The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-02-11
THE LEGISLATURES
D0|NGS Of A WEEK
THE HERALD CORRESPONDENT
FINDS MANY THINGS FOR
INTERESTING COMMENT
Mr.. HAMMOND STICKS TO FORM
SAUK CENTRE COMMENDED IN
REPORT OF STATE LIBRARY
COMMISSION.
Especial to Sank Centre Herald.)

St. Paul, Feb. 10.-County option
is disposed of as far so far as the
Senate is concerned.
The result of the vote in the Senate
80 for coupnty option and 81
against the measure-has been her
aided from one corner of the state to
the other by this time. The matter
has already been discussed pro and
con from all angles.
But there are two features that
made the vote in the Senate last week
different than those that have gone
before.
They are that the senators remain
ed true to their campaign pledges and
that the upper branch realized the
people should have their say on >coun-
ty option. Right now county option
is nearer reality than it has been in
many moons. There are those who
said county option was not an issue
but the attendance at the session last,
Thursday belied the statement. That
public interest in this measure runs.
high was forcibly shown by that turn
out. Even the enthusiastic propon-
ents and opponents of suffrage did
not send bigger representation
than that which listened to the four
hour debate last Thursday.
The Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
had their figures mighty close to &C
curate when they said they would
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Senate.
Following the calling Of the roll,
which put over county option M. Mar
tinson of the League said it turned
out just as they had expected with
but one exception. That was Senator
J. H. Baldwin of Frazee. The anti
saloon people did not know just ex-
actly where he stood. They found out
though when the fourth name on the
roll was called by George Peachey,
secretary of the Senate.
Senator Baldwin voted "nay." He
was the first to cast dissenting vote.
Although Mr.. Martinson did not adj
NIT it, Senator A. L. Ward was not on
record. Among the senators them
selves few moments before the de-
bate feeling was manifest that this
senator held in his hand the fate of
county option at this session. Sena-
tor Ward told the writer some time
ago that he was not "branded." He
did however feel the heat of the
branding iron last week when he vot-
ed for the measure. He had success
fully concealed his thoughts on coun-
ty option under that black skull cap
he wears until compelled to vote.
Senator J. W. Pauly of Minneapolis
caused a ripple of amusement to
spread through the chamber when he
voted. He would not say so but it
was generally known that he did not
favor county option. Imagine the sur
prise of the big asemblage when he
answered Eyes" to his name. His
mind had apparently wandered that
way as, three senators before him,
O'Neil Of Pennington, Orr of Ramsey,
and Palmer Of Hennepin all voted
eyes" Senator Pauly realizing that
he was day dreaming hastily changed
his vote to "no." 4
Considerable amusement was de-
rived from the speech of Senator j..
w. Andrews of Mankato who spoke in
favor of the bill. This senator is GER
tainly "sot ag'in that demon Rum"
He quoted learned authorities galore
in the endeavor to let his auditors
know that alcohol is a poison. His
concrete illustration of the effects Of
alcohol in which he described four
dogs was the funniest thing that has
echoed through out the Senate cham
Der this session. The story was that
learned professor took the four
dogs and fed two of them alcohol. The:
senator told how the alcoholic dogs
developed taste for the stuff and
when called upon to retrieve a ball
could not do so with any sort of dis
patch. The other two, of course, were
adopts in bringing back the little ball.
When the the two alcoholic dogs were
married" their offspring were sorry
sights and few in numbers, said Sem
ator Andrews, On the other hand the
"dry" dogs reared good families and
were "happy ever afterwards
1t was good as going to a show.
Senator E. j.. Westlake of Hennepin
was on his feet almost before the
Mankato senator finished. mo won-
der those alcoholic dogs could not get