St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-02

lead to such action as will restore con-
fidence, revive industries and bring
prosperity to all sections of the country
and all classes of people.
Senator Knatyold introduced bill TO
amend section of the General Laws OF
1889, so as to increase the tax OF iron
ore from % cents to So cents per ton.
The bill was referred to the Judiciary
committee.
Save the Forests.
The forestry bill of Senator Master
man proposes that the Minnesota fer-
estry association abstract the laws re-
lating to the suppress sion of forest fires
and send copies of them, together watil
rules Of the association, to sherltTs OF
each county once year and also TO
chairmen of town boards. Notices or
the laws are to be posted in three places
In each town Or village.
The negligent or careless starting a
fire in woods or prairies so as to endan-
ger property other than his own is made
punishable by fine rot to exceed 500,
or Imprisonment in jail not to exceed
three months.
A like penalty is imposed for firing a
meadow or prairie, unless the same IS
surrounded by bare land.
Those starting camp fires are required
to clear the surroundings and to eXtln-
guish the same before leaving the local
ity.
Railroads are required to clear their
right OF way prior to april ID III each
year under like penalty.
The fire WardenS are required to pa.
troll their districts and take measures to
prevent forest or prairie fires, and may
call upon citizens to aid i'll eXtlnguish-
ing fires or enforce the laws relative
thereto. Any able man refusing
to respond TO the demand for assistance
by the ire warden may be lined SlO0 or
imprisoned three months.
Annual reports by the fire warden
are provided for; one-half of the PEN
alties recovered shall go TO the informs
erS against persons convicted OF Vioiat-
ing the provisions of the bill.
An annual appropriation Of $500 IS
to be made Tor the use OF the forestry
association to encourage the raising OF
trees on open prairies and distribution
OF seeds and piauts, TO encourage the
growth Of young trees on denuded nom
agricultural sections of the state, and
in publishing for free distribution the
Tree Planters Manual, 10 cover the eX-
penSe Of postage, etc.
Bills Introduced.
S. T. No 189. by Senator Sheehan-
Proposing an amendment 10 article Of
the constitution, providing that cities
of over 80, 900 may make their own char
ters. Referred to the Judiciary.
s. T. No. 1870, by Senator KnatVold-
To regulate coal rates. Referred to the
committee OH mines and mining.
5. T. No. 1911, by Senator Knatvold-
To change the rate of tax Oh iron ore.
Referred to the Judiciary committee.
S. T. No. 1872, by Senator French, and
referred 10 the Judiciary committee,
amends the Penal Code relative to
adultery. and making the offense by
both maIes and females felony.
S. Z. No. 1913, by Senator Keller, TO
appropriate 5000 10 aid sufferers by
cyclone III SteGrns county, was referred
to the committee on finance.
S. Z. No. 1874, by Senator Wyman, to
amend the laws so as to prevent the
safe Of liquors or maintaining Of q pool
room within Il mile of the state uniVer-
sily. was referred TO the committee on
university.
S. I. No. 1876, by Senator Thorpe, and
referred to the committee on education.
amends the law SO as to make a county
superintendent OF schools bear the same
relation to schools as principals do, and
providing for examination of teachers
by the county superintendent and their
assistants.
S. F. No. 19G, by Senator Fuller, to
amend the law relative TO stealing logs.
Referred 10 the committee Oh logs and
lumber.
S. F. No. 1917, by Senator Masterman,
and referred to the committee on fOreS-
try and IRE protection, is designed to
promote forestry and suppress forest
fires.
S. T. No. 199. by Senator Heineman-
a joint resolution asking congress to7dC
all in its power TO stir up feeling OF
patriotism. and lead 10 restoFati0na OF
business confidence. Referred to the
judiciary committee.
S. T. no. 1919. being substitute
offered by the Judiciary committee fol
! S. I. No. l1S.
s. Z. No. 200, introduced by Senator
Sperry, of the Judiciary committee, as q
| substitute for 5. +. No. 81, was placed
! Oh general orders.
Reports OF Committees,
Senator johnson, w. E., of the com-
| miltee on elections, reported an amend
| ment to S. T. No. 146. and recommended
the passage of the bill as changed.
| Senator Morgan, of the committee on
| finance. reported in favor Of the passage
| OF s, f. 113, S. +. ia. S. T. 1l6.
Senator Johnson, w. E., OF the cleo
| tons committee, recommended ar
amendment to s. F. No. no.
| Senator Sperry, Of the judiciary com,
mittee, reported S. f. IFS, with rec
| concentration that it be Indefinitely
| postponed, and reported substitute.
Also S. F. No. 81. TO be indefinitely
| postponed. and substitute offered.
Guard the Treasury.
Senator Cronkhite, of the committee
| on legislative expenses. had a report
ready. but Senator WYman wanted The
report referred back before being read
as there had not been a large attend
| ance at the meeting. He feared there
! would be disposition to be too liberia
| in expenses. He did not want to be re.
garded as reformer or as advising re.
| urenchment, because that was not his
| disposition, but he found that there wa:
| a disposition to be too liberal with the
| disbursement of clerkships.
Senator Thorpe said that the report:
had been unanimously agreed upon By