St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-10

| Iioh. II pIONlOeS LOT appointing a COM
mission to revise the tax laws. Sena-
tor Greer asked how the bill had
reached the judiciary committee, and
was recommendation made. Senator
Stevens answered that he did not re-
member who made the motion of ref
| erence, but recalled the fact that Sen
| ator Greer had assented to a report,
| with no recommendation, at his re-
quest that no discussion be had upon
| the bill in committee
| II. f. 395, relating to pine lands, was
recommended to pass by the committee
| on public lands. Senator Roverud pro-
tested against the report, and wanted
| further hearing in committee Sen
ator Hodge stated that this bill and
also S. F. 602 had been discussed at
length before the joint committee on
| public lands, but had no objection to
| both bills being referred back. The
senate bill was recommended for in
definite postponement. Both bills were
| recommitted
s. f. 604 was reported by the commit
| tee on tax and tax laws, without rec
! ommendation, and was placed upon
| general orders. 1t is a bill proposing
| constitutional amendment, so as to
allow cities to exempt manufacturing
| concerns from city taxes
| Other bills were reported by commit
! tees, as follows: By the finance com
| nittee: S. F. 2t9 H. F. 341, H. F. 1853
). f. 731, as amended, all to pass; S. F.
5S1, S. F. $685. 8. F. 1888 and S. F. 2O5, to
be indefinitely postponed: S. F. BIS to
be referred to the committee on roads
| and bridges; H. F. 234, to pay the con-
tested election expenses of George Ger
ZACH, recommended to pass; H. f. 307.
relating to drainage in Polk county,
was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
Committee on towns and counties: S.
f. 694, to be referred to the committee
on roads and bridges; S. F. sos, to
pass; S. F. 624. indefinite postponement;
S. F. 40, to pass.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed S. F. 165 to pass, II. f. TAI to pass,
5. f. 632 to pass, S. T. $40 to pass as
amended
The railroad committee recommend
ed HI. F. 210 to pass as amended, III. F..
292 to pass, s. +. 277 to be indefinitely
postponed.
The committee on elections recon-
mended H. T. $3.50 to pass.
The. committee ON public lands
recommended H. f. SO to pass.
The committee on tax and tax laws
recommended S. f. 23O to pass. II. F..
Az to pass, S. F. 400 to pass as
amended.
The committee on logs and lumber
II. F. 573 for indefinite postponement.
AT the request of Senator Sevatson.
the Journal for Feb. 20 was ordered
corrected so as to show that he voted
for 5. f. 10. bearing upon temper
ance
With the assent of Gov. Clough. 8.
f. 7S5 was introduced by Senator Mas
terman. 1t prohibits agents of foreign
insurance companies from doing busi-
ness in this state until properly Ii
censed.
>. f. 251 was reported favorabIy by
the Judiciary committee, and passed
under suspension of the rules. Tt
amends the law relating to municipal
bonds.
Inc senate concurred in the house
amendment to S. F. 555, being Senator
Pottgieser's bill regulating the sale
OF poultry and game Tine bill will he
come a law when approved by the
governor, and the entrails and heads
of game and poultry will be removed
before being placed in the market.
Senate Files AGO and 461 had been re-
ported from the house with amend
1nents: these were concurred in and
the bills as amended passed, upon mo-
ton OF Senator Morgan. One bill
amends the law relating to actions to
determine the validity of condemna-
ton proceedings; the other amends
the law relating to actions to recover
land and damages on failure of rail-
road companies to pay compensation
for taking thereof.
Senator Stevens reported that the
| Ramsey, Hennepin and st. Louis
| county delegations recommended the
| passage Of S. F. g as amended. This
| bill provides for a commissioner to
| take the place of the board of public
| works, the park board and city engf-
neer in st. Paul.
Senator Stevens having secured per-
| mission from Gov. Clough, introduced
| 8. F. 736, which is designed to allow
| the council of st. Paul to appropriate
! $1,000 to provide a library for the new
| steamship st. Paul.
When S. f. 40 was reported back by
| the house, with amendments, Senator
| Hanna moved that the senate do not
| concur, and asked for a conference
| His suggestion carried, and Senator'S
Hanna and Schaller were named to
| confer with house committee upon
the amendments.
S. f. 712 has been made a special or
der for 2:3O p. m. Thursday, on motion
| of Senator Wyman 1t is a bill to
| codify the insurance laws.
! Z Il
dietary committee, on motion of Sena-
| tor Morgan. 1t is designed to make
municipal corporations subject to gar
| niShment proceedings.
Petitions from nearly every county in
the state and containing the names of a
large majority of the old soldiers, were
received. asking the passage Of the bill
to appropriate $4,000 to aid in holding
the G. A. R. national encampment in
| st. Paul in 1896
A number of petitions were read ask
ing the passage of H. F. S03, having for
it's purpose the establishment of an in
| terstate park at the DaIles of the st.
| CroiX.
fragrant bouquet was placed on
Senator Culkins desk by the senate
employees yesterday.
A NEW MONUMENT.
Mr.. Downs, from the special joint
committee on Birch Coolie monument
made the following report, which was
adopted:
Hon. F. L. Day, President Of the
Senate: Your special joint committee
to whom was referred the resolutions
of the Sixth and Seventh Minnesota
Veteran associations, relative to the
Birch Coolie monument, have had the
same under consideration, and beg
leave to make the following report and
recommendations:
First-Your committee is of the opin.
ion that the commissioners erred in
not erecting the said monument on the
site of the corral or as near thereto
as could be reasonably aseertained.
| Second-That they erred In placing
the name of Capt. f. p. Grant on the
monument as commander Of the forces
engaged in the battle. when every off.
| cial record and a. GREAT mass of ora