Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-01

much patching, and a large portion of it ought
to be excluded altogether. Now, Mr.. Speaker,
/ have bill which l offer as substitute.
which prepared with great care, and con-
slider better, simpler and more to the point, and
! ask few minutes to read both bills and ex-
plain the difference, and while my sole object
is to give the farmer his rights and honest deal
ing, and the buyer the same, 1 hope this House
will pass impartially on the best of the two
bills. There is not farmer who has seen my
bill but says it is all he requires. Besides, Mr..
Speaker, this bill Of the committee is the tail
end of one bill tackled on to the head of an
other bill, and consider my bill, head and
tail solid together, far ahead of the committees
bill.
Here Mr.. Donohue explained the difference
in both bills, and concluded his argument as
follows: s,3.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, this bill of mine is a
plain, simple bill, covering the whole ground.
1t let's custom and competition define the
grades, which is right; it abolshes the brass
Kettle as to its use between the farmer and
buyer, and establishes the half bushel measure
instead. It gives the buyer or wholesale dealer
the privilege of using the tester to sell for ex-
port. It prescribes the manner of filing the
half bushel measure so that no advantage can
be taken. It fines any buyer for using any
tester but a half bushel measure for testing
the farmers wheat. It fines any person for
grading wheat with any half bushel measure
W4ACA OOCo f4Ob COubtt4u Ill0 CORRECT amount:
and, to conclude, it will bring 10y to every
farmer IN Minnesota, if passed. y.
& Mr.. Bohland offered an amendment, which
was lost.
Mr.. Donohue further supported his substi-
ftute. s3sf
i Mr.. Gearey offered an amendment, which
was lost.
Mr.. J. N. Stacy supported the bill offered by
him, published in the GLOBE of Thursday.
ar. Campbell opposed both the substitute
and the bill of Mr.. Stacy, claiming that the
bill reported by the committee was the best
that could be devised.
Mr. Donohue's substitute was then lost
Mr.. Falrbank offered an amendment exempt
ing rice wheat from the provisions of the BILL
and 1t was adopted. .f6
q Mr.. Gearey thought there was good deal of
nonsense about the bill. He therefore moved
to strike out section l.
Mr.. shanks supported the bill briefly.
Mr. Campbell further explained the provis-
ions of the bill, and thought it ought to be
preferred to the substitute.
Mr. Stacy again supported his bill.
Mr. LARSEN supported the bill of the COM
mittee.
Mr. Grazing offered an amendment, whic
was lost.
Mr.. Bohland offered two verbal amendments,
whichswere adopted.
MI. Bohan offered an amendment striking
out the words ''clear, hard, bright and sound"
wherever they occur. Rejected.
MI. Cummins moved to amend by making
the price Of No. wheat ST. per bushel. Ruled
out Of order.
Mr.. Gearey's motion to strike out section
was then lost, 18 to 40.
A large number of amendments to section
were offered, when motion to strike out the
second section was carried.
When section three was read Mr.. Geary Of
fered an amendment authorizing the use Of the
hraSH faEtnr Whan tho
agreed.
Mr.. Gilman stated that he knew little about
the question: but this he did know: The senti-
ments Of the people Of the State were emphat-
lcally IN favor of the abolition of the brass
Kettle, and he was in favor of following the
wishes OF the people in this matter. The Ian
guage OF the law should be positive and une-
qulyocal. There should be no chance of the
use OF any other Implement than the standard
half bushel. This he understood to be the
wishes OF the people, and the House, as repre-
sentatlves of the people, should follow out that
desire.
Mr.. Campbell said that the section as at
present in the bill covered the point demanded
by the people. He had on hand over bushel
OF petitions asking for the substitution of the
half bushel for the brass kettle. They were
under the impression that that instrument
could be dishonesty used, and be was sure it
had been so used. He had heard one of the
largest wheat buyers in the State, at of the
meetings Of the committee, state that to his
certain knowledge the brass kettle had been
improperly and dishonesty used, and that the
farmers had been swindled out of large amounts
OF wheat. He had known, after the elevators
had been weighed up, that there was two or
three thousand bushels of wheat more than was
purchased. Where did that wheat come from?
1t was wrung out Of the farmers by the wheat
buyers. They were not content with depreci-
atlng the grade of wheat from No 2 to No. 8,
they took more in weight-tive or six pounds
on the bushel-for so-called chaff and dirt, and
always found that the elevators overweighed
MIR. Stacy at considerable longth advocated
Mr.. Gearey's amendment, and was combatted
by Mr.. Gilman. Mr.. Donohue said he was
glad to hear the speaker approving his propo-
sition.
After further discussion the section was
adopted.
Several amendments were presented and
adopted, mainly to perfect the phraseology of
the bill, when, after MIR. Stacys substitute had
been defeated, it was ordered to be engrossed
for a third reading under the operation of the
previous question, after which the House adj
journed.