The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-02-25
VETO Is EaEATEN.
State Senate PASSES Sugar Bount
Bill Over Lind Veto.

! Bill Over Lind Veto.
| ST. PAUL, Feb. 21.-The senate this
room endorsed the action Of the house
| and passed the sugar bounty appropra-
ton bill over the governors veto. The
! vote stood IS to lG.
Except for three Democrats that voted
| with the Republicans it was a straight
| rarty vote. The first man to answer on
the roll call was Senator Baldwin, WHO
| answered AYE" The other Democrats
voting for the bill We're Senator johnson
of st. Peter and Senator McNamee of st.
Paul.
Considerable delay was had in taking
| the vote, owing to the desirability, under
| call of the senate. to await the return
! Of Senator e. e. Smith from Minneapolis.
It is reasoned that if Senator Baldwin
| had voted to sustain the governor, ne
could not logically urge the passage OF
| the Dig iron bounty bill when it comes up
| in the senate. In other words, the SEN
ator has been true to his constituency
at the hazard of the favor of his partisan
friends.
When Senator L. Il. Smith had re-
trrhed from Minneapolis the senate was
reconvened, with Senator Wilson (Rep.,
Hennepin) in the chair. 1t was moved
that the vote by which the appropriation
bill was passed be reconsidered and that
the bill be passed otwithstanding the
governors veto. The veto message was
read, and Senator Schaller (Dem., Da-
kota) objected to vote on both recon-
sideraton and passage at the same time,
claiming that the two questions required
division and separate vote. Senator E. j.
Jones (Rep., Todd said that the recon-
sidcration referred to in the constitution
was merely in act Of courtesy to the
governor and that reconsideration and
passage are indvislbie. President Pro
Tenn Wilson ruled that the question was
not Invisible, and the vote proceeded, be-
ginning with the vote of Senator Bald
win Dem., ST. Louis) for passage over
| the governors veto. The vote on the
question was as follows:
Ayes-Baldwin Dem, st. Louis), Bar
ker, Benedict, Brewer, Buchanan, Chill
ton, Dickey, Daugherty, Greer, Grinde-
| land, Halvorson, Hawkins, Horton, Hos
pes, Jepson, Johnson Oem., st. Peter),
T. r. Jones, ]. D. Jones, knatvold Lar
son, Lord, Macarthur, Mccarthy, McGill,
McKusick McNamee (Dem., Ramsey,
Miller, Mvran. Nixon. Potter, Reeves.
Roverud, Ryder. Schelibach, Sheehan,
Shell, Sivrght Il. z. Smith, ]. II. Smith,
Snyder. Somerville, Stockton. Swenins-
sen, Thompson, Underleak, Wilson,
Young-4G.
Nays-Batz. Golfer Daily, Dart, DuToil,
r. trio
Ives, MCGOWAN. McGovern, Meilicke,
Schaller. Stockwell Niesselman-l6.
Senator Greer Rep., Wabasha) eX-
claimed in voting that he voted for pas
sage Oh the assurance that the bounty
;tct will be properly limited or repealed
at the present session.
Senator Ives CDem., Ramsey said he
believes the obligation a just and legal
one. but that the governor has used only
his constitutional right and prerogative
in thus pointing out evils that he could
not speak of in the usual way Of legis-
lators.
Senator IIalvorson (Reo.. Lac qui
Parle) explained that he voted for the
! Ia ssage because the claim was legal
one not that he favored the bounty
| itself.
Senator N1cGovern (Dem., Waseca) said
| that he voted TO sustain the veto not be-
| cause he did not believe that the claim
| was: an unjust one but because he be-
l.eved that the legislature had exceeded its
! powers in providing such bounty. Sew
e,al oth2rs explained their votes because
| they mad voted for the bill on its first
! passage. Senators Wilson (Hennepin) and
| Young (SwifD criticized the act of the
governor in interfering with the legisla-
tive branch of the government.
The senate after the announcement of
!: the vote adjourned until Thursday.