St. Paul daily globe., 1895-04-18

spoke against the vicious policy con-
templated by the bill. The bill was
allowed to die as the senate refused
to place it upon general orders.
On motion of Senator Sevatson, H. f.
264, the Meilicke restraint of food prod
ucts bill, will be reprinted.
The votes by which two bills were
killed were reconsidered yesterday. One
of these is II. f. 8, being the peddlers'
license bill; the other is S. f. 210, which
appropriates money to reimburse the
assignee of Kilroe Brothers for work
done on the soldiers home.
GAS AND WATER WORKS.
Senator Sheehan's measure, which
gives cities power to regulate contracts
and prices for gas, electricity and wa
ter, used for public purposes, in cities
not owning their own plants, brought on
a dispute when reported by the judi
ciary committee, recommending amend
ments as already published.
Senator Morgan objected to adopting
the report pertaining to amendments.
He contended that the judiciary COM
mittee only had authority, under the
order of reference, to pass upon the
legal aspect of the bill, and the bill,
being on the calendar, could not be
amended by committee, except by
unanimous consent.
President Day sustained the point
made by Senator Morgan.
Senator Stevens contended that the
bill. having been referred to the COM
mittee, it was competent to consider
its recommendation, even If the report
should include amendments.
Senator Morgan contended that
amendments could not be made by any
standing committee to a bill upon the
calendar.
Senator Yale asked what use there
was to refer bill to a committee if
1t could not be acted upon and amend
ments recommended.
After further debate the president
maintained that no amendment could
be made by the committee.
Senator Stevens said that he felt that
the ruling of the presiding officer was
wrong, and it was only because of re-
gard for the chair that he would not
appeal from that ruling.
President Day said he hoped no deli
cacy would induce the senator to re-
frain from taking an appeal from his
decision.
The question recurring upon the adop-
ton of the report of the committee, Sen
ator Sperry contended that the COM
mittee report could not be separated.
Senator Stevens suggested that under
the ruling of the chair, if there was a
single vote against the adoption of the
report it would be rejected. He thought
the vote should be taken upon the re-
port.
The report of the committee was re-
jected, and President Day announced
that the bill retained it's place upon the
calendar, and in the same condition as
before reference to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Later in the day the bill was ordered
printed as amended, upon motion of
Senator Fuller. This will delay action
on the measure.
The committee on agriculture re-
ported in favor of referring to the fin
ance committee the bill to reorganize
the state agricultural society.
The committee on education asked
that the bill relating to sectarianism
in public schools be referred to the
judiciary committee.
ported in favor of passing the bill pro-
vidng for inspection of cattle, sheep
and swine before being slaughtered for
food. On motion of Seantor Young,
the bill was referred to the judiciary
committee.
The report Of the finance committee
in favor of indefinite postponement of
the bill to appropriate $4,000 to defray
expenses of old soldiers who wish to
attend the celebrations of the battles
of Gettysburg and Chicamauga was
amended so as to place the bill on gen.
eral orders.
Gov. Clough notified the senate, In
the usual way, that he had approved
Senate Files 1856 and 355.
When the report of the finance com
mittee upon the bill to appropriate
$4,000 to build an inebriate department