Oem), of Wa
seca said there was legal obligation
on the legislature to repeal the bounty
law. 1t never had any right to pass
it in the first place. He voted no.
The other side applauded this time.
Senatel MCGOWAN Dem.), Hennepin,
thought the new light thrown on the
ed him in changing his vote to no.
Senator McNamee Dem.), Ramsey,
hoped the Republican majority would
call Senator Batz's bill from the COM
mittee and pass it at once. He voted
aye.
Senator Meilicke Pop), Of Cotton
wood, voted no, and hoped that the as
surance that the law would be repealed
would be carried out.
GopatOr SofoarUilla (RanO a a0Tapd
with the governor, but voted aye.
Senator Thompson (Rep0, Fillmore,
said the law was a dangerous one, but
he voted to pay the present claim.
Senator Underleak (Rep) agreed
with this. 1t did not make much diff
ference, as Senator Sweningsen Rep). .
Mower had voted the 42d aye, which
passed the bill anyway.
Senator Wilson said that when Gov.
Lind endeavored to tell the legis-
lature that it should not pay this claim
until it had done certain other things,
it was an unWarranted abuse Of the
veto power.
Senator Young Rep.), Swift, said the
governor had no right to say to the
legislature, you must" 1t would be
disrespect to it's own traditions If the
legislature did not resent such an effort
to limit it's power.
Senator Batz, who had failed to vote
on the first call, voted no with a brief
explanation.
Senator Sheehan wanted him called
to order, but he spoke by consent. The
vote was:
Yeas-Baldwin Oem), Barker Rep),
Benedict Rep.(, Brewer Rep). Buck
Daugherty Rep), Greer Rep.), Grindeland
Rep.), Halvorson Repl, Hawkins Rep.)),
Horton Rep.), Hospes Rep.l, Jepson Rep),
Johnson Repl, Jones, E. J. {Rep), Jones,
]. D. Rep), Knatvold Rep.), Larson Rep),
Lord (Rep.l, McArthur Rep2 Mccarthy
(Rep) McGill Rep0, McKudck (ReDO Nc
Nance Dem.), Miller Rep.), Myran Rep.),
Nixon Rep.), Potter RepJ, Roverud Rep.},
Ryder Rep.), schel.bach Rep9, Sheehah
| Rep) Shell (Rep) Sivright (Rep.), Smith,
E. E. (Rep), Smith, ]. H. Rep), Snyder
(Rep.), Somerville (Rep), Stockton Rep.),
Sweningsen Rep), Thompson Rep2, Under,
leak (Rep.), Wilson (Rep.l, Young Rep.)-46.
Nays-Batz Oem), Collier Dem), Daily
Dem.), Dart Dem), Du Toit Oem), Everett
| Oem.), Fitzpatrick Dem.), Gausewitz Oem.),
Grue Dem J. Ives DemO McGovern DEM