St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-06

right. The pending bill, they asse rted,
would be of no possible benefit to the
farmers, and should not be crowded
down their thrOats in useless attempt
to bolster up the fortunes of decaying
political party.
But Mr.. Young, who farms crop Of
lawsuits In Swift county, said it was
just the diet the farmers needed. Ana
so it went, while an angelic smile spread
over the mobile features Of Farmer
jacobson, whe sells machines and raises
HI with his voice.
Oil Inspection Bill.
An interesting debate was stirred up
by Ii. +. 612, Howard, to govern the in
spection, use and sale of Illuminating
oils, or petroleum products, defining in
spectors' duties, and providing for fees
and appointment of inspectors.
Mr.. Hinrichs offered all amendment
to the bill, providing that all fees
should be turned into the state treas
ury, the inspector to receive $4,000 a
year, while the assistants should get $50
a month.
Mr.. Horton and Judge Fleming did
not believe that the citizens could pay
too much for protection Of this kind.
A good hour more was spent in talk
ing for and against the bill, which was
| fOreOrdained to pass by edict OF King
Knute and his fuglemen.
In the course of the debate Mr. Ives
! distinctly enunciated the sentiment
| that the Democrats were more than
willing the Republican party should
| father and coddle the bill and be re-
sponsible for it. Referring to the fact
| that several amendments had been
killed which aimed to reduce the fees
| for favored officeholders and save
money to all consumers of oil, he
| pointed out that Republican policy
always tended in the direction of taking
| from the masses and giving to the fa-
yored few. The bill under discussion
was purely Republican measure, and
he desired it should go to the people
with that fact unmiStakably understood,
| so that responsibility for the scheme
might rest ill the right place.
The bill was recommended to pass
| when 1t got to vote.
Ii. f. 1874, Mr.. Bleecker's bill making
| insurance companies responsible for
| the agreements of their solicitors, was
amended to exclude life insurance CON-
| panieS. Mr.. Bleecker said that the
| country was oyerrun with irresponsible
| solicitors, and thought that the COM
| panies sending them out ought to be
made responsible for their actions.
Several amendments were offered with
the purpose of killing the bill, but they
were voted down, and the bill was
recommended to pass by vote of 45
to 13.
Fl. F. No. 551, bill to regulate the
inspection, weighing and handling of
| grain, was taken up. Mr.. jacobson left
the chair and made speech in sup
port of the bill. 1t was, he held, the
one measure lacking to complete the
chain of laws considered necessary to
properly govern the grain business.
Mr.. Ives expressed the opinion that il
the house would pass the bill and the
bill making the railroad and warehouse
commissioners elective, leaving the So
called Peterson bill out of the books,
the work of the present legislature
would be something of success i'll the
matter of laws for the benefit of farm
erS.
Where the Fault Lies.
Speaking of the two bills. and taking
up II. F. 551 first, Mr.. Barrett said
''rhis bill is intended to amend the
grain and warehouse law OF 1855, so as
to bring the terminal elevators under
the control and supervision OF the grain
and warehouse commissioners. But it
fails in Its purpose. The greatest evil
we have to contend with today is the
mixing of different grades of wheat to-
gether in the terminal elevators of this
states. There are at Minneapolis sew
enteen terminal elevators and eight at
Duluth-twenty-fve in all. With the
exception of two at Minneapolis, all of
these refuse to take out license or to
comply with the law; therefore, we
hot a.la rhav al
private concerns, and are doing a buSi-
ness that is a detrment to the farmers
and the grain trade of the Northwest.
The crop OF 'S9 was badly frosted in
the northern part of this state. and
when the crop was being marketed
there were at one time $500 cars of low
grade wheat on the track at MInneapo-
lis. The railroad companies directed
the country stations not to load any
more low grade Wheat-that there was
blockade and they could not handle
it. This grain in course or time diSap-
peared, and the country began shipping
again. Toward spring, when the daily
receipts were not sufficient to supply
the mill, they began to draw from the
elevators. 1t was then they discovered
that they could not get single buShel
of wheat from the elevators that did not
it, Now the mlllers saw that they could
not get straight grades from the ele-
vators, and, to supply their wants. paid
as much as six cents bushel more for
the same grade of wheat on track, as it
came from the country and did not
pass through the elevators.
Every Crop Is Mixed
the same as the case cited. The crop of
'9l was very uniform one in Mime
sofa, but the Dakotas' crop was dam
aged by wet weather, and great guam
tity of it was not threShed until the
next spring. The result was that the
market was flooded with wheat out of
condition.
Again, our good wheat that weighed
sixty pounds to the measured bushel
was mixed with the Dakota wheat that,
had to be dried, and some of it secured,
and, of course, this mixture dragged
our wheat down from high grade to
low grade, and was shipped to Eastern
markets as the production of Minnesota.
thereby lowering the reputation of
Minnesota wheat. This is done to the
detriment of our farmers, but with
profit to the mixer.
Now it is time to stop this mixing of
grades, and by so doing re-establish our
reputation IOI Lile ROOu qualify OF grain
we do raise, and add three or four cents
to each bushel of wheat. The mixing
of grades together should be stopped.
but II. +. 551 does not do it, for it pro-
vides that by the request of the. owner,
company or corporation the public
warehouse man may dry, scour, clean,
and otherwise improve the grade of
grain for the sole benefit of the owner.
Now, under this bill, any grain dealer
could go to any chamber of commerce,
purchase great quantities OF the differ
ent grades of wheat, and send it to an
elevator and have it dried. cleaned and
mixed and continue to do so every day.
By so doing the mixing of grades would
go on just the same as before. There
fore it would be no improvement over
the present law.
Intent of the Barrett Bill.
Referring to II. F. S19, his own bill,
Mr.. Barrett said in substance: House
File S19 prohibits the mixing of grades
together in public elevators or ware
houses, and the receipts of such eleva-
t0r I,nu da1