Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-26

Mr.. Sabin's bill amending the act relat-
ing to interpretations simply provides thai
the shares shall not be less than $50 mol
more than 500. Mr.. Gregory's bill upon
the same subject repeats the clause requir
ing the president of private corporations
to make detailed report annually of the
business of the corporation, to be filed
with the secretary of state.
Mr.. Turrell yesterday introduced bill
fixing the rate of interest on land sale COZ
tracts at per cent instead of z as now
The bill is the same as that passed by both
houses and vetoed by the governor, except
that it does not as that did, apply to part
| contracts.
LIVELY Episode.
A lively scene occurred early in the
morning session when Mr.. Collins, RISING
to question of privilege, with reference
to the resolution of Mr. Hicks yesterday.
and the action thereon in reference to his
bill in the hands of the temperance com
mittee. Speaking for himself and the
committee he wished to state that the bill
came to the committee last Monday, being
substantially the bill then defeated in the
senate. On Wednesday the committee, six
present, after consideration concluded
to defer action day or two.
When the resolution of yesterday
was offered, Mr.. Collins said he took no
exception to the language, but felt that
the committee was insulted by Mr.. Hicks
when he stated that improper motives
were governing the committee, and that it
was endeavoring to choke of the bill.
Then Mr.. Hicks followed with his PROPOSE
ton to investigate which was direct in
suit to the committee, The committee he
said held meeting last evening, all pres
ent, and directed him to state to the house
the exact situation of the bill, that in fact
the committee were ready to report at any
time, but out of self-respect it was
felt that report ought not to be
called for pending the investigation,
and to ask the indulgence of the house to
hold the bill until the investigation report
is made, when prompt report will be
made. Every member of the committee,
he said, including J. E. Child, felt they had
been outrageously insulted by Mr.. Hicks,
and that it is continuing one, and that If
the committee should now report it would
be an acknowledgment of dereliction of
duty.
Mr.. Hicks-Am I to understand that the
committee have been and are ready to re-
pert?
Mr.. Collins-You are to understand that
the committee is ready to report in tive
minutes from the time your investigating
committee reportes.
Mr.. Hicks, in response, said that with
all duo Difference to the committee, but
one conclusion could be drawn from the
explanation of the gentleman, (Mr. Col
lins), and that was that it had determined
not to perform the duty entrusted to it by
the house. The acknowledgment, he said,
rendered the investigation unreces-
.ary, because all that it was
expected TO show by the invss-
tigation had been admitted. He submitted,
to put it mildly, that for committee to
thus withhold bill with the session so
near the close, was not fair play. The bill
in question, was one in which large por-
ton of the people were deeply interested
and the duty of the committee was to
promptly report it baek-with or without
recommendation to the house, to let the
house consider and act upon it.
Mr. Hill,of Winona, also speaking Of the
Il
difference in the tone of the
gentleman from Hennepin Hicks
yesterday and to-day. Yesterday he
charged the committee with an unlawful
proceeding, the motive for which he pro-
posed to show to the house. To-day he
says he simply wanted to compel report.
He said he honored a brave man, who
would courageously uphold his convictions
even to the extent, if necessary, of expos
ing a friend. But there is such thing, he
said, as the bravery of cowardice, which
seeks, under the protection of the privi-
leges of the occasion, to reflect
upon the actions and smirch the character
of others. For that sort of bravery he felt
nothing but contempt.
Mr.. Child, of jackson, securing recogni-
ton of the speaker Mr.. Cornish in the
chair said he supposed he was largely re-
sponsible for the breeze which had been
created, having told Mr.. Hicks, in answer
to his inquiry, that large majority of
the committee we're opposed to the bill and
with the opposing action of the senate
upon like measure, and the fact that a
compromise bill was soon to be sent to the
house from that body, that it was not
deemed advisable to report the bill back
and take up the time of the house at this
late hour with useless discussion. He did
not think any one would accuse him of
wishing to kill temperance legislation
but, he knew the whisky element which
had secured the defeat of prohibition,
would kill this bill which was even, more
Objectionable to them than pro
hibition. He took this position in good
faith, and still felt satisfied that the COM
mittee had acted wisely.
Mr.. Collins reiterated that the committee
did net object to the resolution but they
did object to the insinuations of its
author, Mr.. Hicks, of unfairness to the
house, and of having been Influenced by
improper motives. The committee, he
said, was made up of some of the most
conscientious men in the house, not
of that kind who would give their
vote in faver of prohibition
and then go about in the Hobbies of the
capitol and at the hotels and say that they
did not believe in it,