St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-14
The HOUSE SWAMPED
Continued Drifting Has Final
Iy Developed It's Natural
Result.
Small Hope That Anything Of
Use Can Now Be Accom-
plished.
Three Hundred Bills Await
ing Action, Some Good,
Many Unworthy,
And No Chance for Over a
Score or So to Become
Laws.

The house Is swamped. There is not
the slightest chance that 1t will be able
to "swim out" before adjournment.
Yesterday Mr.. Turrell stampeded the
members into queer position. Each
mans name was called in alphabetical
order and he then could call up any one
house file on general orders and have it
acted on. AS will be seen nineteen bills
were ordered to the calendar with ia
vorable recommendation.
Monday is the last day on which bills
can be passed, and, work as they Will,
the representatives can hardly hope to
dispose of many more than a score of
bills unless the existing Generalization
is tempered in some way.
The general charter bill, if taken up
at all, will consume good deal OF time
and there are some other measures cal
culated to develop opposition and argu-
ment. AS the roll call proceeds for the
advancement of favorite measures,
wrangling is sure to develop and scores,
if not hundreds Uf measures will die
right where they are.
Gov.Nelson'S dOg-in-the-manger policy
has so diSgusted the strongest and ableSt
men Ill the house that there is no longer
any ambition to make even fairly
good record. Should an attempt be
made TO pass several bills en- bloc on
one roll call protests Will be forth-com-
ing, and Father Turrell will perforce be
compelled to waste much valuable time
Ia q
duty of the house.
The record below will show little real
progress yesterday, and the spirit of
accomplishment is growing beautifully
less every day. All companionable,
helpful feeling has been crushed
out by rapidly recurring events,
till at the present time it is
clearly every man for himself and Old
Nick take the hindmOst. On the slight
est provocation scrapping is INDUCED
in. Tempers are testy and dispositions
all favorable to fight. About every
day notice is served from the executive
effice that if the legislature does not so
aud so, the governor will either veto or
"hang up" certain bills. 1t is the cruel
est kind of steering" and has deyel-
oped bitterness that cannot be allayed
in the three remaining days of the ses-
sion. Revenge is inspiring many move
these days, and Knute Nelson will real
ize that edge tools are dangerous things
to fool with in matters of legislation.
Passed in a Day.
The days calendar was cleared up,
the following bills being passed.
q S. +. 374, McHale, relating to mort
cages and other cOnveyances.
s. +. 46S, La Dus. relating to domestic
animals.
II. f. 1856, Mcdonald, to govern
weights and measures.
- II. F. S51, Cairns, relating to claim
and delivery of personal property.
H. L. 374, Scofeld, to repeal the law
relating to protection Of pharmacy.
ii. +. S62, French, to amend laws re-
lating to towns and counties, for the
benefit of Reeds Landing.
Ii. F. 9O4. providing for replacing lost
or mislaid bills.
III. f. 902, Wyman, the general apprO-
pratiOn bill. Vote, 70 to "a. This re-
suit speaks we'll for the appropriation
committee. In no other instance has a
general appropriation bill gone through
so smoothly and with so little change.
OF course the senate may turn things
upside down, and thus tangle the house
up as to concurring in amendments.
And to state facts, this result is looked
for by many house members.
S. +. sos. j. d. Smith, relating to lard
compounds, etc. This bill is Supposed
to be acceptable to Gov. Nelson.
S. f. 153, Stockton, to amend chapter
100, General Laws 1889, by bringing
Rice county under the general law relat-
ing to clerks of district courts.
S. f. OIL, Crandall, to empower the
+ho oh tce Il
for children who may be abducted from
case misdemeanOr, resistance of search
also mis1emeanor.
S. f. 563, Leavitt, providing for as
sessment of property that has hereto
fore escaped taxation or been assessed
at less that lawful value. This is bill
resulting from the senate committee
expose of timber steals, and will mainly
benefit Itasca county.
s. +. 54S. O'Brien, to transfer the
stub and pail" appropriation to the
twine-making appropriation at the Still
water prison.
Pushing to the Front.
In committee of the whole the follow
ing bills were recommended to pass:
II. T. 62S, Dunn, defining what shall
constitute legal newspaper.
S. +. 1872, Lommen, 10 open water
courses in Red river valley.
Il. +. 81, BjOrge, to- reduce contract
rate of interest from 10 to 8 per cent,
was first recommended for Indefinite
postponement. When the committee
rose the bill was excepted from the re-
port, and, on roll call, recommended
to pass.
Ii. F. $40, Barrett, to prevent mixing
of grain.
Il. f. 672. Baston, to provide for pub
lie watering places.
H. +. 1874, the omnibus bill of senate
and house to amend probate code.
II. F. SS5, relating TO powers OF park
boards.
ii. F. COL, F. NJ. Wilson. providing for
election of township supervisors for
varying terms, one, two and three
years.
d. F. GAL, Blocker, relating to de-
crees of probate courts.
ii. F. 1913, Guttersen-T To regulate and
govern town insurance companies.
. III. F. 749, Buck-Provldlng for re-
ports to state examiner by private
banks.
H. F. 119, Cairns-To regulate count
ing of ballots.
II. F. $50, Fletcher-To allow savings
banks to maintain offices in Chicago.
II. f. 632. Chesley-Changing time of
annual village elections.
H. +. 1856, E. Cole-Esta blishIng sal
aries of judge and clerks of municipal
courts In cities of over 100000 popula-
ton.
II. F. 7OS. T. Cole-To facilitate traffic
in wares and merchandise.
H. +. 500. w. l.. Comstock-Relatng
to actions in municipal courts.
S. F. 229, misunderstanding the
salary of principal keeper OF ST. Cloud
ishing corporal punishment.
fl. f. 397 and 39S, Dunn-Relating to
nAn dictr ln,