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

quired sweeping remedies. From 20 to
80 per cent of the patients in the in
sane asylums are there from causes
produced by drunkenness. AS it is pro-
posed to establish a fourth insane
asylum and improve the tnebriate
asylum at Rochester, he felt it would
be blessing to give the poor inebri-
ates the benefit of scientific medical
treatment for their disease
p. H. Kelly strongly opposed the bill
as measure to make men crazy. He
deprecated the sending of men to an
asylum because they have become
drunk once or twice, and moved indefi-
mite posrponement-of the bill.
Cross-firing of an amusing character
ensued, but the final action was a re-
commitment to the judiciary commit
tee for an opinion as to its constitu-
tionality.
TWO BILLS PASSED.
Under motions to suspend the rules,
two bills were passed in the morning
hour.
The first is bill allowing the normal
board to sell or dispose of the old
Stearns house, on the campus of the
lied from the sale is to be spent on the
| ST. Cloud school, in the discretion OF
the board.
The second bill was Mr.. Anderson S
| to repeal a special law relating to ship
ping of fish out of Chisago county. IF
feet of the repeal is simply to leave Chi
| sage county subject to the provisions
of the general law.
| Mr.. DresseFs resolution to have a
committee appointed to investigate the
expenditures of the worlds fair COM
mission was summarily sat upon by
the house. Messrs. Warner, Hartshorr
and Mallette denounced it, and Mr.
Robbins was especially severe. He
characterized the resolution as mean
ingless and nonsensical, stating nc
charges and offering no specific In
stance or suspicion of fraud. Incident
ally he incisiYely roasted the Brevig
resolution of Friday
MIR. Furlong courted the investiga-
| ton, and Jones. of Redwood, spoke for
the resolution. The vote to indefinitely
postpone was, however, unanimous.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Hartshorn put through a resolution to
have the portrait of Gen Thomas dec
GRATED with flags and bunting until the
| close of the session.
Speaker Van SAINT was called to Wi
| mona yesterday afternoon, and Mr.
Johns was designated to act as speaker
pro TEN until his return.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. Lovejoy yesterday introduced, by
| request, a bill to allow payment of de-
linquent taxes for 1893 and 1894 at any
| time before May 1, 1895, on payment
of Z per cent interest on the principal
| sum.
| A bill of interest to physicians and
people in the country was presented by
DR.. Zier. II provides that railroad
| companies shall issue certificates to
physicians and surgeons, and that
trains shall be stopped at any station
| to take on or let off a doctor answer
| ing a sick call.
! III. f. 542, by Mr.. Robillard, provides
that all local or city assessments which
may become liens upon real property
shall be paid to county treasurers, in
stead of city treasurers.
j. M. Smith offered a bill H. f. $40
which will affect salaries of court re-
porters. The amount of compensation
| to be paid shall be fixed by the judge
| who appoints the reporter; and each
! county shall pay the amount due for
services rendered in cases tried therein
| but such compensation shall not eX-
ceed $40 per day while employed in
court, 10 cents per folio for first tran,
script and 5 cents per folio for each
! additional COPY
H. f. SAB, by Mr.. Cant, provides fol
appeals in certain cases from munich
| pal courts to district courts, instead
of to the supreme court.
If a bill introduced by Mr.. Cross GI
| F. $3.50 shall become law any ten free
| holders in the vicinity of low or stag
nant lake may be granted permission
by the judge of any court of record tc
erect a dam to raise the water in saiG
! lake.
! II. F. SAT, by Mr.. Knuteson, will com
! pei county commissioners to establish
| a general road and bridge fund.- GU
! of which shall be paid all money fol
construction, repair and maintenance,
of all roads and bridges in counties.