St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-17
NO OMNIBUS BILL.
The Senate Has Decided to
Take Up Woodchucks
Singly.
OFFICE FOR BUG KILLING
Proposed to Be Established
by Senator Stebbins'
Bill.
PAY FOR MILITIA SERVICE.
Senate Looks Gleefully To-
wards Four Holidays
This Week.
PAY FOR MILITIA SERVICE.

Senator Potter called up his res
olution, having for its purpose .the
reference of all bills having appfo-
Driations attached to the hnance
committee with instruction to report
them all at the same time.
SENATOR Morgan suggested that
the resolution was too sweeping, as
there are some bills becoming parts
of the statutes which should not take
such reference. Senator Wyman
spoke in the same line. Senator
Greer proposed an amendment SO
As to provide that the bills should
be considered separately and not as
an omnibus bill. This would prac-
tically kill the effect of the reSolu-
ton. He spoke of the various char
acters of bills. and said that it would
be undesirable to delay until near
the close of the session the discus
sion of a number of important leg1S-
lative measures. Senator Sheehan
followed up the line Of argument
of Senator Greer A motion to table
the resolution and amendment was
made by Senator Stebbins. While
the vote on this motion was pending
Senator Wyman took occasion to say
that the passage of the resolution
would make it impossible to discuss
many bills, and shut off important
legislation. Senator McHale, in eX-
planning his vote, thought it mad
70 nJ16 of
the session the discussion of i'm
portant bills that may carry appro-
priations. The resolution was ia
bled by a vote of 80 to 10. Senator
Potter gave notice that he would
renew his motion to pass it on Mon
day morning.
The senate finance committee has
decided to report favorably upon the
bill of Senator Stevens, to appropri-
ate money to begin work upon the
new state capitol. There is an
amendment proposed, however, that
divides the appropriation so that
one-half, or $125, 900, shall be availa-
bic Jan. 1, 1896, and like sum on
Jan. 1, 1897. The committee will
withhold the report until after the
committee of fifteen shall have re-
ported upon the plans and report of
the expert architects.
Among the more important of the
bills introduced in the senate is one
that makes it an OffenSe for any one
to even give away spirituous, vi
mons ar m If 1in1orc without lioo1eo
to sell may be prosecuted in a sum-
mary way by district court, a
municipal court or a justice of the
peace.
BUG KILLING.
To establish the office of state ento-
mologist at the experiment station of
the state university for the destruc-
ton of chinch bugs and other insects is
the purpose of a bill introduced by
Senator Stebbins. The term of such
officer shall be six years and he shall be
appointed by the governor. His salary
Is to be fixed by the executive commit
tee of the university and expenses be
paid out of an appropriation of S., 600
made in the bill.
Senator Spencer asks an appropria-
ton to be made in the sum of $4,000 to
AID III building a wagon road along the
north shore of Lake Superior from
Two Harbors to Grand Marias.
Senator Potter introduced a bill to
extend the term of office of the present
assessors. 1t provides that a county
assessor shall be elected for a term of
four years, beginning with the first
Monday in January, 1897, the election
to be made by the board of county
commissioners, the county auditor and
treasurer.
Senator Macarthur introduced a bill
Whlch provides for giving preference
10 deposits of funds of savings banks
in other banks.
Senator Morgan introduced a bill
making it misdemeanor for anv Off
Ger OF a corporation or any one to de-
mand or influence any employe to SIGN
an agreement not to belong to anv
lawful labor organization as a condi-
ton of employment.
Senator Stevens introduced a bill
which allows the names of regular
nominees to be placed on an official
ballot free, while Independent candi-
dates and leg-pullers shall paw the
usual fees.
Senator Stebbins offered a bill to ap-
proprlate $346.9O to reimburse Prof.
Otto Lugger for money expended last
year at the request of Gov. Nelson to
eXterminate chinch bugs in different
counties of the state.
PAY STATE GUARDS.
A bill appropriating $4,424.O8 to paw