St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-01
First Of the Governors Bene-
ficial-tO-Fapmers Bills
Approved.
A Hot and Earnest Battle in
the House Over the
Measure.
Determined Opposition by
Farmer Members Fails
to Stop 1t.
Party Lines Drawn for the
First Time on an Impor-
tant Vote.

Party lines, so far as a vote is con-
the first time in the house,
and the Republican steering" COM
mittee got in its first really telling
work. The special order for 2:30 was
ii. f. $50, commonly known as Gov.
Nelson's bill. On the occasion when
his eXcellency choked man gently at
the poetic town of Elbow Lake, he was
lauding, it is said, the principles of this
measure, and the farmers cheered him
to the echo. Since then they have, so
far as heard from, changed the tune
Realizing what it may mean in the
future, and the great power conferred
on the grain and warehouse commission
to work them veal or woe as it may feel
disposed, they have sent up no reSound-
ing shouts for its passage. On the floor
of the house it has been hotly opposed
by representatives of farming constltu-
encies, but their opposition was dis
counted ere the debate began.
Yesterday the debate was long drawn
out and vehement. Were it not for the
sake of going on record, every man who
spoke might have saved his wind. Mr..
Tnrrell, chairman of the committee ap-
pointed by the Republican caucus to di-
rect legislation. circulated quietly
among the members during the talking,
and when it came to vote So far as pos
sible there was "a mule in every stall. ;"
And each one knew his gait. He could
ambe along for distance record or
cantPr TO the most on signal
In arguing for the bill, some members
talked in fashion much resembling
the action of tub III choppy sea, but
none stopped over. Just so far they
careened and tilted back again, but the
poli.ical center board was plumb down,
and eventually the course laid was COW
cred. The feature of the bill objected
to was the provision for license fee of
81. but this was something the Repub-
licans would not relinQuiSh. Speaker
Lee made his first speech Of the session,
for the bill, especially commencing the
vesting of overseeing power in the
board of railway and warehouse COM
miSsionerS.
As amended yesterday the opening
paragraph of the first section will read:
"All elevators and warehouses storing
and handling gram, and situate on the
right of way Of any railroad at any sta
ton or siding in this state other than at
stations designated by law as terminal
points, are hereby declared to be public
elevators, and shall be under the super
vision and subject TO the inspection of
the railroad and warehouse commission
of the state of Minnesota, and shall, for
the purpose of this act be known and
designated as public country elevators
and country warehouses;"
That was the only section in any way
discussed during the four solid hours of
talk yesterday, and evidently it was
considered the milk in the cocoanut."
Other sections might have been left out
altogether for all the attention paid
them. And the bill is long one at that,
containing ten gOod-sized sections.
After the debate MIR. Greer, who had
the bill in charge, gravely remarked to
the reporters he thought the bill would
pass. And they all looked wise in re-
turn and seconded the motion so far as
the house is concerned.