St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-28

shipment, to afford the same facilities to all,
and to transport the same to its destination
at reasonable rates without discrimination
OF any kind. Complaints are to be made to
the railroad commissioner, who shall investi-
gate and prosecute If necessary, the dam
ages, If any collected from the offending
companies, to go to the state school fund.
Mr.. Batchelder, Of Hennepin, wants the
state to do something to protect the young
from the toy pistol and similar destructive
weapons by prohibiting their sale to minors
If the bill of Mr. Mason, of Hennepiu, be-
comes law, fishing in Lake Minnetonka
will be confined to the time between May 1
and November l.
The bill of Mr.. Griffin proposes to allow
women of the age of twenty-one years, to
vote for school superintendent.
Hon. R. A. Smith yesterday introduced a
bill for fixing the salary of the treas
urer of Ramsey county. 1t pro-
vldes that such officer shall be allowed one
per cent. upon the first $500, 900 received by
him, and one-half of one per cent upon the
excess of that sum, and that he shall receive
no other or greater compensation, or for
clerk hire or assistants. The bill was re-
ferred to the Ramsey county delegation
The bill Of Mr.. IlIs. of Carver county. re-
lating to school officers, recitcs that any per-
son elected school director, treasurer or
clerk, or member of board of education,
shall neglect or refuse to enter upon and
perform the duties of his Office, shall be
guilty of mlsdemeanor and subject to
fine of not less than $50 nor more than 500,
together with Imprisonment in the county
jail
Mr. Hendrickson's bill relating to the dis
tribution OF property of debtors among cred
itors, provides that in cases where fraud is
proven on the part of the debtor in the dis
position OF property upon which creditors
held valid claim, such debtor shall not be
entitled to full release from his indebted
ness in the bankruptcy liquidation that may
be had.
Mr.. Stephens desires to except Washing
ton county from the present law relating to
partition fences, and has introduced bill to
that effect.
Work rather than talk has been the rule
with the present body thus far during the
session. If the rule should be continued to
the end it should make good record for it
self in one direction at least
The railroad committee met Immediately
after the noon adjournment-remainin in
session-and again last evening. at which
sessions the general details of the bill the
committee has decided to report as a substi-
tute for all that have been introduced in the
house were agreed upon. In general, the
substitute is the commissioner system Of
Massachusetts and Illinois, with more Of the
latter than the former in its provisions for
preventing and furnishing discrimination
and in its restrictive and regulative clauses
generally. As agreed upon, the board of
railroad commissioners is TO consist
of three members. The first board
is TO consist of Gen. Baker, present
commissioner by virtue of election under
the present law and two appointees by the
governor, to hold until the general election
of 1886, when their successors are to be
elected by the state at large. one to hold
Office for two years and the two others for
four years, the terms of Office for all there
after TO be four years, by which means the
board will always contain at least one mem
Der who has had practical connection with
the duties Of the Office for two years. 1t is
understood that the committee now expect
the bill will be unanimously reported, and
that it will probably BE- reported Thursday.