St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-11
A DAY OF ROUTINE.
House Passes a List of TWEEN
ty-Two Of It's Own
Measures.
TOOK A RAP AT JAKE.
pet Measure Of the Lac Qui
g Parle Han Promptly
5 Killed.
TOOK A RAP AT JAKE.
AND Mr.. FURLoNG TOO
the Loss of One Of
! His Legislative Off.
. spring.

The house yesterday morning de-
voted itself to the task of killing
Mr.. Jacobson's chattel mortgage
bill. It required the entire time OF
the forenoon and the surplus energy
of every man opposed to 1t, but 1t
was killed dead enough, the author
only securing 40 votes in it's favor,
of the So necessary to pass it.
1t was not bill in which the city
members were particularly interest
ed, and they left the gentlemen from
the rural districts to fight it out
among themselves, the vote being
pretty evenly divided for and
against the bill. The main argu
ment used against the bill and the
one which cost it's life was that the
passage of it would involve too
much hardship on the borrowing
class, adding a great deal of red
tape to the process of satisfaction.
During the forenoon a large dele
cation of ladies, members of the
Womans Rescue league, of Mime
terest of the age of consent bill.
They presented a formidable APP
pearance as they filed in. and sent
UP the following formal declaration
of their Intentions:
Believing that just and equal laws
are a protection to the young of
both sexes alike, the Woman's Res
loo rxf o1t
regrets the action taken by a COM
mittee of your honorable body as
expressed in the following amend
ment to the age of consent bill:
'Fourth-If the female child is
over fourteen years of age, and the
person perpetrating such act is
under the age of eighteen years,
such female shall be punished by
Imprisonment in the state prison for
not more than seven years."
| Speaker Van SAINT had the pro-
test read and referred to the judi
ciary committee, Mr.. Underleak
| stated that the newspapers had not
/ correctly quoted the amendment
/ He looked the matter up, however.
land subsequently admitted that the
newspapers had correctly published
fthe amendment, which he said was
due to an oversight. The amend
Iement, as it was intended to read,
rand as it would be presented when
|, the bill comes up, was intended to
protect young boys from adven-
turesses, and will read as follows:
h. IF the female is over eighteen
tNyears of age and the person perpe-
tratipg such act is under eighteen
years of age such female shall be
| punished by Imprisonment in the
!, state prison for not more than seven
years"
r In the afternoon the house waded
/ into the calendar, skipping the SEN
ate bills, and devoting itself to the
passage of house files. By close
application to business and liberal
launching" from Mr.. Warner, who
was in the chair, the house passed
twenty-five bills, killing off few
at the same time.
Among those to suffer was Mr..
Furlong's bill proposing an amend
ment to the constitution so that
$4,000 of the railroad gross earn
| ings tax might be transferred to
the road and bridge fund. Messrs.
jacobson, Staples, Robbins, SEQ
| field and Juliar attacked the bill
with great vigor, only Messrs. Hol-
man and Buck coming to the sup
port of F'urlong. 1t was notable
| that the chief opposition to the bill
came from the country, and there
were only 4S votes for the bill, being
| 10 less than a sufficiency.
During the afternoon the house
| found time to" have little fun
with Mr.. Boobar. When his bill to
| increase the salary Of the chief
keeper of the reformatory to $1,000
| a year came up the members voted
| mo" by unanimous agreement, Mr..
Boobar himself voting no in order
to move a reconsideration. There
| were so votes against the bill and
none for it. Mr.. lBoobar was
amazed. Before the result was an
| nounced the members began to
| change their votes, and the final
| result was announced 80 for, and
none against.
Mr.. Boobar bought cigar fac
! tory.
! The following bills were passed:
H. T. 321, to appropriate money for
| opening closed water courses in Mobiles
| county.
+. F. sos. relating to farmers in
H F. ASS, relating to milk cans, etc.
! II. F. 451, to prevent oppressive gar
nishment.
II. F. 52s, to provide the state fair
grounds with water works.
I H. F. 500, relating to public libraries
/ and reading rooms.
H. F. 664, to organize the State Agri-
| cultural society.
| H. F. 213, for the relief of John H.
Mullen.
+ H. F. $50, relating to bridge across
| Zumbro river, In Olmsted county.
| H. F. 610, to prohibit the fraudulent
marking or sale of silverware and
H. F. $40. relating to the fees of town
t. H. F. 44O, relating to university ex-
| tension.
H. F. so, relating to the drainage of
lands.
Il II. +. 289, amending section T., chap
| creasing the salary of the principal
| keeper of the reforInatory.
/ H. F. 129, relating to the sprinkling of
streets.
r. II. F. 1888, relating to the entering Of
| judgment.
H. F., 1852, to amend chapter 10 of the
General Laws of 1887, relating to com,
mon carriers.
I H. F. SIG, relating to the incorpora-
| ton of villages.
H. F. $50, relating to instruction In
public schools.
H. F. 431, to provide for the dis
charge of sureties upon the bonds OF
public officers.
policies
H. F. 4S2, relating to reducing inter-
est by borrowers of building and loan
| associations.
The house having previously agreed
to hold an evening session, a recess
$oI~ 30 T.Ca