Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-13
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THE eoHEBNoR,s yEroEs.
Bills Which he Did Not Approve, and His
Reasons Therefor.

Bills Which he Did Not Approve, and His
Reasons Therefor.
Below will be found the Governors res
sons for withdrawing his approval of certain
bills, the titles of which were published yes
terday:
8. 3. 404. The Insolvent Bill.
Not approved because it discriminates in
favor of foreign creditors as against resident
creditors and would lead, if approved, to
much litigation. It reached the Governor
too late to allow full consideration of its
important provisions.
8. F. 438. Relative to carrying freight and
combinations to reduce value of products.
This is obnoxious to section 81, article
of constitution, which restricts the OBJ
ject of law to one subject, while it's essen
tial purposes are embraced in the act of
1875, which imposes severe penalties for in
fraction of it's provisions.
s. F. 345. Authorizing abatement of penalties
for non-payment of interest on State
lands, etc.
The purpose of this bill is already provid-
ed for by the proviso to section of chapter
So, of the laws of 1877, and by chapter 81 of
the laws Of 1873, and is therefore needless
and would be liable to conflicting construc-
ton.
s. F. 293. Amending portions of the act in
cooperating the city of Austin.
This would be imperative, because it re-
fers to the wrong section for the provision
sought to be amended.
s. F. 304. To amend the law so as to further
exempt charitable associations from opera
ton of insurance laws, etc.
Ihls would eHectually break down all
present safeguards against cooperative in
surance companies whose operations have
proven deleterious in other States and en-
able them to come into our State and do
business here without regard to either their
financial standing or reputation, whether
good or bad, of their management. With
this law there would be no power to prevent
any such company doing business III the
State, though it might be the veriest wild
cat extant. Thus without any attempt at
compliance with any law of the State, it
would have the right to compete with life
insurance companies that are held to a rigid
compliance with laws which exact the Sc
verest tests of financial soIvency, that are
under the supervision of department of the
State government and held to strict &C.
countability for good faith towards their
patrons, that pay fees and taxes as con-
dition precedent to doing business in the
State, and otherwise comply with important
laws OF the State.
Il. F. $685. Relating to Carlton county and
attaching the same to st. Louis county.
This bill contains provisions of dangerous
tendency and doubtful legality, besides vari-
GUS errors which would render it inopera-
tive.
d. +. 1885, To amend section 81, chapter 8, ses-
sion laws of 1874, relating to roads, cartways
and bridges.
This quotes the wrong law, the chapter
named having no reference to roads, etc.,
but to an entirely different subject.
II. F. 1853. To amend the laws relating to cor
porations, respecting the issue and separate
control of stock, etc.
This bill proposed to confer power upon
corporations of a certain character to issue
separate classes of stock, to be exclusively
controlled by the holders of the same, the
nature and operation of which there was in
sufficient time to properly consider.
H. r. 3oS. 10 regulate the grading of wheat
IN all elevators, Greenhouses and warehouses
in this State.
subsequent bill, Fl. F. 472, for similar
purpose, having been also passed with the
apparent intention of affording a compare
son and choice of legislation, the latter was
approved in preference to 81. F. 388, both
because it embodies the lates depression of
the legislature and because, while providing
for the same end, it leaves to the farmers
board of trade and to the parties directly in
terested, a choice of means for the accom-
plishment of such purpose, which it is be-
ieved will give more general satisfaction to
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