St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-02
A WORKING SATURDAY
The House Of Representatives
DisposeS Of Considerable
Legislation.
A Few "Purely Local" Bills
Are Passed and Several
Advanced.
Winston Election Law Favor
ably Recommended to
the House.
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Dr.. Williams Irrigation Res
OlutiOn PaSSes---Anti-
Cigarette Action.
"They will meet,
But they will miss us. ;"

Thus sang in dOleful voice several
Sad-eyed members of the house, as they
wendell their way from the capitol at
supper time last evening. A resolution
had been adopted naming a. m. as the
meeting hour of the house hereafter.
AS there is also rule recently adopted
providing for night sessions, many of
the members object to the change of
the morning hour. The result will be
that there will seldom be a quorum
present at O'Clock. and the night ses-
sions will amount to little or nothing.
1t is not any more feasible to "burn the
candle at both ends" in legislative work
than in other business, and the expert
ence Of the coming week will probably
demonstrate the fact,
Passage of bills under suspension of
the rules was the feature OF the morn
hing session yesterday. In almost every
instance the bulls passed we're designed
for the benefit of some particular local
ity. The bill of most general impOr-
lance so put through was DR.. Williams
JOINT resolution relating to irrigation,
which is printed elsewhere. Half
dozen bills were advanced from general
orders to the calendar, while as many
more were so strongly opposed that mo-
tons to advance them were voted down.
VIII Meet at 8 A. WI
After recess it took twenty minutes to
secure quorum. and call of the house
was necessary to do this. When the
call was dispensed with, Mr.. Peterson
called up the Staples resolution, provid-
ing that the morning session begin at
9:30 O'Clock. A motion to lay the
whole matter on the table was lost, and
the Furlong amendment was adopted.
NinstOn's Bill Endorsed.
At 2:3O the house went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Cotton in the chair.
The Winston election bill was taken up
where the committee left off yesterday.
Half the seats were vacant during the
debate.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Greer which would strike out the sec
ton providing for n0n-partisan boards.
The opposition was so strong that the
amendment was withdrawn.
Mr.. Cole moved an amendment to
strike out all of section 1O6, making
''gross intoxlcation" physical disabii-
ity. Lost. A like fate met an amend
ment offered by Mr. Knuteson to strike
out all of section LOG.
Mr.. Sails offered an amendment
which would debar an Intoxicated per-
son from receiving assistance in mark
ing his ballot. Lost. and the section
was adopted as printed. 1t will prac-
tically kill the ballot of drunken cti-
zen.
Two minor amendments were
adopted. and then the question required
on motion of Mr.. Cole, of Otter Tail,
to indefinitely postpone the bill. Sup
porting his motion, the gentleman said
the present law mad worked very salts
factOrily:' the rural districts were salts
fed with it, would have no time to post
themselves on the changes proposed,
aDd great confusion would enSue among
the men available for judges.
Mr.. Winston said the bill made very
few radical changes. 1t was primarily
designed to correct errors and Shortcom-
ings at present existing to simplify the
counting and make the law more useful
to the people.
Mr.. Greer attacked sever al provisions
of the bill, and said he coula not sup
port it unless amended.
On vote being taken, Mr.. Coles mo-
ton was voted down, and the motion to
recommend for passage was declared
adopted, SO to 16. Mr.. Fleming raised
tIlO pOluL VI uO QuOi ulus Uub LllC ClulI
ruled the point was not we'll taken.
Child Labor Bill Deferred.
H. F. &C. substitute for H. F. FOG and
30l, by the committee on labor legisla-
ton, to regulate the employment of
children in factories, workshops and
mines, was considered briefly.
Messrs. McGrath and Sullivan opposed
the bill as it stood. They held it would
work hardship III many cases, and in
Difference to their wishes Mr.. Holmberg
consented to report progress. Before
doing so, however, he made a pithy
speech in favor of the principle of the
bill. He asserted that it is one of the
very best measures which has engaged
the attention of the present legislature.
On motion of Mr.. jacobson, ii. f. SOP,
providing for erection of public ware
houses and elevators by private parties,
was recommended to pass.
III. F. GAP, Winston, to safeguard es-
tates of adopted children, providing in
case of their death the estate shall de-
scend to the parents by adoption, is
corrective bill, and was recommended
to pass.
II. F. 457, Fletcher, relating to injunc-
tions and appeals; to pass.
II. F. 652, p. "a. Kelly-To prohibit
the manufacture, sale or use of adul-
terated cigarettes and sale of cigars or
tobacco to minors, was recommended to
pass unanimously.
In the discussion of the bill Mr. Flem-