St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-15
RAIN AND COAL RATES.
Conference With the Mime
sofa Legislature to Har-
monte Laws.
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NEW COMMITTEES NAMED
And Numerous Fat Jobs for
Hungry Politicians Are
Provided.

BISMARCK, n. D., JAM, 1.-THE
president of the senate announced eom-
mittees today. Senator La Moure read
the law of '93 appOrtioning money for
the erection of reform school from
money in the state treasury not other
wise appropriated. For the erection of
a suitable building, 5000; for inciden-
tai and contingent expenses, $1,000"
He called attention TO the fact that
On the last days of the Populist admins
iStration a voucher was allowed for
81, GEO Tor the purchase of site for the
reform school, and though the general
fund was then overdrawn $1,000, the
auditor drew. and the treasurer paid
$500 on this voucher. 1t is claimed that
there is no law for this expenditure,
even il there were money i'll the treas
ury; that the purchase is from the son
of one of the board who was an active
member Of the Populist committee; that
though the governor protested against
this expenditure ahd refused to author
iZe it on Jan. 5, the voucher was issued
Oil the last day of the old adminlstra-
ton, and on Jan. 10 notice was pub
lished advertising for proposals, return
able Jan. Is, for rock and other supplies
with view OF pushing the coustruc-
, ton OF the building. Senator La Moure
moved committee to investigate this
matter, and that the attorney gen.
eral be Instructed to commence
suit against the parties to receiver. In
the mean time the attorney general was
engaged in preparing a restraining or
der to prevent further action on the
part of the reform school board. and
such order was issued during the day.
Senators Wishek, Dolce and Little
were appointed a
Committee to EnVestigate.
Bills Introduced i'll the senate:
Arnold. providing that chattel mort
cages must be renewed within three
years, not within time limited to
twenty days, as now; Strom, providing
for condemnation of sites for ware
houses on railroad rights of way; Plain,
having the effect to make the cost Of
destroying Russian thistIes and other
GoXiouS weeds a lien ON land; Haggart,
appropriating $50. 100 for agricultural
college; White, $4,000 for normal
school; Fuller, Sl5i,550 for insane asy-
lum; Wishek, regulating fees for county
surveyors; Strom, prohibiting officers
and employees OF state institutions from
being interested in contracts; Nc
aGillivray, dividing unorganzed coun-
ties i'll the western part of the state be-
tween Mercer, Stark and Billings coun-
ties, with Il view of taxing herds of eat
tie III the Bad Lands, and reaching rail-
road lands for taxation. The senate
concurred i'll the house resolution to
send committee to confer with the
) minnesota legislature in order to har>
sm0nlZe the laws of the two states, with
a view to reducing grain and coal rates.
Senator Haggart presented a resolution
calling on the auditor and treasurer for
estimates of the probable revenue ex-
penses, etc, of the state, with view
TO cutting appropriations TO fit the finan-
cial condition. Deputy Examiner Pat
terson was permitted to make eXplaua-
ton in reply to Senator La Moure. de-
nying that he had been requested to eX-
anime Pembina county affairs. La
Moure replied with charges that the
public examiner had