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

LAX upon any or all the property
thereof within this state or upon the
earnings thereof within this state; and
In either case by taking as the basis
| OF such imposition, the proportionate
business. earnings, mileage. or
quantity Of production or property,
now or hereafter existing of any such
companies, persons, or owners trans
acted or existing in this state, in re-
iation to the entire business, mileage
or quantity of production or property
Oh such companies. persons or owners
as aforesaid; or in such other manner,
or by such other method, as the legis-
lature may determine
Provided. further, that nothing in
this act contained shall operate to au-
thorize the assessment or taxation of
any farm land or ordinary business
blocks or property owned by any such
corporation, person, firm or company,
except in the manner provided by the
ordinary methods of taxation"
Tssc senate having refused to concur
In the house amendments, the speak
er, In compliance with the request Of
the senate. appointed us a conference
committee. Messrs. Jacobson, Douglas
Cant, Kelly, p. H, and Shell.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The first battle at the evening ses-
sion was precipitated over Senator
Potter's struck jury bill. When the
bill was read j. d. Jones moved a
call or the house, which was ordered.
and 101 members answered to their
names. Two or three attempts were
made to suspend the call. but the adj
vocates of the bill fought against it,
ana the conference committee
was broken up to secure the
attendance of five members there
When the bill was laid open
Tor discussion Mr.. Dahl made another
bitter attack on the bill, declaring It
TO De a vicious measure. which, when
1t was formerly in force, had been
used by the corporations to the detri-
ment OF the poorer classes. 1t afford
ed, he said, an opportunity for the
rlch corporation to make deal with
the sheriff and secure a Jury. The
jury would be known long before the
cause was tried. and it afforded all the
opportunity for interested parties to
approach jury. There never was a
sherfn In Hennepin or Ramsey coun-
ties but would rather stand in with"
the city railway company than with
the working man. The city railway
company had it's representatives
lobbying on this bill all day:
1t was their bill, the labor
organizations were unanimously
against 1t, and if this Republican legis-
Iature passed this bill it would hear
from 1t In the next campaign
Mr.. warner defended the character
or the sheriff, and held that that Off
clal could more easily be bribed under.
the present than under the proposed
| law.
Mr. Jones, ]. N, admitted that there
mad been a lobby on. the floor, and
AFTER ne said, cracking a bottle of
champagne at the expense of the lob
pyist' ne found that said lobby was
| against the bill.
me roll being called, the bill was
passed by vote Of IS to Al.
MI. Jacobson here reported from the
conference committee on the Stevens
Dill that the senate committee was in
| d measure willing to accept the house
amendments except the one relating
10 the proposed tax on ore. He moved
that the committee be instructed to
| Insist upon the amendment. This
motion was carried and the committee
resumed its labors with the senate
| moguls.
Inc secretary of the senate ANNOUNCE
ing that the senate refused to concur
In the house amendment to the Peter
| son insane hospital bill, Messrs. Jacob
| son, Gibbs. Kelly, O'Brien. Jones. ]
D., and Sivright were named as q
| conference committee.
shortly before midnight a recess was
taken for lunch, the regular calendar
having been disposed of. and the fol-
| lowing bills passed:
! 5. F. 1872, a bill for an act to amend
| section IA, of chapter So, General Stat
| utes OF 1873 relating to ATTORNEYS and
couhsellors at law.
| .. f. 63S, to amend subdivision @ of
section TO- chapter 70 of the General
statutes OF 1878, relating to privileged
communications by witnesses.
.. f. 63l, to authorize the amendment
OF articles Of corporations INCORPORATED
pursuant to title Ill, chapter "a. Gen
| eral Statutes of 1878.
! s. F. 605, to amend section 2. of chan
| ter GA, General Statutes of 1873 reIat-
ing to the powers of the district court
.. r. $685. to authorize the making of
agreements on behalf of executors
/ administrators, guardians, receivers
or other like, with their sureties or
surety for the deposit of funds and
assets for which such suretfes NAV he
held responsible
| S. F. 666, legaIizing certain county
| bonds.
| 5. f. 672,. to amend section 3. chapter
$50. General Laws 1887.
). +. $50. Substitute for s. f. 240
to vest In district courts all trusts re-
lating to town sites heretofore vested
in any judge of said courts.
| >. f. 54O, Substitute for 8. F.. No
$3.50 to amend section H., of chapter
| 10, General Statutes of 1878, relating
| to appeals from court of Justices of
| the peace.
3. f. co., to provide a speedy hear
ing In special proceedings instituted
upon a. writ of habeas corpus. and a
review thereof In the supreme court
by any party feeling aggrieved by the
decision and order made by district
court or district judge or court COM
missioner
s. f. $50, to amend section 30 chapter
90, General Statutes of 1878, as amend
ed by chapter Is, General Laws of 1881
relative to security where Judgment
is entered by default.
b f. 5zo, to authorize cities to annex
certain territory in certain cases.
S. F. $50, Substitute for S. f. No.
11g to amend chapter 200, of the laws
of 1889, entitled an act giving liens for
the better security of mechanics, ma
terial men. laborers, and others.
S. F. 612, to regulate the payment OF
grand and petit jurors fees and mile
age in the district courts in this state
s. F. 491. to amend section 81, chap
ter 30, General Statutes 1873, relating
to stealing logs and injury to marks
thereon
s. F. SOS. relating to the allowance
of the accounts of executors and ad-
ministrators.
s. F. 81, to provide for the settle
! ment of differences between employers
and employees.
s. F. SCI, providing for a purchase
of additional lands by cemetery asso-
Citations.