St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-01
SENATORS ARE ALIVE.
Yesterdays Session Quick
ened by Several Snappy
Discussions.
The Hot Report on the Oil
Inspection Adopted After
a Fight.
Senator Donnelly's Mortgage
Taxation Goes Down to
Defeat.
Pickerel Lake Land in West
st. Paul Stirs Up the
Animals.

Taken all in all, yesterday was
lively day in the state senate. The
last part of the morning session was en-
lIvened by d discussion over the report
OF the committee appointed to inveSti-
gate the state oil Inspector and his con-
duct in that office during the past two
years. 1t will he remembered that the
majority report, signed by Senators
March, Dedon and Mayo, was a severe
arraignment of the present oil inspector
and his work. Two of the members of
the committee. however, declined to
sign this report, Senators Tawney and
John Day Smith. When the report was
first made, Senator March allowed it to
go over to allow Senator Tawney to
prepare a minority report, but when he
called it up yesterday he would con-
sent to no more delay.
Senator Tawney opposed the adoption
of the report on the ground that it con-
tanned unjust reflections on the deputy
inspectors. Senator Smith agreed with
Mr.. Tawney, and Senator March de-
Tended his report with great earnest
ness, discussing the report in the light
OF the testimony. Senator Leavitt in
dorsed the report, and declared the SEN
ator from Wlnona was stirring up lot
Of smoke out of little fire. This ended
the discussion, and the report of the
majority of the committee was adopted
exactly as presented by practically
unanimous vote of the senate,
The session commenced as usual with
committee reports, and for nearly an
hour nothing beyond the hearing of
local bills, under suspension of the
rules, was done. The measures thus
passed follow:
Local Bills Passed.
s. F. 727-Authorizing Minneapolis to issue
S25, 000 hospital bonds.
S. f. 729-Creating a contingent fund for
the mayor of Minneapolis
s. F. ,796-Authorizing village of Wayland
to spend money on roads outside limits.
S. F. 7s0-Authorizing town of Agram to
issue railroad bonds.
s. F. 749-Authorizing Little Falls to issue
bonds.
s. f. 734-Amending school laws of Man.
kato.
S. F. 7s7-Authorizing the town of Piero,
Morrison county, to issue railroad bonds.
5. f: 761-Authorizing the village of FAX
on, Sibley county, to issue bonds.
5. F. 523-Authorizing Faribault to issue
bonds
H. F. 369-Authorizing Minneapolis to re-
fund $3.50 license money to Thomas Moore.
ii. +. 614-Amending law relating to Car
roll settlement road in Hennepin county.
ii. F. 9JS-LegaliZlng issue of bonds for
public hall IN Gaylord, Sibley county.
II. f. SS3-Amending charter of Brainerd.
H. f. 443-Relating TO justices of the peace
in Minneapolis.
II. F. S65-Making the villages of Spring
Grove and Caledonia. in Houston county,
separate election districts.
II. F. 991-Incorporating the city of Lake
side, and providing for its annexation to
Duluth.
H F. Exchanging boundaries of School
District No l in Faribault
After rather lengthy discussion over the
report of the committee appointed.to investi-
gate the oil inspection department the SELL
ate took a recess until 3 O'Clock.
Taxation Bill Killed.
The afternoon session of the senate COM
menced with the second and third readings
OF bills. This order being passed the calen-
dar was taken up and the Donnelly-Tawney
mortgage taxation bill was taken up. Sew
eral amendments were suggested and while
they were being prepared By Senator Taw-
ney, Senator Dedons bill, providing for the
sale of real estate against which a tax judg-
ment was entered under the provisions of
chapter 135, General Laws of 1884, was
taken up and passed with the addition OF an
amendment offered by Mr. Donnelly, aimed
to prevent the bill curing defects in the
tax liens. The mortgage taxation bill was
again taken up and the amendment sub
mtted. Senator Brown objected to lis re-
ception, and the roll was ordered, resulting
in the defeat of the bill by the following
vote: