St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-18

announce the perS0nnel or the Sixty
committees Of the upper branch of the
legislature. The selections are deemed
to be wise, judicous and generally
satisfactory.
When petitions and communications
were requested. Senator Sevatson said:
Il have a petition that L don't know
what to do with. L guess | will send it
up, The petition was read. and turned
out to be one asking the delegation from
the Eighth district TO vote for Senator
NaShburn.
Senator Stevens suggested that it was
the custom to refer petitions to Il COM
mittee without reading, and asked that
such he done in the future. The lieu
tenant governor referred the petition to
Senator Seyatson, bat, upon the Sugges-
ton of Senator Barr, changed it to the
committee on elections.
Lieut.. Gov. Clough had not looked at
the petition before handing it to the
clerk to be read, but doubtless supposed
IL referred to good roads. He showed
no confusion, however, when it alluded
To the many good qualities OF the junior
senator, tut it is probable that no more
Washburn petitions will be read in open
session of the senate.
Senator Allen introduced as Senate
File No. 4S bill which provides for
establishing forest commissioner. to
DE appointed by the governor for
Term or three years. His duty will be
TO prevent forest fires. He will inveSti-
gate the cause of prairie and
Forest Fires
and report on that and the character of
timber growing in forests. He will
also ascertain numbering methods and
she effect or such work upon the timber
supply, Climate. navigation, etc. He
| ehall make annual reports to the gov
| lrnor, accompanied with such suggeS-
| tons as may be pertinent.
The supervisors of towns containing
| forest or prairie lands Ill the state are
| constituted fire wardens, and they are
| to have posted where tourists and hunt-
ers can see them notices against camp
ing, prairie or forest fires. These war
denS are not 10 be paid more than $3.50
| per day. and shall not be paid in any
| one year for more than ten days serV-
| ices III eXtlnguishing fires. The penalty
| for setting fire to forest or prairie lands
| is 500, or imprisonment not exceeding
one month. Railroad companies have
| to annually cut and remove from their
| right OF Way all grass and weeds.
All fines collected are 10 be paid one
| half to the infOTmer and One.half to the
| school fund in the district in which the
otfenSe occurs.
Senator Larson introduced a bill
which bears q title defining the duties
OF the public examiner. 1t greatly en-
larges his duties, giving him more fully
the control over
Banks and Banking
institutions Hic denominations oro 20
be more searching. He is authorized to
prescribe the manner Of keeping books
III banks and Of auditing their accounts.
He may call for special or general re-
ports, failure to comply subiecting such
bank or corporation To 500 Tor every
days delay; to appoint special eXam-
liners, that expense to be borne by the
bank for which they are named; to
compel testimony and to appoint tenn
porary receivers; to require at least
one. but not oftener than five times, a
report of every bank and corporation;
such report 10 he complete and in the
form he preScribeS.
The bill includes the old provisions as
to general examinations, and empowers
him TO require the Immediate payment
of depreciating loans, under penalty of
appointing temporary receiver. In
palrment OF the capital stock or surplus
or undivided profits will Justify the cX-
aminer in compelling banks or corpora
lions to make good the depreciation
under penalty of placing the institution
in the hands of receiver for the pur-
pose.
Other Bills.
Senate File No. 46, introduced by Sen
ator Jones, relates to the terms of court
in Iravers county, and was referred to
the Judiciary committee.
Senate File No. II. introduced by Sen
atOr Smith, relates 10 the preservation
OF game and fish, and amends the law
so as to prevent spring shooting Of duck
and Aquatic fowl.
Senator Sheehan introduced as Senate
File No. A bill relating to weights and
measures. Referred to the judiciary.
Senate File No. 45, introduced by
Senator Young, by request. and con-
templates making the General Statutes
compiled by the West Publishing com
pany legal evidence under the title of
the General Statutes of 1874. Referred
to the judiciary committee.
NJ. }. DrOling. clerk OF the house, re-
ported the passage by that body of Sen
ate File No. II. appr0priating 50. 900 for
the relief of fire sufferers, and House
File No. sc. relating to roads and
bridges.
Senate File No. 40, introduced by
Senator Thorpe. is designed to amend
the laws so as to prevent the selling of
intoxicating liquors at wholesale i'll
towns where sales at retail are prohIb-
tied. Deferred to the Judiciary.
Senate File No. 81, introduced by
Senator Schaller and referred to the
iudjoiarU is Iufpn6pd N amend caotioi,
1919. chapter s, of laws of 1878, so as to
provide for the election of county au-
ditorS i'll every county.
Senate File No. 50. introduced by Sem
at0r French, and referred to the judi !
clary committee, provides that note
given on the sale of personal property
may be Offset by counter claim for
breach of warranty.
Senate File No. 50, introduced by Sen
ator Schallsr, provides for the election
of county treasurers. Referred to the
Judiciary committee.
Senate File No. 81. introduced by Sen
atOr Durham and referred to the COM
mijtee Oh judiciary, provides for estab .
fishing new judicial district, to be
known as No. II and composed Of the !
counties of Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne. |
kaHabec and Mile Laos. the two former
counties to be detached from the Fourth |
district, the latter county 10 he taken
from the First district and the other two |
to be detached from the Seventh dis
trict The bill also provides for aD-
pointing one judge Tor the district by
the governor until the next general
election. This will make the work of
the Minneapolis judges lighter.
Senate File No. 30, offered by Senator
Durham, provides for the regulation Of
pound nets in international waters. The
nets may be set in strings not exceeding