The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-17
WARM LANGUAGE
In THE SENATE
LORD AND DAFT CLASH OVER AN
INSURANCE BILL. "
Dart Withdraws Insinuation Of 1mprop-
er Motives, and Lord Offers to Tell
Some Interesting Things-Bin Had
Gone to Calendar without knowledge
of Persons Effected.

An improper motive In introducing
! s. +. 206 by Senator Lord of kassan,
was limited at by Senator Dart of Litch-
field on the floor Of the senate today.
uatlon and an apology was made by
Senator Dart to Senator Lord and to the
senate.
The affair opened with a motion by
Senator Calhoun that s. F. 206 on the
| calendar, be referred back to the insur
anee committee for hearing:
the ground that there had been moth
ing unusual in the bills procedure.
Then came the sensational statement
of Senator Dart.
..When this bill was introduced" he
said, 1.'my idea was, it was good bill;
people have found out There is a motive olive
back Of 1t, and that is to crush life in
surance company in Minneapolis, and 1
therefore believe it is due to the COM
pany, the, bill should have further
hearing.'
Senator Lord at once took the floor.
Lord, "that the senator from Meeker
has seen fit to charge that I have been
Influenced by improper motives in in
Producing this bill. This is the first
time on the floor of the senate that
have been charged with having an, i'm
proper motive. If the gentleman from
duced this bill, and this measure is al
lowed to 60 over till Monday, will
present such an array of evidence as
I believe will convince the senators
that there is stringent need of regu-
lating the business Of the company the
senator from Meeker refers to. I will
will make very interesting reading'
IT regret that anything said,' re-
piled Senator Dart, "has been inter.
preted as insinuating improper motives
! regret 1t very much and apologize to
the the $ senator from Brown and to the SEN
"since the company in question has
hearing,' said Senator Wilson. Sen
ators Brewer and Laybourn indorsed
this. After considerable fitting, Sena
tor Lord stated that if an agreement
could not be reached by Monday, he
would agree to have the bill returned
to the insurance committee.
Would Be 'Olover County,
That Pine county may become known
as land Of sweet-scented grasses, anc
not Of bare, burned-over forests, Sena
tor Cowan Of Sandstone introduced 6
bill changing its name to "Clover'
county. "
uo SdlaT16S Oh INC railroad ana ware
house commissioners are increased from
$4,000 to $4,000 by S. F. 372, bill in
troduced by Senator Stephens. Railroad
committee.
There shall be no congregation OF
electors within 100 feet of polling rooms
at elections, according to S. F. 374, by
Senator George P. Wilson, and in cities
of 10000 and over, there shall be nc
distribution Of cards or campaign liter
allure within 800 feet of any polling
place. S. F. 873, by Senator Peterson
appropriates $4,000 for general i'm
provements, and $5,000"for new boile,
at the normal school at Moorhead.
Want Postal Savings Banks.
A resolution petitioning congress t,
enact a postal savings bank law, wa
introduced by Senator MCGOWAN O.
Minneapolis. Senator A. R. McGill, post
master Of St. Paul, gave notice Of de
bate. y
The appointment Of George W. Kno:
Of Aitkin by former Governor S. R
Van SAINT, as q member Of the stat
board Of equalization, was confirmed
Mausten, who prevented the confrma
on motion Of Senator McGill. Senate
ton some weeks ago, not being present
Senator McGil gave notice yesterda..
he would today move the confirmation