Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-30

me MANAGERS of railroads are not making cor
rect reports the attorney general is called upon
10 prosecute. The insurance commissioner
was wiling to discharge the duties Of the
once lor $l,OOO in addition to his present
salary thus saving to the State $50, 200 per
anu anu lie Was-not aware that any of the
uules OF the insurance commissioner were
lnlmlcal 10 the duties required of the railroad
commissioner, who Is u mere compiler of
s1d!lstics upon railroad matters.
senator Page-If the bill becomes a law,
why not make 1t an elective Office?
senator .. g. dilhllan said it was the duty of
1anus were taxed as fast az they were sold, and
asked IT it would not more properly merge
lnto tne Office of State auditor, who has
charge OF the State lands. He thought
IN tho "ouna open q new feature
not know but it might more PROPERLY pass into
the office OF the attorney general. He was not
sa M that the office ought to be merged at
all Large interests were involved in the
measure ana he was. not sufficiently informed
upon IL to vote for it's adoption.
Senator Buell. said the office was created in
1871 to carry out granger laws, and at that
Sime we're burdensome and required great
aolnty and skill. and a large salary was attach
co 10 the Office 30 as to secure good man, and
ne was endowed with great powers. In 1874 a
ana at that time tho law undertook to regulate
railroads and prevent determinations. In 1875
Tue While thing was abandoned and we have
gone back to the common law principal which
Iofoids common carriers from charging un-
reasonable rates, and now the duties of the
commissioner are mainly clerical. The law
Ought 10 be changed or the Office abolished, for
g4'SoO Tor railroad statistics was pretty large
ihere are duties, however, which the commits
sloner might perform which will be of benefit
10 the state, but the law does not imperatively
| require it.
Senator D. Buck inquired if the commissioner
bridges.
Senator Buell-The law says he may do SO,
but 1t does not require him to do So
senator ). +. Gilfllan asked Mr.. Brown to
modify his resolution SO as to let the bill go
over and be the special order for 10 A. NJ. to-
day SO as to allow time for Senators to become
| Informed as to its merits.
senator Brown had no objections to letting
the bill e.. over.
Senator Adams did not see the necessity Of
p'stponement, and by so doing necessitating
the going over of the entire discussion. The
discussion already had was sufficient to en-
| Tighten Senators. Then why this delay unless
| 1t Is Tor the purpose of defeating the bill. The
usury bill had been postponed longer than its
not be tolerated.
The committee then rose and recommended
the passage of the bill. Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
The members of the House got to talking
at an early hour yesterday morning, and
didn't weary of it till after the supper hour
had passed. The first opportunity that
offered itself was eagerly seized, and that
happened to be resolution in favor of
woman suffrage. Mr.. Golf championed the
cause of the weaker sex, while Mr.. Denny
didn't think that the women wanted to vote.
though he talked CALAMITY enough about
their influence. Mr.. Hicks thought the ex-
pertinent would prove failure. as it had
done in Minneapolis. Finally vote was
had and the resolution was lost by close
vote, every member being required to face
the music and record his vote yea or nay.
Then Mr.. Mead exploded torpedo by
offering resolution authorizing the chair
man of the committee on public accounts
and expenditures (himself) to appoint the
clerk authorized by previous resolution. A
motion to lay on the table by Mr.. Dunbar
un'll the members of the committee could be
| present-seyerel of them having stepped out
|
| the fact that there was woodchuck some
where. A little time was spent in explana-
tons, and the motion voted down, when
MIR. Chamberlain came to the front and let
the cat out of the bag. He stated that the
committee had met the previous evening and
| proceeded under the resolution to elect
clerk. but the person selected not being
suitable to Mr.. Mead, he had
refused to declare the vote, had adjourned
the committee in spite of majority vote
against it, and in divers other ways had at
tempted 10 bulldoze his associates. He de-
nounced Mr.. Mead's conduct in vigorous
and heated manner, displaying an official
record of his misconduct to the House. He
closed by expressing the hope that the House
would sit down on Mr.. Mead, by refusing to
pass his resolution, which he had attempted
to have passed by stealth while his asso-
ciates were absent from the hall. OF course
there was breeze. Mr.. Mead confessed
that he wanted to have his own
way in the matter, or else he
wouldn't have clerk. Several members
tried to pour oil upon the troubled waters,
but they only ragged the more. Mr.. Cham
beriain reiterated his charges of discourtesv
against the chairman, and vowed that the
majority of the committee would not submit
to such ungentlemanly treatment. At last
the House took Mr.. Chamberlain's advice
and sat down upon Mr.. Mead in a very ef
fectual me- nner.
In the afternoon the committee of the
whole afforded an opportunity for more
eloquence. Mr.. Hicks delivered very tell
ing speech in advocacy of his constitutional
amendment to prohibit special legislation,
illustrating it by comparing the legislation
of Pennsylvania and Illinois before such
law was passed with their legislation after
wards. Mr.. McCracken also favored the
bill, characterizing it as the browning piece
Of legislation of the session to which every
member would be able to look back with
pride. Several amendments were offered
and rejected, and pending discussion on one
offered by MIR. Powers vote was carried to
report progress and ask leave to sit again.
Following this came debate on the Joint
resolution to authorize the treasurer to bor-
row money for the text book revolving fund.
| MIR. Hicks strove hard to defeat it, and sue
ceeded in somewhat circumscribing its
scope by amendments anu reducing the in
terest to be paid to per cent. The resolu-
ton was finally reported back to the House
| with the recommendation that it pass. Then,
| wearied with their long effort, the orators
| desisted, the committee rose, and the House
precipitately adjourned.
Routine Report.