St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-20
THE BUSY SENATE.
DonneIIy's Radical Measure
Numerous New Bills.

Yesterdays session of the state senate
was rather brief, but emphatically a
business one. Gen. Sanborn'S reSolu-
ton providing for an investigation into
the vast increase in the amount of
money raised by taxation for the sup
port of the state was called up and
passed without further objection. OF
course the feature OF the day, as far as
the senate was concerned, was the in
PRODUCTION by the Sage of Nininger of
several rather radical bills to equalize
taxation, and force the man who holds a
mortgage to pay portion of the taxes
levied against the mortgaged property.
Senator Hompe introduceda bill look
ing toward the election of all state
officers by the people in the near future.
Owing to the fact that there is divi-
sion among lawyers as to whether the
legislature noy has the authority to
make this change, Senator HOmpe'S bill
provides for a constitutional amend
ment to be submitted to the people of
the state at the next election.
The Proceedings.
The senate was called to order
promptly at 3 o'clock yesterday after
+ noon by the lieutenant governor, forty
seven of the fifty-fOur senators being
present. Those not present at the open
ing of the session were Senators Bell,
Day, Geissel. Hammer, Hester, Mott,
Sevatson and Streissguth. After prayer
by the chaplain Senator DOnnelly sent
up letter from Capt. R. IL. Chittenden
| Directing to the account of his services
| in the Sioux rebellion in 1862 as written
by Judge Flandrau in the history of
the Minnesota, troops in the civil and
Tn1 Ia o-Ix hot r
| tee be appointed to investigate.
A resolution was passed directing the
secretary of state to deliver to the sec
rotary of the senate twenty copies Of
Assistant Attorney General Child's COM
pilation of the tax laws for the use Of
| the committees. This was passed after
an explanation by Senator March, In
| which the fact was mentioned that over
| 200 of there books were in the secretary
! of states Office. Gen. Sanborn called
up his resolution directing the finance
committee to investigate the state
finances, and it was passed.
Senate File No. SO was introduced by Sen
| ator Barr, and forblds the catching of fish III
| Loon, Crystal and several other lakes in
Blue Earth county during certain months.
| At the senator's request the bill was referred
| back to him.
Senator Lienau is the father of Senate File
D.
| lining board, whose duty it shall be to exam
| inc all candidates for teachers certificates
| and issue certificates of different grades.
| This went to the COMMITTEES on education.
| Senate File No. 81 came from Senator
March, of Hennepin, and amends the act Of
| 1888 relating to trust companies, allow,
ing them to act as asSignees and in other Do
sitions of trust without being under the ne
cessity of giving bonds, as would be re-
Quired of national corporations. The bill
al oil
and valulbles with such companies, and by
that act be exempted from liability. The bill
went to the committee on corporations.
The DOnnellY Bills.
"a bill to enforce the taxation Of notes,
mortgages, and other instruments evidence
of indebtedness was labeled SENATE File
No. So" The author of this bill is Senator
Donnelly and if enacted by the Legislature
will carry out one OF his pet hobbies. This
bill provides that no chattel mortgage shall
be filed by any town clerk unless there shall
appear on the face of such instrument a
certificate signed by the township assessor.
or other proper officer, that the same has
been entered with him and listed by him for
taxation. The bill also provides that every
| mortgage deed, bona for deed, Or other in
strument of indebtedness shall be listed in
the same way before recording. Penalties
are fixed for clerks or recorders who fail to
do this The bill was referred to the judicl-
airy committee.
| ate File No. S. which is called IA bill for an
act to equafiZe taxation This Dill provides
that man having mortgage on his prop
erty shall be assessed only for the difference
| between the mortgage and the value. In
making up list of personal property for
| taxation any man is allowed the privilege of
deducting all bona fide Indebtedness The
mortgages upon all PROPERTY are to be as
sessed in the county in which the mortgaged
property exists.
Senate File No. 81 came from Senator Nc.
| Hale, of Scott, and is designed to amend the
| statutes-sectiOn rs of chapter IL of the Gen.
eral Statutes of 1878, relating to answers in
proceedings to obtain tax judgments
Other Bills.
Senator Allen introduced Senate File No.
| So. This bill aims to back up the bill
| passed four years ago on the subject of alien
| ownership of land in this state, and provides
that no.corporations other than those organ
lied for the construction or operation of rail-
ways. canals or tprnpikes or for the pur-
| pose of manufacturing logs and lumber shall
acquire over 5000 acres of land. Judiciary
committee.
Senator Hompe, of Otter TAIL came for
| ward with Senate File Mo. so, which pro-
| yides that all sales on chattel mortgages be
made by proper officers and at place to be
designated by the mortgage in writing to the
mortgagor a certain number of days in al
vance Of the selling. This bill went to the
committee on Judiciary.
MILAN. and provides that no city, town or
| village shall grant any franchise or priyi-
| lege on streets or alleys without first offering
such for sale. The judiciary committee re-
ceived this.
Senator Hompe is the author of Senate File
| No. 81, providing for the submission of an
amendment TO the constitution making it
within the power of the legislature to make
all officers elective This was referred to the
judiciary committee.
"a hill for mn act tn revise the sra tufns,,
came in under the name of Senate File No.
81. The author is Senator Tawney. and it
authorizes the justices of the supreme court
to appoint committee to make the revision.
Senate File No. 63 reduces the railway COM
missioners from three to one and was intro
duced by Senator Keller 1t was sent TO the
railroad committee. The Stearns county SEN
ator to whom had been referred House File
No. 30. authorizing the county auditor of
Stearns county TO employs an additional clerk,
reported the bill and asked that the rules be
suspended and the bill passed. This was
done.
Senator Kelly. of Houston, from the
| special committee on mileage, submit
ted the following report:
| Ives, $50 miles; Allen, 800; Ayers, 202: Barr,
| 172: Bell, 20; Borchert, 200; Brown, 124;
| Burkhardt, $50; Canestrop, 34O; Craig, 1876;
| Crandall, 1876; Craven. 100; Daugherty, 30;
| Davis, $50; Day, 2S6; Dedon; 106: Donnelly
| 40; Eaton, "a; Erickson, 800; Geissel, PA;
GlaQer ISf, GrlnNell, 100, GraIe, $40;
! Gudefian, 80: Hompe. 3l6; Keller. 234 !;
Kelly, 800; Riester, 260: La Due, 422; Leavitt,
| 156; Lommen, sos; McHale, So; McMilan.20 !;
| March, 20; Mayo, 200; Morse, 20; Mott 416;
Nelson, 24O; Peterson, j. W.. 104; Peterson,
| S. D., 220; Phillips, 20; Probstfield, 4S4;
| Searles, 40; Seyatson, 300; Smith. E. r., 126;
! Smith, j. d., 20; Stockton, 112; Streissguth,
1872; Tawney, go; Wood, 660.
When general orders of the day were
reached it was discovered that the bills
had not been placed on the senator's
desks the required time, and so the
senate adjourned for the day.
JURORS IN A JUG.