St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-21
STATE SENTIMENT.

When the reduction of interest bill
was upon its final passage in the senate,
number of senators who voted for it
declared that "a mistake was being
made;' that it was 1.-THE worst kind of
legislatiOn;' that it was "a gross in
justice that would create a scarcity of
money and throw the frontier farmer on
the mercy of the usurer," etc. But
they felt called upon to vote for it be-
cause they thought their constituents
wanted it passed. We don't believe in
this sort of legislation. 1t seems to us
that legislators who will thus condemn
bill and then vote for it are unworthy
OF the confidence of the people.-St.
Cloud Times.
Senator McHale is the author of bill
to prevent the appearance of woman
in public dressed III tights, allowing
them to be naked, however, as low from
the shoulders as they please. In an
other bill he proposes to prohibit GER
tain amuSements on Sunday. In this
he would make people almost as great
Sunday observers as the Illinois editor
who says:
We don't drink milk on Monday because
the COW made the milk on Sunday. We take
the stone off our sauerkraut barrel Saturday
night, SO the kraut can't work on SUNDAY
Albert Lea Standard.
principles, not men, says the Pho
neer Press, was the watchwo rd of a
large number OF Republicans gathered
at Minneapolis last week. This is eX-
actly what is killing the Republican
party.-Preston Times.
There is too much Regulating" at
tempted by the legislature. The st.
Peter Herald has the following: Sen
ator Hompe has introduced bill in the
senate regulating the privileges of
newspapers. The bill demands that all
contributions must be signed in full by
the contributor. Such bill amounts
to nothing, and the man who introduced
it is probably on level with jt."-Wa-
SEGA Radical.
The probable action of Governor Mer-
rlam. in case the senate bill should pass
the lower house reducing the rate of i'll
tereSt, is the subject of considerable
speculation. The governor is a banker
and money loaner himself, and the
polht is made that the situation would
be somewhat embarrassing for him. The
hope Is generally expressed, however,
that he will not hesitate to veto the bill
In the interest of the public.-Duluttl
Herald.
Both branches of the legislature have
passed measures placing the rates OF
interest at and s per cent. We are
glad to note that Senator Dedon voted
against the passage of the bill. Such
law will undoubtedly do great injury
to Minnesota.-Taylor's Falls Journal.
1t was, however, soon found that the
guilty parties were no sooner confined
within the prison bars, than they were
pardoned and set free by the governor
SO that the efforts of those who at
tempted to have the laws enforced were
frustrated, and they gave it up; com
ment is unnecessary lndi-
pendent.
The state senate has passed bill fix.
ing the ''age of consent" at sixteen
years. This is meme too high, and the
house ought to promptly cOncur.-Wi-
mona Republican.
Probably it is just as we'll for the
senate to devote its time to personal
tits and luarrelS. If senators occupy
themselves in delivering eulogies upon
each other, they will not pass many bad
laws.-St. Cloud Times.
1t seems to us that the congressional
superintendent bill now before the leg.
iSlature is as fair one as can be pre-
scented. According to the vote of 1888
the proposed bill will give the Repubi-
! cans six districts and the Democrats
one, the Democratic district being the
Third, of which Rice county is part
Mortified News.
BY the way, what has become of the
| free text book bill? The passage of this
bill would be of more advantage to the
people than all other bills now before
the legislature. Pass it.-Anoka Herald.
The present legislature is complain
ing of the bad ventilation in both the
senate and house, and many of the mem
berS have been sick recently Two
years ago when Senator Ward, OF Wa
SEGA. complained frequently of bad ven
tilation i'll the senate chamber he was
accused of a habit thatlocated Il very
bad atmosphere in his OWN person: but
he is now indicated. lie Sueur Senti-
mel.
AS our representatives have voted to
accept railroad passes, there should be
a law enacted at once requiring all SEN
ators and representatives who accept
such passes to forfeit their mileage from
the state; for if the railroads transport
them free of charge, there is no sense
in the state paying them mileage Let
them vote the railroads a resolution of
thanks, in the name of the state, then
Go away with the mileage perQuiSite.-
Caledonia Argus.
Judging from reports in the daily
papers, the state capitol must be reg
ular hOt-bed of disease. Poor Ventila-
ton is said to be the trouble. 1t seems
hardly probable that the legislators will
sit quietly and breathe impure air, when
this could be remedied by opening a
window or two. The cause for sickness
must be sought in some other direction.
Sank Center Herald.