St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03

from that side OF the house down. MI.
| Lienau stated that the bill legislated the
present council out of Office, and left the Guy
without a board of education or board OF pup
lie works. Mr.. Cornish denied Mr. Lienau' 5
statement, except so far as related
to the council, and that, he said, he proposed
to remedy at the proper time by Offering an
amendment by which the present aldermen
would serve the time for which they had been
elected. The motion to recommit was lost,
yeas 10, nays 81. Mr.. Cornish then offered
/ an amendment changing the proposed
boundaries of the Seventh and Fourth wards,
and also to allow present aldermen to serve
out the terms for which they were elected,
both of which were adopted. Then hr. Hem
Erickson offered couple Of amendments,
both of which were rejected, and then the
motion of Mr. Cornish that the bill be rec
commended to pass was allowed, and the bill
was SO recommended.
VETO ovERRULED
Gov. Hubbard yesterday returned without
his approval of the bill to define the school dis
tricts OF Hennepin county, giving the fol-
lowing reasons:
sThis bill does not profess to change the
boundary of any of the 100 districts in Hennepin
county, and it especially leaves them subject to
change by the board of county commissioners
according TO the general law. 1t is not suggested
that there is doubt about the legality of any dis
trict boundaries as heretofore established
by the county board. The sole adVan-
tage to be gained from the passage
of the bill IS in securing in print and in one
place the information in regard to school district
boundaries in Hennepin county which must now
| De sought in the records of the auditors office
Tor a number of years This bill, the first OF its
Kind in this state will be followed if it becomes
law by one of the kind in regard to every other
county, for almost every county has had the
same experience as Hennepin in forming
school districts, and now has equal need of au-
Identification and publication of their boundaries.
| But the board of county commissioners which
have formed the dirtricts they are, have surely
power 10 record in convenient form and even 10
| publish the boundaries of the same. l object to
this bill because it will form precedent for bad
| practice requiring the time Of the legislature to
do what boards of county commissioners can do
more expeditiously and with the same effect; do
ing in the most expensive manner what could
be done far more cheaply by the state in another
way, and better still by the counties.
Very respectfully,
l.. f. HUBBARD, Governor.
Mr.. Snider, after explaining the bill and
that it met the unanimous approval of the
! Hennepin delegation, moved that it be passed
Notwithstanding the objections of the COVER
nor. The vote on Mr.. Snider's motion stood
y
thirds to pass the bill over the veto.
AGREEMENT REACHED.
The conferrees of the senate and house
upon the disagreements between the two
houses upon the railroad bills of the two
bodies were in session for several hours yes-
terday, finally reaching an understanding
which will be reported to both bodies to-day.
The bill as agreed upon is in the main the
house bill with some of its most pronounced
provisions modified or stricken out entirely.
As agreed to the board of three COM
missioners is to be appointed
by the governor without going to the senate
for confirmation or rejection One of the
commissioners is to be of the opposite polit-
ical party from the majority, but the senate
provision that one should be an expert is
stricken out. The term of Office is TO be for
two years, and the house provision is re-
tanned requiring one of them to visit every
county in the state through which railroad
runs at least once in two months to hear
investigate the management of the
roads as demonstrated in such local
| tiles. A senate provision is re.
tanned making it misdemeanor for the
commissioners to ask any favor for them
selves or friends Of railroad company,
though they are to be entitled to free trans
portation for themselves in the discharge OF
their duties. A provision was also incorpor-
ated making it incumbent upon railroads to
put in sidings between stations when the
same are more than ten miles apart when the
commissioners in response to applications of
the people make such a request. The pro-
vision relating to warehouse facilities and
free and open grain market in the house bill
is retained. The principal trouble was over
the long and short haul provision of section
16, which was finally stricken out, without.
however, pairing the balance of the section
prohibiting any kind of discrimination, re-
bate, etc, and also the unit rule as to rates,
that is, that one car must be received at the
same rate as is charged for one car where
there are a number belonging to one shipper
The conferrees seem to be satisfied with their
work. and are unanimous in the declaration
that the bill as agreed to is just to both the
people and the railroads.
TRANSFERRING LAND GRANT.
The bill to transfer the land grant of the
Duluth g. Winnipeg railroad, in case of for
fixture, to the st. Paul, Brainerd g. Northern
Railroad company, referred to the Judiciary
committee will be reported hack
this morning. The committee re-
ports that the proposed transfer ia
constitutional, upon which doubt was ex-
pressed by several members when the bill
was up Saturday, and recommended the bill
be sent to the committee of the whole
PRESERVATION OF GAME
The committee of the whole had consider.
able sport last evening over bill by MuzzY
amending the game law The sport was in
augurated by Mr.. Spaulding ofTering- an
amendment to include blackbrds and wood.
chucks, which was adopted. Then Mr.. Mach,
bar offered an amendment to insert ''sheep'i
after the word ''buck,'' wherever the word
appeared, which was also adopted. After q
laugh both amendments were Withdrawn.
when Mr.. McKusick moved the bill be in
definitely postponed, but without disposing
of the bill the committee rose
NOTES Oh THE HOUSE.
AT the afternoon session the senate ware
house and grain inspection bill was read a.
first time, and, with the house bill ON the
same subject, returned from the senate with
an amendment, was referred to the ware
house and grain inspecting committee.
Among the bills introduced was one an
propriating $40, 900 for the relief of cyclone
sufferers in Washington county.
The house passed the Joint resolution re-
lating to the Indian policy of the general
government, and the house bill for en-
amendment to the constitution making all
grain warehouses conducted for compensa-
ton public warehouses.
Senate bills were passed By the house APP
propriating 5000 for the support Of the
lunacy commission during 1856. and 5000
yearly thereafter; also appropriating part
Of the money received from taxing iusnr-
ance companies to the fire department Of the
sfate: creating q Tenth indicial distrin4. -