St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-27
MORE RADICAL MEASURES.
One Abolishes the Municipal
Court, Another Will Snare
the Shyloeks.
DULUTH NORMAL SCHOOL.
The Spencer Bill Comes Out
Of the Crucible I'M
scathed.

amount OF business yesterday MORN
ing and then gave the afternoon to
work in committees. This Opportun-
ity was taken advantage of and
dozen meetings were had. There
will be no sitting of the senate until
3 o o'clock this afternoon, owing to the
fact that the senators will go to the
university this morning, leaving the
Ryan at S:45.
Those who have been making their
threats to annihiIate the municipal
court of St. Paul because they could
not name a clerk to succeed Slim
jim" Ahern have carried their threat
so far as to introduce a bill in the
senate, under the patronage of the
Ramsey county delegation, to repeal
chapter 351 of the Special Laws of
1889, being the law that creates the
court alluded to.
The Schurmeier constitutional
amendment bill relative to the cleo
tive franchise was amended so as to
provide that thirty days residence
in a district shall be required to en-
title a person to vote, in place of ten
days, although there was objection
to raising the standard.
The joint resolution asking con-
gress to pass the OIney or some other
arbitration bill was reported from
the house, and, on motion of Senator
Stevens, was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
Senator Sperry has asked the ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the current
expenses of the state public school
at Owatonna and for repairs and
improvements.
Senator Thompson introduced a
bill which provides that in districts
where there are two or more judges,
upon affidavit by any litigant that
he believes that justice will not be
done to him because of prejudice of
any district judge, there shall be
another judge called in to preside at
the trial
Senator Cole introduced a bill to
amend the usury law so as to pro-
vide that no clerical error in the
computation of interest shall consti-
tute usury, and declaring that inter-
est at the rate of one-tWelfth of ten
per centum for every thirty days
shall be construed to not exceed 10
per cent per annum. Another pro-
vision makes any charge greater
than the legal rate of interest pun
ishable by imprisonment in the penf-
tertiary for not more than a year or
a fine of not exceeding $500.
Senator Young introduced a bill
which provides for sending the orig
inal papers to the supreme court
in cases of appeals in place of the
present custom of sending up tran
scripts of the records.
Senator Pottgieser introduced a
bill which would give c. A Hawks
a change of venue if passed. The bill
provides that in cases where two
trials have been had in which the
jury disagrees a change of venue
shall be granted upon demand OF
either party.
Senator Ringdal has introduced a
bill to give mechanics a lien on
threshing machines for repairs made
! in sums exceeding SO.
Senator Smith askes that $500 be
appropriated to aid in building a
bridge in Becker county.
Senator Barr introduced a bill to
take the place of S. F. rs, which re.
lates to Investigating fire insurance
companies. The bill was read a Sec
ond time under a suspension of the
rules.
On motion of Senator Young, his
! bill to provide for seed grain loans
| to farmers whose crops were de-
stToyed by hail or storms in 1894
was passed under suspension OF the
| rules
Senator Stockton introduced a bill
! to authorize the county to expend
money upon township roads.
| A communication from Gov. CIough
announced the appointment of S. F.
Fullerton as a member Of the game
and fish commission. The appoint
ment was confirmed in open session
President Day named as the com
| mittee provided for under the reso.
! luton Of Senator Young, to INQUIRE
/ into the disposition of state mineral
lands, Senators Young, SchaIIer and
| Stockton.
SPENCER WON.
Senator Sehaller presided over the
| senate in the committee of the whole
| yesterday and proved to be as bust
! ness-like and awake there as upon the
| floor of the senate. There was a large
| amount of business transacted. A
| number of bills was recommended to
[ pass, among them being the resolution
| of Farmer Gibbs asking congress #
cede Fort Smelling to the state for
museum purposes.
! When the bill to create a normal
| school at Duluth was under considera.
| ton Senator Greer opposed establish
| ing sixth school of this character
| He thought there are already one or
! two more Of such schools than are
| needed, and at the same time other
| places are asking for such institutions
| He spoke as a friend of the schools.
| but while Duluth would be a good
place for normal school, yet the pres
| ent normal schools are not filled. He
| opposed establishing normal schools
in cities so large as Duluth, where thew
| have excellent high schools.
| Senator Spencer said his people want
a normal school, and it is a matter of
| downright justice. The county of ST
Louis last year paid $4,000 in gold into
| the state treasury. which was more
| than twenty-five counties of the SOUTH
ern part of the state had paid. There
! had not been any money expended in
/ the Sixth congressional district vet for
| public buildings. This district en-
| braces a territory as large as the re-
! naming part of the state, and, on the
J other side, pays one-third of the tax.
or enough to support all the state in
situations except the state university
and the insane asylums.
Senator Yale had a sympathetic feel
ing for the senator who asked for a
new normal school and made an eIo-
quent speech in favor of the bill. He
claimed that normal schools are reeog-
nized as a need, and are no longer ex-
perimentS He thought it no Ioncer