St. Paul daily globe., 1891-03-13

Total. Observation-Disclosures. 249 81
Mr.. Smout proposes an important
amendment to the constitution relating
10 the qualification Of voters. 1t is pro-
posed to exclude settlers from voting
until they have become citizens OF the
United States. AT present emigrants
are now entitled to vote after declaring
their intentions to become citizen,
which they can do after being in the
country one year. Five years must
elapse before a settler can take out his
second papers.
Mr.. Reeves bill prohibiting county
commissioners to appropriate money in
certain cases, provides, to make it I'M
lawful for commissioners to appropriate
any money from the county treasury
for public roads in any town of said
county, unless the said town where
money is proposed to be expended shall
have paid for the five previous years as
high rate of taxation as any other
town in the county where said money is
proposed to be expended.
Mr.. Daly'S bills relating to officials of
Washington county fixes the salary of
the register Of deeds at Sl,800; auditor,
$1,000; judge of probate, Sl.S00: treas
urcr, $1,000; county attorney, 81, 200. All
fees collected are to be turned over to
the county treasury.
Mr.. Fuckers bill abating certain
taxes on railroad lands provides the
abatement of taxes on lands purchased
by private individuals from railroad
companies.
Mr. Penny's bill amending the liquor
laws provides for the payment Of a pro
rata license by SalOonkeeperS.
The bill requiring railroads to equip
engines and cars with air brakes and
automatic cOuplers was defeated in
committee Of the whole. with Mr..
Greer in the chair. There was a vIgor-
Gus debate over the bill in which
Messrs. StOckwell, Long. Capser,
Linneman, Stivers. McAllister and
Penney took part. Mr.. Capser moved
the indefinite postponement of the bill,
which was seconded by Mr.. Lime
mann. MIR. Stockwell charged Mr..
Capser with being ignorant of the true
provisions of the bill, to which Mr..
Capser replied by charging MIR. Stock
we'll with introducing bills which. if
passed, would hand the state over to
Socialism and inhilism. When the COM
mittee rose the vote upon the report to
indefinitely postpone the bill was: yeas
II, nays 10.
Bills Introduced.
BY committee on elections, II. F. 774-To
reimburse certain persons for expenses in
Cured in contested election cases. Appro-
pTiations.
BY Mr.. Greer, H. F. 775-Directing the
manner of closing estates in probate courts
which have been pending for more than five
years. Judiciary.
By Mr.. Keycs, II. r. 776-Relating to EN-.
ployment bureaus and Offices. judiciary.
BY Mr.. Holler, IL. l.. TITO authorize the
town of Monticello Wright county, to issue
bonds 10 aid in constructing a bridge across
the Mississippi. Roads and bridges.
BY Mr. Penney, II. f. 77S-To amend the
General Laws, 1887, regulating the amount of
licenses for the sale OF intoxicating liquors
Temperance.
By Mr. Reeves, Fl. F. 779-To prohibit
county commissioners from appropriating
money III certain cases. Towns and counties
BY Mr.. Church. II. T. 7S0-To make the
village of st. James q separate election dis
trict Local bills.
By Mr. Bell, II. f. 7S1-To authorize city of
St Paul to convey certain lands to the United
States. Passed under suspension of rules
BY Mr.. Holler. II. f. 5S?-To authorize the
village of Monticello to issue bonds to aid in
constructinga bridge across the Mississippi
river. Roads and bridges.
BY Mr. Harwick, II. +. 7S3-To authorize
town of Big Lake Sherburne county, 10 issue
bonds for d wagon bridge across the MisSiS-
sippi. Passed under suspension of rules
BY Mr.. Nelson, n. P, Ii. +. 7S4-To smend
the penal code relating TO cruelty TO children.
Judiciary.
tracts in the city OF st. Paul. Ramsey dele
cation.
BY Mr. White, H. F. 7S6-To authorize the
commissioners OF Lyon county TO appropri-