St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22

with private corporations for a water
supply, was recommended to pass by the
committee on municipal corporations.
Chaplain Forbes of the senate, was
called home to Duluth yesterday by
the serious illness of his wife.
Senator Greer, of the committee on
taxes and tax laws, reported in favor
of the passage Of Senate Files 403, 400,
go and 341, and the indefinite post
ponement of Senate Files 512 and 500.
Senate File 4S4 was reported without
recommendation and was ordered
placed on general orders. This is Sen
ator Morgan's bill, proposing an amend
ment to section 8 article of the consti-
tuition, relating to taxation. One of
the bills recommended to pass pro-
vides for revision of the laws relat-
ing to the collection and assessment of
taxes by commission, to be appointed
for the purpose.
BILLS PASSED.
The calendar was take up and
goodiy number of bills passed. Such
bills being S. F. 3N, introduced by
Senator Morgan, relating to salaries
of county auditors, treasurers and
their deputies, in counties of over
100000 inha
S. f. 495, being Senator Bars bill
to amend the laws of 1887 relating to
public school libraries.
S. F. AGO. introduced by Senator
Thompson, to incorporate villages of
over 1900 inhabitants.
II. F. S72 met with some opposition.
1t provides for department at the
state university to destroy chinch
bugs. Senator Wyman explained that
the university had not asked for the
department, and said that it was
necessary to use scientific methods to
apply bug juice for the destruction of
the pests.
Senator Macarthur said the bill was
a farmers measure, and made a
speech that caused opposition to van
ish and insured the passage of the
measure.
S. F. 267 passed by the bare %
requisite votes. 1t was introduced by
Senator Roverud, and defines and pun
ishes vagrancy in villages. Senator
Ringdal opposed the bill because it
might harass persons going about the
country honestly seeking work. Sena-
lOT Nlcf1dlS was dppiduccu "iiSii lie
declared that he would never vote for
a measure to make misfortune
crime At the afternoon sitting the
passage of the bill was reconsidered
and was referred to Senators Yung,
Schaller and Collister for amendment.
S. F. 1853, introduced by Senator
Stevens, was lost by vote of "a to
16. 1t was bill to define and construe
railroad" where the same occur in
| title /, chapter "a, General Statutes
1873, and the acts amendatory thereof
and supplementary thereto.
S. F. Sc, being Senator Pottgieser's
bill to require personal service of no
tice of sales of real estate, before the
right to redeem from sales for local
| improvements and assessments shall
be extinguished.
S. F. 543, introduced by Senator
| Heneman, to make adjacent lands to
an incorporated village used as
cemetery a part Of such incorpora-
! ton.
s. F. 473, introduced by Senator Col
lister, to amend the law relating to
| justices of the peace,
H. F. 46 and S. F. 427 were referred
| harmonic the two bills.
| H. +. 439, relating to printing notices,
was recommended to pass by both the
judiciary and printing committees, and
upon motion of Senator Miller was
passed under a suspension of the rules.
STOP FOREST FIRES.
S. F. 5S3, relating to forest and
prairie fires, was taken up as a special
order in committee of the whole, with
Senator Hanna in the chair. Senator
! Alien submitted a number of amend
| ments to the title and bill which were
adopted with but little opposition. The
bill was prepared with considerable
care as a substitute for Senate Files
4S, 1877 and 1856. AS amended, it is an
| excellent measure. The state auditor
| is to be the first fire warden or COM
missioner to carry out the provisions
| of the measure, with the assistance of
chief deputy and the officers of the
cities, villages and towns required to
aid in the matter.
One of the amendments struck out
section II, which requires all persons,
under penalty of $25, who should en-
| ter a woodland to learn the substance
of the penal laws of the act and be
| able to repeat the abstract thereof
| once each season to any and all forest
wardenS asking that it be done
The bill provides for fire wardens in
various towns, organized or otherwise.
! in woodland territories, who shall CO.
operate with the federal military in
| guarding the national domain. The
warden is authorized to call out citi-
zenS to assist in Suppressing or pre-
venting forest or prairie fires. Some
penalties are imposed for violation of
the provisions of the measure. The
bill as amended was recommended TO
pass by the committee of the whole
| and subsequently passed by the SEN
ate.