St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-05
BILLS ARE BOUNCED.
The Peterson Baking Powder
Bill Fails by a Narrow
Margin.
In the House the Curriep Bill
Receives Its Last
Quietus.
Senator Sanborn's Public
Park Bill Passes the
Senate.
The Baking Powder War
Wages Furiously in Both
Houses.


The senate opened yesterdays ses-
sion with nearly the entire membership
in attendance-SOmeth new for Sat
urday SeSSlOn-and at once commenced
work, Senator John Day Smith sent
up a resolution providing for the pay
ment of $40 expenses incurred i'll search
ing for the missing testimony taken by
the bribery investigating committee two
years ago, and with one dissenting
vote, that of Senator Geissel, of MOrri-
son, the resolution was adopted. Com
mittee reports came next, among which
were favorable recommendations upon
a number of local measures, which were
then passed under suspension of the
rules. Those passed IN this way fol-
low:
Local Bills.
S. F. 614-Detaching territory from school
district of Alexandria, Douglass county.
5. f. S43-AuthOrizing voters OF Kittson
county to pass on the license question.
S. F. 136-Relating to ST. Paul Lodge No. /,
I o. o. f.
S F. 562-Anowing Brainerd to issue bonds
for the purchase of a dam.
II. +. 1013-Providing for municipal courts
for villages of over 1900 population.
II. +. .1046-AuthoriZing conveyance OF and
IN Benton county.
II. F. Officiating to the drainage Of
French Lake, Hennepin county.
II. +. S26-Separating the village Of Eliza
beth from township in Otter Tail county.
II. F. 1096-Relatipg to court reporters and
fixing fees.
S F. 777-Fixing times of holding district
court in the Seventh Judicial district.
The State Park Passes.
The calendar came next and upon it
the balance of the day was spent. The
first bill on the list was one introduced
by Senator Sanborn, providing tor the
creation of state park around Lake
1tasca. This was supported by Gen.
SanbOrn and Senators SevatSOn and
Stevens. and warmly opposed by Sen
ator Brown. The discussion was brief
and the bill passed by vote Of 2S yeas
and Is nays. The next bill was also a
measure of the senior Ramsey county
senator, and was request that the ma
tiOnal congress cede Minnesota 6.400
acres of government land in the neigh
borhood of Lake Itasca. This passed
by vote of 81 affirmative votes to 3 in
the negative.
The only other bill which disturbed
the serenity of the senate during the
morning hour was Senator DOnnellv's
bill authorizing school houses to be
used for public purposes in certain
eases.
Senator Craven objected to the meas
ure on the ground that school houses
were paid for and maintained by the en-
tire population, and under the bill
there would be no protection for the
minority. The amendment, which had
been prepared bv Supt. Kiehle, was
finally engrafted upon the bill by means
OF reference TO the senator from Dako-
ta,and then the measure was passed. The
Bills Passed
before the recess follow:
s. F. No ALTO create a public park to be
known as ItaSca State park.-Sanborn.
5. +. No. 429-Requestlng congress to grant
certain pubic lands to Minnesota.-Sanborn.
:. f. No. 359-Provldlng for incorporation
life, casualty, accident and endowment in
surance busness.-Smith, John Day.
s. f. No. 2s4-Relating to taxation of lands
sold by YrsilrOuds-SevaIson.
S. F. No. 35l-Relating to sale of real estate
by eXecutors.-Erickson.
S. +. No. 36l-Amending chapter II, Gen
erGl Laws of 1S61.-keister
s. I. No. 409-Provide for organization of
school district.
S. F. NO. 3SS-Authorizing school houses to
be used for public meetings under certain
caSes.-DOnnelly.
The afternoon session of the senate
opened with every appearance of a
fight. The lieutenant governor had no
sooner called the senators to order than
Senator j. w. Peterson was on the floor
demanding a call of the senate. The
roll call revealed the presence of hardly
more than twO-thirdS of the body, and
motion was made to dispense with fur
ther proceedings under the call. Sen
Rtor Peterson opposed this on the
ground that the first bill to be taken up
was the
Baking Powder Measure,
and he thought every senator ought to
be in his seat. This sally created a
laugh, which was renewed when Sen
81 suggest that we call in half dozen
cooks"
The motion to suspend further pro-
ceedings uuder the call was lost by
vote of Is nays to Z yeas, thus demon
Btrating that the friends of the bill were
in the majority on the floor. Il few
minutes later no opposition was made
to suspcnding the call, and, after the
secretary of the senate had read the
Peterson bill, Senator Donnelly took
the floor and opposed the measure.
He thought it was merely wal be-
tween rival baking powder companies
and that it was beneath the dignity of
the senate TO engage in such a contest.
The Sage here entered into discus
sion OF the merits Of the various baking
powders. He thought ammonia was a
good thing. If the bill became a law.
he was of the opinion that it would re-
quire large appropriation to carry it
out.
Senator Peterson called the attention
of the senator from Dakota to the fact
that he had introduced the bill at the
request of the dairy commissioner The
amendment relating to baking powders
had been added in committee of the
whole. The bill as brought in related
to vinegar.
Senator Stevens took nearly the same
position as the Sage, and both were
answered by Senator Mayo, who took
the ground that ammonia was a danger
GUS drug. Like the Sage, he read state
mentS from physicians, chemists and
others engaged in like positions. At the
conclusion OF Senator MayO's remarks
Senator Stevens grew facetious. and
provoked considerable amusement by
Offering the following amendment:
provided further. that no microbe shall
be allowed to circulate in the air or water
within the limits of this state unless such
microbe wears in a conspicuous position
NJ on It's organism badge printed in plain
type stating the particular genus to which
such microbe belongs"
II am little bit surprised that such
a feeling of Indignation should have
taken possession Of the senator from
Ramsey" remarked Senator Davis sar-
caStlcally,. when he was part and par
Gel OF tie legislature that passed the act
two years ago that forced all alum
powder manufacturers to STAMP lneir
powder. This passed with .iJtle obiec
toh' ana the senator nom Ramsey said