St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-12
The HOUSE.
A Streak OF Industry in the Lower
Branch

Branch.
The first bill of the session to pass
both branches is Senate File 4, relating
to the charter of Fergus Falls. This
measure went through the house yester
day, despite the statement that the SUI
preme court had declared such laws to
be unconstitutional, and is now on its
way to the governor. OF its own bills
the house passed two, both local in a
SenSe-fOr one related to the town OF
Glencoe and the other to the compenSa-
tiOn Of the members of the legislature.
This last measure was House File No.
S, introduced by Representative Flynn,
and in purport bill to amend section
l5.chapter of the General Laws of 1878,
relating to the compensation of
members of the legislature. Mr..
Flynn explained that owing to the
length of the session now being ninety
days, there was serious question as to
how members could draw pay unless
this section II were amended to read that
the compensation of members cover the
first and last days of all regular and
extra sessions and every Intervening
suspended and the bill placed upon its
final passage. Representatives Benson
and SevatsOn promptly objected to this,
but the roll was called with the follow
ing result:
Yeas rs, nays 49, Those voting no were
Anderson, Benson, Fleming, HalgHE,
Haven Hay Husher, Ives, jacobson, Kelley,
Maland. Sevatson, Seymour.
The rules were therefore suspended
and the bill passed py vote of S4 to 4.
No obstacle now lies in the way of any
member who desires to draw his per
diem. Representative Stevens Oh. F.)
introduced resolution calling for the
immediate publication of House File
No. 2, which relates to the Australian
election system, and which was intro
duced by Representative Keyes, of
Winona, on Thursday. The house
reached the convict labor question yes
terday through a resolution which
asked for the appointment of COM
mittee of fiYe-three from the house and
two from the Senate--tO investigate the
present status of the convicts, the labor
problem in connection with them, etc,
and to report to the house and senate as
soon as practicable what they aScer-
tanned. This resolution went over
until Tuesday, under notice of debate.
TO RAISE MONEY.
Acting under suggestion made by
Secretary of State Mattson, Representa-
tive II. T. Stevens introduced yesterday
two bills designed to increase the rev.
enues of the state. The hrSt bill re-
quireS that all new corporations on pre-
Senting articles of Incorporation to the
secretary of the state shall pay into the
state treasury $50 for the first $4,000
worth of stock or fraction thereof, and
s. for each additional $4,000 worth of
stock above that. The second bill makes
it necessary, beginning with 1890, that
all corporations in the state ana on rec
ord with the secretary of state shall pay
an annual fee of s. for each $4,000
worth of stock i to the state treasury.
Between 800 and 600 new interpretations
were had last year, and if these bills be-
come laws the state will derive hand
5me revenue from future ones. Repre-
sentative Smiths bill relating to the
municipal court of minneapolis simply
fixes the official term of office for the
judges as beginning on Jan. l. In the
past there has been doubt as to whether
these terms commenced in January or
April.
AT Representative Flynn's request he
was permitted to withdraw from the
committee on rules and Representative
Morgan substituted for him. Repre-
SeDtativeS COmStOck and CrOSSfield were
added to the committee. After adjourn
ment Representative Benson announced
the house senatorial caucus committee
to be Representatives Flynn. Hay, F. G.
Stevens, Diment and McNelly. The
Ramsey and Hennepin delegations de-
cided to return the passes Of the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, the Mil
waukee d ST. Paul and the st. Paul IL
Duluth roads forwarded to them be-
cause they were not good for short line
travel.