St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-21
EndeavOr to Kill the Bill by
Loading 1t With Am end
ments.
Senator Mott Wants the State
to Go Into the Insup-
ance Line.
Roads With Unified Swamp
Land Grants Must Make
Their Selections.

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power to tax men upon the incomes
they enjoy rather than upon their debts.
SO far i'll the course of the two days de-
bate in committee of the whole several
very novel propositions have been adj
vanced by the opponents OF the meas
| ure. Senator Dean, for example, thinks
all income tax would have a bad thing,
| because wealthy men now evadc taxa
alton on their personal property, and
Senator Lienau, not to be outdone, yes
teraay made the astonishing statement
that only things visible" should be
taxed.
But the income tax bill is in no dan
ger from either of these arguments or
! theories, but rather from several of the
friends of the measure, who show dis
| position to allow it to be amended i'll
several points. These amendments. if
adopted, will be fatal to the bill. Two
years ago this measure went through
| the senate after hard fight, and if its
friends stand firm it is certain to go
through again, and this time early
enough to insure its passage by the
other branch of the Legislature.
Senator Eaton, the shrewd and far
seeing statesman from Wright county,
who introduced the amendment that
upon its adoption killed local legisla-
ton, has again come to the front with
another proposed amendment, which, II
adopted. will limit future sessions of
the legislature to sixty days. At the
| opening OF the session yesterday morn
ing Senator Clough announced the ap-
| pointment of the new committees au-
thoriZed Thursday. They follow:
Sanitation and State Quarantine =
Senators TaWney, Bell, Dean, Daugh-
erty, Mayo.
Taxation of Logs aud Lnmber-Sen-
| at0rS Dedon, Smith, j. d., LeaVtt.
| Senator Craven introduced resoln-
| ton increasing the committee on mu-
nicip2l corporations, making it six larger,
| and providing that these members should
be taken from the six congressional dis
| tricts having but one member EACH.
| Senator Morse gave notice OF debate
| and the matter went over. The intro
| duction of bills next commenced, under
| the head of which Senator McHale Sc
| cured the passage of memorial to con-
| gresS asking the appropriation of S25. 900
| for the Improvement OF the Minnesota
river at the borough of Belle PLANE, i'll
| Scott county.
Senator Sanborn, OF Ramsey, offered
| concurrent resolution regarding the
| death of eX-PresidenL Hayes, which was
| at once passed and sent to the lower
| house. 1t follows:
ESonored the Dead statesman.
Whereas, Information of the death of
eX-PreSident Rutherford b. Hayes has
| been received by the senate and house
| of representatives of the legislature Of
| The state of Minnesota, now assembled,
| and has produced deep emotions; and,
Whereas, On this day the funeral
| services over his remains are being con-
| Quoted at his late home in sister state,
and it is natural instinct, as we'll as a
universal custom, for all people to
| mourn when their leaders fall; there
| fore,
Be it resolved by the senate. the
| house of representatives, cOncurring.
That the stale of Minnesota does here
| by tender to the state OF Ohio the SYM
| pathy and coincidence OF all our people
| in bereavement which, While it is
| special and peculiar to that state, IS at
| the same time Of national magnitude.
Resolved, That in the death OF this
| distinguished man we recognize the
| loss to our nation of a pure patriot. a
faithful and gallant soldier and an Illus
! triouS leader, who had the confidence
| and esteem of all classes of people, a
without repr0ach the highest honors of
| the republic.
Resolved, That as a mark Of respect
TO his memory the legislature do stand
! adjourned on the day of the funeral,
and that the flags Oh the public build
ings of this state be displayed at half
mast.
Resolved, That the governor of this
state be requested to canSe one copy of
these resolutions to be engrossed and
transmitted to the governor of the state
of Ohio and another copy to be trans
mitted to the family OF the deceased.
Among the new bills sent in was an
| important one from Senator Mott, which,
| if passed, would put the state into the
| insurance business, the sums needed to
meet losses to be raised by taxation.
| Senator Phillips does not think man
working for city government should
be allowed to evade the payment of his
| honest debts, and so introduced a bill
which, if passed, will allow garnish-
ment proceedings against municipal
corporations as well as against CORPORA
| tons and private persons. The bills
introduced follow:
New Measures.
Mr.. McHale, S. F. No 111-Jont resp
$25, 900 for the Improvement of the Min
nesota river at Belle Plaine, Scott coun-
ty. and instructing members from this
state to do all III their power to secure
such appropriation.
Passed under suspension of the rules.
Mir. Eaton, S. f. Nc. 1l2-Proposing
amendment to the state constitution,
limiting the sessions OF the legislature
to sixty days.
MIR. Mott, S. F. No. 113-To propose
an amendment to the constitution
authorizing the imposing of tax for
the purpose of Insurance b. counties,
towns and cities.
Mr.. Leavitt, S. F. 114-Pr0posing
amendment to constitution authorizing
tax OH inheritanceS.
Judiciary Committee, S. f. 115-Ap-
propriating $1,000 for the revision of
the statutes of the state and providing
for the appointment OF a commission to
perform the work.
Mir. Crandal. S. f. 1l6-Aopropriat-
ing $50 for state public school at
OWatonna, of which So, $50 are for i'm
prOVementS and new buildings.
Mr.. Day, S. E. 117-Providing for the
incorporation of cooperative life and
casualty insurance companies.
Mr.. Phillips, S. T. 1lS-Providing for
the garniShment Of municipal corpora
tons.
Mr.. Smith. j. D., S. F. 1l9-Regard-
ing the taxation of costs in civil actions
Mr.. Smith, j. D., S. F. 120-Relating
to cruelty to animals.
Must Make Selections.
Committee reports took up the next
few minutes, number Of bills coming
back. the only important one of which
was Senator Craig'S swamp land grant
bill, which goes on general orders now,
and may be expected to get through the
nlte e ~ enc" gh O action il The
house. This bill, if passed. will turn
millions Of dollars into the various state
funds, as it will save several million
acres of valuable land t. the state upon
which the covetOuS eyes of railroad cor
pOratious with omen grants ara now cast.
In ad itlOn to this it will hasten the
da" when many hundreds OF lnnnSan s
# acres Of land will go on the tax lists.