St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27


go out without being allowed to make
an examination.
Senator Morgan said the right of the
state to exercise surveillance of a
banking business is not limited to cor
porations. 1t is a plain proposition,
about which lawyers have no question.
He believed that it would be right to
examine either private or state banks.
The state has as much right to regu-
late banking as to regulate elevators,
hackdrivers or any other class of bust
ness.
The amendment of Senator Wyman
to strike out section was adopted
Senator Knatvold moved to amend
so as to limit the liability of the pri-
vate banker to double the amount paid
in.
President Day asked for an opinion
from Senator Morgan as to the effect
of the amendment, and that gentleman
said it would have the effect of plac-
ing the private banker upon the same
basis as stakeholder. In reply to an
other question he said that he would
not vote for the amendment, mot in
one hundred years" The amendment
was lost
The bill to appropriate $500 to pay
for damage to tents at the Hinckley
fire started one of the numerous de-
bates of the senate. The tents be-
longed to the national guard and were
sent there by order of the governor.
After allUding to the several appropria-
lions to relieve sufferers by that fire
in speeches by a number of senators,
the bill was recommended to pass.
This was followed by another sharp
debate upon the bill of Representative
Downs to appropriate money for re-
lief of Virgil Smith, whose husband
was injured at the battle of Birch
Coolie. Senator Keller was aroused by
the bill, and said it was unfair to him.
He had introduced a bill to relieve Mrs.
Hoffman, whose husband was killed
when in the service of the state fight
ing the Indians. The senate had killed
his BILL and declared that no such
bills would be passed. Several Sena-
tors jumped up and declared they had
not voted against the bill. Senator KEEL
Ter sent up to the desk a newspaper clip
ping in which Mrs. Hoffman had criti-
ciSed him severely because her bill was
not passed, and accusing him of being
absent when the bill was under consid-
Grafton. The senate and lobby burst
into frequent fits of laughter at the
speeches of Senator Keller and the ref
erences to him in the newspapers.
He sat dawn after a peroration upon
the discrimination and ingratitude
shown by people. The bill was recon-
mended to pass, and Senator Keller
10 hot in
elimination.
Senator Lloyd asked that S. F. 558 be
recommended to pass. 1t provides for
transferring S150,000 from the general
revenue fund to the internal revenue
fund.
Senator Morgan suggested a refer
ence to the finance committee.
Senator Lloyd reminded the senate
that, in 1891, the farmers had been
robbed of a large sum of money, which
had been taken from the internal rev.
enue fund to pay railroad bonds.
President Day thought it would be
fair if the men who are getting large
appropriations for the university and
capitol should allow the country people
little woodchuck.
Senator Greer alluded to the wrong
Of diverting funds. He called it steal
ing, and was interrupted by President
Day, who did not want him to use the
word Stealing" Senator Greer stuck
to his assertion, and insisted that it
was not right.
Senator Morgan insisted upon his
motion to refer to the finance COM
mittee.
Senator Lloyd wanted an opinion
from the chairman of the judiciary
committee as to the bill being an ap-
preparation.
STEVENS OPINION.
Senator Stevens said the bill provid-
ed for transferring money from one
fund to another and it would still re-
main in the treasury, subject to APP
preparation. He thought it would be
wise. however, to so refer the bill, so
that the finance committee might be
informed as to the condition of vari-
Gus funds. Arguing another PROPOSE
ton, he contended that, while the state
could not engage in works of internal
Improvement, yet it could appropriate
uneXpended money for any purpose. 1t
could appropriate it to counties, which
in turn might use it in building roads
and bridges.
Senator Wyman was sorry Senator
Stevens had announced his decision.
He regarded it a dangerous doctrine to
leave the general fund at the mercy of
impulsive appropriations to build roads
and bridges. He did not want to see
money transferred from one fund to
another, as proposed by the bill In
reply to a question from Senator Gull
kin, the Hennepin county senator said
he had voted for the appropriation for
drainage in the Red river valley be-
cause, the state owning land there, Sc
cured for drainage purposes, it was
constitutional and right to make the
appropriation
Senator Culkin offered an amend
ment to the effect that the sum men
toned in the bill be returned to the
internal improvement fund.
The bill, with the amendments was
referred to the finance committee.
The bill of Senator Potter, providing
for selecting county assessors and as
s1stants, was not satisfactory to all.
some wanted such officers elected;
others wanted township assessors. AZ
ter some discussion it was laid over to
permit the framing of amendments.
Senator Smiths bill, designed to en-
courage graded schools and appropri-
ating $4,000 for the purpose, was d.
gested by the old schoolmasters. at the
instance of those who are welded to
the present arrangement, and who
hesitate about expanding money to
establish the township high school sys-
tenn, several amendments were offered
and action on the bill deferred.
Senator McHaIe's bill, providing for
census, was passed under a suspen-
sion of the rules.
Senators Wing and Fuller graced the
presiding officers chair with the senate
in committee of the whole yesterday.
REVISION DISCUSSED.