St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-24

ening. Mr.. Sander added one to the
already large number of bills regu-
lating the traffic in food products.
This bill prohibits the formation of
pools and the practice of blacklisting
The following bills were passed by
the house:
S. F.. No. 514-An act by Senator
Cronkhite to provide for a hard fiber
Irvine plant at the state prison.
HOUSE FILES.
III. F. No. 224-An act by Mr.. Johns
to prohibit the obstruction of public
leveeS of cities on navigable waters
H. F. No. 133-An act by Mr.. Jones
relating to highways.
III. F. No. 300-An act by Mr.. Little,
ton to reimburse w. j. Whitefield for
military services.
H., F. No 4s7-An act by Mr.. Blagik
authorizing cities to create the office
of weighmaSter.
H. F: No. 4O2-An act by Mr. Vigen
amending IAN act to regulate cleo
tions," approved April q, 1899
H. f. No. Allan act by Mr.. Rob
bins to exempt the scales at certain
elevators, mill and railroad yards from
the jurisdiction of city sealers of
weights and measures.
III. f. No. 3O9-An act by Mr.. Brevig
to amend an act entitled an act to
provide for the organization of school
districts
H. F. No. sol Substitute for H. F.
NO 322)-An act by the committee on
education for the encouragement of
higher education in village and town
public graded schools.
ii. f. No. 295-An act by Mr. Jacob.
son to prevent railroad corporal tons
charging excess for overlooking cars.
H. F. No. 161-An act by Mr.. Smith
relating to the publication of the de-
linquent tax list.
HI. f. No. 596-An act by Mr.. Blagik
relating to city aldermen, and provid-
ing relief for certain imperfections in
the charter of Winona.
FL. f. No. 640-An act by Mr.. Gibbs
making John 5. PillSbury life mem
Der of the board of regents of the
state university.
TWO HOT DEBATES.
In the afternoon the house went into
committee of the whole to consider
| general orders. There were two very
spirited debates, one on the bill of J
N. Jones, abolishing screens and chairs
| in saloons, and the other on a bill of
the judiciary committee providing that
| the husband and wife are Jointly liable
for bills contracted by either for
household expenses. Representatives
| Johns and jacobson lead in both de-
bates. being opposed to each other on
| the Jones bill and together on the Judi
| ciary bill. The Lac qui Parle repre-
| sentative suffered a complete knock
| out on the Jones bill, although he
| made a gallant fight for the measure
| and Mr.. Johns scored two victories for
| the day, he making a winning fight
| against both bills.
Mr.. Jones bill provided that no
| chairs, screens or back doors be al
lowed at any place where liquor is
| sold, and was one of the most drastic
| measures of the session. 1t was in
| definitely postponed by a heavy ma
| jority.
The other bill upon which the debate
was SO lively provided that where
| property is in the name of the wife
and goods for the support of the fam
lily are ordered by the husband the
| property of the wife is liable for the
amount of such claim. Messrs. Ding
man, Hartshorn and Warner supported
the bill claiming that it was simply
measure to protect dealers from dis
honest customers. Mr. jacobson held
that the wife could be held, under this
bill, liable for the bar bills or other
liabilities of the husband, Mr.. Johns.
Mr. Robbins, Mr.. McGrath and others
supporting this view A number of
qualifying amendments were adopted,
but the house was clearly against the
bill, and voted for indefinite postpone
ment.
The committee. in courtesy to the
author of the bill. excepted it from the
report and laid it on the table but it
was clear that it would never pass.
The house adjourned to o'clock
Monday.
In the report of the contest over the
census bill Friday it was inadvertently
omitted to state that Representative
Gerlach ably supported Representative
Kelly in his fight on the bill. Messrs
Kelly and Gerlach being the only two
Ramsey county representatives who
opposed the bill