St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-04
CAN'T WEAR HOOPS.
That Is tie Stern Decree Sent
Forth by MinnesOta's
Legislature,
And the Beautiful Bell Skirt
Will Still Show the Fe- ,
male Form Divine.
The Pool Room Bill Is Again
Source Of Considerable
Agitation.
In a Business Way the En-
ployer's Liability Bill Is
the Feature.


skirts. Or remain loyal to the bell
skirts?
That is the question that is agitatlng
the minds of the members Of the lower
house OF the state legislature and took
up considerable of their time yesterday
as we'll as being a source of endless
amusement in the discussion as to its
disposition and reference. Whether the
solicitude of the members on this
question of vital interest to the fair
sex is owing to their humane desire to
protect them from the chilling blasts of
our Minnesota winters when it is % be-
low, or whether it is their desire
to uphold the clinging bell skirt
which so handsomely shows the female
form divine in all its graceful contours,
or whether its author is after notoriety
still remains nOpen question, but from
the hilarity developed by the discussion
the third house is led to believe that the
bell skirt will win the victory. 1t may
also be possible that the farmer element
i'll the house are opposed to the intro
duction of hoop skirts in Minnesota for
fear their generous folds might become
confused with the haystacks on the
farm and during haying time by acct
dent their wearers might he crushed be-
meath the additional loads of timothy
that would be pitchforked on them. The
bill is introduced by Representative
Blocker and is as follows:
Here Us the Bill.
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to manufacture or sell. or to
offer for sale or use or to permit the
manufacture, sale or use of any hoop
skirt or hoop skirts, or anything like
thereunto, within the limits of Mime
sofa.
Sec. g.. Any person violating this
act or in any way assisting the violation
of any provision of this act, shall be
punished by fine of not less than S25
for each Offense, and, in default, shall
be imprisoned in the county jail for
perioi not exceeding thirty days.
Mr.. Leonard moved that it be referred
to the committee OH internal improve
ments.
Mr.. Fletcher moved that it 90 to in
corporations other than municipal.
MIR. Observation-Disclosures be given its
second and third readings and passed at
the present time.
Mr.. Boggs thought, as constitutional
questions are involved. it should 90 to
the judiciary committee. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on internal
affairs, but it being discovered that
there was no such committee in the
ba cran1yar TN IN
mittee on incorporation other than mu-
nicipal.
Mr.. Boggs demurely inquired of the
speaker if he did not think the commit
tee entitled to clerk now.
Down to Business.
Chief johnson reported 1.-THE adoption
of system for keeping the files of
members up to date, and the house set
tied down to business.
Under the order of petitions and COM
muncations, Mr.. McKaSey sent up a
communication from his constituents
praying for the passage OF the anti
scaIper BILL.
Mr.. Linde sent up a communication
from the residents of his district praying
for the passage of law to relieve the
owners of farm lands from village taxa
ton, when the limits of villages have
been extended to include them. The
communication was referred to the com
mittee on municipal legislation.
Mr.. Fletcher sent up a petition from
the Congregational ministers of Mime
apOlis praying for the passage of Mr..
Horizons bill abOliShing pool selling.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
There being no further petitions, the
reports of standing committees were
called for. The committee on hospitals
for the insane reported liz favor of the
passage of Mr.. Wilson's bill, House File
No. so, providing for the care aud pun
ishment of insane criminals. Adopted.
The engroSsment committee reported
that House File No. ~ had been cor
rectly engr0SSed.
The enrolment committee reported
House File No. Z to he correctly en-
rolled.
The temperance committee recon-
mended for passage House File No $50,
relating to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. Adopted.
The Judiciary committee reported
back II. F. No. S., relating to taxable
transfers of land. and requested that
the same be placed on general orders
without recommendation to be cOnSid-
cred cOntempOraneously with ii. f. No.
90. Adopted. The same committee re-
ported Ii. f. No. 149, to authorize towns
to refund taxes in certain cases, which
was recon nended to pass, as amended.
Adopted. Also, Ii. f. No. lis, relating
to time of terms of court in the various
counties of the Fifteenth judicial dis
trict; recommended to pass. Adopted.
On motion of Mr. O'Neill the rules were
suspended, and the bill passed.
The committee on towns and counties
reported Ii. +. No. 139 to be indefinitely
postponed. Adopted. The same com
mittee made a similar report in the mat
ter of III. f. No. 80, relating to funding
the Indebtedness of towns. Adopted
The same committee reported III. +. No.
%, fixing the salaries of county attor-
neys in counties having over 10000 in
habtantS and four terms of court each
year, with the recommendation that it
pass as amended. The amendments
make tie limits of the salaries not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, and
making the bill applicable to counties
having over 10000 inhabitants. The
report of the committee was adopted.
The committee on agriculture reported
back H. +. No: 81. relating to the pro-
lection of fish, with the request that
the same be referred to the committee
on game and fish laws. The reference
was made.
Motions and Resolutions.
Mr. Dunn, chairman of the committee
on reapportionment. introduced reSo-
luton appointing E. L. McCrea clerk of
that committee. The resolution was
adopted, ayes 6S, noes none. DR.. Will