St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-21

should preserve the patrol limits of
a city until changed by a three
fourths vote of the people of the city.
This amendment was accepted by
the author of the bill.
Senator Sheehan, IN response to the
structures placed upon the bill by Sen
ators Wyman and Howard, said a
charter bill had been passed that is
not satisfactory to even the people of
Minneapolis, and is confessedly not
what is wanted by the small cities. He
declared that it would be impossible
for more than five cities in he state
to adopt the charter proposed by Sen
ator Howard.
Senator Stevens said that the sena-
tors from Minneapolis have secured a
charter that is in accordance with
their government of the past twenty
years, and now ask that other cities
be brought under the same provis-
ions. AS for st. Paul, they did not
want to have the charter forced upon
them.
The bill was further amended to
provide that the legislature shall make
provision for restricting the commits
sion in granting charters, and was
recommended to pass.
Senator Stevens insisted upon hold
ing an evening session, and a roll call
was ordered to decide the question, re-
sulting in an adjournment until this
morning.
POOR MANS DOCTOR.
Senator Wyman sent up a protest
from Minneapolis druggists against the
passage Of H. F. 626 and s. f. 559, be-
ing the patent medicine bills, and ask
Ing their indefinite postponement. The
reasons set out for asking the indef-
mite postponement are: mo one de-
mands protection against proprietary
or patent medicines, and there is no
prejudice against them except in the
minds of a few alleged physicians
The bills discriminate against the poor
in favor of the rich, because the pro-
prietary or patent medicine is the
poor mans doctor, and is his reliance
in case of need. The bills discriminate
against citizens of the state in favor
of those of other states by inhibiting
the manufacture or sale of remedies
in this state that could be sold to any
citizen of the state by residents of
any other state.
The bills give arbitrary power to
public good.
Unreasonable fees would be inn
posed. The bills are loosely drawn.
and show gross ignorance of the au-
thor, because it is sought to prejudice
the public against the use of alcohol
In the preparation of such medicines.
The bills do not provide for any
way to dispose of the $1,000, 600 worth
1f c11d
of citizens for saIe.''
A LITTLE RETALIATION.
A bill passed the senate yesterday
under suspension of the rules that
plays havoc with the income of sur
Veyors general in case it becomes a
law. 1t would result in a reduction of
at least one-half of the income of
such officers, and Surveyor General
Brown and some other gentlemen
about the capitol were exercised over
the matter upon hearing that the bill
mad been rushed through. The bill
was introduced by the Hennepin and
washington county delegations, and
IS designed to regulate the fees of
surveyors general. 1t provides that
the ices in districts where 100000 feet
OF logs were scaled last year
snail be five cents per thousand In
districts where no report was made
last year the fees shall be three cents
per thousand. In other districts the
fee shall % cents per thousand The
surveyors general shall also have a
mileage of five cents.
FIREMEN'S FUND.
The bill to provide for the turning
over to the firemen's relief fund / per
cent of the tax upon fire insurance
companies stirred up a sharp debate.
President Day raised the point that
this was appropriating large sums to
the Twin Cities. The delegations
from these cities claimed that the
fund was merely being turned back to
the original sources, and that all cit
les of the state received their equit-
able proportion of the money paid in.
The bill was amended in minor par
ticulars and passed under a suspen-
sion of the rules.
ii. f. 20, appropriating $4,000 for
drainage in the Red river valley, was
referred to the finance committee and
taken from general orders
The railroad committee recommend
ed for indefinite postponement three
railroad freight bills, being S. F. 395,
introduced by Senator Culkin; S. F.
513, introduced by Senator Smith, and
S. F. 419, introduced by Senator Hene-
man. On motion of Senator Culkin
S. F. 395 was placed upon general or
ders.
Gov. Clough notified the senate that
he had approved S. F. $780, S. F. 144
and S. F. 120. One of these requests
leave Of the war department at Wash
ington to copy records of the Sioux
war and execution of Indians by the
state historical society.
Senator Potter introduced a bill to
give authority to deputies in public
offices to do acts and sign instruments
in the name of their principals.
The state prison committee intro
duced a bill to amend the laws of
1889 so as to authorize the prison man
ayers to let convicts to service, under
the piece price or contract system. or
both, all able-bodied convicts. to the
lessees of the prison shops. The let
ting to service shall not exceed terms
of eight years, and shall not be for
less than As cents per day.
Senator Morgan introduced a bill to
e1uliiOi iHO SiCi VI lIi0 court
to copy old indexes, dockets and rec
ords.
Senator Fuller introduced a bill
changing the terms of the district
court in the Fifteenth Judicial dis
trict, and which was passed under a
suspension of rules. 81.
Senator Young introduced a bill to
amend the general laws so as to pro-
vide that where garnishments are
made upon property upon which there
is mortgage or pledge, the plaintiff
may be allowed, by order of court. to
pay the amount due. The person gar
nished shall then turn the property
over to the officer holding the execu-
ton to be sold. The proceeds of sale
are to be applied to the payment of the
sum paid by the plaintiff, and after
that to satisfy the execution.