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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES.
Senators Have One Eye ON the
State Superint endent.

Senators Have One Eye on the
state superintendent.
With general orders, "Senator Buck
man was called TO the chair, and the
bill providing for state teachers certifi-
Gates was struck. Seuator Daniels es-
poused the bill, because it was in the
interests of a higher grade of teachers.
Senator Edwards-It means an in
crease III the salary of state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
Senator Daniels-Not one bit.
Senator Edwards-Oh! the stream of
retrenchment and reform seems to have
stranded the senator from 0lmsted. If
this provision in the bill. that memh hers
of the examining board shall receive IS
per day and expenses, which includes
the state superintendent OF public in
struction, does not mean an increase, l
would like to know what it does?
Senator Hoard-The fact that, tile
state superintendent is already receiy-
ing salary will debar him from receiy
ing money under this bill.
Senator Bowen-lS it not a fact that
the state superintendent of public in
structlon is already drawing two sala-
ries from the state?
Senator Brownies, he is.
After this by-play, Senator Thacher
sprung the statement that the bill
originated with the state normal schools.
Senator Daniels said the bill originated
solely from the county school superin-
tendents, but neither his efforts nor
those of Senator Ives. who sought to
amend by excluding the state superin-
tendent to participate in the expenses
of the board of examiners, could secure
the passage Of the bill. BY an over
welming vote it was Indefinitely post
DOned,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
SWEET AND BEAUTIFUL.
Senators DESTROYS of Knowing
When They Can Go Home.

So sweet, so beautiful. so calm! Yes
terday's session of the senate was as op-
posite to that of the preceding day as is
the north pole from the south pole.
Like the child who loves to play in the
mud pile, the senators had become sa-
tiated with the slime of retrenchment
and reform, and were inclined to rest
quietly. Even when resolutions were
proposed to reinstate Rev. w. Gray as
custodian of the gallery and Gilbert
Martinson and Charles Mccain as door
keepers there was not breeze sufficient
to ruff1e the peryading calm, notice of
debate being given by Senator Halvor-
sen. Senator Brown had resolution
read, which provides for the adjourn
ment of the legislature April S, and
fixes March Is as the last day for the in-
PRODUCTION of bills. 1t was referred to
the judiciary committee, who will con-
slider and report thereon. The business
of the session had just got properly un-
der way when Senator Nelson moved
for an executive session, and the cham
Der was cleared Of all outside people.
A communication was read from Gov.
Merriam recommending the appoint
ment of Eli T. Wilder, of Goodhue
county, vice w. 2. Murray, of st. Paul,
and Z. A. G. Costello. of st. Louis
county, as managers OF the state reform
school. The appointments wee con-
frmed without dissenting vote, and
the doors of the chamber reopened to
the public.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28

Bobleter, State Auditor Braden and
Secretary Hart were also in attendance.
Appropriation bills were before the
joint gathering amounting to $2,200, 600.
A general expression of opinion was
had as to the financial condition of the
state. The revenue fund is in a posi-
tiOn to meet all current expenses. but
other provision must be made for the
extraordinary appropriations asked
for in the way of purchas-
ing land and enlarging correctiye,
charitable and scholastic institutions.
These alone total up to the neighbor-
hood of $1,000,000. With practically
an empty treasury to meet these
demands, it was agreed at the
outset to raise the tax assessment for
revenue purposes $40 mill. The tax
at present is l 7-10 mills, of which K10
mill is absorbed by the soldiers home
and 1-10 mill by the forestry fund.
Legislators will thus be recommended
to increase the assessment to 2 mills.
The cutting of appropriations asked for
was also considered, but the subject was
of such huge proportions that it was
deemed advisable to let subcommittee
of Senator Buckman. Representative
Morgan and HOmpe, Treasurer BOble-
ter, Auditor Braden and Secretary Hart
first deal with it. They were instructed
to consider each appropriation and re-
port if absolutely necessary OF any re-
duction can be made On the amount So
licited.
Over 81 100000 is requested. The in
creased taxation will produce $500, 1000 in
two years. Ii all the applicants are to
get 'something," the slaughter will be
not only general. but heavy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
AGAINST THE PEOPLE.

As the house committee on public
lands saw fit to reach its decision on the
Duluth d Winnipeg land grant for
feiture bill in executive session it is i'm
possible to say what influences aided it
III reaching the conclusion that the bill
should be Indefinitely postponed. As a
general proposition, though, it may be
taken for granted that the corporations
find committees more plastic material TO
w, rk upon than the main body of the
legislature. A decision that the house
might recoil from with fear of the con-
sequences one of its committees would
make without the Quickenng OF a
pulse. Committees are farther removed
from the people in their operations than
the parent body. The opportunity for
supervision over them is less. The
committee on public lands has reported
to indefinitely postpone the Lightly bill
forfeiting the land grant of the Duluth
& Winnipeg railroad. Through the
efforts of Mr.. Lightly yesterday the bill
was placed on general orders and is now
a subject for debate. The Issue is
purely whether or no the legislature
shall give 50 .00G,000 to q railroad or to
the state school and institution fund.
The bill to give the Duluth d Winnipeg
an absolute title to this grant was be-
fore the committee on public lands yes
terday afternoon Oh final argument.
The real fight is now to come III the
house on general orders.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
AIMED AT TRUSTS.
Deadly Legislation Proposed by
Senator KelIar.

The hydra-headed trusts received an
extra dose from the senators, two bills
being introduced to stamp them out.
Senators Kellar and Swenson are the
authors of the bills, which, for all prac-
ticaI purposes, are one. The title of
each bill is:
"a bill to prevent such formation of
trusts, combination of business firms.
incorporated companies, or association
of firms or stockholders as may be con-
trary to public policy"
After providing the illegality of
trusts or combinations, the bills contain
the following drastic provisions:
it shall be the duty of the secretary
of the state, after the passage of this
act, to address to the president, Secre-
tary OF treasurer of each Incorporated
company doing business in this state a
letter of inquiry as to whether the said
corporation has merged all or any part
OF its business or interests in or with
any trust or combination. An answer,
under oath, is required. If this is re-
fused the secretary Of state shall I'M
mediately revoke the charter of said
company. publishing the same in four
different newspapers of general circu-
lauon in the four largest cities OF the
state.
Penalties of from $1,000 to $4,000 are
also provided. EarY in the session OF
the legislature an antitrust bill was in
troduced by Senator HalvorSen, but
this was killed in committee.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28

Senator Halvorsen. It is to compel
railroad corporations to put up fences
as shall restrain sheep and swine from
their ira cks. Senator johnson, NJ, pro-
tested that the bill had not been before
the railroad committee, and moved that
it should be so referred. Senator Hal
yorsen did not think it should, and Sen
ator Brown thought likewise. The lat
ter argued that the committee on agri-
culture having reported favorable, and
the bill being SO simple, it should be
passed forthwith.
Senator Edwards-It is a bill affect
ing railroads. and certainly should go
before the railroad committee.
Senator Brown-The railroad commit
tee has tendency to protect the rail-
roads, rather than the interests OF the
people.
Senator EdwardS-it is the duty OF
the railroad committee to protect the
interests OF railroads as we'll as the in
terests of the people; but it is alto
gether wrong to say that they protect
railroads against the people.
The bill went to the railroad commit
tee, who held a meeting in the after
noon, when it was agreed that the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
LAND TITLES
Aided by the Lawy er-Editor-Leg
islatOp AIyah Eastman. ri

Representative Eastman is scholar.
All editors are scholars, but Mr. East
man is scholarly scholar. This he
ably demonstrated yesterday, when
from the time of Henry |. down through
the aduiterous period of Henry WILL,
and so on to the sleepy Victoria's reign,
he quoted the English law of repOse,
and advocated the passage of his own
bill to change the period of time from
twenty years to ten. That is the time
in which action can be brought against
any holder of land to destroy his title is
limited to ten years. III. f. Stevens
tried to have it made fifteen
years, but failed. Mr.. Eastman's S
bill as originally introduced was recon-
mended to pass. In making an able ar
gument upon the merits Of his bill, Mr.
Eastman called attention to the fact
that England limited such action to
twelve years: Connecticut, fifteen years, !,
Louisiana, ten years: Arkansas, seven
years: Colorado, five years; Florida,
seven years; Iowa. ten years; Ken
lucky, fifteen years; Mississippi, ten
years; Missouri, ten years; Kansas, fif-
teen years: Pennsylvania. seven years {;
California. five years. and so on, while
Minnesota, a young state and one whtre
quieted possession III property would
conduce to the best interests of the
state, and tend to check the fOrages of
land corkerS and title breakers, still
clung to the limitation of twenty years.
The house heartily cOncurred with Mr.
Eastman i'll his position.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
WHITEMAN VICTORIOUS.
Another Judge, and the Cry Is
Still They Come.

Among the best contested fights this
session has been that over Senate File
No. ITS. This is a bill introduced by
Senator Whiteman, and provides an adj
ditional Judge for the Eleventh judicial
district. 1t is the third time the bill has
appeared upon general orders, the two
former occasions it having been re-
ferred back to the judiciary committee,
Senator Whiteman asked the members
of the senate to consider this matter in
a fair and just light. Judge Stearns
was oyerworked, there having been a
great increase III the business done i'll
his district. The number of civil ac-
tions from 1857 to 1886 was 2,o55; from
1887 to 1888, LOGS. Criminal cases from
1857 to 1886 numbered 253, and from 1887
to 1888 there were 264.
Senator Crandall-Have you the stat
tistics showing the number OF cases ac-
tually tried in court?
Senator Edwards-Mr. Chairman
Senator Whitemau-I have the floor,
and would like to retain it until am
through. l object to be Interrupted.
Chairman Buckman-The gentleman
from st. Louis has the floor.
Senator Whiteman-There is no move
known to skilled parliamentarlans that
has not been used to secure the defeat
of this bill. Judge Stearns to-day is the
hardest worked judge in the state. He
is always to be found in court OF III
chambers.
Senator Edwards did not wish to
make any factious opposition, but Ill
the interest of economy another Judge
was not need in this district. He moved
to indefinitely postpone the bill.
Senator Daniels-it has been demon
strated to the satisfaction of the judi
ciary committee that there is justice III
the demand of the people of st. Louis:
Senator Day-By the bare majority OF
one the judiciary committee recon-
mended this bill to pass.
Senator Edwards-Is it not fact that
Judge Stearns has 81, 100000 invested in
private business?
Senator Whiteman-I would answer
most positively in the negative.
By vote of 16 to 16 the motion for
postponement was lost, and upon vote
of 1S to 16 it was recommended to pass.
Senator Whiteman smiled serenely. and
several of his fellow senators started to
applaud, when they were Immediately
brought into line by the chairman.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
Murn1urings.

The bill of Senator Dodge to compel
railroads to publish their change of
train service ten days prior to any az
teration has joined the growing major
ity. 1t was indefinitely postponed BY
the railroad committee.
.sTalk of retrenchment and reform.
We dismissed a few paltry clerks yes
terday, and to-day we've appointed
three new judges"' "'.Senator Hlxson.
Senator Whiteman smiled 1t was a
broad, elongated smile, and disappeared
down his long neck into the bosom of
the unknown. His bill has passed.
When talking Senator Dodge has one
hand raised in the air and the other
pointing to the floor. The two work
together automatically.
Members of the senate and house in
sane committee visit st. Peter this
week, leaving st. Paul Friday even
ing.
The reapportiQnment committee viii
meet Friday, after Senator Compton re-
turns from home.
Senator Chapman and Old Mortality.
both one and the same.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
SIGNED By WILLIAM.

House File No. 44O-To authorize
Preston to issue bonds.
House File No. 473-To authorize st.
Peter to issue bonds.
House File No. 397-To authorize St.
Paul to issue bonds for a public library.
House File No. 42S-To authorize st.
Paul to issue bonds for hospital pur-
House File No. $50 authorize the
village of Nicollet to divert liquor
license moneys to school purposes.
House File No. 442-To enable Pres
ton to aid in the construction OF rail
road.
House File No. SO9-To establish com
mission districts in Mile Lacs county.
House File No. 456--Relating to the
distraining of beasts doing damage.
House File No. 225-TO authorize
Kerkhoven to issue bonds.
House File No. 45O-To alter school
districts in Goodhue county.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28

NO SALARY CRABS
This Year to Be Had From
the House Men,
bepS.
State Officials Receive Severe
RebukeS From the Law
makers.
State Taxes to Go Up Half a
Mill if the Legisla-
tupe
Persists in Petting lnstitu-
tions, Oil Inspection and
Fat Salaries.

While the senate may not nave
reached its true economic senses yet.
the house certainly has realized that
true economy in state finances is not
confined to the ''bouncing' of a few
petty clerks, but has an extended scope
over the interminable propositions
made to Increase the salaries of state
officials and to cover state institutions
with the acceptable plasters of special
appropriations. With the governor of
the state requesting the introduction of
q bill to increase the salary of the insur-
ance commissioner and at the same time
asserting to the proposition to increase
the taxes of the state half mill, it
would seem to be about time for the
house to awake and to call halt on eX-
traYaganceS which, if checked, will not
demand an increase of taxa
tion. If the house will refuse
to grant the state institutions
the s.. ZOO, 900 which they ask for new
buildings; if the house will refuse to
grant all of the increases of salary de-
manded; if the house will divert the oil
and assent to the bills for the tax
alton of corporations now introduced,
there will be no necessity for the in
crease of the rate of taxation half mill.
The burden of doing this rests upon the
house, and it is for that body to decide.
a step i'll the right direction was taken
yesterday when the house killed the
bills to increase the salaries OF the as
sistant superintendent of public in
Strnction. the deputy insurance commits
s.oner, and the insurance commissioner
himself. If this line of action is pur-
sued still further, the proposed half mill
additional tax may he Obyiated. The
forfeiture of the Duluth d Winnipeg
swamp land grant to the state would go
long ways toward accomplishing this
end,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
Mr.. Lane was passed and the bill in
definitely nnStnnned.

Mr.. Lane was passed and the bill in
definitely postponed.
The bill to increase the nsurance
commissioners salary from $1,000 to
$1,000 was also defeated, although Rep
reSentative CrOssfield stated that he had
introduced it upon the request of the
governor. And the bill to raise the
deputy insurance commissioner salary
from 81 500 to 81, 900 was defeated.
Representative Fleming-He wants to
be i'm the fashion; he wants his salary
raised; he wants more money. From
1872 to 1887 he drew his salary at 81, 900
per annum, but that year he had his
salary raised $500. But he is not salts
fed. He must keep in the fashionable
trend of asking this legislature to create
new Office and to raise salaries.
Representative Davenport-Wlll the
gentleman allow me TO interrupt him.
The insurance commissioners clerk is
not the father of this bill. He is not in
terested in it.
Representative Fleming-Mr. Speak
er. then 1 am almost tempted to give
him chrome. My vote will never be
given again to the raising of. the salary
of any state official. We have made a
mistake in this constant increase of
salaries and it is time to STOP.
MIR. Davenport's amendment to make
the salary S1,S00 was defeated; also that
of MIR. Brush to make it $1,000, and it
was left as it now is, at 81 500.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
THE ALARM CLOCK.
Seyatson and jacobson Cross
swords on Interest.

Seyatson and jacobson Cross
swords on Interest.
Representative jacobson has won for
himself the unique title Of the ''alarm
clock" OF the "buZZ saw" This is due
to the explosive manner in which he
expresses his views on any subject in
which he is deeply interested. A genu-
inc Seth Thomas five o'clock ''go off
and shut up" clock could not create the
commotion that Mr. jacobson does when
with bristling hair, rasping high-pitched
voice and nervous gestures, he speaks to
the house. He was in his element yes
terday as the leader of an assault upon
the Sevatson interest bill, published in
yesterdays GLOBE. As on the day pre-
vious, lie attempted TO have the usury
clause (section p of the bill rejected,
which the house refused to do by a vote
of forty-two to thirty-eight. And des-
pite the assaults OF Representatives
Searle, Forbes. Ives and Smith. Repre-
sentative Sevatson had the satisfaction
of seeing his interest bill reducing it
from ten to eight per cent, and punish
ing usury come from the committee of
the whole recommended to pass.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
WILD MUSTARD AND THIsTLE e
Aeitate a Senator to Call Out in
the Name of God.

Canada thistles, wild mustard and
wild oats were deemed of sufficient i'm
portance to engage the attention of the
committee Of the whole for a full hour.
Senator Eaton seeks to eXterminate
them. and by S. L. No. 240, provides
that where these weeds are not de-
stroyed tile county authorities can have
the work done and lien the property of
the offender for payment. Senator
Clarke represents Cottonwood county,
where the wild mustard is very prev
alent. 1t would bankrupt the farmers
if the bill was passed and enforced, so
he made vigorous attempt to have
wild mustard struck out.
Senator Dodge hope the bill will
pass as it is. Very large tracts OF land
in the state are passing into the hands
of loan companies. These lands are
placed in the care of tenants, who care
nothing for the obnoxious weeds, and
they are terrible scourge to people adj
Joining, tilling their own land. We
need law for protection.
worst enemy the farmer has. 1t may
grow on farm, the seed becomes ripe,
the wind blows it over the country and
spoils all the adjoining land. Your
scarum harum farmers require looking
after.
The exclusion of wild oats was moved
for by Senator Child, drawing from Sen
ator Dodge the taunt: ''Why not strike
out the whole bill?" The exclusion of
both wild mustard and wild oats was
voted down, the city senators taking
their part in the division. Senator
Nachbar saw this, and said: 81 would
like to know what these city fellows
know about wild oats and wild mus
tard?" There was no response.
Senator Bowen-Thie Is legislation
running mad.
Senator Dodge-If farmers are not to
be stopped from growing wild mustard,
| ask, in the name of God, how long it
will be before we have TO pack our
things and leave the country?,
And thus they continued at it, until
the legislators became weary, and it
was decided to report progress on the
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
sEMAPBoREs
And the Law of Contributory
Negligence.


The railroad committee of the house
had before it yesterday afternoon the
Morgan bill to locate semaphores at po-
sitions Oh the railroads Of this state
where there were heavy curves, grades
or within LOCO feet Of the approaches to
stations.
Mr.. Clough, for the Manitoba railroad,
appeared.
II never heard of casualty at such
points. This bill is entirely useless. 1t
is one of class of measures which have
tendency to load down the companies
with greater burdens while some one
else is trying to cut down the income
with which to meet these burdens. The
railroad companies do not need any
stimulus from the Legislature TO use
greater safeguards than they are.H a5e
Mr.. Sevatson-The bill is just meas
ure, and would have hardly been called
for by the railroad employees if it were
not needed. lTu
Mr.. Hoyt-It is the evident object,of
the bill to abolish the contributory neg+
ligence clause of the present railroad
liability law. t9S
Mr.. Clough-I don't believe that the
railroad employees are asking for any
such bills as this. !sFl
After other minor discussion the bill
was laid over until Mr.. Morgan could be
heard upon it. dc
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
DINED AND WlNED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Enter
tained by President and Mrs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Enter
tained by President and Mrs.
Cleveland.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The mysteri-
ous letter received by the president
elect yesterday afternoon from the
White house proved to be an invitation
to Gen. Harrison and wife to dine this
evening at Z with President and Mrs.
Cleveland. The invitation was accepted,
and at the hour named the guests left
the hotel their first excursion of the
day into the open air. for the White
house. Mrs. Harrison wore black lace
skirt with point lace trimming. over a
skirt OF yellow silk. Upon the return
of Mrs. Russell Harrison to the hotel.
she repaired to the parlors, where a
large number of callers paid their re-
spects to herself and Mrs. Mckee and
their husbands.
While President and Mrs. Cleveland
were entertaining Gen. and Mrs. Harrl-
son at dinner, Col. Lamont was Initial
ing Col. Halford into the mysteries of
the official side of the executive man
sion. The information the former gen
tleman was able to impart will be of
the greatest service TO his successor.
The Indiana Republican congressman
called in body to-day OH the president
elect, and were received by Gen. and
Mrs. Harrison. The Illinois delegation
will call Tomorrow
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
TO ROB THE STATE.
Lands to Be Taken From the
School Fund.

AS announced by the GLoBe above,
the public lands committee Of the house
had before it yesterday afternoon the
act to confirm the land grant to the Du-
luth q Winnipeg Railroad company.
After mysterious executive session.
which no other committee of the house
has held yet. the committee announced
that it favored the passage of the en-
abling act. Chairman Crossfeld aud
colleagues may have a hard time eX-
planning to the house by what process
of reasoning they reached the con-
clusion that a railroad and not the
state was entitled to s9,000.O00 worth of
public lands. In these days of economy
for the state to commence to build up
corporate interests with public land
may be regarded as very suspicious and
questionable. The Duluth and Winni-
peg people are quite confident of sue
cess before the house. but since the o ior
of House File No. 157 (1S87) is not dead
yet, the granger members may be un-
willing to go on record as favoring land
grants to rich corporations.