St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
HARD AT WORK.
The Senate, Having Ceased "Mon-
keying," Will Now Do Some
Work

Inc senate, Having ceased Mon
keying," Will Now Do Some
Work.
There are five more working days be-
fore the legislature rises, and the senate
yesterday determined upon heroic act.
1t will henceforth meet at q. IN. and
hold evening sessions. There must be
no more ''monkeying," else the general
slaughter of bills will be terrible at
noon on Tuesday.
The first hour of the session yester-
day was spent in reading the titles of
house bills and referring them to the
respective committees.
Senator Crandall scored a point. 1t
was the passage of his bill proposing an
amendment to the constitution making
the legislative session eighty days. The
amendment has to be submitted to the
people at the next general election. The
vote was: Yeas, II: nays, 0.
A hard fight has been made against
the Goodrich bill, which requires manu-
featuring corporations to file annuallya
certificate showing the condition of
their business. The bill barely escaped
the committee stage, and was Summar-
lily disposed of on its third reading.
Vote: II yeas; 10 nays. Twenty-four
Mr.. Goodrich was more successful
with his pawnbrokers' license bill, which
was passed without dissentient voice.
The bill requires pawnbrokerS to secure
license and to keep descriptions of the
property handled. This is the first at
tempt to legislate for pawnbrokerS in
this state. and the operation of such
law should work favorable to the inter-
eStS of the people.
Senator johnson, NJ, had the salts
faction of seeing his bill FORGETTING the
Duluth q Winnipeg land grant finally
pass. The fight against the bill was
engineering on the part of Mr.. johnson,
must have failed to pass the chamber.
The gentleman from Kandlyohi proved
himself equal in parliamentary tactics
to the opponents of the bill, among
whom may be claSSed such skillful par
liamentarianS as Gen. Pope, Mr.. Ed
wards and Mr.. Buchanan. A little fill
clustering was attempted yesterday.
This was quickly overcome, and then
the inevitable crisis came: For the
passage OF the bill, % yeas to 10 nays.
All senators were present, with the ex-
ception of MessrS. Whiteman and OS-
wald; and all voted, except Mr.. Child.
will the bill pass the hOuSe?" was
the query put to Mr.. johnson.
Yes" was the prompt reply.
Meanwhile, the house bill waving
the forfeiture of this land grant has
been reported to the senate. Short
work is promised on this measure.
This legislature will pass into history
as alegislature largely based upon in
vestigation committee. The latest in
vestigation is sprung by Senator Pope,
and, though almost at the last moment
of the session, it is the most sweeping
yet promulgated. The res olution a.
leges THAT certain railroad companies
in the state of Minnesota have hither-
tofOre made false and fraudulent state
ments to the railroad and warehouse
commissioners" and calls for the ap-
pointment of a committee of three to in
veSHgate, with power ito send for and
compel the attendance Of persons, books
and records" and with full power to
visit at all reasonable hours any office
and examine the records thereof" Mr..
Pope stated he had sworn statements
upon which he called for such investi-
CATION. Mr.. Crandall thought it rather
late in the session to start such an in
vestigation. Why could not the rail
road commissioners inquire into such
matters? Mr.. Pope-They have not the
power. Mr.. Clough cut off further talk
by giving notice of debate. That laid
the resolution over until to-day. Sena-
tor Pope expects to get the committee
appointed. and will at once commence
the investigation. 1--WE can report be-
fore the adjournment of the Iegislatu re-
are his words. The investigation can
not be very searching with the time al
lowed.