Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
IN EXCITING TIME YESTERDAY.

an EAC1XlNG 1lME IESIEitDdY.
Not Much Amusement in the Senate, but
n Mighty Lively Time in the House
Bribery and the Text Book Bill Divide
the Honors-The Merrill Bill Gets an
Amendment which Appleton Don't Like,
but which Possibly May Help the People
If the job Must Stand.
.ScNatc.
While this body had nothing before it
yesterday to excite the attention of specta-
tors, as was the case in the House, the bust
ness transacted was especially important.
To commence with, after the introduction
of few bills, and hearing reports of COM
mittees, the calendar with three important
bills upon it, was taken up. The first was
the proposed constitutional amendment to
allow women to vote upon the question of
license, the same proposition rejected by the
people at the last election. which was lost
lacking one Of the requisite votes to pass it,
The fact that the people had only SO re-
Gently rejected the proposition, undoubtedly
caused it's defeat at this time. at least one
vote, that of Senator Nelson, who voted for
the proposition year ago, being cast against
it for that reason.
The bill creating the new Office of Public
Examiner, with a salary Of $500 year,
and a contingent fund Of 81 900, passed
with only ten dissenting votes. Three Dem
ocrats voted for the BILL five against it. and
three were absent.
Senator Waites common carrier bill did
not meet with Senatorial favor, there being
but ten votes in its favor when it came up
for passage.
In committee Of the whole the bill of Sen
| ator Goodrich, for an amendment to the con-
stitution giving judges the right to accept
the finding of nine or more jurors as YER
dict, was buried under vote to indefinitely
| postpone.
But the greater portion Of the day was
spent in considering the bill to restore the
stringent tax law of 1874, all but four sec
tons of the bill being atfirmatively acted
upon. There seems to be no objection to
the bill among Senators, the only desire APP
parently is to perfect the law of 1874 in the
points where experience showed it to be i'm
perfect. The bill will be completed to-day,
and probably passed, ready for transmission
to the House.
The following is the
Routine Report.
| wAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY.
ST.. PAUL, FEB 21.-The Senate, by resolu-
| ton, decided not to observe the anniversary of
! WashlngtOn's birthday tomorrow, as holiday,
but will meet at the usual hour and go forward
| with its business.
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
| By Senator Hall-To amend section 2. chan
| ter 5, school code of 1857.
By Senator Notwithstanding the general
laws relating to jurors.
| by Senator Finseth-To authorize towns to
| establish cemeteries.
| By Senator J. 3. Gilillan-To appropriate
the interest in the State to certain lands to aid
in the construction Of the Anoka and Prince
ton railroad.
/ SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the charter of the city Of Waba-
shaw.
| HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
| Amending the charter Of Mortified to allow
the people to vote upon the question of license.
WOMEN SUFFRAGE.
| The bill proposing a constitutional amend
ment allowing women to vote upon the license
question, put upon its passage, was lost by the
following vote:
Yeas-Armstrong, Clement, Clough, Deuel..
Drew, Edgerton, Edwards, Gilfllan, J. B..
Goodrich, Hall, Hersey, Mcclure, McHench,
McN Ne Morrison, Page, Pillsbury, Kenmore,
Nays-Ahrens, Bailey, Bonniwel, Doran, Fin
seth Henry, Moulton Lienau, Macdonald,
Mealey, Morton, Nelson, Rice, Shaleen, Swan
strom, Waite, Waldron-17.
Senator Nelson in explaining his vote, said
that last winter he voted for the proposition,
| h1vi uraio cfoI
election, he should now vote against the bill.
| Senator Doran moved to reconsider.
| Senator Nelson moved to amend to lay on the
table, which motion was lost. The motion tc
reconsider was then adopted, and vote being
taken on the bill it was again lost by the same
vote as above.
PUBLIC EXAMINER.
The bill creating the office of Public Exam.
liner, the duty of which officer shall be to make
periodical examinations of the books and &C.
counts of State and county officers and of the
pupnc institutions, was put upon its passage
and it passed-yeas rs, nays 10 las follows:
c aeas- Ah, Armstrong, Bailey, Clement
John B., Goodrich, Hall, Henry, Hersey, Houl-
ton, Macdonald, Mcclure, McHench, McNelly
Mealey, Nelson, Page, Pillsbury, Rice, Shaleen
/ Wheat-25.
Nays-Deuel, Doran, Drew, l4angdon, Lienau
| Morton, Remore, Smith. White Waldron-10.
Senators Bonniwell, Donnelly. Gilfllan. G.
D., Morehouse, Morrison and Swanstrom did
uot vote.
COMMON CARRIERS
Senator Waite's bill relating to common car
riers, coming up for passage, Senator Morton
| spoke against it one that, he believed; would
prove source OF injury to the people in neces
stating increased charges by the railroads
after call OF the Senate the roll was called
the bill and it was lost, yeas s, nays 26, the at
hrmatlve votes being Senators Deuel. Donnelly
Henry, Houlton, Mcclure, McHench, Nelson
and Waite.
On Senator Doran's motion the vote was re
considered and the bill laid on the table.
THE GENERAL TAX Law.
| At 80, in committee of the whole. the Sen
ate took up the general tax bill, essentially
restoring the law Of 1874, which was considered
the bill had been passed, when a recess was
taken to 2:3O.
! AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon Resembling in the afternoon, consid.
Grafton of the general tax bill was resumed
and the bill gone through WITH with the excep.
ton OF four sections which were laid aside
! Upon the committee rising the bill was made
the special order for IL a. III. tomorrow.
! The bill proposing constitutional conyen.
ton was made the special order for 2:3O p. m.
| tomorrow.
The Senate then resolved itself into commit.
tee OF the whole, thirty-fve bills on general or
ders Among the most important considered
was that proposing a constitutional amend
ment allowing juries Of nine or more members
IN certain cases to return a verdict which was
indefinitely postponed
Senator Wheat's BILL prohibiting other than
medical college graduates from practicine
medicine, was, after discussion, recommended
to pass. A number of other bills of a local
character were favorably considered, and others
referred back to committees for amendment.
when the committee rose and the Senate ad.