St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-27

were all that are needed, and that leg
islative powers should not be con-
ferred upon an inspector. At the sug-
gestion of Representative Underwood.
the committee thought it would be well
TO inspect the mining operations. Mr..
Chandler said that if it was desired
the committee would be afforded all
facilities for inspecting the mines.
H. V. WincheL suggested that the
clause relative to reports as to the
mines and their products was worthy
of consideration.
Asked as to which bill he regarded
the better, Mr.. Chandler said that he
would combine the two into a new
draft.
The questions of visiting the mines
or of passing upon the merits of the
bills were deferred for another meet
ing.
RAILROAD BILLS.
The senate committee on railroads
came near killing S. F. 90 on sight.
1t is Senator Hanna's bill requiring
separate apartments in railroad cars
When convicts or violently insane per
sons are being transported, and Sen
ator Hanna appeared just in time to
have the committee defer action. The
main objection to the bill is the extra
expense to which it would put the rail-
road companies.
Senator RingdaPs bill, S. T. SO, had
few friends. 1t provided for taxation
of railroad property which had been
leased to other roads, etc. The COM
mittee thought the present gross earn
ings tax system fully covered the
point, and the bill was recommended
for indefinite postponement. S. F. 3d.
a similar bill by Senator Ringdal, went
the same way.
The committee then took up S. F. 60,
Senator MiIler's express bill. The bill
declares express companies common
carriers, and empowers the railroad
and warehouse commission to regulate
and fix charges.
Senator Miller appeared before the
committee with authorities to back up
his bill. He read several extracts from
reports of the interstate commerce
commission. They tended to dispute
the arguments made by F. F. Davis,
when he appeared before the commit
tee in behalf of the express COM
panies.
After farther discussion of the bill
it was decided that it should go to
the judiciary committee, to make sure
of its constitutionality
S. F. 322 was recommended for pass
age. This is Senator Smiths bill,
authorizing the railroad and ware
house commission to sell the site OF
the state elevator at Duluth. The bill
was amended so as to- provide that
it must be sold for at least what it
cost.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
At the meeting of the senate public
health committee s. F. 399, Senator
Knatvolds bill prohibiting the OBJ
structton and pollution of lakes, was
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment as it was too far-reaching, and
the state board of health would cor
rect the particular evil the bill was
aimed at.
Senator Pottgieser had s. F. 299 be-
fore the committee, it being the bill
prohibiting the sale of undressed pouI-
try, small game. etc. Senator P0tt-
gieser appeared before the committee
and said that the evil aimed at was
not SO noticeable in the country as in
the city, but any one who had been
around the public markets knew that
the bill spoke for itself.
Senator Thompson said that they
shipped poultry East from his Sec
ton, and they could not sell it drawn,
The commission men wanted it drawn.
Senator Potter thought the city meat
inspector could cure the evil To-
cally, and it developed that the senti-
ment of the committee was practically
unanimous in favor of undrawn pouI-
try The bill, however, will be re-
ported without recommendation.
The Baston pest house bill, H. F. III,
was the next one taken up. Repre-
sentative Baston detailed the expert
ence of st. Louis Park. in Minneapolis,
establishing a pest house in its midst.
They were unable to get rid of it now.
Health Commissioner Avery, of Min
neapolis, exhibited a plat showing the
location of the pest house and the sur
rounding houses. The hospital was an
anticipation building, and there had
been but one patient there in a year.
It had been claimed that there was a
smell there, but he had numerous affi-
y d
were all in proper condition If the
trouble came from the cemetery the
Baston law would not do any good.
The health officer at st. Louis Park
had never made any complaint. He
understood that the hospital ground
was wanted for an elevator site. No
Judge had ever decided that it was a
nuisance.
DR.. Avery, Mr. Baston and members
of the committee had a pro and con
discussion, and opinion was so divided
that the bill will be reported without
recommendation.
S. F. 334. the embalming bill, intro
duced by Senator Theden, was recon-
mended for passage. It provides for a
state board of enbalmfng.
Senator KelIeF's baking powder bill,
S. F. II, came up next, and the sena-
tor from Stearns appeared on the
scene loaded with different samples
After he made his talk the committee
recommended the bill for passage. The
same thing happened TO Senator KEEL
Ier's adulterated spice bill
THE FINANCES.
Senator Stevens bill to provide a
board Of arbitration and Cancellation,
and to pay its expenses, was recon-
mended to pass.
The bill to raise the salary of Matt
Jensen, a deputy in the state treasur-
er's office, was recommended to pass.
Senator Stebbins' bill to erect
building for inebriates at the Roches-
ter asylum, at a cost of $50, 600, was
amended. by striking out the appro-
priation, and recommended to pass.
The capitol appropriation bill, which
was previously recommended for pass
age, was taken up. Senator Wyman
said that in the committee of the whole
he intended to move an amendment to
the effect that the amount of the orig
inal appropriation be turned into the
general revenue fund, so as to reim-
burse the special appropriation, and
also an amendment providing for pay
ing a supervising architect a. lump
sum. The chairman was instructed to
report the bill, with recommendation
that it pass.
The bill of Senator Stockton to appro-
pirate $500 to finish building an addi-
ton to the school for detectives at