St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-12
AS DEAD AS CESAR
Is the Peculiar Bill Defining
Where Debts Shall Be
Payable.
The Effect on Eastern Capt.
tai Shown Up Was the
Reason.
Bill to Protect Motoneers i'll
Winter Recommended
to Pass.
Resolution for Three Daily
House Sessions Promptly
Killed.

Yesterday was the dullest day Of a
sentativeS. There was barely a quorum
present when the roll was called in the
morning, and the session was consumed
in the reading of the routine reports OF
standing committees and the cOnSidera-
ton of few resolutions. The after
noon session was rather more lively
while II lasted, but was very short. The
time was spent in committee or the
whole on general orders, and although
Cnly two bills were considered, both
were important ones and provoked con-
siderable debate.
As soon as the house had been called
TO order after the noon recess the rules
were suspended on motion of Mr..
Blocker in order that his bill Tor
public mOrgue at Minneapolis. passed
on Friday, might be recalled from the
senate tor amendment The bill was
then amended so as TO limit the cost or
erecting the building 10 $500 and the
cost OF maintenance to $1,000 per year
and iE this form was passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, with Mr. Fleming IN the
chair. TO consider general orders.
There was considerable controversy
over II. F. $50. Mr.. LOckwoOd's bill to
make all bonds and notes for the pay
ment of money secured by real estate,
payable i'm the county in which the
ObligOr resides. Mr.. Cotton declared
that the bill would make great
Hardship on Eastern Capitalists
loaning money in this state, and would
be a great detriment TO the state. as
much Of the Eastern capital which had
heretofore been at the disposal OF Min
neSOta borrowers would be withdrawn.
Minnesota, he said. needed all the East
ern money that could be secured, ana
he thought it would be great mistake
to enact any Jaws to discourage invest
ments in this state. Mr.. Lockwood de-
Tended his bill, stating that, as the law
now stands, the borrower has no asSur-
ance that the papers will be accessible
at any particular place at the date set
for payment, and delays entailing add
tiOnal interest are, therefore, very fire.
quent.
Mr. Horton put in very strong ObJec-
ton to the bill. He mad been informed
by the vice president of the ST. Paul
Title Insurance company that that con-
Germ had placed loans to the extent OF
81. 600 of Eastern money in this state,
and that since this bill had been intro
duced the Eastern clients had declared
that they would enter into no further
negotiations in case of its passage.
Il. NJ. Newport had also informed him
that he had loaned 81, 100000 of Eastern
money in Minnesota, but in case this
bill is passed this also would be with
drawn. He supplemented his remarks
with motion to indefinitely postpone
the bill
Mr.. Greer supported the bill, but
thought its wording could be improved
upon. The intention of the author was
simply to correct very serious defects
i'll the present law, but the language
employed in the bill was such as TO lay
il open in a measure to the objections
urged by Nessrs. Horton and Cotton.
He thought, however, that this could be
remedied anda substitute framed which
would not be Objectionable. MI Zelch
submitted a substitute 20 make all loans
on property in this state payable at
either st. Paul or Minneapolis, but his
amendment was lost.
Several other amendments were sub
mitted, but they were all voted down.
and Mr.. Horizons motion TO postpone
indefinitely was passed.
Protecting SEotOneers.
The question of protection for the
mOLOHeefS on electric street. cars uuIlHR
the winter months which has caused so
much trouble, both in the house and its
committee on corporations, and to which
end several bills and as many substi-
tutes have been framed. came up on II.
T. 7G6. which the committee on corpora
tons has substituted for all others. The
usual discussion followed. the principal
difference of opinion beng as to the
length of time to be allowed the street
railway companies to inclose the plat
forms of their cars. The bill required
that each company should have half of
Its cars inclOsed before Dec. l, 1898, and
the balance before Dec. /, 1894, but Mr..
BOggs proposed to amend Ly simply re-
curing that all cars should be enclosed
before Dec. l, 1894. His reason for this
was that he had satisfied himself that
the companies could not accomplish the
work before that time.
MIR. Pray, of Minneapolis, said that