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Free-for'all Class. IrOt
Purse. $1,000 (unfinishe OF
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Gould (Diokerson).....
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Mambrlno King (Geers)
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Little Albert. CHI. Z.
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St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
$1,000 FOR A LIFE.
The House Seems to Consider
This a Fair and Just
Sum.
Mr.. Walsh's House File 22
Recommended for an In
definite Sleep.
Long and Hot Debate on the
Measure in Committee Of
the Whole.
Men Of Both Parties for and
AgainSt--SenatOr Roach
Is Heard.

In committee of the whole yesterday
definite postponement FL. Z. % and the
proposed amendments of its author, Mr..
Walsh, of Ramsey, abolishing the limit
of S. 900 that may be recovered for loss
of life. AS originally introduced the
bill provided that S12,500 might be re-
covered in such cases, but, acting on
suggestions of members, MIR. Walsh last
week proposed some amendments which
abolished the limit, and provided that
damages i'll such cases should b5
awarded and assessed as in any other
civil action.
: There was fairly full attendance of
members when the matter came up yes
terday, and it was not without long
and hard fight that the opponents of
the measure won the first fall. The
bill will most assuredly be given an
other airing on motion to reconsider.
1t is thought Mr.. Greer changed his
vote yesterday especially for the pur-
pose of moving reconsideration.
The pronounced opposition of Mr.
O'Neill. Of Big Stone. to the bill was a
complete surprise to its friends and en-
emies alike. Mr.. Horizons able defense
of and plea for the principle and sub
stance of the bill was likewise sur
prise to some. Mr.. Turrell, chairman
of the Republican steering" commit
tee. was the man who moved indefinite
postpoDement, but the debate and vote
on the bill was entirely non-partisan.
- IL. j -.
fast and furious until $50, when every
one who desired to talk was apparently
pumped dry and all hands cried quits
uncOuditiOnaIlV,
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
New Bills.

The following new bills were pre-
sented and referred:
BY Senator DonnelIy, S. F. 387-To
amend the game and fish laws. Re-
ferred to the committee on game and
fish.
BY Senator Probstfeld. S. F. $50
Relating to changing the boundaries OF
independent school districts. Referred
to committee on education.
BY Senator Nelson, S. Z. 390-Relat-
ing to fees in civil cases. 10 committee
on judiciary.
By Senator Barr, S. F. 59l-To vail
date the execution Of deeds and mort
cages in certain cases. 10 committee
OH judiciary.
BY Senator Glader. S. F. 392-Provid-
ing for a state land commission to in
spect the state capitol lands in Kandl-
yohi county. Referred to the committee
Oh public lands.
By Senator Hammer, S. F. 399, to ap-
propriate money to build roads and
bridges in Fillmore county. To COM
mittee on roads and bridges.
BY Senator Sanborn, S. F. 394, relat-
ing to trust deeds. Rules were suS-
pended and bill was placed on general
orders.
BY Senator Sanborn, S. F. 396, an act
to amend the statutes relative to new
trials. Placed on general orders.
By Senator Sanborn, S. +. 397, relat-
ing to probate code. Same course.
By Judiciary Committee. S. f. 39S, re-
lating to witness fees. Same course.
BY Judiciary Committee, S. F. 399, re-
ating to tenure of corporations. Same
course
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
NEW CAPITOL SCHEME.
Project to Plat a City on the
Kandiyohi Site.

Project to Plat a City on the
Kandiyohi Site.
The movement looking toward the
ultimate location of the state capitol on
the site in KandiyOhi county took a
definite form in the senate Yesterday.
The people living in the vicinity of this
six sections of land have never really
despaired of finally realizing their pet
schtme. 1t has taken biennial phases,
for at each session of the Legislature it
is touched upon in some form.
Yesterday Senator Glader introduced
q bill incorporating the newest scheme.
The purpose is to instruct the governor
to appoints a commission Of three, one
of whom shall be a resident of Kan
diyohi county, the governor to be a
member eX-ofiicio of the board. The
board shall employ secretary and then
make comprehensive inspection of the
capitol site, so-caled. in Kandiyohi
county, with view to plating ard lay
ing out a city. The commission will
then report the result of its laborS to the
next legislature.
OF course there is something behind
the project beyond establishing a city
site. 1t will be followed by a capitol
bill locating the building in the heart of
the proposed city. There is a question
i'll the minds of some of the senators,
however, as 10 whether or not the bill
will run the gauntlet of both houses.
The caption of the city projected is to
be Blaine, and $1,000 is appropriated to
cover the expenses of the commission.
and the survey and plat are to be filed
with the governor June l.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28

conduct OF managers lately might Justify
more, that if by neglect a badly injured
person should die, the company's serv-
ants, who are hired to look after its in
terests, would not be likely to suffer
and very serious cenSure.
Ii this lnhuman, this cruel law was
not to be utilized why, / ask, was 1t
ever enacted? am satisfied that 80 out
of every 100 of these personal injuries
resulting in death are really iieedleSs
and iDeXcuSable, and could be avoided
by modern appliances; but, of course,
these appliances are expensive, and the
corporations prefer the old man-killing
devices: and, as consequence, the law
suits. Take, for instance, the brake
men whose lives are so often SACRIFICED
merely that the diYidend-paying power
of the corporation may not be reduced
by the purchase of modern appliances ;.
Mr.. Walsh here read all extract from
Chicago paper urging the passage OF
such law in Illinois. Concluding, he
said: "The community has an interest
in the bill. If a man be taken away
from his children the community must
care for them, directly or indirectly: II,
by its neglect, following the loss of their
natural guide, they become criminal,
the community must provide a penal
house to restrain and, if possible, tore
form them. In the name of our
wives, and in the name Of that sacred
word mother in the interest of the
fatherless, of justice and of right, l say
to the lawmakers of our fair state or
Minnesota, wipe this cowardly, inhuman
and diSgraceful law forever from our
statute books"
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28

was proposition that ffty-eight men
should fix the amount that might be
recovered for loss of life, no matter how
valuable it might be. He was in favor
of the amendment, and hoped it would
become law.
Mr.. Sullivan said law was hocus
pocuS science about which he knew
nothing, but he had noticed that all the
talk clustered around the words cor
porations and railroads. He thought
the scope of the proposed law was so
wide as to include all persons, and cited
several instances which occurred to him
showing how residents of both city and
country might be injuriouSly affected
by the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Turrell was of the opinion that
such legislation was bad in principle
and vicious in tendency. He moved
that when the committee rose it should
recommend the bill for indefinite post
pOnement.
Mr.. Fletcher secured the floor to di-
rect some humorous lhrusts at what he
called 1.-THE most beautiful ear" of his
friend Horton. He held no one could
recover for the loss of an ear, hand or
foot. or all together, except the man
who lost them. Other people, whether
wife, children or heirs. could only re-
cover damages in the event of the death
of their protector or relative.
After some skirmishing back and
forth Mr.. Turrells motion to recon-
mend indefinite postponement was de-
clared carried on a standing vote, and
the committee rose. On the question OF
adopting the report of the committee
ayes and noes were called for. and the
report was adopted-46 to 27. The op-
ponents of the bill were happy, all
hands were tired, and a motion to ad-
iourn was quickly adopted.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
VALUE OF A LIFE.
mir. Walsh Argues Strongly in
Favor Of No Limit.

FayOr Oh NO llHQlC.
The special order for 2:30 was Ii. F.
%, Mr.. Walsh's bill to abolish the 5000
limit of liability for loss of life caused
by the wrongful action or negligence Of
any person, copartnership OF corpora
ton.
Mr.. Underleak was called to the chair
and Mr.. Walsh at once took the floor to
move that the amendments proposed by
himself be adopted. Speaking to his
motion Mr.. Walsh said the amendments
were offered after consultation with
many members of the house and many
people outside the house. He then
went OH to argue for his bill-that
LAWYERS fees are nearly always depend
ent on the amount involved, or the re-
covery in any lawsuit. and thus no
doubt incidentally. the profession will
be occasionally benefited by the pass
age of this law, but | desire to resent
the contumely and aspersionS cast upon
the lawyers who engage i'll the prOSecu-
ton of these claims against corporations,
and desire to say that no attorney should
refuse to take the claims of the widow
OF the orphan, or the dependent Oh a
contingent fee, if their claims be just,
u
the poor would be helpless, and thus
practically be denied justice in the
courts of our land.
| find this bill meets with all but uni
versal approval. People everywhere
nform me that they cannot understand
why the recovery for son, father or
husband should be limited in case of
death, and unlimited where the injured
person lives, and, on the other hand,
| they all seem to deem it especially COW
ardly and unjust to deal with the
| widows and orphans and dependents in
| this manner. No recovery of $1,000 or
any sum like it, is ever had without a
| hard struggle, and then only after every
delay, quibDle and trick known to the
skilled attorneys, Invariably employed
bv these corporations, is exhausted.
Even if the dependent could always
secure the full maximum sum, it would
be often ridiculously inadequate and
entirely dlSpropOrtlonste TO the real
damage.
Slch is the discrepancy between the
title of the man to damages for personal
injuries and the title of his family to
damages for his murder that the inter-
eSts of corporations are better subServed
by his falling to recover MANNED and
crippled. Aside from the fact that they
are likely to find the widow more plia-
BILE and an easier victim to their bull
doing tactics, because of inexperience,
grief and often need as we'll, it seems
thev feel easier about gong into court
without a mangled human being to con-
front them Their dead victim cannot
rise from the grave. In this state awards
by reason of personal Injuries are limited
to actual damage proved. and the courts
are always ready TO reduce verdcts,
where they are excessive, measured by
this rule, but as dead man is only
worth $1,000 at the most, one can realize
the frghtful possibilities, when we re-
fleet that the corporation may save say
$4,000, if death follows injuries re-
ceiyed, and when we consider that the
injured are often carried hundreds of
miles by our great transportation COM
panles. and sometimes taken to their
hnsnitals, it is safe to assume, and the
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
NOTES OF THE HOUSE.

Bob Dunn, of the Princeton-Uni Mon,
Yesterday presented every member of
the house and the newspaper oyS with
copies of tn Princeton Union almanac
a very ne at and handsome book OF
almost 200 pages. 1t is well printed,
handy in arrangement, and, from first
page to last, is chock full of statistics
and general information covering an
exceedingly wide range Of subjects.
Any paper might be proud to issue such
volume. and the legislators evidenced
their appreciation of the Princeton
editor by rendering hearty and unani-
nous vote of thanks.
For the first time during the session
Representative ROdger. of Ramsey, yes
terday asked to be excused on account
of the destruction wrought in his shops
by the fire of Sunday morning. All of
the members sympathiZed with the gen.
ial member from the Eighth ward III his
misfortune.
Allen Greer was in the chair again
mittee of the whole, and as usual he
kept the legislative machinery in full
swing every minute of the time.
There was long wait for quorum
yesterday morning, but finally Speaker
Pro TEN Turrell sighted enough mem
bers to warrant the delivery of the
prayer by Chaplain Fortin, and the
wheels went round, grinding out petl-
tions for and against bills before the
house.
Capt. Mccormack, of Grand Forks.
was a companion OF Senator-elect Roach
on the floor yesterday morning and
found many friends among the men,
bers.
After Senator Roach'5 speech recess
of fifteen minutes was taken. and all the
members were introduced Dy Hon. 2.
H. Kelly. The senator expressed his
pleasure at meeting them and shaking
. their hands. and was pronounced all
right, regardless of politics.
The committee on labor and labor leg
islation will report faYorably on bill
to regulate child labor as to age and
hours of work.
Tomorrow a hot debate will no doubt
occur on the bill to regulate the sale OF
transportation tickets, which is special
{ order for 2:30.
In committee of the whole the follow
ing action was taken on bills: Ill. f.
326. appropriatrng money for farmers
institutes in Minnesota, French; prog
ress reported. II. F. 800, to provide
armories for national guard, Horton;
sent to committee on apprO-
prlations III. f. Ill, relating to
saloons, Cairns; progress reported.
Ii. T. 176. relating to election of trustees
of benevolent and charitable in5titu-
tions. Wyman; to pass. II. f. III, re-
Iating to religious corporations, Wy
man; to pass. Ii. F. ISL. relating to
vacation proceedings and record
thereof, Boggs; to pass. ii. f. 22l, to
cure Irregularities % private corpora
lions, Turrell; progress reported. H.
F. 290, relating to incorporation of sub
ordinate grand lodges OF certain
society, Boggs: to PISS. II. F. 262, Re-
latfng to labels, trade marks, etc, Sui
ivan; TO pass. Fl. f. 320, relating to
disposition of license money i'll certain
cases, Furong; to pass.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
A SMALL GRIST
OF Bills Introduced, and Few Of
Importance.


The bare quorum of members present
had few bills in their pockets. and it did
not take long to read and dispose of the
following:
III. F. 667, Mr.. Misunderstanding a
liquor license personal property and al
lowing it to be mortgaged and subject
to attachment. Commerce.
Ii. F. 66S, Mr.. HinrichS-TO provide
for the transference of moneys collected
from insurance companies from the
state treasury to municipalities to be
used in support of the fire department.
Insurance.
II. f. 669,Mr. Fleming-PIacing build
ing and loan associations und er the dlret
supervision of the public examiner.
Banks and banking.
FL. +. 67O, Mr.. misunderstanding to
actions involving the validity of assess
ments against railroad companies.
Taxes.
q. F. GIL, Mr.. Walsh-Authorizin
money for building and repair of roads
in adjoining counties. Judiciary.
II. f. 672, Mr.. Baston-To provide for
public watering places outside of in
corporated villages and cities. Towns
and counties.
H. F. 673. Mr.. Boggs-Allowing aliens
to own real estate in Minnesota. Judi
ciary.
ii. E. 674, Mr.. Abbott-Providing for
the government of express companies,
declaring them common carriers and
bringing them under jurisdiction of the
railroad and warehouse commissioners.
Railroads.
II. F. 675, Mr.. Fuller-Making a time
check lien On logs or lumber after II
has been sold. Logs and lumber.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
A GUY FROM GLAOER
Who Wants a Capitol at
Blaine, in the County Of
Kandiyohi.
The Religious Question Raised
On an Unimportant School
Bill.
Opposition to the Measure
Giving an Extra Judge
to Duluth.
Little Real Business Done at
the Short Session Of the
Senate.

The senate had a short session yester-
aay afternoon. The attendance was
rather light The majority of the mem
bers took advantage of the opportunity
afforded by the adjournment Saturday
afternoon until 5 o'clock yesterday, and
visited their families and their con-
stituents. Some live so far that 1t was
impossible for them to return i'll time
for the session, ana that accounts for
the light attendance. But it was an in
teresting session, however. 1t deVel-
oped deplorable and unequal appor-
tionment of the present judicial dis
tricts of the state. Some trial judges
are oYerworked while others have little
to do save draw salaries, and junke is,
European tours and hunting and fish
ing keep the incumbents from pining
because of the weary dragging of time.
A new capitol scheme was sprung by
SeuatOr Glader, who would establish
the city of Blaine-o on the state reserva-
ton in kandiyohi county with view to
making it the capital eventually. The
bill provoked little comment, but it will
certainly be given a thorough airing
when il comes up on general orders.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28

favored the bill. He knew from eXpe
rience that there is mighty big crop of
lawyers in Duluth and they are looking
for business, and are getting everybody
into the courts. There is no city in the
state that has so many lawsuits. They
grow out of mining rights and all sorts
of things.
An Imbecile Judge.
Senator Day had in the past approved
creating new offices. and he had ap-
proved the appointment of judges. 1t
is notorious that this state is Shockingly
judge ridden. and the senator from Mar
tin knew of one Judge drawing salary
who is almost all imbecile, and other
judges spend the major portion OF the
year in junkets and European tours.
Yet he was satisfied that an emergency
exists in Duluth, but he wanted the state
rediStricted. He doubted if this can be
done, however, for experience told him
that every time redistricting plan Is
undertaken senators would interpoSe
objections because it would legislate his
Judge out of othce. Old men are kept
in 0eice that are totally incapacitated
for the duties, while others do nothing
but draw salaries. However. Senator
Day thought it best to compromise IN
this event and give Duluth It's needed
relief.
Senator Crandall fortified his position
by declaring that Minnesota has more
trial judges than all Great Britain with
over 80, 600, 900 people. Senator Stevens
exclaimed that the government Is power
less TO send judges from one district to
another unless the judges agree to the
order, because the constitution makes the
| Judges power absolute. Senator Lom-
! men knew that Gov. Nelson will refuse
to appoint more judges. He asks re-
distucting, so that the laborS will be
more equally distributed. Senator
Lommen opposed the bill. Senator
| Daugherty stated that the litigations
that have glutted the Duluth courts
nave grown out of opening the iron
mines in that vicinity, and he claimed
| that these will net millions of dollars to
the state. Senator D0nnelly made a
speech in support OF the bill, although
| he favored redistricting the state. A
vote was taken, and the president de-
clared the rules suspended, but Senator
| Kelly raised the point of order that 1t
required two-thirds of the entire senate,
but Gov. Clough ruled that rules can be
suspended by two-thirds of those pres
ent and voting, but Senator Crandall
produced the rule, and the president
reversed his decision go0dnaturedly.
| The bill was given a second reading,
and went to general orders.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
SENATE DRIFT.

The usual mum Der Of petitions were
received by the senate yesterday after
noon and given reference to committees.
Some we're for free text books, some
protesting against religious legislation.
some for opening the closed water
courses, leading into the Red river and
Its tributaries. and some were protests
against changing the capitol site.
The vote by which Senate File l45
was lost was reconsidered upon motion
of Senator O'Brien yesterday, and it
went to the calendar again. This is the
measure that places electric light COM
panes on parity with manufacturing
corporations.
The Markham bill. providing for the
taxation of state railroad lands, is on
general orders and will be the special
order for tomorrow afternoon at 2:50
o'clock.
The senate's general orders is once
more encumbered with mighty aggre-
CATION of bills. 1t is doubtful if they
can be cleared up the present week.
The senate committee on taxes and
tax laws amended Senator Leavitt'S bill
and decided to recommend to pass. The
bill increased the taxes on mines from
one TO five cents, and the amendment of
the committee fixes the rate at two
cents.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
DULUrH's JUDICIAL DISTRESS
The Bill for an Additional Judge
Holly Debated.

The Bill for an Additional Judge
Holly Debated.
The bill that passed the house pro-
yiding for an additional district Judge
at Duluth was warmly discussed when
Senator Daugherty moved for the sus-
pension of the rules to place the meas
ure on its passage. Senator ProbStfield
opposed the measure. lie had been i'll
formed that many OF the judges in other
districts have very little TO do. Senator
Crandall averred that he knew of judges
who can spend nine months Of the year
fishing and enjoying themselves and
then hunt another month Of the year
and still have ample time to do all the
business Of their courts. The governor
can send Judges to Duluth to help out
il"a stress Of ltigations from any other
district. Senator Daugherty, conced-
ing that this is true, explained that re-
Gently Judge was sent to Duluth from
the southern part of the state, and he
urged that it Will greatly c0mplicate
matters in cases of new trial. Senator
Crandali did not believe that it is nee
essary to 90 to the southern boundary
Of the state to find judges that have
more time than business.
Senator Stevens urged eioquently for
the passage of the bill. He claimed that
the Judges are overWOrked, aud tAat it
is only justice that relief be given the
present bench at once. Senator Keller
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-28
a DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
Is There a Sectarian Animus in
House File 467?

Is There a Sectarian Animus in
House File 1877?
One of the first matters taken up by
the senate was House File 467, and it
was brought before the body upon a
motion by Senator Sanborn under sus-
pension of the rules. 1t is the bill en-
powering benevolent societies to take
charge of poor children of two years
Of age and fnd houses for
them. Senator Crandall opposed the
bill fos the reason that the Stote now
maintains school at Owatonna for the
very purpOse aimed at. He explained
that the bill in question has for its OBJ
ject to clOthe Rev. NJ. Savage with pow
ers to pick up children and place them
i'll families of the state. That gentle
man travels constantly, argued the SEN
ator from Steele, and collects money
from benevolent people to maintain him
i'll his work. None of these children
has ever been placed in Catholic
home, and the speaker carried the
hypothesis good deal further by sug-
geSting that laws may be passed author
iZing Methodists and Lutherans, as well
as BaptiStS. The senator simply raised
the issue as to whether or not it is just
ana proper 10 pass SeCldIIdn measures
Senator Sanborn conceded that the
leaders in the movement solicit charity,
and he had made contributions to the
fund. He denied, however, that there
is anything at all Sectaran in the meas
ure. All that is asked is authority to
take children away from parents
through a decree of court. The au-
thOrity of the parents now reaches be-
yOnd the powers of the society.
Senator Craven considered the bill
too important to be passed under sus-
pension of the rules He insisted that
it should be discussed by the committee
of the whole. and such course was
Snally taken.