St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-07
on roads and bridges for investigation

the bill somewhat in its wording. AS
amended it is recommended to pass.
Adopted.
The new bills introduced are few and
unimportant. Following is synopsis
Ii. f. 35l, by Mr.. Notwithstanding
for the bonding of villages. Committee
on municipal legislation.
Ii. f. 352, by Mr.. Paulson-To pro-
vide for the regulation and supervision
of mutual building association. Com
mittee on interpretations other than
municipal.
The bill empowers the public exam
iner to supervise such associations In
like manner as he at present supervlses
the public institutions OF the state.
Ii. f. 353. by Mr.. Leonard-To amend
section "a, General Statutes 1878, as
amended by section l, chapter 80, Gen
eral Laws 1879, and section l, chapter
Is, General Laws 1881, increasing wolf
bounty. Committee on judiciary.
Ii. f. 354, by Mr.. Misunderstanding
to roads and highways. Committee on
roads and bridges.
H. F. 555, Mi. Horton-To amend an
act to specify officers 10 be employed at
the state capitol.
This bill is intended to increase the
from $1,000 to 81, $40 per year.
Work on General Orders.
At IL O'clock the house resolved itself
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Turrell
in the chair. The first bill Oh general
orders was H. f. 1873, substitute for
House Files &c and 30, relating to the
erection of elevators. AS the chairman
of the committee on grain and ware
house was not present, the house re-
solved simply to report progress.
ii. f. 40, to authorize cities to make
certain improvements, is intended pri-
marily for the benefit of WinOna and
possibly some other cities, to enable
them to save money OH certain contracts
for brick pavement.
After the reading of the bill Mr.. Wins
ton asked to have read the attorney gen
erals reply to the second question of
the legislature as to its powers III the
premises. He then offered some amend
meutS to confne the scope OF the act,
but withdrew them on an explanation
by Mr.. Vansant that their substance
was already Incorporated in the Dill.
Mr.. Leonard also offered several amend
ments, but they were voted-doWn, and
when the committee rose for the noon
recess the bill was recommended for
passage.
Banks We. Trust Companies.
After recess the house again went
into committee of the whole on general
orders, Mr.. Horton in the chair.
Ii. f. 9, relating to the establishment
of boundary lines, was considered briefly
and progress reported.
III. f. 3, providing for incorporation OF
clearing houses, was sought to be
amended by Mr.. Fletcher so as to In
clude trust companies.
Mr. Fletcher expressed surprise that
his colleague should so warmly protest
against the amendment. The trust
companies are already doing a general
banking business. and he could not see
why they should be debarred from the
privileges of the clearing house.
MIR. Turrell said he had decided OBJ
iections to the amendment. Trust COM
panies should not be allowed to do a
trust business, title insurance bust
ness and banking business on the
same capital.
Mr.. Wyman was again heard in oppo-
SitiOn, reiterating IN emphatic terms
that there would be danger to estates IN
the hands Of trust companies If the
money could be rl3ked in general COM
meFclal DduKtHS.
Mr.. Fletcher referred to the action of
the last Legislature, When a bill to more
clearly define the powers OF trust com
panies was passed by two-thirds vote
of both houses, and then was vetoed by
the governor.
Mr.. Young thought it wrong to allow
trust companies to do a banking busl-
ness unless they organized as banks
under the state law. Ii they are doing
such banking business at present, as
stated. he believed 1t to be illegal.
MIR. Kelly, Z. H., said the trust con-
panies of Minnesota are as safe and re-
liable as any bank.
MI. Wyman closed the debate by call
ing attention. to the fact that while
banks have double liability trust COM
panles have only single liability.
Then on motion OF Mr.. Wyman tie bill
was recommended for passage.
II. F. ID, to abolish days of grace on
notes, bonds, etc, created more diScns-
sion than seemed possible from its
length and apparent purport. Finally
it was recommended to pass.
Farmers Insurance Notes.
H. F. 40, by Mr.. O'Neill, relating to
contracts and policies of insurance,
which would make insurance compa-
MES liable for loss on farm risks, even
though premium notes were unpaid at
the time such loss occurred, was given
a thorough airing, Messrs. O'NeiIl,
Young, Rodger, Greer and Mcguire
made strong and earnest speeches in
favor of the bill, holding that when an
insurance company accepts premium
note it should be compelled TO pay a
loss. Such companies, it was held, I'M
derstand thoroughly the circumstances
in all such cases, while in most instances
the farmers giving the notes do not un-
derstand the policy they receive.
Messrs. Rodger an4s Mcguire cited in
stances from their own experience
where great hardship had been. en-
tailed on parties by arbitrary and un-
just action of the insurance companies.
Mr.. Leonard considered the bill bad
one, entirely too one-Sided to be at all
just.
Mr.. Hopkins likewise spoke in the
same strain, asserting that as a general
rule the companies act fair and honor
ably in their dealings with the farmers.
The bill was recommended for passage
by an whelming vote.
Railroad Legisla ton.
A motion that the committee rise was
F. Sc. relating TO railway sidetracks an
switches, was considered. Its author
stated that the bill had been carefully
drawn by the state grain and warehouse
commission, and is nccessitated by the
circumstances at present existing. He
thought the measure needed no defense
or eulogy, and moved that it be recon-
mended for passage, which motion pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Leonard had his regular amend
ment ready to insert the word wheat
before the word elevator" Mr.. Leon
ard voted for the amendment, but no
one else did.
The committee decided to recommend
for passage II. F. l02, by Mr.. Fleming,
providing that candidates for positions
as locomotive engineers must have
served at least three years as firemen.
Strong words of commentator were
spoken by Messrs. Fleming and ROdger,
and the house was unanimous in its
favor.
Mr.. Anderson's bill. providing for
county licenses for peddlers, H. f. 209,
voc pocSpd WithOut action