St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-30


expenses, and would result in more
convictions, save expense and have a
tendency to more effectually stop vio-
| lations than to provide Imprisonment.
Senator Sperry proposed an amend
ment, which was adopted, and the bill
was recommended to pass.
FAILED TO GO THROUGH.
The bill to authorize the sale of the
state capitol lands in Kandiyohi county
was a debated measure. Senator Steb-
| bins spoke in favor of it's passage.
Senator Thorpe wanted the matter
delayed for a number of years.
Senator McHale deemed it advisable
| to dispose of the lands, and let them
go upon the tax books. r.
Senator Thorpe suggested an amend-
| ment to the effect that no sale be made
until after the expiration of three
years.
Senator Yale wanted no limitation
placed upon the time for selling the
| lands. He believed the people Of Kan
diyohi county favored an immediate
sale of the lands. 81
Senator CuIkin opposed the sale while
| the lands are low in price.
Senator Young suggested that while
| the money arising from the sale of the
lands should be used in building a
state capitol, the proceeds should be de-
Quoted from the amount appropriated
for building the new capitol.
Upon motion of Senator Thorpe, the
bill was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee for an opinion as to the author
1 ity to sell the lands, as provided in the
| bill, without making provision as to
| the disposition of the proceeds.
Consideration of the proposed legis-
4 1ation as to game and fish has been
made the special order for 2:30 p. m.
/ Tuesday. On motion of Senator
| Smith III. F.. $50 was substituted for
| the senate measure.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment bill, relating to taxation, was in
| definitely postponed. This was in
| tended to amend section 8 article g.,
| of the constitution, SO as to provide
| for taxing property according to the
| true value.
s. f. $40, designed to amend the law
| relative to poundmasters, was referred
| to Senators Hanna, Ringdal, Thorpe,
Lloyd and Larsen, as a special COM
| mittee for amendment.
Action upon the substitute for the
bill to license bootblacks and news
boys, was deferred, after ordering
S. F. 67S printed.
s. F. GAL, being the bill of Senator
| Miller to place express comnanies I'M
der the supervision of the railway
and warehouse commission, was made
a special order for Wednesday, at IL
| a. m.
AIM TIJEI
Senator Keller, in support of the
motion to recommend the passage of
| his bill, to reduce the salaries of state
| officers. asserted that present salaries
| were fixed in better times. Now five
| times as much sugar and three times
| as much calico can be bought for the
| same money. A harvester can now be
| bought for 500. The bill would save
the state $24,65O
Senator McHale wanted to know
| II the gentleman from Stearns had
! consulted the officers and learned if
any would resign in case the bill
| passed, and if any one would take
their places in case of resignation. ~
Senator Stebbins wanted to know
| if the senator would have favored the
measure in case the Democrats had
carried the state. 5iG
Senator Keller answered that the
Democrats are the fathers of the
country and are in favor of progress
senator Sheehan moved to amend by
striking eat the lines that named SAL
aries as reduced This amendment
was lost and the bill was indefnitely
postponed -. -
AGAIN THE FREIGHT RATES
Another turn of discussing Senator
Culklns freight reduction bill was
taken Yesterday This is S. F.. 1896
proposing a horizontal cut of Is, per
cent Tor distances of sixty miles or
unoer. Senator Culkin renewed dis
cusslon OF his pet measure along the
line of his comprehensive efforts on
previous occasions. His speech was
supposed to be the close of debate, as
agreed at former discussion of the
| measure, but 1t turned cut that there
was a disposition to keep the measure
alive for further debate.
Senator Howard, replying to a criti-
cism by Senator Culkin, reiterating
the passage of such bill should be
backed up with facts and arguments
in support thereof. He was still in
clined to the belief that the senator
from Wright county had not shown
facts to justify the passage of his
bill, senators would not be justified
in reducing rates for sixty mile haul
arbitrarily until the justice of the bill
should be demonstrated.
Senator Stevens, addressing his re-
marks to the legal aspect, contended
that the bill as amended was un-
questionabiy unconstitutional. The
bill could be drawn SO as to empower
the railway and warehouse commits
sion to fix reasonable and just rates
which should stand until shown to be
otherwise, but it is not so framed.
Senator Day said that the resolu-
| ton introduced by Senator Culkin, call
! ing for information as to freight rates,
| affects the bill under consideration,
| and this bill should not be disposed of
! until that information shall be re-
ceived.
| Senator Wyman did not favor fur
! Their delay upon this matter. He be-
| lieyes that the bill is detrimental to
| the 125, 900 laborers upon railroads.
| Agitation of it is detrimental to the in
! terests of the state. It is not a meas
>ure in the interest of the shippers.
| He did not need additional light, and
was ready to vote. The matter has
been up on three days already, and he
hoped that no further delay would be
asked. -
1t was stated that the railway COM
mission could not report upon the Gull
kin resolution within six months, and
a discussion upon this point followed
at some length. The committee decid-
ed to table the bill and amendments,
and this action was affirmed when the
committee arose by a vote of IL to H..
Senator Howard introduced a bill
to make it misdemeanor to take
away a bicycle belonging to another
Senator Macarthur proposed an