St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-12
WORK HAS COMMENCED.
Senators Begin Their Labors in
the Committee Rooms.

Senators Begin Their Labors in
the Committee Rooms.
"Days of grace" are to be abolished
in Minnesota on commercial and other
paper; that is, if a bill introduced in the
state senate yesterday becomes law.
This move on the part of the senate
will, no doubt, be hailed with great and
heartfelt rejoicings by the people OF the
state. For 10, these many years have
they, in common with the people of all
the commercial nations, been ground
u0wn and oppressed by the ubiquitous
custom and law which have given the
meet his obligations. The farm
ers of this state have suffered
from graSshopperS. drought, blight and
plaques of various descriptions, but
none Of these things mas been so OPP
pressive as the three days of grace"
allowed them on their notes. But the
grasshoppers, for instance, could not be
removed by law, while the "days of
grace may be. This being the case. it
is matter Of surprise that the people
have not sooner demanded relief.
But this iuiquity will soon be removed,
and the credit will belong to that great
hearted retOrmer, Senator John Day
Smith, of Hennepin, the gentleman
who introduced Senate File No. IL yes
terday. In introducing this bill Sem
ator Smith did not ask that the rules be
suspended and the measure passed at
once, as might have been expected.
The farmer, of course, can afford to
wait for reform III the grain laws, the
railroad laws and the tax laws, if in the
meantime the lawmakers will give them
a reform so widely demanded as that
covered by Senate File No. 81.
The senate was in session very
short time yesterday morning, although
in that time several bills of some i'm
portance were introduced and one
passed. The real work of legislative
session. however, is not done OH the
floor but in the committee rooms, and a
good part of the day after the adjourn
ment was spent in committee work by
the members. The committee on mile
age completed its work, and today will,
through the chairman, present its re-
port. The committees on Judiciary, cor
pOrationS and tax laws met
and prepared for business. The
tax committee recommended the
bill of Senator Dedon, providing
for the sale of certain lands against
which there are tax judgments, and the
judiciary committee agreed to report
Senator Leavitt's income tax bill back
without recommendation. a majority
of the committee is opposed to the bill,
and there will probably be a warm de.
bate over the measure in the course of
the next few days. The same commit
tee agreed to recommend the indefinite
postpOnement of Senator Woods bill
cutting the pay of court StenOgraphers
from $40 to IS per day.
The introduction of bills was followed
by adjournment. The following meas
ures were read and referred:
Mr.. Craig, S. f. No. 47-PrOviding
for the selection of state swamp lands
by railroads, and limiting the time to
one year.
Mr., Smith, f. R., S. F. No. As
Amending section II, chapter 46, Laws
of $50, relating to the probate code.
Mr.. Kelly, S. f. No. 49-Repealing the
special law by which county commits
sioners are elected at large in Houston
county, thereby placing the county I'M
der the general law. The rules were
suspended and the bill passed.
Mr.. Kelly, S. f. No. 5O-Providing for
the return of lands condemned for rail-
road purposes if not used within five
years.
Mr.. Smith, j. D., S. F. No. 51-Act to
abolish days of grace on notes and other
paper III which there is no stipulation
regarding the matter.
Mr.. La Due, S. f. No. 52-Appropri-
ating 500, 900 for additional display at
the worlds fair and providing method
of disbursing the same.