Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
b 9TH BRANCHES 1T WORK AGAIN
AFTER Il SHORT TACATION.
Another Anti-Brass Kettie Bill In the Sem
ate-Appointments Made for Officers of
the State Institutions--Goins for the
Tramps-A Proposed Law to Regulate the
Nuisance.
THE SENATE.

The Senate WAS again in session yesterday
after recess of three days, the greater part
of its members having gone homo on Friday
afternoon and contact with their consttu-
ents seems to have materially stimulated the
introduction of bills and other business per-
tanning to Legislative bodies. The standing
committees have not yet been announced,
the Lieutenant Governor evidently taking
little time to ascertain the capacities OF Sena-
tors before assigning them to duty in i'm
portant places, but he promises to announce
them to-day, when the machinery for MAX
ing laws will be complete and work will
probably proceed more rapidly.
The St. Paul chamber of commerce ex-
tended the usual courtesy of Offering the
legislature the use Of their chamber and
files Of newspapers during the session, a
privilege which many of the lawmakers will
probably avail themselves of.
Among the more important matters which
came up was a communication from the
Governor submitting the report of the SEN
ate committee appointed last winter to in
vestigate the charges of cruel and inhuman
treatment of the inmates of the insane asy-
lum and the general and financial manage
ment OF that institution. No action was
taken on the report beyond ordering 500
copies printed for the use of the
Senate and the matter is deferred for future
consideration. The Governor also submit
ted list of appointments to Offices in
E.l.
ers, inspectors Of the State prison, public
examiner, members of the board of equaliza-
ton and superintendent OF public instruc-
ton, which were confirmed by the Senate
and will be found in the routine report.
Senator Rice's bill relating to chattel
mortgages is evidently meritoriOus and its
intention is to prevent constituencies money
sharks from taking needy farmers last
team without notice or hope Of redemption,
and to generally make foreclosure proceed
ings on chattel mortgages more public. Sen
ator Macdonald being Of the opinion that
an exemption of $4,000 is a great hardship
to country editors, making it extremely diff
cult for them to secure credit, introduced
bill repeating the law exe,npting that
amount. Senator Castle introduced bills to
amend the general statates relating to al
swers in civil actions; a bill defining and
Furnishing Migrants, which is substantially
the Vermont law relating to tramps, allow
ing their arrest by any citizen without
warrant, and Furnishes them by imprison
ment of not less than one month nor more
than one year; also a bill to appropriate
$45,155 for various Improvements in
the State prison. Senator Thatcher
introduced bill to ascertain the true grade
of wheat. The bill is in rather crude state as
yet, but will probably be amended in several
particulars before it becomes law, among
which is a method for definite and accurate
means of filling the half bushel, and the
Senator proposes to amend section four of
the bill as follows:
Said half bushel shall be filled by placing the
same under a metal funnel witha capacity suf-
ficient to fill the half bnshel hcaping full; the
bottom of the funnel shall be placed at the
height Of one foot above the top of the half
bushel, with q slide in the bottom Of the fun
mel leaving a round opening Of not less than
two inches in diameter through which the
wheat shall run into the half bushel until it is
heaping full when it shall be struck by the
square edge of the metal bar.
The bill is given at length in our regular
report.