Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-06
Wilson, e. M.
Wilson, 81. B. Ia
TIL Il HOUSE.

In HOUSEs
The House was busy yesterday. It being
the last day Of the session but one, the ne
cessity for work in earnest dawned upon tho
members, and they got down to work. The
bill to out off the compensation for printing
tho laws in the newspapers was defeated
after hard fight. A number of House bills
were passed, the only ono of general inter-
est being that relating to the organization
of the second hospital for. the insane. In
committee of the whole there were many
wrangles during the afternoon, the Big Stone
reorganization scheme cutting q prominent
figure. The bill reported by the committee
on towns and counties was finally successful.
In the evening the only questions of in
terest that were discussed were the wheat
grading bill of Mr.. j. N. Stacy, which was
recommended to pass, and the dispute be-
tween the st. Paul and Minneapolis Boom
companies. The st. Paul company finally
carried the day, and the st. Paul boom
booms.
The calendar was taken up about IL o'clock
and Senate bills were passed at lightning
speed, MIR. Benson in the chair permitting
no delay. Mr.. Denny made a decided hit,
when the bill to legalize the existence of the
Minneapolis Gas company was on its pas.
sage, by an inquiry if vote in favor of the
bill would legAlize the Minneapolis gas ven
tilated in the House during the session.
Those only could appreciate the joke who
have listened to the bloviations of the repre-
sentatives of the village up the river.
Routine Report.
The House met at $50 A. H., Speaker Gilman
in the chair.
Mr.. James Smith, Jr., moved to 60 into CON-
mittee of the whole. Lost.
The regular order was then resumed.
MIR. Hicks moved that the House concur in
the report of the committee of the whole as to
House bill No. SOl-the bill cutting down the
compensation of country papers for publica.
ton of the laws to $50.
/ Mr.. James Smith, Jr., moved to amend by
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Hicks opposed the motion. He said this
money was not devoted to the interests of the
country newspapers. He understood that one
firm in this CITY did all the printing of sup.
plements and sold them to the country papers.
This shark got the lions share of the money,
and it was but a grant to him. He thought
$50 enough for the work done, and hoped the
notion to indefinitely postpone would be
lost.
Mr.. W. M. Campbell said he saw now lust
WuCGC cAc VI ILLS DILL WauCeu TO SLrlk0.
They were incensed at Mr.. Hall and wanted to
hurt him. MIR. Hall had succeeded, by print
ing these supplements and ready-made sheets
cheaper than nybody else, in building up a
considerable business. he denied, however,
that he had monopoly, any printer in the city
or the State could print these sheets if they
would print them as cheap they were print
ed now.
Mr.. Mead had been informed by a country
editor that $50 was plenty, and he believed very
few of the editors cared for any more. In fact
last year, when the bill amounted to more thar
the 300 allowed, the newspapers were ashamed
to ask for more.
Mr.. Benson opposed the motion. He consid
cred the money gratuity which need not bt
voted. The House has started out with louc
professions of economy. He would like, ever
at this late stage Of the session, to see some
thing, no matter how little, done in that direo
| ton.
Mr.. Chamberlain thought this was not a use
less expense, and to pass the bill would be
| direct blow at every country paper in tn,
| State. In his own section the editors wer,
unanimous in favor of leaving the law as it is
and he thought it was nothing more than right
It would make no difference to the printer her,
what the State paid. He would get his none,
| just the same, and the reduction would com,
out of the pockets of the country papers.
| Mr.. j. N. Stacy urged that the appropriation
was perfectly proper one. The people wanted
| it and the newspapers deserved it, for they die
large amount of work for the money.
| The previous question was then called anc
| ordered; and the bill was indefinitely post
| poned, yeas 3d. nays 49,