St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-25
AS BUSY AS Bees.
The House and It's Commit
tees Deeply Engrossed
in Legislation.
Numerous Important Bills
Find Their Way Into
Committee.
All Sorts Of Evils May Be
Corrected if the Meas
ures Pass.
ts7lg.s 10 ia
Anti-sealper Bill to Be Con-
sidered by lawyers
Routine and Notes.

AhSSbAkAS SsAASN ANS~SSs
A tremendous grist of bills, good, bad
and Indifferent, was the main feature OF
the house proceedings yesterday. The
run began almost at the opening and
did not cease until adjournment 1t was
broken by few incidents of note. The
substitute proposed by Mr.. BOggS, of
Duluth, for House File No. 60, known
as the anti-scaper bill, was summarily
sent to the committee on judiciary by
the house, though a majority Of the rail
road committee had reported in favor of
its passage.
Several of the bills introduced are
important, and if passed will make rad
ical changes in some present laws. Col.
Horton offered several bills of mill
tary character. One of them is designed
to put the national guard organization
in line with the regular army system;
another will appropriate 81, 800 annually
to each company Of militia; still another
creates a commission to erect monu-
ments to Minnesota troops on the battle
fields Of Chckamauga and Chattanooga,
$4,000 10 be expended for such purpose.
A bill by Mr. Blocker would make
insurance companies responsible for all
their agents and subagents. The same
member introduced another measure to
compel railroad companies to honor
their tickets until used.
A bill by Mr.. Cairns would abolish all
protection to drinkers. 1t prohibits
little conyeniences like screens, blinds,
ground or Opaque glass, etc, SO that any
one passing Oh the street would have a
nice view OF a person wetting his whistle
Inside.
Imported Omceholders
will get it sin the neck" and be barred
hereafter, if a bill introduced by Mr..
McDonough is passed. 1t provides that
any Office drawing a salary of $4,000 OF
over can only be filled by a resident of
the state fer at least two years, and any
one appointed to such an office within
the last three years, not having been
resident for at least three years at time
Of appointment would be legislated ont.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported in favor of the passage of Ii. +.
70, ato supply deficiency in the con-
tingent fund of the governors Office.
ii. +. ia and III. referred to the same
committee, was reported back to be
sent to the committee on roads and
bridges for investigation and report to
the appropriations committee.
MIR. KOerner, from the committee on
railroads, sent up majority and minority
reports, the former recommending pas
sage of MI. Boggs' substitute for II. f.
60, to abolish ScalperS. The minority
citrpnA XIV Chairman
Messrs. C0mStOck, Howard and A. Is.
Kelly. protesting against its passage.
A motion by Mr.. Howard to send the
substitute to the committee on judiciary
prevailed, despite some opposition. This
diSpOSeS of the measure for a time.
Nj Boggs, from the committee on IN
corporations other than municipal, re-
ported back Ii. +. and SO With a rec
Ummendation that the bills be referred
to the committee on municipal legiSla-
ton, which recommendations were
adopted. The same committee reported
back ii. f. S. to amend sections l and
40, title l, chapter 81, General Statutes
1866, with Recommendation that the
same do pass as amended. Adopted.
Ground Great Grist.
Following are the bills introduced at
yesterdays session:
II. f. l64, by Mr.. McEwen-To change
paw Of county offices of Renville county
from salary to fee. The bill was read a
second and third time and passed under
the suspension of the rules.
II. f. 1G5, by Mr.. Horton-To amend
General Laws of 1883, appropriating
$500 per year for each militia com
pany in the state. Committee on appro-
priations.
H. F. 1865, by Mr.. Horton-To amend
the military code in certain respects
Committee on military affairs.
II. f. 167, by Mr.. HortOn-TO provide
overcoats and blankets for the national
guard and appTOpTiating $4,000 there
for. Committee on military affairs.
II. +. 16S, by Mr.. Horton-To provide
for locating and marking the positions
of Minnesota troops in the battles of
Chickamauga and Chattanooga. and to
appropriate $4,000 for the placing of
tablets and the erection of monuments.
A commission composed of Gen. J. W.
Bishop, j. r. Batty, AXel II. Reed,
Thomas Downs and ". A. HotchkiSs is
named to supervise the work provided
for and to eXpend the money.
II. +. 1863, by Mr.. McDonough-To
regulate the appointment of officers in
the public institutions of Minnesota;
provides that no Office with a salary of
$1,000 or more attached can be held by
any man not a resident of the state for
at least two years before appointment,
also to declare vacant any Office at
present held by person who was not
three years resident of the state at
the time when appointed.
II. f. 10, by Mr.. Wacek-Providing
for appointment of a commission to eX-
anime aud report on systems of land
transfers, and appropriating $1,000
therefor. Committee on Judiciary.
II. +. III, by Mr.. Cairns-Providing
that licenses for the sale of intoxicating
liquors shall be void in certain cases.
Committee on temperance.
IL. +. l72, by Mr.. McKasy-AppTopri-
ating $500 to build a bridge in Sbley
county. Committee on appropriations.
II. f. 173, by Mr.. Smith-To prevent
the abandonment and vacation of rail
ways, and 10 provide for assessment
and collection Of damages in such cases.
Committee Oh railroads.
The bill would prevent abandonment
of any road orstation constructed partly
by public aid, subscription or bonus,
after location and opening for bust.
ness.
Ii. F. TIA, by Mr.. Greer-To amend
section 8, chapter 9, General Laws Of
1887. Committee on judiciary.
Ii. F. 175, by Mr.. Boylan-To appro
PIRATE $500 10 aid the building of 6
ROOT AND BRANCH
the poison in YOUR blood how.