St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-23

signee of Kilroe Brothers, for extra
work performed on the Soldiers
home in 1890. Lost by a vote of % to IL.
ii. f. S27, to regulate hunting, or kill
ing of game by non-residents of the
state of Minnesota, and to provide for
license of $25 by nonresident hunt
err. Passed.
NEW CONSTITUTION.
H. F. No. $751; proposing a convention
to revise the constitution of the state
of Minnesota.
Senator Stevens spoke of the i'm
portance of the bill, and said every
lawyer knew of its Importance. con-
stitution should be considered deliber-
ately. 1t should have all the restraints
on legislation which the people in
their wisdom deem advisable, and
should place no restraints which the
people did not desire to impose. He
called attention to the disturbed cou-
dition of the country, prior to the war;
when the old constitution had been
framed. There was then a financial
panic. That was a masterpiece. After
the war there was an expansion of
finances, which caused many amend
ments. until the present constitution
is a mere patchwork. There are a
dozen more amendments proposed.
Some of the old amendments were in
advised. He said the time has come
for deliberate action. The red flag
may wave in Paris or in Chicago, but
for Minnesota there is no flag save the
stars and stripes. The people of this
state are not disposed to Cypress or
to allow conflict between capital and
labor. Now is the time to deliberate
on a new constitution. Nearly every
state has had constitutional revision
since the war, and Minnesota needs a
constitutional convention. The bill
submits to a vote of the people as TO
whether they desire such convention.
Senator Wyman wanted an estimate
as to the cost of a constitutional con-
vention and what guaranty there
would be that as many amendments
would not be proposed to new con-
stitution.
Senator Stevens replied that he
thought forty days would be a suffi-
cient time to act upon revision. The
cost would be about one-third of that
of legislative session, or $4,000. The
revision would probably result in a
saving of $4,000 in one year in the
method of taxation. He also thought
a revision of the provision as to chart
table institutions would result benefi-
cially. These institutions should be
placed under one head. He thought
that there would be no amendments
for a period of ten years.
Senator Yale moved the previous
question.
The vote being taken upon the bill, 1t
received 81 votes and IA against. The
bill required thirty-siX votes, and was
passed.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to S. F. S35, allowing
county commissioners to issue bonds
to refund floating indebtedness.
The committee on conference on s.
f. 81 reported in favor of striking out
the house amendment, which struck
out the provision that the money
named be transferred to the internal
improvement fund. The bill as it or
iginally passed the senate was again
passed. 1t provides for transferring
$4,000 from the state textbook fund
to the general revenue fund.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to S. f. 701, relating to
constructing boulevards around lakes
located in more than one county
This will allow Ramsey and Washing
ton county to establish d boulevard
around White Bear lake
H. e. 800 as amended was passed I'M
der suspension of rules. 1t amends
the law relating to township assessors.
THEIR CHOICE.
Proceeding to take up bills under
the resolution adopted, Senator Allen,
as the bill he desired to be passed, Sc
lected H. f. AS, relating to an amend
ment of the probate code, so as to
permit the county commissioners in
counties of over LOCO or under 1906
population to allow judges of probate
a salary of $780, The bill was read a
third time and passed
Senator Barr called up II. f. 538
providing for raising the waters in
lakes by building dams at outlets.
Passed,
Senator Cole selected H. F. S95, to
prevent fraud in the manufacture of
cheese and to prevent the sale of any
but standard cheese in the state I'M
less so branded. Passed
Senator Cronkhite selected H F..
SIG, providing for a redemption from
sale within two days Of property sold
under chattel mortgage. Passed.
Senator Collester asked that S. F.
to- be passed under suspension of
rules. 1t provides that cities of not
more than 5000 population may issue
bonds to fund floating indebtedness.
Passed.
senator Currier called up II. f. 499
10 raise the bounty on female wolves
to $l5, when killed in January. Two
tnlrds OF the bounty to be paid by the
state Passed.
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