St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-24

s cents per pound the coming season, as
that would be less than the actual cost
OF manufacture. The report aud state
ment were ordered printed i'm tina
journal and referred to the committee
on state prison and reformatory.
Gov. Nelson sent in communication
in which he virtually "backs watern
OH the appropriation which it was pro-
posed TO ask for to erect additional
buildings at st. Cloud. The governor
advises the adoption of plan by which
prisoners eligible to the st. Cloud inStI-
tuition would be sent to Saltwater,
where there is plenty of vacant cell
room. A bill accompanied the govern
or's letter which would carry his recon-.
mendationS into effect. 1t would es-.
tablish parole system at Saltwater
similar to that prevailing at st. Cloud
and necessarily involves some radical
changes in the government of the state
prison.
The governor also announced that he
had declined on his part the invitation
of the worlds fair commission to visit
Chicago. The boards invitation to the
legislature was read, announcing that
the Omaha and Wisconsin Central roads
had agreed to furnish special trains, and
the expenses OF the members aside from
this they will have to pay themselYes{
The invitation was laid on the table, I'd
be cailed!up at any time.
The committee on elections recom{
mended the Cairns primary election bill
to pass, with an amendment providing
that candidates for state and county
officers shall be nominated in regular
conventions, but that the delegates ID
such conventions shall be chosen at tho
I'll
parties. The candidates of the respectt
i've parties for municipal offices are to
be nominated at the primary elections
and the conventions are merely to cam
vaSs the returns and arrange the tickets,
FL. f. 2l9, Mr.. Bleecker's presidential
election bill, was recommended for in|
definite poStponement. The report wal
adopted.
The report Of the tax committee REQ
ommending the passage of substitute
bill providing for the adjustment of
penalties for delinquent taxes and tho
substitution of interest was adopted.
DR.. Williams asked that Ii. f. No. Ga
his sanitation bill. be recalled from tho
committee OIL municipal legislation and
placed on general orders. The motion
was lost, as no quorum voted.
MIR. NoyeS offered concurrent reso
luton calling for the publication in the
journal of Senator ii. f. Stevens
speech, delivered "Wednesday, and that
twice the usual number of journals be
printed. Mr.. Greer gave notice of de-
bate and the matter went over.
The committee on roads and bridget
reported back several bills, among them
H. f. 10 and 495, with the recommend
datiOn that they pass. The committee
on temnerance reDOrted H. Il 400 and
434, with the recommendation that they
pass. Both reports were adopted.
OF the bills introduced the following
were the most important:
IL. f. 626, by Mr.. CottOn-Providina
that religious corporations may sue and
be sued. Committee on Judiciary.
IL. f. 629, by Mr.. OVERWHELMING ia
granting of licenses for sale of IntoXlt
eating liquors, providing that such
license snail be issued only to bona tide
residents of Minnesota. Committee on
temperance.
Ii. F. G33. by Mr.. Bleecker-To provide
public morgueS in counties having over
100000 population, to be erected and
equipped by county commissioners on
or before July |, 1898. Committee ON
health and sanitation.
Ii. +. 634. by Mr.. FurloRg-TO amend
General Statutes 1878. relating to the
crime of murder; defines murder in the
first degree, and provides that con-.
demned persons shall be confined in the
state prison one year after sentence is
passed, the governor to issue the death
warrant one month before the expira-
ton of the year. Murder in the second
degree is to be punished by impuson-
ment for life.