St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-27
SAINT PAUL.
IMPORTANT MEASURES
Now Pending Before the state
Senate.

IMPORTANT MEASURES
Now Pending Before the state
Senate.
This promises to prove an eYentiul
week in the senate. There are several
important measures pending that VIII
come up within the next six days ne
first that will probably be considered Is
the bill to tax the output OF the IRON
mines of the state. Senator LeaIItt'
however, cannot be III attendance lou"S,
and il Will therefore, through ueleLellco
10 him, be postponed uhtll totlloi Wv.
The onnosition from the senators that
renreSent the mining counties VIII oe
detarmined and indefatigable. That Is
natural. They hold that the mining IN
dustrv of The State is yet in its infancy
and that it should be protected ana lost
erred instead OF taxed. Then II IS con-
tended that the proposed tax OF. i've
cents a ton on all the ore mlned is iuure
imam the greater portion OF the mines
can stand up under. On the other manu-,
the champions of the act MAINTAIN that
the mines cannot he adequately taxed
by the ordinary processes or making
assessments. They represent many
millions of dollars, il is argued, anu
sbould be made to pay tribute 10 tle
state government as other industries
and values of the state are Obliged TO.
The anti-scalpers' bill is one of the
measures that is attracting gOOu zeal
of attention. There is no bill now pend
ing that is enliSting the efforts OF SO
many lobbyists. \ score or so OF ran,
way conductors are camping on the trall
of the bill, doing everything IN their
mower 10 further it. They want 10 see
il become a law, it is said, because II
will save them a large amount OF NlSF
liant labor. They are forced 10 closely
scrutiniZe ali tickets to protect tAeui-
selves from fraud. But this Is all tOrcl-
bly combatted by the ticket brokers,
who are. of course. arrayed against the
act. They claim that 1t Is merely
sthtle trick to drive them out OF buSl-
ness. Then,in answer 10 the arguments
that confront them and emanatlng from
the conductors. they assert that the
business of Scalping railway ana steam
shin tickets results to the saving on the
part OF the travelling public and others
that buv tickets, for the reason that the
commission given the scalpers by the
railroads are invariably divided with
the purchaser. But ii is a mo0ted ques-
ton. and the senators are lett 10 solve
the problem.
Oyershaduwing all other matters be
fore the legislature stands the coal COM
biDe investigation in conspicuous us
tinction. 4 new turn will be given the
present week. The committee Will
meet tomorrow evening and decide fur-
Their upon positive and more aggreS-
siye line of action. The attorney gen
eral will begin legal process at once TO
arraign the combine before the bar OF
Justice. and Rhodes. of the bureau. VIII
be the first to DE brought up. Several
bright lawyers will be associated with
Gen. ChildS in the prosecution, ana II IS
suggested that one of the number VIII
be Cyrus Wellington, II he can DC III
duced to undertake the labor. Ii Is true
hat Mr.. Wellington Is very much ell
crossed with the duties OF his new ap-
DOintment, and 1t is therefore llkely
that he cannot be retained.
The entire nation is thoroughly
aroused over the startling facts that
have been adduced upon the InqulSi-
ton. Senator DOnnelly has been forced
10 employ q SlCtlOSle piiOA ~ CIV 80
caring for the enormous correspondence
that has grown out of the investigation.
Every mail brings him innumeraole
letters from prominent men and legls-
latOrs from all sections Of the country,
and they are all OF such Importance that
they demand Immediate attention and
answers. Consequently Mr.. Donnelly
dictates to his stenogaapher, who In
tnrn reduces the letters to long hand.
The press everywhere, too, has taken
the liveliest interest in the exciting Incl
dents Of the investigation. Senator
Donnelly is once more as often in pub
lie print as lie was when his Cryptic
gram created such general comment
and sharp criticism. The Chicago Her
aid the other day remarked i'll an edl-
torial that Illinois feels the need OF
DOnneIly.
Deposits made on or before April 3 in
the Minnesota Savings Bank, 3D. Waba-
sha street, draw three months interest
July at the rate of per cent per an
NUN, guaranteed.