St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-11
Mr.. bearing Fails in an Eff
fort to ThWapt Several of
His Colleagues.
MIR. Greer Proves Himself Too
Smart for the Gentleman
From Winona.
Members Return to Their
Legislative Labors Eager
for Work.

transacted was the dryeSt possible
routine. There were vacant seats by
the dozen, and progress was slower than
the progress made by Lots wife after
she turned her head to look back at the
city Of Sodom.
The governor sent in message notify
ing the house that he had signed num-
Der of local bulls, and a communication
from Gen. Sherman's family thanking
the Legislature for the resolutions of
coincidence and sympathy, passed on the
death of the general.
Court of Appeals.
There were eleven new bills intro
duced. the most important of which was
a bill by M. Walsh, of Ramsey county,
providing for the establishing of a court
OF appeals. This court is to be an ap-
pellate court and court of record. with a
chief justice and two associate justices.
a court seal and other appurtenances.
1t is to hold term in each and every
county i'll the state, and the county of
hcers, namely the clerk of courts and
sheriff OF the county in which the term
of court is being held, are required to act
as officers of the court of appeals. The
salaries of the judges are fixed at $1,000
per annum, with mileage allowance of
III cents per mile. The court is to be
vested with concurrent appellate juriS-
diction with the supreme court
After the introduction of new bills the
calendar was taken up, and before the
noon recess several senate files had been
passed.
The calendar was resumed when the
house met again after dinner and the
calendar disposed of, all the bills there
on, with the exception of Mr.. Knudson's
bill. ID. f. 10l, relating to the SANDER of
females, being passed.
SANDER.
When Mr.. Knudson's bill came up,
Mr.. Wacek wanted to amend it by
changing the age at which SANDER shall
apply and be punished as the bill pro-
vIdeS, from ten to twelve years. Mr..
KnudSon consented to the amendment
being made, but as the unanimous con-
sent of the house was required to amend
the bill at this stage, and Mr.. Ringwald
objected, the bill failed of its final pas
sage by asvote of IS to Is. Mr.. Knudson
voted in the negative, and then gave
notice for reconsideration.
\ Ramsey Fight.
When the bill introduced by F. G.
Stevens providing for the reorganiza-
ton of the park board of st. Paul came
up for final passage, it found hot Oppo-
sltion from Mr.. bearing. He declared
the bill gave the proposed new board
practically unlimited powers, and they
would be able to eXpend any sums of
money they might decide, with or with
out the consent or desires of the people.
He wished to be placed on record as not
voting for bill which his constituents did
not want. He favored parks, but he wanted
to know what they would cost and how many
of them the city of st. Paul was to have.
Mr.. Battley asked to have the bill passed,
&C lor,1 tod Tl,n
Ramsey county delegation, with a single eX-
ception, wanted it passed.
Mr.. Stevens said MI. bearing was the only
member of the delegation who objected to
the bill. 1t was absolutely necessary that
some such bill pass. 1t was agreed TO by the
Ramsey county delegation. 10 out of IL vot-
ing for 1t exactly as it stands, and if it were
sent back to the delegation for reconsidera-
ton it would simply be returned to the house
in its present form. The bill embodied all
restrictions upon the park board which could
be placed upon them, with view to remoV-
ing the objections to the old law.
Mr. Ringwald nevertheless moved that the
bill be reccmmitted to the Ramsey county
delegation, and Mr.. bearing seconded the
motion.
r. A. Walsh said the Ramsey county dele
CATION knew what it wanted. and it would
not be interfered with by the house when
they. were agreed or practically so. upon
local measure.
There was evidently a very warm feeling
between MeSsrs bearing and Ringwald on
the one hand and the other members of the
delegation on the other, and. after exchang-
ing sundry cauStic remarks, the roll was
called on Mr.. RingWald's motion to recon-
nit the bill, which was lost by vote of 46
nays TO yeas.
Mr. bearing then moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill but his motion was de-
cared out of order.
Mr. Stevens moved call of the house in
| order to pass the bill, only fifty members
were present. and this being done the roll
was called on the final passage of the bill
resulting in the bill being passed by a vote of
~ yeas to Il nays. after two calls of the
absentees had been made.
BuncOmbe.
The house then wont into committee
of the whole, and took up general
orders. with Mr.. Stockweli in the chair.
The senate files in general orders
which have been hanging fire for some
| days were first taken up. and passed
without discussion until Senate File 1O1,
| Senator DOnnelly's bill memorializing
congress in favor of the passage of the
ButterWOTth bill, or some anti-optiOn
bill, was reached. Mr.. Turrell moved
that the bill be recommended to be in
definitely postponed, for the reason
that it was now of non-effect, congress
having adjourned, ami that the DILL was
largely buncombe. He argued that
wheat options had general tendency
to raise the price of wheat, and really
benefited the farmer, and he, for one,
was not opposed to this class of gam
bling when it gave the Minnesota farm
ers five cents a buShel more for their
wheat.
Mr.. Reeve detailed the whole eoucse of
wheat buying by the large millers all of
which went TO show that the system of buy
ing and selling options was absolutely neces-
sary for the carrying on OF their business.
Messrs. Carrier and knuessn favored the bill
hot flasav-r
be passed by congress. They did not want
the market price of wheat to be fixed by the
bulls and the bears. They wanted millers
and wheat buyers to buy wheat just as they
needed it. and they were opposed to the sell |
ING of wind wheat.
Mr.. Mcclure also favored the bill and op-
posed all species of gambling in wheat. He I!
did not believe that it was for the benefit of /
the farmers that gambling operations should |
control the price of their products
MeSsrs. McGrath and Glider also favored the
bill. and Mr.. Kinney. after futile effort to
explain why gambling in options was good
thing for the farmers bowed his head to the
storm, and the bill was recommended to
pass,
KeYes Was Left.
The remaining bills on the calendar
did not raise much trouble until Senate
File 81 was reached This is Senator
Craven's bill declaring the Kelly CON-
pilation of statutes of 1891 prma facie
evidence in courts of law. When this |
was reached the lawyers in the house
put on their knuckle-dusters. and pro-
ceeded to hammer one another.
Mr.. Greer led the opposition to the bill and
Mr. keyes fought for its passage Mr.. Greer I
was seconded by Mr.. Bell and Mr. keyes by !
Mr.. Lomen. The sympathIes of the farmers |
were appealed to by both parties, but the |
keyes party, although lacking in weight. |
showed themselves possessed of good sup |
ply of wind, and they scored a knock-down. |
The bill was recommended to pass. and all |
looked so favorable that Mr.. Keyes retired |
from the hall and was absent when the COM |
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