St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-12
HOUSE TO SENATE.
Fir. Johns Favored Coereing
the Senate, but Was
Called Off.
RAMSEY DELEGATION SPLIT
They Did Not Agree on the
Bill to Pay Chapel for
the Hanging.
DR.. ZIER RIDES HIS HOBBY.
He Introduced Another Pat
ent Medicine Bill in the
House.
DR.. ZIER RIDES HIS HOBBY.

session yesterday that was SHINY at
tended, but characterized by couple
of interesting incidents. One of these
was an even split in the report Of the
Ramsey county delegation upon the
bill of Mr.. Warner, designed to pay
Sheriff Chapel double for hanging
Ermisch and Wonigkeit. The other
was a red-lantern play by Emery
Johns, with view of soaring the
senate into rushing through house
measures. Both of these resulted in
dead-heats. The first was referred
back to the Ramsey county delega-
ton, and Mr.. Johns withdrew his
proposed movement of discourtesy.
When H. F. pa was reported back
from the Ramsey county delegation
there was an even division Of the del
egation on the recommendation. E.
S. Warner reported in favor of pass
ing the bill Messrs. Kelly, Gerlach,
McKenney, Robillard and Schurmeier
reported in favor of indefinite post
ponement, and MI. Kelly moved the
adoption of the report favoring in"
definite postponement. Mr.. Warner
asked that the bill be placed upon
general orders. Mr.. Kelly said the
bill was retroactive and was intend
ed to allow the sheriff of Ramsey
county to secure additional pay for
work that was a simple duty. MI.
Warner alluded to washing dirty
linen, and Mr.. Kelly raised a point
of order that there was no linen in
the matter DR.. Robillard supported
the motion to indefinitely postpone
the bill Mr.. Gerlach alluded to the
claim made by Mr.. Kelly that no
notice of the meeting of the COM
mittee had been given at which the
action of Mr.. Warner and others
had been agreed upon. The bill was
recommitted to the Ramsey county
delegation.
The Ramsey county delegation re-
ported in favor of indefinite post
ponement of H. F. $50, being bill
to repeal the special law of 1891 re-
1ating to the salary Of the assistant
county attorney of Ramsey county.
DIR. ZIER'S HOBBY.
Dr.Zier, not content with the fate Of
his patent medicine bill, introduced
another of similar import, which he
had referred to the committee on
crimes and their punishment. The
provisions of the bill are as follows:
The state board of health is hereby
empowered, and it shall be it's duty,
upon receiving a fee therefor of $50
from the manufacturer or vendor of
the same, to cause an examination and
analysis to be made by the state chem
list or by any other qualified chemist,
of any drug, medicine or mixture of
drugs, herbs or medicines, commonly
known as patent or proprietary med
icines, and shall ascertain and de-
termine whether the use of the same
may or may not endanger the public
health; and it shall not be lawful for
any person, persons or corporations to
sell or offer for sale any such drug,
medicine or mixture unless the same
shall have been so examined and ap-
proved and certified in writing as not
dangerous to the public health, by
said state board of health, and if it
shall be found that any of said drugs.
medicines or mixtures contain any
nized as such, and those as are men.
toned in section IA in the act of regu-
lating the practice of pharmacy, or
shall contain alcohol, it shall be the
duty of the person manufacturing,
vending or Offering the same for sale.
TO state the same upon printed label
bearing the name poison or "also>
mol, distinctly shown, and attached
to the box, bottle or package. in
which the same is contained or sold.
sec. Z Any person violating the pro,
visions of this act shall be guilty of a.
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by impris,
onment in the county Jail for a period
not exceeding one year, or a fine not
exceeding $500 for each offense. or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
a communication from Gov. CIough
announced the approval and filing with
the secretary of state of the capitol bill.
House File 34S, TO repeal a special
law OF 1891, was passed under a suspen-
sion of the rules
ON motion of Mr.. Johns H. F.. 317
was referred back to the Judiciary
committee
MI. Damp introduced a bill which re-
Quires owners and occupiers of land to
destroy noXious weeds.
Mr.. Ellingson introduced hill which,
provides that no conviction shall he
had for violation of ordinances of anv
city regulating the sale of intoxics-
ing liquors upon the sole testimony of
any person other than public officer
whose knowledge shall have been
obtained with the intent to make com
plant thereof, unless the evidence
snail be corroborated by the evidence
of others.
MI. Kendall introduced a bill to re-
qulre railroads to fence against sheen
passing across their roads.
Mr.. Wright introduced a bill mall
ing municipal corporations subject 70
garnishment proceedings, except in
cases of suits affecting salaries of alec-
tive officers.
Mir. Ellingson introduced a bill 10 re-
qu1re employers to provide safe places
and tools to employees.
Mr.. Boubar occupied the chair with
the house in committee of the whole IN
consider general orders. The bill of
MI Cant relating to fees of clerks of
the district court was amended and
recommended to pass.
). r. 349 was substituted for TT tn
366 and recommended to pass. IT nro.
Vldes for reimbursing Prof. Otto Iup-
ger Ior money expended in extermina-
ting chinch bugs.
NO EMBALMING.
The bill of Mr.. Warner to reguIa ta
the practice of embalming and Great
ing state board of embalmins was