St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-03
TO Be Revised.
The Senate Recommends a
Bill for the Revision Of
the Statutes.
The Cost Limited to Twelve
Thousand Dollars for
the Work.
A Day Of Hard and Effective
Work in the Upper
House.
Ramsey County Represent
atives Have a Tilt Over
the Pool Bill.

tee is off on tour of the normal schools
In the northern part of the state, st.
Cloud and Moorhead, but the extreme
cold has also had considerable effect on
the members of the upper house, num-
Der of them being on the sick list. Al
though the attendance was small, the
day was profitable one, and every one
of the twenty-siX bills on general or
ders was disposed of, the greater num-
Der being recommended to pass.
Among those bills thus placed on the
calendar and in position where they
can be reached tomorrow or Monday
and passed is one of more than ordinary
importantance. This is the bill intro
duced by the judiciary committee pro-
viding for a revision of the statutes.
BY the terms of the bill the cost to the
state Will not exceed $4,000, and the re-
vision is to be contained in one volume,
which must be sold to citizens of the
state at no more than S. per volume.
Compared with the $4,000 paid by the
new state of Washington and the S77, 900
by Wisconsin for their provisions, the
reaSonableness of the appropriation car
ried by the bill recommended yesterday
will be evident.
Commenced to Work.
At the opening of the session the
members proceeded to get down to bust
ness at once, and that part of the order
of business which allows the introduce
ton of bills was soon reached. or these
Senator John Day Smiths free text
book bill and Senator EricksOn's Hast
ings & Dakota forfeiture bill are the
most important. The latter Is like the
bill introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Young, and is generally re-
garded as harmless bit of bupcombe,
as the legislature can pass no act that
will Interfere with any rights the Hast
ings & Dakota railroad or its trustee,
Russell Sage, may have to the indem-
uity lands in Swift and Chippewa coun-
ties. This bill is reported to have been in
spired by Congressman John Lind, WholS
endeavoring to work up some cheap po-
litical capital for his gubernatorial can
vass two years later. AS Senator Erlck-
son admitted yesterday. the final diSpo-
sition of those indemnity lands ought to
be settled at once for the sake Of all
concerned, but the place to get this set
Element is at the general land office in
Washington. AS things stand now.
these indemnity lands make up large
portion of Swift county i'll particular,
and, as they are untaXed, the burden OF
taxation is that much heavier OH the set
tiers who are located on the even sec
tions.
From the Methodist Ministerial as
ISOLATION at Minneapolis came petition
for an act against pool rooms; This
was presented by Senator John Day
Smith, and. following its reading, Sena-
tor Dean announced that he would to-
day introduce a bill aimed at the evil
complained of. Senator Donnelly also
introduced a petition, but it was we'll
worded protest against new capitol,
and a prayer for free and open wheat
market.
Passed These Biils.
The calendar was next taken up.
There were five bills upon it, but the
slim attendance alarmed the friends OF
the first two. and they were laid over.
The first OF these was Gen. Sanborn's
bill to regulate disbursements in civil
actions, and the other the measure of
Senator Daugherty regarding convey
ances by married women. 5. f. 81. le-
CALLING the vacation of streets and al
ieys. introduced by Senator Stevens, and
| S. f. 122, authorizing SheritfS and deputy
sheriffs to complete foreclosure sales
altar expiration of terms Of office, intro
duced by the same senator, were taken
up and passed. S. +. No. 60, Senator
Craven's license bill, was laid over, and
then Senator Daugherty called up 5. +.
95, legalzing cOnveyances by married
women, which was taken up and passed.
A resolution to give the committee on
municipal corporations clerk at SlC
per day, out of which StenOgrapher
was TO be paid. was defeated, receiving
| but 20 affirmative votes, among which,
| by the way, was that of the erStWhile
Alliance reformer, Senator Wood.
The judiciary committee recommend
| ed the passage of bill fixing the terms
| for sessions of the district court III
! ltasca county, and, on motion OF Scna'
! tor Allen, it was passed under suspen-
! sion of the rules. This ended the regu-
| lar order and the senate went into coin
mittee of the whole with Senator
| Daugherty in the chair. Thirteen OF
the measures were disposed OF in the
! next hour, five being recommended tt
pass, as follows:
These VIII Pass.
ST. 97-yilIage treasurers and re-
corders. Allen.
S. F. No. Sc. Judiciary. Penal code
Smith. John Day.
S. +. No. IS. Judiciary. Cruelty tC
animals.-Smlth, John Day.
S. f. No 109. Judiciary. Defective
deeds and mortgages. Stevens.
S. f. No. 40. Judiciary. Uses anC
trusts. Stevens.
The other eight were laid over prin-
cipally because of the absence OF those
who introduced them.
| At the opening of the afternoon SeS
sion there was hardlya quorum present
but this point was not raised, and The
| senate at once went into committee o
the whole, with senator Crate, of Pope
| In the chair. The first measure takel
up was Senate File s.. one of Senator
John Day Smiths numerous bills relat
ing to cruelty to animals. 1t was sool
disposed Of by being given a favorable
Recommendation. The bill of the com
mittee on printing relating to the print
ing and distribution of the Legislative
manual next came up. Senator MOrSt
offered an amendment. providing tina
the rules in Jefferson'S Manual b.
printed in the book, and not the manua
complete. This was opposed by Sena-
tors Craven and Sanborn, and supported
by Senator John Day Smith. Senate
Eaton, of Wright, is one of the mos
democratic members of the senate, and
while he never makes any pretensions
he invariably takes advantage of ever
opportunity to lop off any red tape feat
ures. Yesterday he offered an amend
ment prohibiting the insertion of bio
graphical sketches in the Legislative
manual.
Senator McHaIe thought that thi
was unnecessary, and said he ha
gained a great deal of valuable and in
teresting information from sue
sketches. Senator Eaton said he had n
desire to make any special point of thi
matter. The biographical sketches c
the members of the legislature of tw