St. Paul daily globe., 1895-04-18

sitting, and the presence of the same
ofhc1al was noted in the chamber last
night when the Martin county states
man arose to make his observations.
The motion of Senator Morgan to
take up S. F. 6O2 was voted upon and
lost
The senate then decided to take up
III. F. $50 by sections, and Senator
Spencer moved to amend this bill by
striking out all but the title and sub
Stitute the senate bill The secretary
proceeded to read the house bill. SEN
ator Greer moved to strike out section
1. When tie vote was announced
Senator Greer arose and said: Just
wait a minute. There have been
TOO MANY
tie votes on this bill. 1 call for new
VOTE
Senator Day observed that such a
thing as a tie vote might often occur.
The presiding officer sustained the
point of order that the vote had been
announced.
Senator Sperrys amendment to OBJ
viate the necessity of duplicate certifi-
Gates of sale was adopted.
After amending and adopting three
sections an effort was made to secure
he hoped the people of the state would
have chance to believe that the SEN
ate was willing to spend one evening
on bill to save the pine lands without
filibustering. Senator Thompson said
he was willing to filibuster all night, if
necessary, upon the bill. The reading
and adoption of sections with slight
amendments proceeded until section IL
Then a int
offered by Senator Young, which was
the same as the original section II in
the Staples bill This would change
the bill so as to authorize the sale of
timber when in danger of being des-
troyed.
Senator Knatvold renewed the con-
fiict between the champions of the
house and senate bills by Offering as
an amendment the senate bill sec
tion which gave authority to sell pine
upon the judgment OF the land COM
missioner instead of upon a final esti-
mate by appraisers. Senator McHale
| said this was the great rock upon which
the pine land committee split. 1t was
deemed better by the senator to sell
the timber after Scaler had gone into
the woods and actually estimated the
| amount of timber and scaled it after
| being cut. The bill was drawn upon
| this plan. Then this senate bill was
| prepared upon a basis of an estimate
| by three persons named for the pur-
| pose. This would permit interested
men in the lumber camps to furnish
an estimate that might not be trust
| worthy. Senator Stevens added that
the senate provisions would authorize
! sale upon the mere statement of
| some possibly interested person.
| Senator Knatvold. replying to a COM
ment of Senator Young, said he would
vote for any good bill prepared. and
did not want it to be insinuated that
he would not vote for the house bill
Senator Allen observed that both
| provisions would result in preventing
| a sale of any timber for term of
| years, and are good provisions. One
allowed a dishonest appraiser, and the
| other a dishonest scaler. In that
particular there is not much difference.
Senator Schaller quoted the pine
land committee report to show vast
differences between the estimate and
subsequent scaling, the gain in the
quantity always being in the scaling
| after the estimate.
Senator Wyman said his experience
had been that the scale on bank very
| generally overran the estimate in the
woods from Is to 25 per cent.
The substitute taken from the senate
bill was adopted, and the further con-
sideration of the bill as a special order
was deferred until today.
DIVIDE FAIRLY.
The joint committee on roads and
| hrid OF 10 CT nd a6
a division of the funds applicable for
road and bridge improvements. T-ere
is about $4,000 in the fund for the COM
ing two years, aside from the amount
of $150,000 provided in bill, which is
| now pending in the house and has
passed the senate, to transfer that sum
to the internal improvement fund.
There was a large bundle Of bills be-
fore the committee which are pet meas
ures of various members of both
branches. 1t was deemed wise to ap-
portion the available funds among the
various sections of the state and sub
committee was named to prepare an
omnibus bill for this purpose to take
the place of the mass of bills before
the committee. Senators A. G.. John
son and Durham, and Representatives
| Parker and French were named as the
subcommittee to appOrtion the funds
and report by bill to the general COM
mittee.
Senator Barr, of the committee on
elections, reported back H. f. 77S, with
a recommendation that it be placed on
genera orders with no other recon-
mendation. The bill amends the cleo
ton law so as to reduce the fees from
S. to So, for placing names of candi-
dates for offices, in cities of 5000 popu-
| iation or less.
Senator McHale reported back S. F.
720 with a recommendation that it
pass. The bill provides that the city
treasurer may certify delinquent as
sessments to the county auditor for
collection in the same manner as
taxes. The measure applies to st.
Paul, and was passed under a sus-
| pension of the rules.
HEADS CUT OFF.
The heads of the coroner and alb
stract clerk for Ramsey county will be
delivered to the people as a sacrifice
at the end of the terms of the present
incumbents, when two bills to that
| effect become laws. Senator Stevens
introduced two bills yesterday with
the consent of Govt. Clough, both of
which passed the senate under suspen-
sion of rules. One bill repeals the
special laws relative to the abstract
clerk of Ramsey county and takes
effect October 81. 1896. This abolishes
the office. The other bill repeals the
special laws relative to coroner for
Ramsey county, and makes this a
fee Office. The bill takes effect
January l, 1897.
s. F. $50. introduced by Senator Pott-
gieser, was passed under suspension
of rules. 1t relates to filing and pub
fishing notices for the extension of
terms Of corporations.
H. F. 3S1 was passed under suspension
of rules. 1t relates to an extension of
the terms of corporate existence.
The senate concurred in the house
| amendment to s. F. 40 relating fo elao