St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-16

| when members go on excursions each
shall wear a label telling what he is.
| or at least proclaining to the world
that he is a member of the legislature.
| Whether the resolution was inspired by
| a fear that members might get lost or
! whether it was that Mr.. Staples wanted
the people of the state to know just
| what legislators look like does not APP
pear, but the former is probably the
ground of the resolution.
Several petitions on various subjects
were presented from various localities,
and were referred to various commit
tees, vhich, in the regular order of
THU gs, will commit them to the same
old waste basket in the committee
room which has been the receptacle for
such things from time immemorial.
M'KENNEY's JOKE.
Two hours of the afternoon session
were devoted to the discussion in gen.
eral orders of Representative McKen-
neys bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
on or within a mile of the state fair
grounds. There was much opposition to
the bill, which displayed itself in the
form of proposed amendments to the
number of about a dozen, none of which
were permitted to stick, except one
which makes the bill an amendment to
the original act prohibiting such sales.
Mr.. Gerlach wanted to strike out that
part of the bill which prohibited the
sale of beer during the state fair and
was supported by Mr.. Kelly, but the
proposition was voted down. DR.. Rob-
lizard also had an amendment or two,
and declared that there We're times
when the fair ground was ''impreg-
mated with drunken wolves but even
this awful arraignment failed to con-
vince the house, and his amendment
went down. Mr.. Warner also failed to
secure adoption of an amendment that
he wanted, Mr.. McKenney all the while
standing out sturdily for a favorable
recommendation of the bill and being
warmly supported by Messrs. Robbins,
Feig, Jacobson and others The bin
was finally recommended to pass as
amended. Mr.. Littleton wanted to
make the bill read so that it would in
clude the territory within half mile of
the state capitol Mr. Johns said he
had the honor to represent that dis
trict, that it contained 129 saloons, and
port the amendment. and it was lost.
LITTLETON'S JOKER.
Representative Littleton's salt and pep
per bill, as it is affectionately termed
by the old-timers who have become
familiar with it under that title, was
also given a pretty liberal discussion
and finally recommended to pass, after
1t had been trimmed down a little at
one end and pushed up little at the
other. DR.. Zier said he liked the bill
because it was so much like his anti
patent medicine bill. Mr.. Andersen Sc
cured the adoption of an amendment
which delays the operation of the bill
to Nov. l, 1895. Mr.. Johns knocked out
clause which was in conflict with the
constitution, and the bill was finally
recommended to pass.
Mr.. Feig secured a report of progress
on his bill for a woman's building at
the state agricultural college in order
that the members mis- hit visit the pT1Sn-
ises next Tuesday and view the
grounds.
Invitations to visit the state prison
and the state university were received
and accepted in the name of the COM
mittees having such institutions in their
care, Mr.. Jacobson holding that the
proper time to head off junketing trips
by the house in body was before the
practice had gone too far.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. today.