St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-26
AGAINST THE GRowLER.

aG:A1NSI LII II OLSO w AEIss
The Prohibitory Bill Recommend
ed to Pass-An Insurance Tilt.
The house met promptly at $50, and
Speaker (pro tenn Turrell called Mr..
Furlong to the chair. while the house.
IN the committee of the whole, took up
the consideration of general orders.
The first bill to be taken up was ID.
| T. 272, MI. Sulliyan's measure to correct
the present law relating to selling liquor
to minors. This bill absolutely prohlb-
its selling, giving. bartering or other
wise furnishing liquor to any minor.
under any circumstances, making it
misdemeanor, and makes the penalty
for violation fine of from S25 to 500, or
Imprisonment in the county jail OF not
less than thirty nor more than ninety
days.
4. B. Kelly offered an amendment
permitting liquor to be supplied Oh pre-
scription of regularly practicing physl-
clans.
Mr.. Schofield supported MIR. Kelly's
amendment, and held that it would
work hardship, especially in the rural
districts, unless the amendment were
adopted.
Inc amendment WAS duDplCu'
Mir. Ives opposed the passage OF the
bill, and made plea for the .conven-
fence of the poor man, claiming it would
| Interfere with the custom of crushing
the can"
Mr.. Leonard opposed the bill, and
cited other instances where 1t would
work other injuStices than preventing
the rushing of the GROWER"
Mr.. Zimmerman made two speeches
against the passage OF the bill.
Mr.. Sullivan made strong plea in
| favor of the passage OF the bill.
Mr.. Holmberg broke over his custom,
and said it was all injustice to claim
| that the passage of the bill was opposed
by the workingmen. They would be
greatly benefited by its passage. and he
| did not think any number OF them de-
| sired its defeat.
Mr.. Rodger was opposed to the meas
| IRE, as it would take away the rights OF
| the people.
Mr.. Fletcher called MIR. Rodger down
| for comparing the harm done by liquor
| to that done by revolvers by asking him
| if he would place loaded revolver in
| child'S hands.
| Mr.. Winston spoke from experience,
| and said lie had seen much ofthe evils
| arising from sending small children to
| the saloons after beer and liquor. 'If,"
| continued Mr.. Winston, 'there are men
who do not know enough not to send
their children TO saloons, the law ought
| to step in and putastop to 1t"
The question was demanded, and Mr..
| Ives tried to amend by fixing the age at
| eighteen years.
Mr.. Moves said the boys between the
| ages of sixteen and twenty are just the
| ones to be protected.
| P. Ii. Kelly said if it was Democratic
principle to favor the sending of chill
| dren with the ''groWer." he was not
| Democrat. The custom Of sending lit
| tie girls to the saloon brought them in
contact not only with the temptations OF
| the saloon, but also with that of the
| seducer. The passage of this bill will
save them" said Mr. Kelly, mot only
| from the curse of drunkenness, but also
from that of prostitution"
Messrs. Leonard and Rodger again
| spoke against tue bill.
| Mr. Upderleak favored the measure,
| and cited an instance where the practice
| had resulted in the death from drunken
| ness of young man.
| The motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost, and the bill, by a strong vote,
| was recommended to pass.
Mr.. French being absent, Mr.. Woold-
ridge asked that the committee report
progress on Ii. E. No. 326, relating to
| farmers institutes. Granted.
On motion of Nr. jacobson the same
J action was had on ii. +. No. 800, Mr..
Horizons bill relating to armorieS for
| the national guard.
On motion of Mr. Markham, Ii. f. No.
39aa. granting power to village councils
to employ surveyors to perform work
within the village limits. was recon-
mended to pass.
The next bill reached was Mr.. NoyeS'
II. F. No. 379, to place license money in
towns to the credit Of the road and
bridge fund. Mr.. Greer amended by
excepting counties where special acts
| are in force. Mr.. Leonard amended to
exempt boroughs. Both amendments
were adopted.
| After long DISCUSSION the bill was
recommended to be indefinitely post
poned.
An Insurance Tilt.
The next bill on the list was II. f. No.
| %, ives, relating TO the liability of in
dennity insurance companies.
Mr.. Ives explained the object of the
bill. made speech in favor of 1t and
| moved that the committee recommend
| its passage.
| MIR. Walsh also made quite speech
| in favor Of the passage OF the measure.
| Mr.. Miller spoke briefly i'll OPPOSE
| ton.
Mr.. Hoimberg again broke his silence,
| and gave the mask in front of the bill a
| twtch or two. He claimed that the OBJ
| ject of the bill is TO bring the Insurance
| companies into court Tor the effect it
| would have upon jury, as they would,
! in many cases, be led to believe that
| they were rendering verdict against
| the insurance corporation, when. in fact,
| that corporation would only be liable
| for portion Of the Judgment.
| Mr.. Ives spoke i'll rebuttal.
| Mr.. Fletcher gave the cocoanut a
| crack and showed up the milk. He
! said the sole purpose OF the bill was to
! make the insurance companies parties
| to the suit for the effect upon the jury.
He read protests from jo6Uers. manu-
| faeturerS and business houses in both
| Minneapolis and st. Paul. These pro-
| tests set forth that the passage Of the
| bill would either increase the RI teS 50
| that they could not patrOniZe them, or
| the companies wonld be compelled to
withdraw from the state.
| Mr.. Ives Jumped OIL Mr.. Fletcher for
| not sending up the protests to the desk,
as is the usual custom, instead of hold
| Ing them III his pocket In order TO flaSn
them at this time. hIr. Ives continued
to talk for quite time.
Mir. Mcguire said he did not know
| how to vote on the bill, and wanted
| time TO hear from the laboring men.
| The motion To report progress was
lost and the bill was recommended to
| pasS-32 ayes, II noes.
/ Mr.. Gums bill. H. T. No. 127, to re
| peat the Scheifer drunkard law, was
| discussed at length and finally recon-
pended to be indefinitely postponed
H. T. No. 15S. Mr. Towards bill re-
| curing plaintiffs in certain cases to file
a bond TO cover the costs, was next
reached, and provoked long and acrl
monious discussion. The lawyers were
divided in opinion as TO what DISPOSE
| ton should be made of 1t. Messrs.
] Howard, Abbott and Cairns spoke in
T! favor of it. and Messrs. Greer, Elem
iDp and others in ODDOSitiOn