St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21

Monday. It relates to the sale of i'm
pure lard.
H. F. 730, limiting the expenses of
legislative contests to $500, was
amended and will be on the Monday
calendar.
At the morning session Senator
Ozmun moved to exclude all lobby
lists from the chamber except LADIES'.
Senator Schaller suggested that SEN
ators were often crowded out OF ltheir
seats by visitors. Senators Stevens
and Howard complained of the num-
Der of people from the cities who
besiege them and interfere with the
quiet of the senate.
..- FREEDOM OF TRAFFIC.
Senator Sevatson moved to place. S.
F. 264. the Meilicke freedom of traf-
fic bill, upon the calendar. Senator
Yale objected and spoke against itfle
| motion to suspend the rules for that
! purpose. Senator Reishus said that,
! with the possible exception of the AN
derson bill, this is the most important
bill that has come before the senate.
The bill had been discussed in COM
| mittees and the press and he believed
every senator had made up his mind
upon the bill. Senator Morgan said
it would involve hours of discussion
and should not be advanced.
Senator SevatSon said that the coun-
try members had sat all session and
voted for measures of interest to the
large and glorious cities, and he hoped
disposition would be manifested to
give the country a chance to pass a
bill of so much Importance to them.
Senator Wyman said it was known
that he had often opposed bills drawn
in his city. This bill was the most I'M
fair and vicious bill that had come up
before the senate. 1t had been drawn
in his city and it would require hours to
show it's unjustness. If taken up it
would take the day to discuss the
measure.
Senator Potter said the party plat
forms had declared against trusts, and
if this measure was to be taken up he
wanted the antitrust bill taken up
with it.
Senator Ringdal said the bill did not
emenate from Minneapolis but came
from the country and was drawn in
the capitol.
Senator Wyman said he knew who
drew the bill, and it came from Min
ncapolis.
Senator RingdaE"I would ask the
senator who did draw the .bill?''
Senator Wyman-'I am not on the
witness stand"
Senator Ringdal-"It was not drawn
by a Minneapolis man
Senator Wyman-"I presume the
senator knows"
The motion to suspend the rules and
place the bill on the calendar received
but 10 votes and was lost.
Senator Thompson moved to place
III. f. 8, to license peddlers, on the
calendar. This stirred up another
conflict against city and county sena-
tors and the changes were again rung
upon the gong you tickle me and 1
will tickle you" Senator Iltis created
laughter by saying 81 will settle this
right here" He then proceeded to
explain that 1t is not the country
storekeeper that wanted the bill to
pass. but it is the farmers who want ii.
The farmers are annoyed by the Rus
sian thistle, and also by the Russian
peddler. They are as thick as grass
hoppers, and he hoped they would be
prevented from flooding the country
to annoy and steal. .y'-f
a9nator 'Ringdal thought peddlers
should be allowed to go about the
country. If the farmers wanted to be
buncoed they would get there in any
event. 1t was hard to legislate brains
into men. He favored freedom sof
traffic even among peddlers {
Senator Keller related some expe-
riences he had in peddHng machinery
and spoke in favor of the bill: e.,
Senator Howard claimed the bill has
woodchuck in it, that being to allow.
the country merchants to- send out
their peddling wagons and to shut out.
others. The motion to take the bill
up under a suspension of the rules was
lost.
II. F. 500, providing for establishing
free libraries, was passed under sus-
pension of the rules, at the request of
Senator Stockton.
When the house report upon the gen
eral appropriation bill was received,
asking a further conference upon the
item of an appropriation for the Red
wing training school, Senators Wyman,
Thorpe and Young were named on
such committee. Ii was reported later
that the house branch of the COM
mittee had agreed to recede from the
inconvenience of the senate on the
remaining item of dispute. This struck
out the, $4,000 item for the Redwing
training school. The bill was then
passed as amended
AMPUTATION WAS RIGHT. 49,.
Senator Masterman, of the state
prison committee, reported upon the
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ton of the arm of James O'Neill, con-
Wet in the Saltwater prison. 1t was
found that the amputa ton had been
made by the hospital surgeon, and was
done in a skillful manner. The prison
warden had not been notified, neither
had the prisoner nor his friends be-
fore the operation. 1t was recon-
men6ed that hereafter such notice be
given. 1t was reported that the ampu-
tation was necessary to save the life
of O'Neill, who was suffering from
tuberculosis. The committee reported
expenses of SiS.75 for services of
stenographer and 81 for railroad fare
for Senator Hanna
Senator Yale spoke about the bad
policy of making such operation with
out notifying the proper parties.
Senator Durham said it was often
the case that when performing an
operation it was found necessary to
go farther than the original intention.
Senator Cole said that such case had
recently happened in his own family.
Senator McHale, who is a member
of the prison board, stated that the
convict had stated that he knew an
operation was to be made on the arm.
When an incision was made to see the
condition Of the bones it was found
that the bones were in such condition
that an amputation was necessary, and
it was found to be a good practice to
make the amputation. 1t was also
found that one leg is also diseased, and
it may be necessary to amputate4 if.
While the convict had not been in
formed that the arm was to be ampnI
tated. he had been told that surgical
operation was necessary. After being
placed under the influence of chloro-
form it was found necessary to pro-
coed further and make an amputa-
ton. The surgeon had acted properly
and in good faith. The report of the
committee was adopted.