St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-12


| and being known as the Auditor Dunn
bill, was reported, without recommends
| alton. Both bills were ordered printed
and placed upon general orders.
| The finance committee reported IA
Vorably upon Senator Hodges bill to
| appoint commission to confer with
representatives of Wisconsin, with a
view of establishing an interstate park
at the Dalles of the ST. Croix.
II. F. 9, relating to peddlers, was
recommended to pass by the special
committee to whom it was referred.
COMMITTEE REVERSED.
The report of indefinite postponement
made by the railroad committee upon
| .. r. $50 precipitated a debate, The
Dill provides for reduction of rates
upon iron ore and coal The author.
senator Knatvold, asked that the bill be
paced upon general orders. Senator
Spencer opposed this motion. and
Claimed that the recommendation for
indefinite postponement being unani-
nous, should be respected, and no
more time should be wasted Senator'S
howard, Fuller and Hits spoke against
giving any more time to the bill. SenI
ators Ringda1 and Peterson wanted If
placed upon general orders. Senator
Yale spoke sarcastically of the propo-
sltlon to place it upon general orders.
The roll being called, there were 2s
votes Tor and 16 against placing the bill
upon general orders.
Later in the day Senator Yale took
occasion to remark upon the custom of
d1sregarding the reports of committees
q TO Of
complying with a request of some one
person. Senator Spencer suggested
That all bills go on general orders. ir-
respective of reports of committees.
The vote by which the Pottgieser pro-
Date judge bill was lost was reconsid-
ered, and the bill was restored to it's
former place on the calendar, and was
later passed by vote of 30 to IL.
Petitions were received from railroad
employees protesting against reductions
in freight rates.
senator Barr secured an entry on the
journal to the effect that the enrolling
committee had reported, on April and
., that Senate Files PIG, 297, 313, 4O5 and
404 had been properly enrolled. This
mad been omitted from the journal on
the proper dates.
The report of the prison labor COM
m1ttee upon the Schumacher contract
labor bill was adopted, and the bill
| passed the senate, there being 45 votes
In favor and none against its passage.
5. F. 354, being Senator Miller's bill
to establish a normal school at Pipe
stone, was defeated by a vote of 10 to
49,
The appointment of Prof. w. w. Fol-
we'll, of Hennepin county, as member
OF the board of corrections and chart
ties, in place of George NJ Bracket,
resigned, was confirmed in open ses-
sion.
A WOMAN'S SAY.
request for the right of suffrage
made by DR.. Martha Ripley, of Mime
apolis, was read. Senator Schaller
moved that the request be granted, but.
on motion of Senator Potter, the letter
of request was referred to the commit
tee of elections. The letter recited
that government of the people can
not justly exclude women from voting.
The passage of S. F. 626. comforting
women's suffrage, was asked, and in
| the event of the failure to do so, she
submitted that she is an American cit
izen, native born, neither minor,
pauper, lunatic nor felon, but is de-
barred from the use of the elective
franchise. The ballot which she regu-
larly offers at the polling place in her
| precinct, has never been accepted, be-
| cause existing laws prevent. She
therefore petitioned that she personally
| be granted presidential and municipal
| suffrage, because it would be right and
| just, and to withhold the same is sex
| tyranny, no longer to be tolerated
| without protest