St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-03
Horton Wanted the Pool Bill
Called Out Of Com
mittee.
Ives Has a Retort in Stock,
but the Bill Is Now
on Orders.
Another Great Flood Of Bills
That Will Save the
State.

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long past 10 o'clock when the gentleman
from Otter Tail, Hon. II. p. Bjorge, ar
rived. and as soon as he appeared Read
ing Clerk Deakin announced quorum
present. Besides recovering from
frozen ears and other unpleasant feat
ures of the trip to the university on
Wednesday, a considerable number
of the members were absent on
junketing trips. The committee
on state normal schools is circulating
around in the northern part of the
state; the state prison and reformatory
and binding Irvine committees were at
Saltwater, and the committee on hos
pitfalls for the insane was visiting the
hospitals at st. Peter and Rochester.
First in the regular order of business
was petition from citizens of LIE Sueur
county, praying for the passage of the
anti-scalper bill. This was referred to
the Judiciary committee, as was sec
ond petition of a similar nature from
the citizens of Carver county, presented
by Mr.. Boylan.
Under the order of reports Of commit
tees, the pruning knife work of the
committee on legislative expenses was
continued. They reported unfavorably
on the request of Mr.. BOggS, chairman
of the committee on interpretations
other than municipal, for a clerk. This
committee made like report on the
resolutions calling for the employment
of additional file clerks; also clerk
for the committee on roads and
bridges, They recommended that
Peter Wahlund, brother of Rep
rcsentative Wahlund, be allowed
pay for eight days services for door
keeper. The assistant Sergeant-at-arms
had, however, informed Mr.. Staples
that Peter had not earned his pence, so
the report did not help him, for he was
several votes short Oh the roll call. Mr..
Anderson voted no, and gave notice OF
reconsideration, so he may yet get the
coveted $24 of the states funns.
No Quorum Found.
At this stage of the proceedings it
was discovered that there was no quo
rum present, and call of the house
was ordered. Just as the sergeant-at-
arms and his assistants were starting
out in quest Of the absentees several
belated members of the Hennepin dele
CATION marched IN, and further pro-
ceedingS under the call were dispensed
with.
The next report of the committee Oh
legislative expenses was one in favor of
appointing Mrs. F. E. Powers as stenog-
rapher of the judiciary committee at
salary of s. per day. Mr.. Dunn favored
passing over this order until there was
more full attendance. Mr.. Turrell
objected. as this matter was one of i'm
pOrtance, and the judiciary COM
mittee needs stenographer. Mr..
Hopkins moved to take recess.
Mr. Dunn seconded the motion
with a few terse remarks. Mr.. Greer
insisted upon proceeding with the regu-
lar order of business. Mr. Wacek arose
to point of order, and all was tempo
rarily Strengthened out by the roll call
on Mr.. Powers appointment. The vote
was Al yeas and IL nays, so the report
was not adopted, as 1t requires IS votes
to adopt where the expenditure of
money is involved. Judge Fleming
voted nay in order to give notice of re-
consideration, but Chairman Fletcher.
of the judiciary committee, was too
quick for him with similar motion OF
his own. g
A bill of $3.50 for repairs about the
house by Wallblom d ThOOrsel was
recommended paid. but the report was
lost. there being only fifty-five members
present and voting.
The judiciary committee reported
back the bill enabling property owners
to recover for damages Occasioned by
riot, with an amendment excepting
buildings occupied for immoral pur-
poses. 1t was recommended to pass as
amended. House File No. 159, to
legalize personal assessments. was rec
commended to pass. House File No. lis,
fixing the terms Of courts in the Six
teenlh judicial district, was referred
back to the committee for amendment.
Il. F. No. 125. for the regulation of cleo
tons, was referred to the committee on
elections. Fl. F. No. 1876, Mr. Bleecker's
bill to regulate the building and loan
association business, was reported back,
with several amendments, and recon-
mended to pass.
Ii. F. No.132-To regulate primaries,
was referred to the committee on elee-
lions.
H.F. No. TITO provide for change
of venue in municipal courts. was rec
commended to pass, with section struck
out.
Ii. F. No. TOTO make municipal
corporations subject to garnish. was
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment.
II. f. No. 69-Amending chapter So,
relating to inspection of steam vessels
aud boilers and licensing engineers. was
disposed of by the committees substi-
tute, which goes on general orders as III.
T. No 259, and the recommendation to
pass ii. +. No. 22S, to abolish private
seals, was recommended for indefinite
postponement. II. F. No. GO. TO amend
the law relating to garnishment pro-
ceedings, shared the same fate. II. +.
No. 81, relating to the trial of civil
actions, was reported back with sub
stitute, H. f. No. 257, which was recon-
mended to pass.
Fl. f. No. IL. Mr.. Markham's bill pro-
viding for the taxation OF railroad bonds
was reported back, amended, with the
recommendation that it pass as amend
ed. The amendment provides for sub
hitting the measure to a vote of the
people at the general election of 1894.
I The committee on labor and labor
legislation reported back II. F. No. Sc.
Nh. Wyman's factory inspection bill,
with few minor amendments and
recommendation that it pass. III. +. SO
! was also recommended to pass.
Here Was the Scrap.
t F. M. Wilson made motion that was,
I to all appearances, unimportant; but
| there was something about the matter
! to which it related that stirred up
| hornets nest, and made things livelier
| for few brief minutes than they have
| been at any time during the session.
Mr.. Wilson's motion was that Mr.. Hor
toms bill prohibiting pool selling, which
the chairman of the judiciary committee
| had been ordered to report today. be
recommitted to the judiciary committee.
| This motion brought the author, Mr.
Horton, to his feet He said he hoped
| the motion would not prevail. The bill
| is aimed at one of the most atrocious
forms of gambling. 1t is short and can
be easily understood. He aske that it
be placed on general orders without
recommendation, then, if the members
want to kill it, kill it there in open SEES
! sion; don't strangle it in committee.
He SAID the resolution was introduced
to get tsack OF the bill.
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