St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-10

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state are limited to $500 personal eX-
.nense: state senator's and rsIsseSse4ft,a-
lives, $50: c6untv officers. $500; city
and village officers, 500. Aside from
this they may give money to party COM
mittees for general campaign purposes.
The committee is limited to expenses
for hall hire and other ordinary ex-
penses, and shall make detailed state
ments OF their expenditures when they
have received more than $50 for cam
paign purposes.
Home Cut Stone.
Senator Cronkhite introduced bill
that will doubtless prevent repetition
of the state university sending to Ohio
for stone to erect q building. The bill
provides that all natural stone hereafter
used in the construction of public build
ings or other structures for which a
state appropriation is made, shall be
quarried. cut and dressed in this state.
except in case where as good stone can
be procured at less cost. This bill does
not apply to the use of slate, marble or
stone for decorations.
Senator Hodge introduced bill which
relates TO legal newspapers and de-
signed to correct an unfortunate circum-
stance at Hinckley. 1t is designed to
amend the law so as to provide that the
publication of any newspaper may be
resumed within six months and its
legal status revived. This would per-
NIT the paper destroyed in the Hinck-
ley fire to start up again as legal pa
per, and might help some defunct pa
pers in this city.
New Senate Bills.
There were bakers dozen new bills
introduced and referred to appropriate
committees, as stated below:
S. T. 277, Knatvold-To amend part
of chapter 10, Laws of 1887, relating to
common carriers. Railroads.
S. F. 27S, Sperry-To make the 18th
day of February a legal holiday and re-
peal former act. Passed under suSpens
sion or the rules:
S. T. 279, StevenS-AuthoriZing cor
poratlonS or associations doing business
under assessment or life plan to amend
their articles. Judiciary.
ST. $50. AlleI-To appropriate $4,000
for bridges III Carlton county. Roads
and bridges.
S. F. Isl, Cronkhte TO provide for
the use of stone cut and dressed within
state for public buildings. Public
buildings.
S. f. 2S2, Miller-To provide for the
taxation of bicycles. Judiciary.
S. F. 2S}. Allen-To appropriate 1000
to build bridge across Crow Wing
river. Roads and bridges.
s. f. 2S4, Masterman-Relating to pri-
mary elections and political conVen-
tions. Elections.
S. f. 2S5 johnson, A. G.-Tn change
name of Minnesota reform school. Re-
form schools. -
S. F. 2S6. Morgan-To amend chapter
253. Laws Of 1889, relating to inspection
of steam boilers. judiciary.
s. f. 2S7. Morgan-To prevent corrupt
practices in election, and limit amount
of personal expenses. Elections.
s. f. 2SS, Hodge-T0 amend law de-
claring what shall be legal newspaper,
and for the publication OF legal notices.
Printing
S. f. 2S9. Rodge-To amend section
4, chapter 90 Laws of 1889. relating to
sale of mineral leases. Public lands.
Committee Reports.
Senator Fuller, from the committee
on roads and bridges, reported S. f.
No 70 and s. F. No. u to pass. The
judiciary committee reported 5. +. Nc.
4 to be amended and pass. The bill
proposes constitutional amendment
for the taxation of sleeping cars.
Gov. Clough informed the senate that
he had approved S. +. No. 100.
Passed the Senate.
The following bills were given third
reading and passed the senate:
S. +. No. 114.-A bill for an act to
amend section /, chapter 90, General
Laws 1885 appropriating money for
salaries of judges, etc.-Wyman.
S. f. No. 1l2.-A bill for an act to APP
propriate money to pay revenues and
building bonds Issued by the state in
1889, etc. -Wyman. 5at $40 81.
S. F. No. liza bill for an act to au-
thoriZe the state auditor to draw his
warrant to redeem wolf bounty orders,
etc. Wyman.
S. F. No. 120-A bill for an act to
amend section 5. chapter 16. of the Gen
eral Statutes of 1878, relating to intoXi-
eating liquors. Theden.
S. +. No 200--A bill for an act to
amend chapter 6S of the General Laws
1871, etc. Ringdal.
Debates Oh Bills.
When the bill of Senator Theden to
nullifv the effects of the Rand ordinance
in Minneapolis was under consideration
for passage by the seuate. unanimous
consent was asked by Senator Geer to
amend so as to make the bill apply to
any ordinance relating to otfenses.
Senator Wyman objected to any
amendment and stated that the bill was
Just as desired. and after q consultation
with lawyers they were willing to stand
by the bill.
Senator McHale argued that the
amendment was not germane to the
bill. 1t then passed by vote Of 81 in
favor, and Senator Hits voting no.
There was a prolonged debate on the
passage of the substitute reported for
Senator RingdaFs bill by the Judiciary
committee. The bill provides for raising
the interest.o on judgments in Justice OF
the peace courts from to 10 per cent.
Senator Ringdal disclalmed the bill be-
cause it had been changed in the coin~
mittee. Senator Sperry, who had
drafted the substitute, as chairman of
the subcommittee to whom it was re-
ferred, was inclined to express his
views as to want of gratitude by SEN
ator who had been helped out and then
voted against his own bill.
Senator Culkin and others spoke in
opposition to passing the bill, and it was
defeated by vote Of 10 to 23.
=. Senator Day resigned from the com.
mittea on claims and appointed Senator
Heneman to the place and also from the
committee Oh printing and named Sem
ator McArthur for the place.
Committee of the Whole.
The afternoon session began with
call of the senate to secure quorum.
A number of senators were attending
committee meetings. The municipal
corporations committee had to abandon
its meeting temporarily. Senator Keller
was reported as SnoWbound OIL his way
from Washington and was excused.
The senate resumed the consideration
of bills in committee of the whole, with
Senator Collistsr in the chair.
'rhe bill to amend the election laws
relative TO independent candidates
brought out lengthy debate in which
a variety of opinion was expressed as to
the number of signatures required by
Independent candidates in order to place
their names on the ballot. Several
amendments were proposed, which were
debated by Senators Heneman, Culkiu,
Hits, Mc1ale. Schaefer, Wyman. Stew
ems. Hanna, Ringdal, Fuller, Durham
and Potter. 1t was the opinion of Sem