St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-04
HARD AT WORK.
Representatives knuckIe Down to
Legislation in Dead Earnest.

Representatives knuckIe Down to
Legislation in Dead Earnest.
Routine work distinguished yester-
days session of the house. Speaker
Champlin was on hand after couple
of days absence at home. Half of the
morning partO the session was devoted
to the reading of petitions against the
| Currier bill, House File IS. Mr.. Currier
himself sent up one petition against his
bill signed by 800 citizens of Blue
Earth. A petition was sent up by Mr..
Stevens signed by $50 Brainerd people,
and one by Mr.. McAllister signed by
l,l00 citizens of Minneapolis. 1t is es-
timated that 1900 citizens have thus
far protested against this bill.
After ErIc's Scalp.
Eric Olson is not to be allowed to re-
tain his clerkship of the house prison
committee in peace. Yesterday Mr..
Lockwood introduced the following:
Whereas Eric Olson clerk of the commit
tee on state prison, did on Friday evening
FEB. 70 1891. at a meeting of the house com
mittee on railroads, held in the hall of the
house. deliver a speech advocating the pas
sage of H. f. 6S: and
Whereas This house did on the 23d dAv of
February, 1891. adopt n resolution prohibit
! ing each clerk OF any standing or special
committee from attempting in any manner
10 influence 9uy member of this legislature
for or against any bill or legislation at any
time pending or under consideration, fixing
as the penalty for n violation of said resOltl-
ton the forfeiture of all right 10 ray for
services as such CLERK or employe; therefore
be il
Resolved, That the speaker of the house is
hereby authorized ana requested TO immedi-
ately appoint special committee of nve to
ascertain whether said Eric Olson has been
a nf
report the same to this house on or before
Friday March g, 1891.
Mr.. Bjorge, of Otter Tail, gave, notice
of debate, and the resolution went over
until to-day.
Reyes on the WarpatIa
Mr.. Greer, of Wabasha, had the fol-
lowing read from the clerks desk.
Whereas, The Mississippi river travelling as
1t does nearly the enti length of the United
States, from the great lakes on the north To
the ocean upon the south, forming the
boundaries OF many great states and ntcTSec-
ing every American tranSconIinental line of
railway, operates as great check and nrotec-
uon against unreasonable rates OF transporta-
uOn; and,
lgauon OF this great waterway is of vital in-
terest to the citizens of This state: and
Whereas. Any federal legislation tending
TO confer upon persons or corporations con
logs and lumber upon and through said great
river greater privileges and immunities than
they HOW possess i'll that respect would, i'll
the opinion of this legislature be preiudiciaI
not only 10 the towns and cities bordering
upon said river. but to the entire commercial
and agricultural interests of the state; there
fore,
Resolved That our senators be instructed
and our representatives in congress requested
to use all reasonable and proper means with
IN their power to secure the repeal of cha p
ter rs, an act of congress entitled An Act
to Authorize the Mississippi River Logging
Company to Construct and Operate Their
Booms at or near Straight Slough approved
June 16, 1850
lie moved the adoption of the Iesolu-
ton, which was unanimously agreed
to. Subsequently Mr.. Keyes, of Vino
ma, gained the attention of the house on
this subject. He was absent when the
resolution was adopted, and requested
that the vote be recOnSidered. His re-
quest was granted and the matter will
come up for discussion to-day.
Favor the Railroads.
In committee of the whole, with Mr.
Kendall, of st. Louis, III the chair. the
house took up Mr., Nelson's bill, re-
Quiring railroads to furnish their trains
with air brakes. Originally the bill
provided that automatic cuuplerS be
enormous expense to be entailed, and
the fact that successful coupler has
not yet been invented, the committee
eliminated this provision.
Mr.. Stivers laid these facts before the
committee, and he was backed up by
Mr.. Capser.
Mr. StOckwell protested against the
elimination of the automatic coupler
from the bill. He enlarged upon the
great number of railroad men whow we're
killed annually in coupling cars, and
declared that the automatic car coupler
had been sufficiently perfected to re-
qulre railroads to more eXpeditiously
equip their cars with them.
MI. Greer supported the bill in an
eloquent speech.
Mir. Nelson attempted to have the
original bill substituted for the one re-
ported by the railroad committee, but
the proposition was voted down.
The committee decided not to take
definite action upon the bill at that time
and progress was reported.
The Bull Bill PASSES.
The Bull usury bill, reducing the rate
OF interest to s per cent, passed the
house by'a vote of 6S yeas to 10 navs.
Those voting in the negative were:
AmeS KINNEY Smith