St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-05
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tend the provisions of the Australian
law, with some notifications to over
come its cumbersome operations, to the
entire state. There was no disagree
ment between the parties relative to
this measure during the last campaign,
and it would seem reasonable to suppose
that now all parties will unite in put
ing it through.
1t is little early yet for members of
the house to get woodchucks through that
body, but we know of few that will be
introduced-undeT suspension of the
ruleS-during the closing hours, if the
bars are down.-Granite Falls Tribune.
Senator SeyatSon is the father of a
bill which provides for tax on the
gross earnings of express companies.
Why not go little further and pass a
law regulating the charges of these
companies? A tax on the gross earn
ings amounts to nothing, for legislature
would soon squander what little money
came from such source, and the people
would derive no benefits. But regula-
ton of their eXorbitant charges is what
is wanted. 1t is from them that the
people suffer and have no relief.-New
Ulm Review.
The reform element in the legislature
is trying to investigate the Still water
state prison and expose the corruptiOns
of the state prison ring, but is meeting
no end of obstacles, interpOSed, it is
said, by Merriam and his henchmen.
The Republicans are evidently afraid
the skeletons in their closets will be un-
veiled.-Fairmont News.
On the question of forbidding the issu-
ing of free railroad passes to public Off
GERS, the Minnesota house voted 80 ayes
and 81 noes. Messrs. Doyle and Huset
voted aye, but the Representatives of
the man instead of the dollar" as
Brother Owen would say. did not gener-
ally feel that free passes were so cor
rnpting as they used to think before
their own pockets contained them.-Red
Wing Republican.
The regular army ought to 90 down to
st. Paul and besiege the state capitol.
A would-be Messiah has the majority of
the legislature dancing ghost dances to
his tom-tom. and the minority are howl
ing themselves hoarse with rage to think
they didn't get the first hold ON the
prophet of Nininger. Ledger.
Members of the legislature who try to
stop any of the steals which are started
are always met with the old argument
about the penny -Wise-and- pound-fooliSh
policy of saving at the Spigot and vast
ing at the bunghole. Nothing pleaSeS
the raiders more than to hear some
member start this chestnut On its bien-
nal mission, for they know full we'll
that if they can only get the economical
members to watch the bunghole intent
iy they can steal all there is in sight
from the spigot, and that by the end of
the session these little leaks will amount
to an enormous sum. = Pennington
Tribune.
A bill proposing an amendment to the
state constitution has been introduced
in the legislature which provides for
taxing the gross earnings of sleeping
and parlor car companies, telegraph and
telephone companies, express and in
Surance companies. Not only is this
desirable. but there is an almost uni
versal demand for the limitation of ex-
tortlonate rates of express companies.
A package weighing pound or two is
now charged as much from st. Paul to
LIE Sueur as is charged for 100 pounds
OF freight from New York city here
LIE Sueur Sentinel.
The secret or executive sessions of
our Legislative bodies are patterned
much after the workings of our grand
julius. DUN dA0 Hiu UeHIlu Tile ven OL
secrecy with the hope of keeping the
vision of the outside world from seeing
their workings. Both are relics of DAYS,
now happily bygone, when their secret
Vaccinations served those in power.
As our Alliance friends are doing the
retrenchment act it would be pleasing
to US to have them pay their respects to
the grand jury system.-Faribault
Pilot.
Donnelly's counter protest was as
clean Knockout as the SIS. S. ever ex-
perienced. When it comes TO war of
words-the bright, sparkling outpour-
ings of literary geniuS-the great sage
can give such men as Smith, Sanborn
and Stevens the odds of a lifetime of