St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-19
TINGE OF ROUTINE
Cast lis Hue Over the Legis-
Ia-ive Proceedings of the
Fifty-Third Day:
More Accomplished Than
Upon Any Preceding Day
Of the Session.
Senator Borehert's Bill En-
bodies the Alliance Agri-
cultural Idea.
a House Bill to End the Pub
IicaLion Of All Agrieult-
turaI Statistics.

juPdI SLdIISClCS.
Yesterday was pre-eminently work
In day in the senate. Not only was
the calendar cIearet up and number of
local bills passed. committee reports
heard and everything relating to mis-
CellauPous business completely cleared
up. but more was transacted in commit
tee OF the whole than in any week pre-
ViOuS Senator Allen acted as chair
man of this committee. and demon
stGaled that he knows how TO rush bust
ness ut Lively and expeditions rate.
He never tries to shut off discussion,
but when it seems to have come to an
end lee puts the vote before the
lOn--Uinded ana OratOrical members
have opportunity 10 gather their
second wind. as it were. The members
opposed to night sessions should petit
iIou the president pro TEN. of the SEN
ate to cali the active little senator from
Carlton to the chair whenever the sen
ale resolves itself into committee OF
the whole. With lim in that position
three afternoons the necessity for even
Ing sessions viii disappear.
or the bills recommended to pass in
committee one of the most important is
Senator Motifs bill allowing school chill
drtn To draw their share OF the school
fund for ali attendance of twenty-five
days. This will greatly aid the
struggling school districts in the
country where. through sickness or
tie severity of the weather. children
are unable to attend the time now re-
uuiryd. While the bill has yet to go
through the ordeal of final passage and
then face the house, there Is little
doubt or its final passage, owing to the
fact that it is but an act OF justice to
the country school districts OF the COM
mouWealth.
senator Ayers measure relating to
liens of taxes between grantor and
grantee on real and personal property,
and Senator Glaciers bill authorizing
The leasing of the state capital lands.
Wrrc TWO more important measures
passed upon and recommended favor
ably Taken all-in-ail Yesterdays work
was very satisfactory: in addition to
the regular Introduction Of bills
and other business of like order
no less than twenty house files and four
senate measures were considered and
recommended TO pass. 1t was a great
day work.
Tie opening exercises were short yes
terday morning, and the only resolution
considered was one called up by Sena-
tor Frank Moore, of Hennepln. fixing
the hour of TeaSSembhng after the noon
recess at = o'clock This was voted
down. and the introduction OF bills
commenced.
Committee reports started OFF gaily
and went on without interruption until
Senator Burkhardt. from the committee
on Federal relations. sent up a faYOEa-
ble report on Senator TaWneyis Joint
resolution accepting the refund Of the
direct tax. This favorable report was
followed by the suspension of the rules
and is passage by forty yeas TO no
nay7. Senator Crate, OF the com
nlttee on agriculture presented half
dozen reports and nearly all of the
other committees gave an account of
their dOings. When the committee on
local legislation was reached number
Oi local measures were passed.
The calendar was reached before
eleven o'clock. and without extended
discussion the following measures were
passed:
>. F. 70. 2S4-To amend probate code
-~8uboru.
). f. No. 259-Prescribing certain duties
for county treasurers and auditOrs.-EatOn.
$. T. No. 3I5-Prohibiung suits against
COMMITTEES except in certain cases.-A Hen.
IL was hardly a quarter past II o'clock
when the senate went into committee OF
the whole. with Senator Allen in the
chair. The consideration of senate bills
on the general orders was at once com
menced. and before taking the noon re-
cess the following bills were recon-
meuded favOrably:
= r. No 2l9-TO amend law relating TO
r0ads.-O Bren. Road ana bridge committee
reports faYOrabIy.
= =. No. 32O--To amend school law-Mott
Education committee reports Uufavorably
Senator Motifs bill provides that pu-
pills who have attended the public
schools for period of twenty-five days
shall have share OF the state appOr-
Torment of the school fund. Senators
Crandall. Lienau and Eaton vigorously
opposed the measure, while Senators
Mciaie. Craven. HOmpe and Mott made
just as vigorous efforts in its behalf.
The result was that the quiet. but
Watchful and ever alert. Lyon county
statesman won. and the bill was rec
commended to pass. This finished the
mornings work, and a recess was taken
until o'clock.
Committee work was continued upon
TeaSsembIing, but out OF courtesy to the
lower no use the house bills on the gen
eral orders were taken up ana entirely
completed before O'clock The long
list of senate bills was next attacked by
nearly the full senate, and here the first
real debate of the afternoon came Ii
was over Senator March's bill TO regu-
late grain warehouses" Senator Honpe
opposed 1t on the ground that it would
tend to restrict free market and force
all grain to be Inspected. This Senator
March denied in candid speech on the
matter After denying the report that
he WAS interested in the grain business
except as a producer OF wheat on a farm
owned by him in the Red River valley,
he said:
Il have drawn this bill from the
standpoint of producer. If the Old
laW l. satisfactory, it seems to me this
OIL would make it more So
Senator Mott thought the present law
q GOOD one if enforced. and thought the
legislature ought to 20 slow in making
changes. This ended the discussion,
and the bill was laid over The follow
IN senate bills were fayoraoly cOnsid-
cred:
5. T. No. 24-Authorizing leasing of state
capitol lands.-Glader Committee on pub
lie lands report favorably.
=. +. Dc I6+-Relatlng to lien of taxes he
tween grantOr and grantee on real ana per
sonul property--Ayers. Tax committee re-
port faYoTably.
The senate then adjourned for the
day.
THE ROUTINE.