St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-22

Gle s, but S. F. 325 took its place S. F.
Sc was introduced by Senator Howard,
and has been indefinitely postponed.
1t was designed to amend section q
of article 4, and related to the man.
ner of passing laws. S. F. 4S4, intro
duced by Senator Morgan, was toamend
section of article 9, relating to taxa
ton. s. F. 500 was introduced by Sem
ator Stevens. 1t was designed to
amend section 2, article IL, so as to
permit cities and counties to be united
under one government. S. F. 615 was
introduced by Senator Stebbins of
Rochester, and proposed to amend
section 8, article 8, so as to allow the
state to use part of the money arising
from the royalty on iron ore to en-
courage the smelling and reduction Of
domestic ore within this state. 1t was
defeated in the senate.
H. F. 100 proposed to amend section
., article 9, so as to permit the state
to build grain elevators. This would
have gotten around the decision of the
supreme court, which stopped the
building of the farmers alliance ele-
Vator at Duluth. H. F. 176 was intro
duced by Representative Parker, of
st. Paul Park. 1t proposed to amend
section ., article S, relating to invest
ments of the permanent school fund.
1t was indefinitely postponed.
ii. +. 1877 was introduced by Henry
Johns, of this city, and gave place
to House File 6S4, which proposed to
amend article s. Both bills are dead.
H. F. 296 was introduced by Mr. Bre-
Wig, of Granite Falls. 1t proposed to
amend section l, article 7, relative to
the elective franchise, but was indefin-
itely postponed before, reaching a final
vote in the house. H. f. Gil was in
troduced by Dr. Zier, of Minneapolis,
to amend section 8, article 9, so as to
tax all kinds of property. II. F. $40
was introduced by Mr. Dale, of Min
neapolis, to amend section 8, article
3, relative to taxation. 1t was indefin-
itely postponed in the house.
THEY HAVE a CHANCE. 3
There are nine more proposed amend
ments still pending in both houses, as
follows:
S. F. 4, introduced by Senator H. F..
Stevens, of this city. 1t proposes to
amend the provision relative to taxa
ton so as to provide for taxing parlor
and sleeping cars of foreign corpora
tons. and also telegraph, telephone
and other companies. 1t is through
the senate and is on the calendar in
the house. S. F. 223, was introduced
by Senator Pottgieser, and proposes
to amend section I, article 6, so as to
require a judge of probate to be
learned in the law and to allow him
defeated in the senate once, but was
revived, and is now on general orders,
without much hope of passing. IS. F.
26S, was introduced by Senator
Spencer, of Duluth. 1t proposes to
amend section l, article Z, relating to
the residence and qualification of
voters. 1t is in the hands of the
Judiciary committee, and may not get
out of the senate. S. f. 567, was in
troduced by Senator Fuller of Little
Fails, to amend section SO, article 4,
| relative to passing special laws 1t is
now in the hands of the committee on
municipal corporations. S. F. co., was
| introduced by Senator Stevens; to
amend section 3, article 9, relating to
taxation. 1t is in the hands of Sena-
| tors Stevens and Morgan, and will
| probably remain there.
| S.. F. 651 proposes to amend section
| 6, article Z. so as to allow. the usa
! of voting machines in place of ballots,
at elections. 1t has passed the senate
and is in a position, in the house, to be
passed, with a little pushing. H. f.
3O4, was introduced by Mr. Littleton,
of Kasson, and is on general orders
in the house. 1t proposes to amend
section s. article 2, relating to tho
election franchise. S. r. 375, is Dr.
Tiers proposed amendment to section
4, article 8. SO as TO provide for a.
pardoning board. 1t has passed the
house and in a good position in the
senate.
H. +. 49, was introduced by Mr..
Dale, of Minneapolis, to amend section
II, article 4, so as to limit the debt that
may be contracted by state, county
or city. 1t has passed the house and
is on the senate calendar.
H. F. S54, was introduced by c. f.
Staples, of Mendoza. This is tho
daddy" of all the amendments pro-
posed, in that its purpose is to revise
the whole constitution, or rather to
pave the way for revision. 1t provides
for submitting to the people the ques-
ton of calling a constitutional con-
Vention. If the people want revision
of the entire constitution, they will SO
declare by their votes. Then the legis-
lature, two years hence, will provide
for such convention This will delay
the matter three or four years, at
least. The bill has passed the house
and is on the senate calendar, with Il
prospect of being passed. This is what
the people have been clamoring for,
and, for this reason the Legislature has
felt in duty bound to submit the ques-
ton. Like the demand made of the
Norman king in 1865, the people are
asking a more liberal charter, and a
surrender OF old prerogatives.
The ticket in the fall of 1896 will be
heightened. to a considerable extent.
by the proposed amendments to the
constitution, and it will require a
great amount of discussion. on the
stump and in the press, to inform the
people of the scope and character OF
the several propositions.