St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Joseph L. Osborne, of st. Paul, has been
appointed clerk of the finance committee OF
which J. II. Drake is chairman.
Representative Mcguire, Of Chippewa
county, who has been suffering from a severe
attack Of pneumonia since the second day of
the session, is convalescing.
The first committee to report was that of
the finance committee, Of which JAS. II.
Drake is chairman, recommending the pas
sage of the bill appropriating S2S, 900 for the
expenses of the state at the worlds fair.
The bill was put upon it's passage
| under suspension of the rules,
but the point being raised that the interest of
other cities than st. Paul and Minneapolis
had uotbeen PROVIDED for in the bill. it was
referred back to the committee.
A bill by Mr.. Lee of Todd county proposes
to tax all telegraphic, telephone, sleeping
and dining ears, express lines, 3 per cent.
upon their gross earnings in lieu of all other
taxes.
The bill of Mr.. Lenau relating to grad
yates of normal schools being required to fol-
low the avocation OF teachers for four years
instead Of two as now, and that a failure 10
comply with this requirement shall subject
the offender to pay $3.50 for each year so de-
| faultiDg in this particular.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Durant, of Wash
ington, the house voted to allow the Judiciary,
railroad, public accounts, warehouse and
grain inspection and finance committees, to
appoint clerks at the usual per diem of men,
bers.
The bill of Mr.. Leland Fillmore amend
ing the game laws, simply changes the date
at which shooting can commence from
August Is, to September l.
The amendment offered By Mr.. Kitchener.
OF Fillmore, to the law relating TO uotaries,
proposes 10 strike out the words ''who shall
be qualified electors.n That is, 1t author
ICES the governor to appoint men under age,
or women TO that Office.
Mr.. Turrell has revived his bill which
failed to pass at the session two years ago,
relating 10 the rate Of interest on sales of
state lands. The bill proposes to reduce the
rates of interest from to per cent. on past
sales from June last, and upon ali future
sales.
author of bill for regulating the inspection,
grading and warehousng of grain. 1t pro-
yides for state board of inspectors, licens-
ing of warehousemen, bonds, etc, and is in
its main features very similar to other bills
Of a similar nature already epitomlzsd.
Chairman StorGOck has appointed A. K.
Tiesberg, of Otter Tail county, clerk of the
/ railroad committee, and Chairman Reese, of
the grain inspection committee, Henry FeIg,
Of Kandiyohi, clerk Of that committee.
RAILROAD RATES.
Mr.. Case, Of Fillmore, is the father OF n
bill for regulating railroad rates. 1t speci-
les: For carrying grain 100 miles and up
wards, & cents per bushel per mile; as
miles and upwards 70 100 miles, not iucu
| siye, Ia cents per ton per mile; so miles
and upwards 10 - miles, not inclusive, .
cents per mile; - To so miles, not inclusive,
8 cents per ton per mile; 10 TO % miles, not
inclusive, 4 cents per ton per mile, and for
less than 10 miles cents per ton per mile,
all for ear load lots. For CARRYING live
! stock 100 miles and upward, ~ cents per
ton per mile; IS to 100 miles cents per
ton per mile; 80 to 15 miles, ~ cents; %
10 30 miles. 80 cents; for less than -
miles, ~ cents each per ton
per mile. Railroad companies are
required 20 furnish cars upon
| application for the purpose OF loading the
same at a suitable point on the tracks, pro-
yided no shipper shall be permitted 10 hold a
4 car longer than six days. Such companies
/ shall also furnish ground for the erection OF
elevators, warehouses aud stock yards free
Of cost or charges to applicants upon the
/ giving of bonds In the sum OF $500 that such
\ elevator, etc, shall be built within six
! months. II also provides that railroads shall
not charge greater SUN than 20 cents per
mile for carrying passengers, ami children
under twelve years at = cents per mile. A
refusal to comply with any of these provi-
sious is made misdemeanor. The bill is
to take effect July 1, 1855.
PUBLIC WAREHOUSES.
Mr.. Drake, OF Ramsey, thinks that there
should be something substantial
aud lasting about the legisla-
ton efTecting grain warehouses,
and has therefore proposed a constitutional
amendment upon the subject as follows:
Section /. Declares all grain warehouses
public warehouses.
See. .. The owners, leasors or Bnanagers
Of each and every public warehouse In the
state, Of not less than p, 900 bushels capacity
Tor grain storage shall make weekly state
ments IN duplicate under oath before some
I 1flicrrtO DE designated by law, aud keep one
Of the same posted up In some conspicuous
place IN the office Of such warehouse, and
shan also ile the other for public examlna-
ton in such plsce - shall be designated by
law, which statement shall correctly
set forth the amount and grade
of each and every kind OF grain
In such warehouse, aud what warehouse re-
cCipts have been issued. aud are at the time
u making such statement outstanding there
for; and shall IN the one posted IN the ware
house note daily such changes as mas be
made Ia the quantity aud grade Of grain 10
such warehouse, and the different grades Of
Crain shipped in separate lots shall not be
mixed with inferior or superior grades with
out the consent OF the owners or consignee
thereof
Sec. 3. The owners Of property stored in
any elevator or warehouse, or holder II re
ceipts for the same shall always be az liberty
TO examine such property stored. and
all the books or records Of the
warehouse in regard to such properly.
Sec. I. All railroad companies and other
common carriers on railrOsds shall weigh or
measure grain at paints where I; Is shipped,
aud reccipt for the full amount. aud shall be
responsible for the delivery o. such amounts
! 10 the owner or eons.gnee thereof at the
place Of destiu alton. provided always that
when such grain when 50 received shall be in
god merchautshlc ou3iiion.
Sc. ;. Al railroad companies receiving
o. transporting grain 10 bulk or Otherwise,
shah deliver the same h aRy consiCnCe
thereof or any elevator or public warehouse
10 which Il may De consigned. provided such
consigned or the elevator or pablo
warehouse can De reached bv anv
track owned, leased or used. or which
can Be- used hv such railrnsd cl.ananr. And