Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-20
ROeStt7ae Report.

The House met at $50 A. N. yesterday,
Speaker Gilman in the chair.
Prayer by the chaplain.
MIR. Gearey offered a resolution directing the
special committee on railroad determinations
to report during the present session of the leg.
islature. Notice of debate was given, and the
resolution went over under the rules.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
House bills were read third time and
passed, follows Relating to bills of ex-
change; regulating the practice of dentistry
amending the charter of Fergus Falls chang
ing the name of the town of Madison to ANA
ret; relating to the duties of registers of deeds
as to chattel mortgages; amending the charter
of Northfeld; allowing temples of honor TO be.
come incorp' rated; prohibiting the running at
large of cattle in Rice county; incorporating
the village of Cordova, LIE Sueur county; re.
lating to beasts doing damage; authorizing
Lake City to issue bonds for fair purposes; lie.
galizing certain acts of the common council of
Lake City; relating t, illuminating oils; to au-
thorize the counties and towns therein of Nor.
rison, Todd, Stearns, Pope. Stevens, Traverse
and Big Stone to issue bonds in aid of the Lit
tie Falls q Dakota railroad; organizing the
county of Candy; authorizing the city of
Winona to maintain ferry across the Missis-
sippi river; transferring the county seat of
Wllkln county from Breckenridge to Mauston
to authorize Rock county to issue bonds to
fund its floating indebtedness; relating to par.
tition fences in the township of Northfield; re-
lating to right of way at Fergus Falls; author.
Morris; to change the lame of the town of
Calumet; to preserve the purity of Lakes Min
netonka and Calhoun, in Hennepin county.
There was brief debate on the bill regulat-
ing the practice of dentistry, participated in
by Messrs. Boban, Dodd, L. L. Baxter, s. l..
Campbell, McCracken and Gearey; and on the
bill relating to illuminating oils, in which
Messrs. Mead, Riley, Bohan and others took
part.
Several reports of committees were present.
ed, when the House took recess to 2:5O P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 2:30 P. NJ, Speaker Gilman
in the chair. Nearly all the members were in
their seats, and about sixty ladies were in the
lobby. The galleries were also crowded to their
utmost capacity, and a large number of Sena-
tors and State officers occupied seats on the
floor.
THE PRoHIBIToRY LIQUOR LAW.
The special order for the afternoon was the
discussion of House bill No. 8l-the prohibitory
liquor law. :.
Mr.. Abel moved that the bill be engrossed for
a third reading.
Mr.. HUM moved to amend by inserting in
the first section permission to manufacture
liquors for scientific purposes. Adopted.
Mr.. Bertrand moved to amend the enaoting
clause by making it read, 'Be it enacted by
certain women in the State of Minnesota"
MIR. j. P. West raised a point of order, that
the amendment was unconstitutional. It was
90 ruled.
Mr.. Bertrand then moved to strike cut the
enacting clause.
Mr.. Hicks hoped there would be fair con-
sideration of the matter. He hardly thought
this motion treated the ladies who were present
with that fairness which they deserved.
Mr.. Bertrand stated that it was out of con-
sidegation for the ladies that he made his mo-
ton. He knew they came there to hear the bill
discussed, and for the purpose of bringing the
matter up for consideration and inaugurating
The debate, he had moved to strike out the en-
It was continually causing trouble. The ladies
might be in better business. For himself he
was temperance man, but believed the ladies
had taken a wrong step. The place for a woman
vas at home, caring for the interests of her
family, not in the halls of the legislature try
ng TO bulldoze the members into the passage
If such q law as this. His wife was at home
caring for his children and making home COM
:ortaDle- teaching the children to grow up as
providing for their necessities. If his wife
ions, and trying to lobby the legislature, to
he neglect Of her home, he might become-he
lid not care to say what-perhaps loafer and
drunkard. (Applause in the gallery.)
Mr.. McOracken wished to resent the insult to |
he ladies conveyed in Mr.. Bertrand's motion.
he ladies were the good Samaritans who went
bout doing good.
Mr.. J.. n Stacy said the motion Of the gen.
leman was not treating the ladies fairly. They