St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
The Intermittent Prohibition
Fever Breaks Out in the
House
Through Bjorge's Bill to Sub
nit an Amendment to the
People.
A Fee Bill That Will Make
Many County Officials
Squirm.
Yesterdays Interesting Pro-
ceedings in Both Branches
Of the Legislature.

Mr.. BJOrge, of Otter Tail. created a
disquieting effect among the Demo
cratic and Alliance members OF the
house yesterday. 1t was generally un-
derstood, whether true or false. that
under the compact by which the Demo-
Gratis and Alliance organized the house.
no temperance legislation was to come
from either OF these parties. Great was
the surprise. therefore, when bill was
introduced by Mr.. Bjorge providing for
/. the submission Of constitutional
amendment for prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors
in this state, except for medicinal and
scientific purposes. The question Is to
be submitted to the people at special
election held Nov. 4, 1891.
Mr.. Bell, of Ramsey-a Republican.
by the way-waS at once upon his feet
and moved that the bill be at once in
definitely postponed, at the same time
calling for the yeas and nays.
1t seemed as if the bill was going to
be summarily disposed of. but Mr..
Searle, of Stearns, hurried to Mr.. Bell, a
hurried. mysterious conference was
held between them, and before the
clerk was ready to proceed with the
call, Mr.. Bell withdrew his motion. The
general impression among members is
that the Republicans hope to make this
bill the means by which a compact can
be made with the alliance for the pass
age Of certain bills.
Cut Or the Fees.
Mr.. Feig, of Kandiyohi, will certainly
raise howl by the bill he has intro
duced cutting off the fee system now
prevalent in county offices. He pro-
poses that the register OF deeds, clerk
of court. treasurer and sheriff OF each
county be remunerated for their serv-
ices as follows: In counties less than
10000, $500 a year; over 10000 and
not exceeding 25000 population, $1,000;
over 25,000 and noteXceeding $4,000 pop
ulation. 1880; over $4,000 and not ex
ceeding $4,000 population, $1,000; over
$4,000 and not exceeding 100,090 pOpula-
tion, $500; oyer 100000 and not ex-
ceeding 150.000 population, $1,000; over
10000 population, $500. The county
commissioners can, by resolution, de-
crease these amounts if it is so desired.
All fees collected by these officers shall
be turned into the county treasury.
Grand Juries.
Three bills were introduced by differ
ent members amending the general law
juries. The law of 1889 was fathered
by United States Attorney Hay, who
was member of that legislature, the
size of the jury being reduced from
twenty-three to fifteen, eleven members
being considered aqu0rum. A. French,
of WabaSha, introduced the first bill,
under which the grand Jury would be
composed of not more than nineteen
members or less than seventeen. G. N.
Bell, of Ramsey, sent up the second
bill, placing the size of the jury at nine
teen nor less than thirteen. Mr.. Penney,
of Hennepin, was the author of the
third bill. The maximum of the grand
jury was placed at twenty-three and
quorum at sixteen.
LAUNDERING.
W. H. Lynn presented bill which, it
is said, was agreed to by the lumber
men of Minneapolis. 1t relates to the
booming and driving Of logs in the sec
ond surveyor generals district, and pro-
vides for meeting of all the lumber
men of the district at 10 a. m. on the lst
of April each year at the surveyor gem
erals office for the.selection of commit
tee of three to be empowered to super
intend and direct the driving of logs
and turning them out of the booms.
Il
the charges of the boom. Each lumber
million feet OF logs which he expects to
handle.
Usury.
Mr.. Bull, of Wright, is after the usur-
ers. His bill reduces the legal rate of
interest from to per cent. and the
special rate Oh bank notes and discount
from 10 to 8 per cent.
Mir. Feig, of Kandiyohi, sent up a
resolution calling for the removal of the
capital to Kandiyohi. The present
building was inadequate for the pur-
poses for which it was intended, and
Just now the finances of the state did
not warrant the appropriation of a
large sum of money for the erection of
a new building. Mr.. Feig, however,
proposed that committee of fifteen be
appointed, ten by the speaker and five
by the president of the senate, to inves-
tigate the capitol lands in KandiYohi.
There were ten sections Of these lands.
and, according to Mr.. Feig. the capitol
building could be located on one section
and expenses incurred could be betrayed
from the proceeds of the sale OF the re-
was not to cost more than $4,000
Ready When Wanted.
! G. n. Bells bill for the continuance
of the grand jury from one term to an
other, at the discretion of the court, will
be heartily indorsed by the legal pro-
fession. In this way the grand jury can
be called together at any time to act
upon the cases of prisoners arrested
during the pending of term of court,
or to finish up business begun in one
term and left incomplete.
C. n. Bell had read bill requiring an
attorney, in challenging juror as to
his citizenship, to accept the state
ment of the. juror without insisting
upon the production OF his papers.
+ Mileage.
Members took their first turn at gen.
eral orders yesterday. Mr.. Wacek's bill
to reduce the mileage Of members from
Is cents to cents was Indefinitely post
poned. Mr.. Wacek proposes to intro
duce another bill by which the mileage
is entirely abolished, L. Coles bill,
under which the hospitals for insane are
named st. Peter state hospital, Roches-
ter state hospital. Fergus Falls hospi-
tai, was recommended to pass. The
bill abolishing the state board of cor
rections and charities was referred to
the committee on public expenses.
On His Dignity.
r. A. Walsh, of Ramsey, had been
refused admission into the senate. A
new rule adopted by that chamber re-
qulres each person. except senators and
officials, to be the posseSsor of ticket
furnished by the lieutenant governor.
MIR. Walsh proposed to retaliate by ex-
Guiding senators from the privilege of