The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-09
SLNAIE Up AGAINST /
DIVER, BUT DOESN'T KNOW
HOW
DEMOCRATS ENJOY THE SCRAP
Committee Is Appointed to Make an
Investigation, and the Matter
Will Be Taken Up Next
Week.

III IeSlSlatlVe clrc-eS, clerk j. >. NanulVor,
who is still clerk of the senate reappor-
tiOnment committee.
Senator Miller called UP the resolution
introduced by him on Wednesday, and
Senator Buchanan Immediately int oduc d
4 substitute, providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of five to ascertain
the number of senate employees necessary
The substitute resolution carried after a
particularly lively debate, by vote Of "A
to %.
Supporting his resolution and opposing
the substitute, the senator from Rock.
stated that he thought it his plain duty
to make frank statement of the reas ons
and motives behind his resolution He
said he had no grievance and no personal
ends to serve. He considered it the in
portant duty of the senate to pass his
resolution The senate had made a mis-
take in the first place, in adding MIR.
Nand1Ver to the already too long list Of
senate employees. EIe was not needed
and his presence under the circumstances
was an imposition under which the sem
ate should rest no longer.
Ihere is some reason" continued the
senator, for the charge that the resoiu-
ton is subterfuge but not much.'' He
admitted that it did not state all OF his
reasons, but said that enough had been
adanced to warrant action He was of
the opinion that the character of Mr.
Vandiver, as indicated by his reputation,
Is reprcach to the senate, and said III 1T
the real business of Mr. Vandiver is MT
to serve the senate but to act as aEent
1or corporations outside this body who
are interested in legislation which NAV
come before it, While this may be Iegiti-
mate business, the senator thought it
Turns he'd no justification for Eaying him
IRON the state treasury S. per day TO
give nm an opportunity to do that work.
lie concluded by remarking that when
the senate admits a man to it's files and
privileges, he should be a man of good.
rnquestioned character There was no
employment for the man-he could not
De set at work, and the state is asked
10 grant to him a gratuity. The senate
could hot afford to retain him.
SHEEHAN CHIDEs GENTLY.
Senator Sheehan chided the anti-van-
over men and said that the Clerk in uue..
lioh mad been assigned to the reappor.
uonment at the lequest of the men now
opposing him. He favored the massage os
the substitute amendment Answering
the charge that Mr.. Vandiver has acc s;
to the files and has a typewriter at the
senate for his personal dictation. Mr..
0heehan said that Mr.. Vandiver was a
newspaper man, has proper access to the
hles and usld the information he gath
cred for his paper
senator Halvorson stated that he had
not known VandiVer, except bv an I'M
s&Nory reputation, until last week With
some passion the senator said: ut has
been 1nsinuated throughout this STA te
ana through the press of the state that
thls senate dare not antagonize this man
1t is absolutely shameful that the sem
ate should gain at the hand of Vandt-
Ger a reputation it does not deserve.
The senate should act, and at once. The
substitute resolution is only a subter
fuge."
Senator Collier favored the passage of
the substitute. Schaller moved to amend
the substitute resolution to require the
committee to report on Wednesday at IL
o CLOCK. Senator Jones moved that the
investigation include the 'incompet emf
and unworthy employees. Senator Bar
ker objected to the amendment, and Sena-
tor Schaller mildly inquired if the sena-
tor from Isanti was aware that the
clause suggested by Senator Jones an
pied exclusively to clerks. The laugh
ter occasioned by this sally had a ten
dency to restore the good humor 50 con-
splcuous by its absence in the more tor
rid atmosphere of the discussion. The
Jones amendment was lost and Senator
Schaller's motion carried.
LORD GOES ON RECORD.
Senator Lord wanted to go squarely on
record, as a Republican, against the re-
tention of Mr.. Vandiver and paid his
respects to that gentleman with exag-
gerated fearlessness. Il am in favor OF
the Miller resolution he concluded.
'Vandiver is unworthy of the confidence
of this body, and should be discharged at
once"
Senator McGovern said that there
should never have been need of any
of the resolutions-the senate has no
right to employ men to loaf around as
1t has done. He did not favor the sub
stltute Senator Wilson warmly sup
+ ported the oiginal Miller resolution, as
did Senator Snyder.
Senator Miller was determined to die
hard, and after the passage of the
Buchanan substitute he introduced an
other resolution providing that Mr.. Van
diver be excluded from the consideration
of the committee on the ground that he
had no employment,
Senator Baldwin voted against the Mil
Ter resolution, and said in explanation of
his vote:
Since the first resolution to dispense
with the services of this clerk was in
troduced, ostenibly upon grounds of econ
omy, have been opposed to the me hods
| employed because the real reason for the
| introduction of the resolution was not
| proposed to rid the senate of this en-
ploye. This mornings discussion has
| switched around to the position where,
| If we want to get rid of him. he is en-
titled to a hearing. His character has
| been attacked. He should be given the
right to speak in his own defense. The
substitute resolution presents the matter
in the proper way Mr.. Vandiver was
made an employee of this senate-we all
| knew him, and knew what we were
about am opposed to the passage Of
any more resolutions until the committee
| to be named shall report"
The resolution was lost by a vote of
IS to 80.
| DEMOCRATS ENJOY THE SCRAP.
1t was rumored yesterday that he m l.
nority would hold meeting and discuss
the Vandiver matter. The fiounderings
of the bewildered majority have filled
hearts Democratic with a spirit akin to
mirth, and the most intensely interesting
proposition being considered by the folks
interested in reapportionment seems to
be the consideration of the cases of the
committees clerk.
Lieut. Gov. Smith named the commit
tee as follows: Senators Buchanan. Grin
deland, Miller, Sivright and Snyder. Gov.
McGill had been named, but asked to be
excused from serving. The committee is
not considered a pro-Vandiver one
The committee held a star chamber
session in the afternoon for which the
reporters have Senator Grindeland to
thank. Senators Miller and buchanan had
expressed themselves as willing to ad-
nit reporters, and Senator Snyder was
also not averse to publicity. Mr. Van
diver was heard bV the committee l,,+