Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-01
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much patching, and a largo portion of it ought
to be excluded altogether. Now, Mr.. Speaker,
have bill which I offer as substitute
which prepared with great care, and I con-
slider better, simpler and more to the point, and
i 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, 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 committee's
bill.
Here Mr.. Donohue explained the difference
in both bills, and concluded his argument as
follows:
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 abolishes the brass
kettle as to it's 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 cell for ex-
port It prescribes the manner of filling the
half bushel measure SO that no advantage can
BIO 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
and, to conclude, it will bring joy to every
farmer in Minnesota if passed.
Mr.. Bohland offered an amendment, which
was lost.
Mr.. Donohue further supported his substi-
tute.
Mr.. Gearey offered an amendments, which
was lost.
MIR. j. N. Stacy supported the bill offered by
him, published in the GLOBE of THURSDAY.
Mr.. 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.. Fairbank offered an amendment exempt
ing rice wheat from the provisions of the bill.
and it was adopted.
Mr., Gearey thought there was good deal of
nonsense about the bill. He therefore moved
to strike out section /.
Mr.. Shanks supported the bill briefly.
Mr.. Campbell further explained the proyis.
| ions of the bill, and thought it ought to be
preferred to the substitute.
Mr.. Stacy again supported his bill.
MIR. LARSEN supported the bill Of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Grazing offered an amendment, viii ch
was lost.
Mr.. Bohland offered two verbal amendments
which were adopted.
Mr.. Bohan offered an amendment striking
| out the words ''clear, hard, bright and sound"
wherever they occur. Rejected.
Mr.. Cummins moved to amend by making
the price Of Nc. wheat 81 per bushel. Ruled
out of order.
MIR. Gearey's motion to strike out section ]
| was then lost, IS to 40.
large number of amendments to section 2
| were offered, when a motion to strike out the
| second section was carried.
When section three was read Mr.. Geary Of
| Tered an amendment authorizing the use of the
tester Ears
agreed.
Mr.. Gilman stated that he knew little abou
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 tn,
wishes of the people in this matter. The Ian
guage of the law should be positive and une
quivocal. There should be no chance of the
use OF any other implement than the standard
half bushel. This he understood to be tn,
wishes of the people, and the House, as repre-
sentatives of the people, should follow out tina
desire.
Mr. Campbell said that the section as a
present in the bill covered the point demanded
by the people, He had on hand over bushe
of petitions asking for the substitution of tn
half bushel for the brass kettle. They wer
under the impression that that instrument
could be dishonesty used, and he was sure i
! had been so used. He had heard one of tn,
largest wheat buyers in the State, at one of tn
meetings Of the committee, state that to hi
certain knowledge the brass kettle had beer
improperly and dishonesty used, and that th
farmers had been swindled out of large amount
of wheat. He had known, after the elevator
had been weighed up, that there was two O.
| three Thousand bushels of wheat more titan wa
purchased. Where did that wheat come from
1t was wrung out Of the farmers by the whea
buyers: They were not content with depreci
atlng the grade of wheat from No 2 to No.
they took more in weight-fve or six pound
on the bushel-for so-called chaff and dirt, ant
always found that the elevators overweighed.
MIR. Stacy ct considerable length advocated
Mr.. Gearey's amendment, and was combattei
by Mr.. Gilman. Mr.. Donohue said he wa
glad to hear the speaker approving his propo
sition.
After further discussion the section wa
adopted.
Several amendments were presented an
adopted, mainly to perfect the phraseology Q
the bill, when, after Mr.. stacys substitute ha
been defeated, it was ordered to be engrosse
for a third reading under the operation of til
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