St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-23
RAMSEY DELEGATION WORK.
Results in Passing the Three
Important Bills Demanded
by Constituents.
ELEVATOR MEN SUCCEED
In Defeating the Meilicke
Freedem-of-M arket-for-
Grain Bill.

Over a half-hundred bills became
laws through the laborious efforts
of the senate in its last legislative
day. The time was we'll utilized.
and a disposition to do effective
work was manifest during the day
and night The finishing touches
were given to several of the more
important measures of the session.
Very few bills worthy of considera-
ton were not acted upon. Several
that have stirred up much interest
were defeated. The Meilicke free
dom of market bill was pushed into
the background owing to the per-
sistent efforts of the elevator men
in the senate.
The three important bills, relating
to ST. Paul and Ramsey county, for
which the people have been clam
oring, have passed both branches,
but they do not take effect during
the present administration. This
is probably due to the fact that
nearly all the good county and city
offices are held by. Republicans.
H. F. S46, being the one to abolish
the board of public works in the
city of st. Paul, was passed under a
ard opposed the bill with some
warmth.
The house amendments to S. F.
407, being the city salary bill, wers
reported and the whole bill was re-
ferred to the Ramsey county dele
cation, which later asked that the
house amendments be concurred in.
This was done and the bill passed.
S. F. 400, as amended by the house,
being the county salary bill, was
reported and referred to the Ramsey
county delegation. The delegation
later asked that the amendments
be concurred in. The bill was put
upon its final passage and was
passed. Senator Stevens stated that
the city and county salary bills are
not just what the tax payers want.
They had been disfgured, but were
better than nothing.
The house amendments to s. T.
22S were read. This was the age
of consent bill. Senator McHafe
moved indefinite postponement of
the bill-amendments and all recon-
mendations be Indefinitely post
poned.
Senator Howard opposed the mo-
ton, and said the bill had created
so much discussion that it should
be passed.
Senator McHale, replying, said:
Il don't know the community wants
such bill, when the people who ask
it take living pictures with vase
line and bronze paint
Senator Hits interrupted to ask
if it was intended to talk about
women all day, when so many bills
were to be considered.
Senator McHale said he was talk
ing about law, and proceeded to
say that the present law on the
same subject was better than the
proposed law. He was not particu-
lar, but he believed the law was
not what was wanted.
Senator Schaller pointed out in
constituencies in the amendments.
One place it makes it an offense to
know a female under eighteen years
and another makes a female be-
tween the ages of fourteen and eigh-
teen punishable by seven years i'm
prisonmnt for violation of the age
OF consent rule.
Senator Sheehan said that he or
lg1nally favored the BILL but there
had been horse play in the house on
the bill. and he would oppose it.
Senator Stevens said he had been
excused from voting on the original
bill, but in it's present shape he was
opposed to it.
The bill was indefinitely POSTPONED
by vote of 80 to r.
senator Yale moved suspension of
the rules to adopt a resolution to the
effect that no senator shall speak
more than once nor longer than five
minutes on any subject. There was
debate upon this proposition. Senator
McHale, Greer and SchaIler contended
that some of the pending bills should
be fully discussed. Senator Yale said
that for three or four to take I'D the
time in efforts to instruct others
was tyranny and would defeat I'M
objectionable measures. The resolution
was lost by vote of "A to Is.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to S. F. $685. appropriating
$4,000 to erect a monument at Fort
Rfdgely, and the bill will go to the
governor for approval The house
amendment to S. F. 434 was also con-
CURED III and the bill passed.
BUY AT HOME.
The following report OF a special
committee was read and adopted:
To the President, F. A. Day, and the
Senate: Your committee appointed I'M
der resolution of Feb. Z, 1895, to in
vestigate the matter of purchasing sup
plies by the Rochester hospital for the
insane, in and out of the state, beg
leave to submit the following report:
FirSt-It is found on examinati ton
that the accounting officer at present
in charge is working under instruction
from the board of trustees to the effect
that supplies should be purchased
wherever they could be purchased the
cheapest, all things being equal.
Second-That the purchasing officer
has exercised his own judgment since
receiving such instructions. and has
adopted such methods as to his reason
seemed most expedient, in obtaining
bids, placing orders, etc.
Thfrd-That goods bought in large
quantities seem to have been purchased
on bids from the lowest bidder, quality
being primary consideration. 1t
was found in some instances that a
higher price had been paid for goods
outside of the state, than was bid by
sellers inside the state, but it was
shown that the quality was superior
and warranted the difference in price.
and it is also claimed that the home