St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
SAVE DEVILS CHAIR
It Is Located in a Beautiful
Park at the DalleS OF
ST. CroiX.
OTHER SENATE D0iMGS.
Sheehan introduced a Bill to
Repeal the Water Front
age Tax.
KELLER CARRIES A POINT.
His Baking Powder and Pure
CondimeDt Bills Acted
Upon Favorably.

yesterday ana cleared up the Secfe-
tary's desk. Senator Hodge intro
duced a bill TO establish an Inter
state park of the Dalles of the St
Croix" The park contains fifty
acres in the town of Taylor's Falls.
The bill provides for a commission
of three. one of whom shall reside in
Taylor's Falls, to survey the park.
There is $25, 0G0 appropriated to ac-
quire the park The bill is to be-
come operative when the state of
Wisconsin takes Favorable action on
the same matter. The park is a beau
tiful one, and the Dalles of TIE st.
CroiX are noted for the rock forma-
ton known as the Devils Chair"
and The Wells,' which are fifty
feet above water level. They vary in
width from a few inches to forty
feet and some are twenty-five feet
deep, and were formed by action of
the water upon pebbles, and are
very novel.
Senator Keller introduced a bill
3, article 9, of the constitution so as
to make provision for taxing all
property not exempt by the laws of
the United States. Among several
provisions is one to the effect that
che right of tax shall not be sus-
pended by any grant or contract to
yhich the state is a party.
tor. OF g Hill 70 o,oo,I
SSe General Statutes of 1878 relating
- the deposit of state funds passed,
As did also Senator Stebbins' bill to
reimburse Prof. Otto Lugger for ex-
terminating chinch bugs.
The following appointments by
Gov. Clough were confirmed in open
session: Thomas D. O'Brien, of st.
Paul, to be a member of the board of
trustees for the hospitals for insane
in place of Robert A. Smith, resigned,
and Frank Johnson, to be a mem
Der of the board of equalization
from the First judicial district in
place of Oh. Wing.
A communication was read en-
bOdyirg a resolution passed at a
meeting in Market hall advocating
the abolition of contract labor in
the state prison, and asking the pas
sage of the Schumacher bill -.
Senator Hodge called the senate
to order yesterday morning and pre-
sided in the absence of Lieut.. GOV.
Day.
Judge Sea grave Smith was aVisitor
at the senate yesterday, and a recess
of five minutes was taken to allow
the senators to greet him.
Senator Sheehan's bill to amend
the constitution so as to allow cities
to make their own charters was re-
ported back from the committee on
municipal corporations without rec
concentration, and was referred to
the committee of the whole.
AN OPINION ASKED.
A resolution, introduced by Senator
Hodge, was adopted which asks the
attorney general to inform the senate
if, in his opinion, the tax upon unused
railroad lands, proposed by II. F. No. !,
can be collected by the ordinary method
of direct taxation and in addition to
the present gross earnings tax, and if
the adoption Of the law by the people
would allow any of the railroads in the
state to avoid payment of the present
tax upon any portion of their gross
earnings.
Senator Young introduced a resolu-
ton to recall from the Judiciary COM
mittee the bill to forfeit the land grant
to the Hastings & Dakota Railroad
company. Senator Greer gave notice
of debate, and said he was ready to
call the bill UP in committee. The judi
ciary committee set Tuesday evening
for a hearing upon the bill
Senator Thorpe introduced a bill to
amend the laws of 1887 so as to pro-
ilibit the sale of liquors to graduates
of any gold cure institution.
Senator Sevatson introduced a bill.
accompanied by a petition, to appro-
pirate $1,000 to renter the bones of
knute Medstead and wife, Ole Foiden,
NJ. Olson, Mrs. Knute j. Langaland
and five children, John Voss, Lars Lar
son and wife, and to erect monument
TO their memory. They were massa-
cred by the Indians Aug. q. 1862, in
jackson county, and were buried on
the ground. The bill names Ole An
derson, Ole +. Olson and Hanse Glib as
commissioners TO remove the remains
10 Belmont Gem etery and erect a monu-
ment.
Senator Howard introduced two bills,
which provided that appeals to the su-
preme court shall be taken upon orig
inal papers and not upon a transcript
of the record, and to leave out cues
tons and answers in evidence, but to
use the narrative form
Senator StebbinS introduced bill to
authorize the sale of the state capitol
lands in Kandiyohi county, in such
pieces and parcels and upon such terms
as the land commissioner, the gov
ernor and chief justice of the supreme
court may agree.
Senator Sheehan introduced a bill to
repeal the water frontage tax law.
S. +. Sal was introduced as a substi-
tute for S. F. ~, and provides for pre-
venting banks from declaring a divi-
dend until after the nominal capital
stock is paid up.
S. =. $40 was reported as a substitute
for S. F. 356, and relates to appeals
from justices of the peace.
S. +. $50 is a substitute for S. F. 119,
and gives lien for labor and materials
from the time Of furnishing the first
item or doing the first work
Senator Spencer introduced S. F. SIG
to limit i days work to ten hours, and
to amend chapter a of the Statutes of
1878 to that effect. Any foreman, over
seer or employer violating the pro-
vision shall be fined from $40 to $780,
Senator Spencer offered a bill to reg
ulate and define the powers of boards
of park commissioners. IN addition
to the power to regulate the right to
make a frontage assessment is con-
ferred by the bill.
The bill TO prohibit Sunday shows and
exhibitions was reported back from the
judiciary committee with a recon-
mendation of indefinite postponement
Senator Stevens said number of SEN
ators had asked to have the bill placed