St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-15
THE LEGISLATIVE GRlST.
The House Unanimous in the Desire to
Appropriate $4,000 for q Sol.
uiers' Reunion.
A Measure Which Contemplates Civ
ing Ramsey County Il Much
Needed Abstract Clerk.
Board of Education Acts Consolidated and
the Issue of 100000 in Bonds
Authorized.
The Wilson Anti-Railroad Subsidy Bill
Killei-Farmers Don't All
Want Institutes.
Doings of the Day.

The senate was not in session yesterday.
In the house the finance committee reported
back the bill appropriating 100000 for state
the bill do pass.
Mr. Turrrll made an effort to have the
morning meeting hour Of the house chan = d
from 10 10 O'Clock a. M, but his motion To
that effect was very decidedly nrgatived.
resolution by Mr.. Stephens was adopted,
giving the use of the hall of the house Tues
day afternoon and evening next, for u re-
ception By the city of st. Paul to the stat
officers and members of the legislature.
The time of the house was taken up yes
terday morning by listening TO a long com
municatiOn from Mr.. P. 2. Schotzka, ryciting
the necessity for measures to encourage
forestry cultivation, and settin /,
forth his special qualifications
for directing state supervision, and
advocating the excellence of a work he had
written on the subject.
Mr.. Wall. of Fillmore thinks one of the
duties of railroad companies is to provide
comfortable waiting rooms at ali stations,
aud lie therefore proposes a bill making il
| obligatory for the comp anies so to do, ami
also requiring that at stations in vii
lagos OF 500 population and over, such wait
lug rooms shall have separate apartments FOR
ladies and gentlemen.
the house voted yesterday to allow Min
neapOlis to issue S455. 900 bonds FOR water
works, sewers and workhouse purposes.
the bill of Mr.. Griffin amending the act
creating the municipal court of Minneapolis,
gives another judge to such court.
NEW COUNTY.
Among the bills introduced yesterday was
one 10 create the county of Candy. the
bill was sent to Mr.. Mcmillan by ex-
press, with a request that he receipt for
same, which would indicate that the mem
Der and the parties desiring the new county
were not in sympathy. Whether this be true
or not, Mr.. Mcmillan promptly introduced
the bill, and it is in the hank of the com
mittee of towns and counties for considera-
lion. The hill proposes to create the new
county BIZ taking the three northern towns
from Lincoln county and the six towns on
the west from Yellow Medicine county. The
arrangement would make very compact
county.
STATE TAX LEVY.
Mr. Drake, chairman of the house finance
committee, yesterday introduced bill to
provide the necessary funds for expenses of
the state government for the fiscal years
Of 1886. The bill proposes tax levy for
1885 sufficient to produce $500, 900, provided
the rate shall not exceed ~ mills, aud for
1856 $3.50, 900, provided the rate shall not
exceed mill.
The senate bill consolidating the several
acts relating to the st. Paul board of educa-
ton, and authorizing the issue of $500, 900
bonds for the water works extension, ETC.,
ST. Paul, were passed by the house yesterday.
Members may not generally know that
there is u ''cheil amang We takin' notes"
but such there is, and his purpose, as he
says, is to get the position Of every member
on granger questions for use Of the far
mers' alliance.
The object of the bill of Mr.. Turrell re.
Iating to banks Is To reduce the minimum
capital for banks organized under the state
law, from S25, 900 to $40, 900. Mr. Turre!
claims that such q law would result in bring
ing private banking institutions generally
under the operation aud safeguards Of the
stale law.
Mr.. Turrell has introduced another bill re-
! lating To interest on purchases Of state lands,
in whchit is proposed that certificates Of pur
chase shall draw only ) per cent. If allowed to
run for fifteen years, the interest to be at the
rate of per cent. If paid sooner.
The governor has signed the bill authoriZ-
ing the city of ST. Paul and county of Ram
,ey to issue an additional $500 600 Of bonds
for public buildings on Court House square
Also the act authorizing the board of educA -
ton of st. Paul to issue 500, 900 bonds for
the erection Of school buildings
1t is generally supposed among the COL
.eagues Of Mr.. Duraut that he is engaged in
preparing a literary work, under the title of
What | Know About Blackbirds." in no
other way can his associates account for the
intimate knowledge of the bird he has show n
ON the several occasions Mr.. Lrlaud's bill TO
permit their killing has been under discus
sion.