St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-11
SENATORS SEEM SICK
Bad Ventilation and the Usupy
Discussion Account
For It.
To-Day May End the Long
Debate Over the In
terest Measure.
Dispute. the Slim Attendance
Much Routine Work
Finished.
The House of Peers Rushes
New Laws On Toward
Maturity.

AS>SSA
Whether it is because of disgust over
the snarl into which the senate has
plunged itself on the interest question
OF owing to an epidemic which attacks
only members of the upper house of the
Minnesota legislature, the solemn fact
IS daily becoming more. and more evil
dent that at the present rate a week
later will see that BODY without a quo
rum with which to do business. When
the session opened yesterday morning
fewer than thirty-ive of the fifty-four
senators answered the roll-call. A few
more came in later. and more sent word
that they would be on hand this morn
ing.
The interest bills, which had been
made special order for yesterday at
1880 O'Clock, came UP twice, once on
a motion to suspend the special order
until II o'clock and again on a motion
to defer 1t until this morning. On both
OF these motions the opposition pre-
vailed, on the first with little opposition
ana on the second by vote of "a to Is.
| The second motion was clearly test
| vote, and must have impressed the Sage
! that after all the delay was not such
OdO luIISs although lie vigorously OPP
| posed it in the beginning.
When this question was disposed of
| the regular order was taken up and one
| of the best days work of the session
| was accomplished. Besides clearing up
| the calendar numerous bills on general
| orders were discussed and disposed Of
| This morning the much-mOoted interest
| question will again be taken up, and
perhaps be settled before it is again
| dropped.
| The Proceedings.
| IN opening the exercises yesterday the
| chaplain prayed for the absent and SICK
| the former of whom, at ieast at the prayers
were much more numerous than those pres
ent. Petitions were presented by Senator
| Borchert, of Renville, protesting against any
| change in the present usury laws.
Resolutions were Tassed directing the
secretary to draw warrants in pay
ment of the expenses of Senator
! O'Brien and Hon. j. y. Searles in their con-
test for the ashington county seat in the
! senate. The Introduction of bills was finally
| reached. and the following measures came in:
Mr.. Crandall, S. f. 529-Amending law
| regulating holding of court in Steele county
Mr.. Kelly. s. F. 530-Prescrbing rules of
evidence IN certain cases of damage to per
| sonal property
Mr. Lienau, S. F. 531-Amending law re-
lating TO county commissioners of Ramsey
| county.
Mr.. Nelson, s. F. 532-Amending charter of
| Albert Lea.
Mr. Guderian, S. F. 53}-Amending tax
| laws.
Mr.. Sevatson. s. F. 534-Fixing salaries of
county officers of the various counties. This
measure is similar TO the one introduced by
| Representative Feig in the house.
| Mr.. Erickson, S. F. 535-Proyiding for fish
| ways and dams in rivers of the state.
Mr., Grinnell. S. T. MISUNDERSTANDING char
| ter of village of Kasson.
| Mr.. Wood, s. F. 53i-Relating to the charge
| of the poor in Marshall county
| Mr.. Wood, :. F. 53S-Authorizing the build
| ing of Il Jail in st. Vincent.
| Mr.. Geissel, 5. F. 539-Regulating the sale
| of opium.
Mr.. Allen. :. F. 540-AuthoriZing Carlton
| county to issue bonds
! Mr.. Allen. s. f. 54l-Approprating $4,000
| for bridge across Crow Wing river, between
| CaSs and Wadena counties.
| Mr.. Peterson, 5. F. 542-Legalizing acts of
| school district in Brown county.
Mr.. Davis, S. F. 543-Amending general
| laws relating to civil actions.
These Passed.
Committee reports commenced and
continued without interruption until
| Senator Days committee on local legis-
! latiOn was reached, when favorable re-
! ports on the following We're followed by
| their passage under suspension of the
! rules:
S. F. No. 37O-Amending act establishing
! municipal court in Sank Center.
| H. F. No. 521--Providing for resurvey of
| Pine Island, Goodhue county.
s. T. No. 501-Regulating salaries of officers
| of Houston county.
| 5. F. No. 5OS-Relating to duties of COM
| missioners of Houston county.
II. F. No. 570-Relating to roads and
! bridges in GOodhue county.
| II. F. No. 464-Authorlzing the village of
| Wells to issue bonds for public hall.
IL. T. No. 214-Prohibiting the catching of
fish, except by hook and line, in Pope
H. +. No. 2S9-Fixing time of holding
| court in Norman county.
| H. F. No. 467-AuthOrzing Sacred Heart to
appropriate license money for school pur-
| poses.
Put Over.
At this time Senator Donnelly wanted
to proceed with the regular order, but
Senator La Due moved to defer it until
| this morning at 10:30o'clock. This was
| amended by Senator Davis, who only
wanted TO wait until 8 o'clock in the
afternoon. This amendment was de-
feated by vote of % TO Is, and the orig
inal motion of the Rock county states
| man prevailed by the vote of "a to Is.
a few more committee reports were
heard and then recess was taken I'M
til $50.
Too Few for Business.
The afternoon session of the senate
was even more Shiny attended than the
morning meeting. Committee reports
were received for time, and the gen
eral order was kept up on down
through the first and second readings of
house bills. and the second reading of
senate measures. The calendar was
reached in less than half an hour. and
Senator DOnnelly's bill ito enforce the
taxation of notes, mortgages and other
instruments" was read by the SecI etary.
and the roll call was at once ordered.
Hardly bakers dozen of the senators
voted, about equally divided. A call for
the absenteeS was made. and the Sage
took the floor. He had been writing a
letter. and did not notice that the bill
was up. At his request the bill was
laid over TO be considered with Senator
Tawney's substitute Thursday.
The next bill on the calendar was Sen
atOr TawneY's bill to provide for the
election of town supervisors. This was
lost In a close vote, and Senator Peter I
son withdrew his measure making vii
lagos separate election districts and adj |
justing their liabilities. Senate File I
No. POS. requiring railroad companies to !
build and keep in repair highway cross
ings, was passed. and then the senate |
went into committee of the whole, with !
Senator Leavitt i'll the chair. Themusic |
commenced by Senator Sanborn moving |
that the bill appropriating money for /
monument to the First Minnesota on
the battlefield of Gettysburg be placed |
on the calendar for the reasons that the |
friends of the measure wanted it passed !
rs it was introduced or not at all. |
Senator Crandall objected to this, and
the motion was finally withdrawn.
Senator John Day Smith moved that the
bill be recommended to pass, when the
committee rose. but this was voted |
down and the measure Will be obliged
to take its regular course.
The discussion of the day now COM
menced, Senator Hompe's bill amending
the law regulating common carriers
being taken up. This bill is designed
to strengthen the railroad commission
ers and cure defects in the present law.
The diSnncSinn rraS nonn r,nnrnnd I,,r tho |