St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-15
new COURT SCHEME
To Relieve the Pressure OF
Business on the Supreme
Court. /,
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A Bill to Establish Three Dis
trict Courts OF Limited
Review. 81
The House Finally Cleans Up
the Business on the Cal
endar, "
Though the Debate in the
Senate Occasions Nom l
QuOrumS.

tered in it yesterday. There was very
slim majority of representatives pres
| ent when all were in their seats, but at
| times after 2:30 it seemed as if half the
members had tlocked into the senate
chamber.
Every representative having charge
of or interested in bill on the calendar
constituted himself a Sergeant-at-armS
when his measure was taken up. The
cloak rooms were searched for needed
votes, then the hustler would rush away
to the senate and urge members to
"come in and give me vote" When
ne got back to the house he would have
10 make the rooms again TO rout out
friendly loitercrS, then away to the
senate again 10 reiterate his plea for q
vote. And after all
Gail for the Absentees
was necessary in many cases. Reading
Clerk Deakin and Chairman Turrell
were in league to push business. TOO,
ard the member from Redwood voted
on every roll call to make sure the Dill
on passage should have every available
vote
Not the slightest intimation Of debate,
difference or objection cropped out on
any bill passed. with the possible eXcep'
ton of MIR. O'NeilPs bill providing for
the appointment of all agent TO press
state claims against the national gov
ernment, and in this case the opposition
was of very passive character. AS
whole, the day was all uneventful one
so far as excitement was concerned, yet
more bills were passed than Oh any
three days heretofore. If none OF those
acted on, as noted elsewhere, shall re-
turn to plague the members and the peo-
pie in the future the state Will be eX-
tremely fortunate9
The Routine Work.
In the morning hour only routine
work was done. On motion or Mr.
Peterson Ii. +. 3S9, to tax inheritances
of real estate, was again placed on gem
eral orders, from which it had been
taken with other bills of the kind and
referred TO the committee on taxes.
Representative Dunn's bill defining a
legal newspaper was. on his motion. re-
called from the judiciary committee ana
referred to the printing committee.
The committee on Judiciary recon-:
mended the indefinite postponement or
II. f. 6g7, Mr.. Ives bill exemptng
steamboat engineers from jury DUTY
while engaged in the discharge OF their
duties. but it was TecOmmiJted to the
committee. Mr.. McDonald's bill relat-
ing 10 weights and measures was rec
commended to pass. Senator StOct0n'S
bill relating to fees of clerks OF district
courts was disposed of IN the
same manner. Mr.. MoOre's bill to
regulate the practice of medicine, and
Mr.. Bleecker's bill TO prohibit the
publication of testimony in certain
trials were recommended to be lndefin-
itely postponed.
MIR. Horizons bill to enable tine park
board of st. Paul to issue certificates OF
indebtedness was recommended for in
definite postponement. Mr.. Walsh pro-
tested against this action, as he said
the bill was of the greatest Importance
to st. Paul, and moved that it be recon-
mitted, which was done.
Mr.. .Bleecker's bill authorizing five
SiXthS of jury to return verdict after
six hours deliberatiOn was recon-
mended to pass. Mr.. Markham's bill to
prevent sneritfs holding Office more than
two terms of two years each was recon-
mended for indefinite postpOnement,
but on motion of the author was placed
on general orders.
New bills introduced and referred
H. sos, Mr.. Wagoner-T fix the
maximum fare for passengers on mixed
trains at two cents per mile. Railroads.
H. f. SOC, Mr.. Merritt-To provide for
municipal courts in villages of 1900.
interpretations.
ii. f. SO7-Mr. Turrell-To provide
for the registry of paupers, insane and
feeble minded persons. Insane hos
pitfalls.
II. F. sos, Mr.. Minette-To provide
for municipal elections in villages OF
less than 5000 inhabitants, organized
under special charters. Municipal leg
islation.
ii. F. 500, II. NJ. Richardson-To en-
able honorably discharged soldiers to
carry OH shows without paying license
Judiciary.
H. F. $40, Mr.. Greer-To establish a
district court of appeals in Minnesota.
Judiciary.
H. F. S11. Mr.. Cotton-Relating to ap-
| pealS to the supreme court. Judiciary.
Slow in Gathering.
After recess, when the hour of 9
O'Clock came, Speaker Lee saw so small
| number of members in their seats that
his face took on disappointed look
! After rapping the house to order he
called Mr.. Turrell to the chair. A call
of the house was ordered, and when
proceedings hereunder were dispensed
| with the chairman announced that
! thirty members were absent. He plead
| ed with the members to remain in their
seats and pay attention 10 roll call, in
order that the bills on the calendar
might be disposed of. Despite Mr.. Tur.
rell's appeal, however, it was necessary
| to call for the absenteeS repeatedly
Still, rapid progress was made, although
several bills went through with no votes
to spare, and then only after wandering
or cOnfab- holding members had been
drilled" to put themselves on record
The chairman was plainly irritated by
the failure of members to heed mis- in
| junction and keep their seats, but he
| kept the work going at full swing while
there was anything to work on.
Cleaned the Calendar.
Before taking up the calendar att
morning session call of the house was
ordered, which showed good majority
of the members present. Half d0zer
senate files stood first on the calendar
and were rapidly disposed Of. They
were s. +. 296, appropriating $4,000 fol
Fergus Falls hospital for insane
passed; S. F. sol, providing rewards OF
SIS and 50 respectively Tor killing re-
male and male wolves, passed: S. f. 10
legalizing acts of state reformatory
managers in paying 81, 500. 80 interest on
money due for contract work
lost; Mr.. Sails gave notice thai
he would move for reconsideration s.
F. "a. providing for incorporation OF
villages by vote of the people, passed
S. F. 81, providing that vacations OF
ctraetc and alIpvS shall not bp rnndarpd
invalid by technicalities, passed; S. F.
127, to compel railroad companies tC
post notice of delayed trains at stations
twenty minutes before scheduled time
for the information OF passengers,
lost, 26 for to So against.
House files to the number of thirty
one had place on the calendar, and were
disposed of as follows: I'll. f. 429, to
furnish Minnesota reports for United
States courts of appeal, passed; n. +.
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