St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-18
THE LEGISLATION OF A DAY.
The Senate Discusses the Committees
Grain and Warehouse Bill
at Length.
st. Paul Authorized to Issue $780, 200 Sewer
Bonds-Providing for the Destruc
ton of Adjustment Bonds.
A Large Number of Local Measures
Passed Under Suspension of
the Rules
Doines of the Day

The senate convened at 9:20, and Lieut.
Gov. Gilman's gavel brought to their seats
only a very slim attendance of senators.
But in the course of the next thirty minutes
nearly all the seats were filed. Nothwitb-
standing the fact that there was only a
quorum present, business opened brisk and
eighteen new bills were introduced by sena-
tors in their individual capacities, many-of
which bills were of local nature, and we're
passed under suspended rules. Four bills
were reported by committees, viz: The
finance committee introduced bill provid
ing for the destruction OF railroad adjustm ent
bonds belonging to the internal improve
ment fund, and bill appropriating SIS, 1000
to pay the expenses of the state board of
health. The committee on taxes and tax
laws reported lengthy bill simplifying ex-
listing laws relating to the assessment and
collection of taxes. The committee on grain
and warehouse inspection reported COM
preheusive bill regulating warehouses and
the inspection of grain.
Senator Langdon introduced bill appro-
priating $40, 900 for construction aud re-
pairs, steam heating, etc, at the institution
for the education Of the deaf and dumb and
the blind, and for the educ alton of feeble
minded children, located at Faribault.
The hour having arrived for the consider
ton Of the senate bill providing for an open
market and free shipment of grain, and the
house bill creating a board of railroad COM
missioners, both bills having been made the
special order to be considered together, the
senate resolved Itself into committee of the
whole, with Senator Sergeant in the chair,
and proceeded to discuss them. The bill
was discussed at great length and the same
ground gone over with the same attention to
details as heretofore. Amendment followed
amendments and substitute followed substi
tutes until the committee could not possibly
understand where they stood, and at l o'clock
the committee considered it best to arise and
request the senate to refer the two bills and
the numerous substitutes to the railroad COM
mittee TO see if they could not perfect bill
that would be satisfactory.
The only thing really accomplished was
the adoption of the amendment offered by
Senator Castle to strike out all Of section 2
but the last two lines and insert the follow
ing: Every railroad company shall upon
reasonable demand promptly furnish
transportation for all grain stored in each
and all elevators and warehouses on its line
promptly and without discrimination wheth-
er for or against any personal company or
corporation, and such railway company shall
keep at its stations a complete register of all
cars and to whom the same are so furnished.
Senator Waite offered an amendment 10 line
eight Of the original bill by inserting the fol-
lowing: Provided that no shipper shall or
der more than five ears on one day to the ex-
clusion Of any other shipper.
sIn the course of the discussion it was very
generally conceded that it will be exceed
higly difficult, if not absolutely impossible, to
enact law which will apply to all cases of
this yexed question without working injus
tice to some. The lawyers, at least some of
them, are Of the opinion that if there is an
attempt made to codify the common law re-
quirement to furnish equal facilities to all, it
should be done with extreme care, in order
not to compel railroad companies and ware
housemer to commit unjust acts. 1t is
hoped that the able senators Of whom the
railroad committee is composed will evolve
from the two bills and the entangled amend
ments a substitute bill worthy of the legisla-
ture.
The senate meets again at 10 o'clock to-
day.
The house was not In session.