St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-19
PROBsTFIELD LEADS.
The Senator From Clay Would
Have the State Build Many Ele-

u
Have the State Build Many Ele-
vators.
The two hours proceeding the joint
session were very dull and unintereSt-
ing in the senate. The whole order of
business. from prayer by the chaplain
down to the end, was skipped over, and
three-quarters of an hour before the
time to go over in the hall of the house
recess was taken, simply because
there was nothing to do. The purchase
of supplies was authorized, and then
Senator Glader endeavored to get a
clerk for the engrosSing committee, but
too many senators were absent, and the
resolution was lost by 25 affirmative to
9 negative votes, 2S being required to
pass the resolution
Next came the Introduction of bills,
among which are two that will excite
more than passing interest. The first
of these is measure by Senator Taw-
ney providing for tax on lnherltanceS,
and resembles the measure Senator Day
brought in few days ago. That meas
ure Senator Tawney thinks would prove
unconstitutional. The other measure
was introduced by Senator PrObstfield,
and will almost take away the breath OF
priation of Sl,570,000 is contemplated.
The bill is to provide agricut-
ural warehouses on the state fair
grounds at Hamline and at the head of
the lakes, Duluth, where agricultural
products are to be exhibited and mar
keted The president of the Farmers
Alliance, mayor of st. Paul, president of
the state agricultural society, horticult-
ural society, dairymen's association,
mayors of Minneapolis and Duluth, eX-
presidents of the Farmers alliance,
George w. Sprague, Il. Il. Barrett, E.
ii. Atwood and Il. j. Hall are consti-
tuted 81 commission to locate the sec
ond place provided for on ST.
Louis bay. where the largest vessels
on Lake Superior can reach it. They
are to procure the land and the neCeS-
sary buildings. build spur tracks and
terminal yards, so that the elevators
shall be ready for business Sept. l, 1898.
The elevators are to have capacity of
at least 100000 bushels at the fair
grounds and 20,000.00O at Duluth. A
produce exchange is to be established.
The secretary of the state agricultural
society is to have entire charge of the
Hamline establishment and the deputy
weighmaster at Duluth of the other.
An appropriation of $40, 900 is made TO
secure tue site and S300,0 a year for
five years to build the buildings. TO
raise this tax of one-half Of mill is to
be levied. The board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners are author
lied to fix the charges for the services
to be rendered, and also to fix the Salar-
les to be given to the necessary EN-
pl0yes.
New standing committees, one of
three on the taxation OF logs and lum-
Der and the title of railway lands, and
another OF five on quarantine and sani-
tary laws, were ordered by the passage
of resolutions offered by Senators De
don and TaWuey. A house bill repeal
ing local law relating to the running
at large of cattle in Washington county
was passed under suspension of the
rules, and committee reports were
taken up. The first and only re-
port came from Senator Daugherty,
and was a favorable report on the
bill to exempt 5000 of personal
property from taxation. This ended the
committee reports, and nothing was
found on the regular routine until the
subject of executive communications
was reached, when 1t was announced
that there were some appointments to
be considered. A list of appointments
made by Gov. Nelson during the past
few days and announced in the papers
was read, and upon motion OF Senator
Day the senate at once confirmed all
without objection. This ended that
order of business, and as general orders
had been reached the senators were
ready for almost anything to head Off
the possibility of long-Winded speeches.
Senator Lienau came to the rescue
and offered a resolution increasing the
number of members of the committee
on municipal corporations to fifteen and
authorizing the president of the senate
to appoint the additional six members.
Senator LeaVitt desired to know the OBJ
ject of the proposed change. 70 this
Senator Lienau replied by stating that
this committee had but one member
from the large cities, an unfair and un-
Just division. Senator Barr opposed this
as did senators TaWney and Leavitt.
The motion was lost by Is to 20.
Senator G. II. Davis, of Nicollet, was
called to the chair at this time, and the
senate went into committee of the
whole; but this was soon ended, as
none OF the bills on general orders had
been printed. Upon rising recess was
taken until II: :55. at which time, headed
by the lieutenant governor, the fifty
four senators marched into the hall of
the house to vote for their several can
didates for United States senator. Re-
turning to the senate after the election
of Mr.. Davis, an adjournment was taken
at once.