St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-11
A DAY IN The HOUSE,
Members Of the St. Louis Del
egation Wash Dirty Linen
in the House.
Is There a Systematic Con-
spiraey to Rear Wolves to
Secure the Bounty.
A Hennepin Member Sat Upon
for an UnWarpanted and
Insulting Remark.
Legislation Proposed to Pre-
vent the So-Called Degra-
dation Of Labor.

The house was in session yesterday
from 10 to u and to 3o'clock. A large
amount of business was transacted, and
few lively tits took place among mem
berS. The committee on towns and
counties had reported favorably upon
the bill Incorporating the city of West
Duluth. Mr.. Kendall, of st. Louis,
asked that the bill be referred back to
the committee on local legislation. Mr..
Boyd, of st. Louis, opposed. The bill
had been two weeks before the legis-
lature, and ample time afforded for all
objections to be made against it. He
urged that the bill be allowed to go on
general orders.
Mr.. Kendall was indignant at this
He never knew member of the legis-
lature to have a woodchuck hid away in
the bottom of big bill but what he was
in big rush to have 1t passed.
Mr.. Boyd denied that there was a
woOdchuck IN the bill. If there was,
the opponents tG the bill had had two
weeks given them in finding 1t and had
failed to drive it out.
Mr. Kendall protested that it was not
necessary to occupy the time of the ley
islature in washing dirty linen from
Duluth; that was not the proper place
to skin skunks.
Mr.. Boyd agreed to have the bill re-
ferred back to The committee on towns
and counties, with the understanding
that an early report be made.
The bill Incorporating the city of
r h,NI, !, a. ~
Duluth, the object of the latter being to
sire to have the bill referred was that
its opponents could be heard before the
committee. They had not been so
heard up to the present.
BeIl's Hit at CIapp.
Attorney General Clapp wrote to
Chief Clerk Smalley as follows:
Your favor enclosing resolution of the
house calling for an opinion of this Office as
to what extent the legislature is authorized
to pass special laws affecting villages is re-
ceiYed.
AS l understand the resolution it refers
more particularly to the question of whether
the legislature can authorize villages to issue
bonds for public purposes.
Without at this time entering into an eX-
tended discussion of the reasons in support
of the conclusion reached, have the honor
to advise your honorable body that in my
opinion the legislature can authorize villages
to issue bonds, provided it is done for pub
lie purpose such as the construction of
water works. building village hail or any
other purpose that is purely public DUR
pose; but 1t must be borne i'll mind that this
only applies TO an Indebtedness to be in
CURED tor purposes that are purely and
strictly public purposes.
Mr.. Bell, Of Ramsey, declared the
letter did not answer the queries put
to the attorney general, adding: II am
surprised that letter like that should
come from the attorney generals OIL
fee"
Mr.. Stone sngg ested, and it was agreed,
that the letter be filed and Mr.. Bell
draw up another resolution setting forth
more clearly upon what the opinion of
the attorney general was requested.
Rearing Wolves.
The committee on agriculture report
ed the indefinite pOstponement of G. n.
Bells bill to abolish wolf bounties Mr..
Bell protested against this summary
dismissal of his bill, and requested that
it be placed upon general orders. The
present bill ought to be repealed OF
amended.
Mr.. Furlong stoutly opposed the bill.
He would rather increase the bountieS
than abolish them.
MIR. Gildea, of Pipestone, remarked
that in his district the wolves did
great deal of damage and the bounty
was necessary.
MI Turrell of Redwood, said that $50
was expended by Redwood county for
wolf bOunties last year. He had asked
the county auditor how much OF that
was honest, and the reply was ''about
half" He was opposed to paying a
bounty.to men for rearing wolves.
Mr.. Doyle, of GoOdhue, remarked that
there were ten times more money squan-
dered in the management of this state
that did not do the taxpayers anything
like the good that was obtained through
the wolf bounty.
Mr.. CapSer pointed out that last year
Polk county received $1,000 wolf b0un-
ties, and that surrounding counties only
received $50. Did it not look suspicious?
Mr.. Moore, of Becker, favored the
bill.
Ultimately, 1t was understood that
Mr.. Bell allowed his bill to abolish wolf
bounties to be consigned to the waste
paper basket, subsequently introducing
another to amend the present law.
Doyle Protests.
F. E. Searle reminded the members of
the house OF the junket to st. Cloud to-
day, and seventy-nine signifed their in
tention to be present. Mr. Doyle, of
Goodhue, did not believe in these Jun
kets, and as he was absent when it was
decided to visit st. Cloud. he requested
that the following protest be recorded
on the journal of the house:
Belle wing as 1 do that the appropriate
MI n mt hoe
tutions, and, therefore, better understand
their condition and management than can
the whole house by visiting the same, l de-
sire to enter my protest against the further
visiting Ut state institutions by this house.
Reciprocity with Canada.
Mr. Bell, of Ramsey, sent up the fol-
lowing: