St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-21

carload lots, a rate in excess of 80
cents per ton for the first hundred
miles or less, or a rate in excess of
one-fortieth of one per cent per ton
for each mile in excess of 100 miles,
within the state of Minnesota.
Punishment for violation of the pro-
visions of the bill is fixed at not less
than 1000, nor more TINA $1,000 for
the first offense, and not less than
50 OOG nor more than $4,000, for each
subsequent offense.
NEW DOG LICENSE LAW.
Mr.. MuIIin is after the mischiefmak-
ing stray dog with H. F. 416. 1t pro
vides that all owners of dogs aged
more than three months shall report
the same to city or town clerks or
village recorders and secure a license
therefor at 81 and 81 per year for male
and female dogs respectively. Any
dog found roaming about the country
unattended by its owner, shall be
liable to destruction as a vagrant dog.
Theft of a licensed canine, or injury
or destruction of same, is made mis-
demeanor punishable by a fine Of not
to exceed 500.
H. f. 421, introduced by Mr.. Gum, is
q bill to detach the unorganized county
of Beltrami from the county of Becker
for all purposes, and attach the same
to the county of Itasca.
H. F. 418 introduced by Mr.. Johns,
embodies the Wisconsin statute re-
garding garnishments in district and
municipal courts. 1t differs from the
present Minnesota law very materially
FIREMEN'S RELIEF BILL.
Just before the noon recess the cal
endar was taken up. A rather breezy
and warm discussion arose over H. f
278, a. substitute for H F. 81, to amenc
| section 6, chapter 1877, General Laws
! 1885, relating TO fire departments.
i AIessrs. jacobson, Douglass and Sta
pies questioned the merits of the bill
| from the stanpoint that it does no
provide safeguards for the rights Of
the villages that may not have fire
mems relief associations. There Seemee
! to be suspicion that there was a wood
chuck lurking in the measure, but thI
opposition was not well defined. Mr.
| Johns met the objections by a few
simple explanations, and, on being pu'
to a vote, the bill was passed, only !;
votes being recorded against it. Be
fore being passed the bill was amended
by striking out section 2, which re
pealed all preceding acts of like ma
ture.
MOMENTS OF EXCITEMENT.
/ On assembling after recess, the house
resolved itself into committee of the
whole and went to work on genera
orders 4 fight was at once begun tc
amend or kill H. F. 81, substitute foi
H. F. 50, relating to chattel mortgages
Mr.. Foss precipitated the war OF
words by moving to strike out sections
| ,, 5, and ), all relating to filing chat
tel mortgages with the register Of
| deeds.
The amendment was hOtIy opposed
/ by Messrs. Robbins. Jacobson, Under
leak, Sanders, Scofeld and Lockwood
| Messrs. Foss, Nelson, Odds and Brevig
! spoke for the amendment and agains
the bill
The amendment was lost on a close
vote. A like fate befell d flank move
ment to report progress and make the
| bill a special order for Feb. IS.
! Then Mr.. Underleak secured thc
! adoption of an amendment to section
To- providing that a mortgage shall
| show whether or ont it is given to Sc
cure all or part of the purchase price
of the land on which the crop is to b.
! grown.
After wasting a large part of an hou1
! in discussing an amendment offered b!
Mr.. Jacobson, the latter withdrew tn
amendment.
Then, to show there was no ll-feeI
ing, the committee voted to recon
mend the bill for indefinite postpone
ment. When the committee rose thi
part of the report was excepted ant
the bill was laid on the table TEN
porarily. When it shall be called VI
again there will undoubtedly be a red
| hot contest on it.
! On motion of Mr. Johns, H. F. 262
! Mr. Christensen's bill to increase tn,
| punishment for adultery, was indefin
! itely postponed without any trouble
/ SOME CAUSTIC COMMENTS.
! When h. E. lS9, Mr.. Ferris bill Il
regulate the use of nets in interna
tional waters, came up Mr.. Sander of
fered an amendment to allow the US,
of money collected in fines by the fish
and game commission.
Mr.. Jacobson offered a substitute
amendment, providing that all sucl
moneys shall be paid into the genera
fund of the state. In supporting hi:
amendment, the gentleman from La,
qui Parle let it be known, in emphatf,
English, that he has no very Iarg,
| store of confluence in the game an