St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-23

a ship canal around New York by way
of Niagara falls.
Senator John Day Smith, of Henne-
PIN, presented a petition of the w. c. T..
u. of Hennepin county, asking the
Hennepin delegation not to remove or
extend the patrol limits of Minneapolis
Senate Bills Introduced.
BY Mr.. Barr. 5. F. No. 91-Authorizlng tha
county commissioners of Blue Earth county
to pay the license money of Madison Lake to
School District No. AZ in that county. Re!
By Mr.. Day. S. F. No. 92-Provlding fos
the regulation of the business of life and
casually insurance companies. Insurance
committee.
By Mr.. Sevatson, S. F. No. @-Making the
salary of the county attorney OF Jackson
county 500 per year. Passed.
BY Mr.. Searles,S. +. No. 14-~ADpropriatinS
$4,000 for the erection of q monument to the
First Minnesota at Gettysburg. Military af-
fairs. .
By Mr.. Dougherty, s. F. No. G-Providing
for the annexation of certain territory TO Du-
lnth. Judiciary committee.
BY MIR. Donnelly, ). f. No. GA JOINT re-
solution, providing for the appointment OF AZ
committee of three from the senate and six
from the house to confer with a similar COM
mittee from Nebraska on the interest on
money in Western states. Ordered printedi
and referred TO the committee on banks and
banking. =
By Mr.. McHale, S. F. No. 93~-Amending tho
penal code providing for punishment OF Of
fences against property. Judiciary Com
mittee.
By MI. Wood. s. F. No. 9S-Amending seq
ton |, chapter II, Law of 1887, relating to
taxation of railway lands. Committee ON
railroads.
Frame Railroad Legislation.
Mr.. Mayo introduced a resolution for
an inquiry into management of rail-
roads, with a view to the better regula-i
ton OF the same. This resolution was
designed by Mr.. Mayo for the purpose
of shutting and ~diSpOSing of a flood OF
railway bills. 1t provides for:
A thorough examination into the manage
ment of all railroads in the state, and FIRST
authorizes the Judiciary committee to collect,
full information concerning the actual cost
of construction and length in miles together
with amounts paid for right of way, depot
grounds, ETC.. the value of rolling stock and
other property, the salaries paid, number OF
persons employed, taxes paid, operating eX-
penses, interest, taxes, fines, damages, etc,
bonded Indebtedness OF each, amount of
stock each company has issued, to whom and
who the present holders are. the number OF
acres and average value per acre OF
lands granted by the state or general gOV-l
eminent, amount of bonuses given by munich
palities, a description of contracts made by
the companies with patrons, and whether
the directors, managing OtflcerS or agents or
the companies are interested in the ship
ments. The committee is empowered 10
subpoena witnesses at any time, and, after
making a thorough investigation, The COM
mittee is instructed to prepare n bill for an
act for the better regulation of railroads in
conformity with the views obtained through
the investigation, making the directors and
officers of the companies liable TO pains and
penalties for mismanagement, malfeasance,
or neglect of their duties, and that the Of
ficers, as trustees, be subject to sur
veillance and control by the state.
The committee is ordered TO frame a
bill that will
Extend over all other trust property held
by public or quasi-p public corporations, i'll
which there is Il similar %jointure of the m
tereSts OF the people with those of the stock
holders in the ownership. 10 must further
provide for the creation of a state railroad
examiner, whose duties shall DO analogous
to- those of the state bank examiner, and who
must make a thorough examination OF the
books. accounts and business operations OF
the railroad companies us often as once every
three months, and publish detailed state
ments of the same Tor the information of tbs
public.
The senate on motion OF Gen. San
born then went into executive session,
and at 1890 adjourned for the day.