St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-25
Doines of the Day.

oatured discussion Of the fate of the high
license bill. Some were Of the opinion that
the bill was dead and buried beyond the hope
of resurrection, and that its sad fate was
owing in a considerable degree to the want
of tact of its managers. The friends of the
bill, at least a portion of them, still claim that
their position IS rescussors was well taken,
and that the bill was now in the
same position that it would have been had it
never been put upon its final passage,
a position secuted at by the senators who
voted on the prevailing side. That man
cannot take advantage OF his OVID wrong
doing is good law and good sense, and viii
probably be applied to the senators who neg
lected or refused to put themselves on record
upon the liquor traffic question.
ABRIDGIHG OFFICIAL TERMS.
Senator c. D. Gilfllan offered joint resolu-
tons proposing amendments to the
constitution, the first Of which amends
section 3 Of article ; and
provides that no person shall be eligible for
the Office of governor for more than one
term in any period of four years. The
amendment to section ) provides that no
person shall be eligible to the Office of state
treasurer for more than one term in any
period Of four years, and no person who has
served as clerk or deputy state treasurer for
the term Immediately succeeding that of the
state treasurer during whose term such depu-
ty OF clerk shall have served. The second
Joint resolution amends section Of article
- of the constitution, so that the salary or
compensation of any judge, state, county,
city, village or municipal officer, shall not be
increased during his term Of office.
The senate seemed TO progress slowly with
It's business, and, although something seemed
to be on hand all the time, the amount Of
work turned off was not equal to that usually
done in the same length Of time. Senators
strayed OF into the committee rooms and de-
lays were occasioued by the necessity of
hunting them up when their votes were
necessary for the passage Of a bill.
Crowds Of people thronged the Hobbies, gal
leries a. vcstibues Of the capitol, most Of
whom appeared to be sight-seers, though the
lobbyist for woodchucks Is on hand as usual.
Some young men and their girls visited
the senate chamber Yesterday and made
themselves quite conspicuous by their loud
talk and louder giggling. What should have
provoked such unrcstraincd aud unboundcd
hilarity has not been disclosed TO the re-
porter but IL could scarcely have been the
senate bill relating 10 public grain ware
houses, which was under consideration at
the time If such unscemly conduct is per-
sisted in IT viii p7opa0ly cali the active at
tentiou OF the proper senate officers 70 them.
For the information of such persons it may
be well 10 state that persons who enjoy the
privileges Of the floor are expected TO behave
themselves and defer hrlatons to more
fitting and less conspicuous occasion.
THE GGAGE BILL.
The senate bill to regulate public ware
houses and the warchousing and inspection
Of grain WAS considered in committee OF the
whole and amended providing for the ap-
poiutmcnt OF inspectors OF warehouses and
their appliances and incorporating into il
portions Of the Illinois law relative to ware
housing. Various amendments were adopted
intended b. make the bill more specific and
definite. The whoe scope of the bill APP
pears 10 be to make warehouses and cleva-
tors public warehouses, 10 be supervised by
inspectors appointed los the warehouse com
missoncrs, aud to compel warehouse man
ayers 20 guarantee weights and grades. A
great deal of time was consumed in dis
GUESSING the various points of the bill, the real
object being to adjust certain equities
between railroad companies at ter
miunl points. Il was The opinion of
some OF the more lcyel-hraded senators
that the less time spent upon IL in the senate
the better, that the house commtte. was bet
ter organized to take care of the subject
than the senate committee and that there
was very little iu the lengthy yerblage OF the
l.. i.tfr mi Df NJ a
shippers. Il was also considered dangerous
10 mcddle with common law practices by an
attempt 70 codifv and make everything spc-
cihr and definite in matters which from the
nature OF the subject must largely depend
Ouon circumstances. MANY senators are
disappointed In the bill. aud when It was
was taken up ia the evening motion was
made to indefinitely postpone 70 ON the
ground that the house biil was much supe-
rior. II was finally agreed % lay it aside and
consider IL with the house bill
Senator Wilson's sliding scale high license
bill was introduced at @ 30 last evening. and
proved TO Doe the sliding scale bill referred To
IN the morning report as being in course os
preparation. The senator Cndcayored L.
have II advanced 20 second reading and
30 10 the committee of thc whole, but 70 met
with an opposition that bd fair % be stub
'o .''' go. ',''.'' - 80 ~ -
s.,,bJr.n ms r,.,,.s, =, have The hi, al,
yaneei
The house bin relating to grain inspection
and warcbousing was read first au1 second
time ordered printed and placed upon gen
ersl orders, So that IL mi SIN receive The carii-
's' posSie'e consideration o' tde senate
N IhH HOUSE
Mr. Dyar Yesterday morning moved
that the househigh license b.u hc
taken from general orders and