St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-27

wipe the rail-
road commissioners off the board and
give the farmers chance to sell their
wheat for what it is really worth, Civ
ing all buyers an equal chance. By
some this may be considered radical
move, but there are a great many sena-
tors who believe that it comes very
near being the proper remedy. Out of
the fifty-four senators there are few, If
any, who seriously believe that the rail-
road commissioners are of any benefit
to the people. On other points there
may not be such unanimity of feeling.
PensIOned Politicians.
The pensioning of politicians. like
William Liggett, by placing them upon
the railroad commission at fat salaries,
has become decidedly unpopular among
all parties, and before the adjournment
of this session there is no reason to
doubt that the senate will go OH record
to this effect. The two bills of Senator
Brown will be found in another col
umn. Both deserve careful reading,
> because they will turn the discussion on
the wheat question into a different
channel.
The appointments of D. L. Kiehle as
state uperintendent, Berndt Anderson,
as adjutant general, were confirmed
during the session; that of Supt. Kiehle
by the votes of four or five senators, the
others not caring to vote either way.
Protests against pool rooms from the
Baptist and Presbyterian Ministerial
5 Associations of Minneapolis were read,
after which the introduction of bills
commenced. Nearly all of these were
directed at the railroads, the most i'm
portant of which were by Senators Lom-
men and Wood. The latter's bill fixes
maximum freight and passenger rates,
the latter at
Two and a hs1f Cents Per Mile.
Senator Lommen's measure makes
many amendments to the grain and ele-
vator laws. and defines the liability of
common carriers.
When committee reports were reached
the judiciary committee recommended
Senator S. d. Peterson's bill, S. f. 100,
regulating the number of justices of the
peace III villages, to pass, and it was
at once put through under sus-
pension of the rules. This was an
expression Of confidence in Senator
Peterson by his colleagues very graft
flying considering the fact that at the
commencement of the session his enc
mics at New Ulm had caused a vile
attack on him to be placed on each SEN
ator's desk. This was designed to
cripple him, but it had exactly the op-
poslte effect.
The next report was from the Ramsey
county delegation through Senator
Llenau, and so amends the law as to
allow the city council of st. Paul to
lease that portion of the West side levee
lying between State and Missouri
streets. The measure was passed under
suspension of the rules, and the COM
mittee OH towns and counties reported
back favorabIy II. F. 1O4, dividing mon
ey derived from liquor licenses by vii
lagos, giving half to the county and
half to the village. An amendment was
tackled on giving on-fifth to the county.
Senator S. ID. Peterson thought this
properly
Belonged to the Temperance COM
mittee
and moved such a reference. This pre-
vailed by good vote. After the second
reading of several measures the calendar
was reached, and Senator Dedou's
measure providing for a general delin-
quent tax sale was taken up and passed.
This completed the programme down
to general orders, and the senate went
atOr March in the chair. The income
tax bill and Senator Woods bill relat-
ing to official stenOgraphers were passed
over, and Senator KieSter'S bill limiting
the powers of religious corporations was
taken up. This adds the following to
the present law:
land provided always, that no such
society or religious corporation shall in
any manner, other than as provided by
the UNCONVENTIONAL rules and articles
of association of such religious society,
as the same appears of record, sell,
transfer, incumber or otherwise dis
pose of any of its real estate"
There was some opposition to this.
several senators taking the ground that
if passed it might have the effect of ty-
ing up property in case of Schism.
Senator Stevens offered an amendment
preventing any conflict between the bill
and the general laws. Senator Sauborn
was averse to changing the present con-
dition of affairs, but the bill was finally
recommended to pass.
Senator E. r. Smiths bill amending
the probate code, Senate File No. 4S,
was recommended to pass, and then
A Snag Was Struck
in Senator Sanborn's bill relating to
fees to be taxed as costs in district and
municipal courts. On motion of Senator
/ Craig, municipal courts were stricken
out. and $500 fixed as the amount above
which the new scheme will apply.
b For this bill both Senators Leavitt
! and Donnelly were loaded, both eOnsid-
ering it as a scheme to increase the ex-
penses Of all action in the courts. SEN
ator Leavitt declared it would double
the costs and Senator Donnelly made
really eloquent little speech. declaring
that this is lawyer governed country,
in the course of which he inyeighed
against the supreme court of the
United States. Senator Stevens replied
briefly, but the discussion was ended by
a motion of Senator Leavitt, who wanted
the senators to have time to examine
the bill The committee then rose and
the senate adjourned for the day.