St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-12

JGs@I' q 's%llO Inef assault IN the form OIL a
proposed amendment by Representa-
tlpee lUittl0ton, who proposes that the
-W6Eesn Of the state shall be permitted
to Tdto on questions of education and
tthC regulation of the liquor traffic, and
to hold offices which concern education.
The bill was quietly saddled onto the
judiciary committee for further consid-
e3r;t lion.
Representative Torson introduced a
bill requiring shippers of Minnesota
| butter to advertise the fact that Min
nesota butter is superior to all other
| buffers by the use of a conspicuous
| label, and Representative Barta one re-
curing brewers and bottlers to file
their trade mark with the secretary of
state. The following bills were intro
| duced:
BY Representative Foss, H. F. No.
29S-To appropriate 5000 for a highway
in Grant and Douglas counties. Roads
and bridges.
By Representative Underwood, H. f.
| No. z99-To amend existing laws to
provide for the inspection of steam
! boilers and the licensing of engineers
| Judiciary.
By Representative Littleton, H. F.
| No. SOTO appropriate $3.50 to reim-
burse w. J. Whitefeld for services and
supplies furnished in the Sioux out
break. Claims.
By Representative Johns. H. F. No.
! Officiating to interest and usury.
| Judiciary.
By Representative GrondahI, H. F.
No. 302-Making it a misdemeanor to
furnish any newspaper with any false
or libelous statement. Judiciary.
By Representative Johns, H. F. No.
303-To amend existing laws relating to
| the supreme court and the manner of
| printing reports. Judiciary.
By Representative LittletOn, H. F.
| No. 3O4-Proposing an amendment to
| the constitution, providing for female
! suffrage on all questions concerning
| schools and the question of liquor
! license, and further allowing women
! to hold office where the school system
! alone is concerned. Judiciary
By Representative TOrson, H. F. No.
305-To prohibit the shipment from the
state of butter manufactured therein
unless stamped Minnesota butter"
Judiciary.
By Representative Barta, H F. No.
3U6-Requiring boUtling and brewing
companies TO file their trade marks
used on bottIing goods with the secre-
tary of state. Judiciary.
By Representative Reeves, H. T. No.
307-To appropriate $4,000 for drainage
in Pope county. Drainage.
By Representative Reeves, H. T. No
$3.50 appropriate 81, 400 for bridges
across the Chippewa river in Pope
county. Roads and bridges.
By Representative Brevig, H. r No.
SOTO amend existing laws providing
| for the organization of school districts
ducatiOn.
By Representative Schurmeier. H. F
| No. 3l0-TO provide for the employ
ment of prisoners at the state DrisOn
! refOrmaJOry and the reform school,
and to repeal former laws. Prison and
| prison labor.
When the house reached general or
ders the noon hour was nearly at hand.
but it went into committee of the
whole and disposed of several meas
ures before the recess was taken.
When the house reassembled in the
! afternoon it Immediately resolved it
| self into committee of the whole. with
Representative Warner in the chair.
| The debate at various times was quite
! lively and the chair was frequently
! appealed to, but Mr.. Warner showed
himself to be quite a parliamentarian,
his rulings being accepted, without
| question, on all points
Representative McKenney's bill to
prohibit the sale of liquor within one
mile of the state fair grounds went
| over under a report of progress, there
being some question as to the proper
! wording of the measure in some minor
| details.
Representative Schurmeier's bill for
a constitutional amendment regulating
the right of suffrage was amended.
making a residence in the state six
| months, and in the district twenty days
a requisite, and, as amended, was rec
| commended to pass.
Representative Jacobson, speaking for
the Scandinavian-Amer warmly
! commended the measure, and Speaker
| Van SAINT, P. H. Kelly and others spoke
! favOrably on the bill.
Senator Sperrys bill for a deficiency
| appropriation for the state school at
| Owatonna gave rise to long discus
! sion, though there seemed to be no
| particular objection to it. The men,
| bers seemed to resent the fact that
! the bill had not been printed and laid
on their desks, but the chair explained
/ this by stating that the bill had passed
| the senate under suspension of the
rules, and Representative Robbins. of
the appropriations committee, assured
| the house that the bill was all right
| Representatives Feig and jacobson
also spoke favOrably of it as a meas
ure for the support of the HELPLESS
INDECENT children of the state. Repre-
! sentative Robillard made assavage at
| tack on the bill, but could not muster
up a single vote against it-not even
his own, for the motion to pass car
ried unanimously.
! Mr. Parker's bill to amend the stat
ute relating to township organization
was another bill to provoke much de-
bate. The bill provides for the election
of three supervisors, one in each of
three years, keeping two old members
on the board all the time Represen-
| tative Robillard again took a hand in
the fight, not apparently knowing ex-
actly which side he was on. and frank
ly admitting that he did not under
stand the matter, whereupon Mr..
Jacobson. replied that he had sus-
| peCted as much After considerable
! discussion the bill was recommended
to pass. a division being required to
| decide the fate of it,
| When the committee rose it made the
| following report, which was adopted:
II. F. No. 138-A bill for an act to
! amend an act relating to labels, trade
! marks and advertisements
! Indefinitely postponed to be replaced
by S. F. 143, which has the same pro
! visions
H. F. No. 1f7-A bill for an act to re-
quire the fling Of notice in certain
| condemnation proceedings With the
register of deeds.--Downs Recom-
| mended to pass.
! H. F. No. 14S A bill for an act pro
| hibiting the sale of spirituous LIQUORS
| in the vicinity Of the state fair
| grounds McKenney. Report prog
! ress.
H. F. No. 167-A bill for an act fixing
| the time for holding the general terms
! of the district court in the Fifteenth
! judicial district.-Ferris. Report prog
ress.
H. F. No. 170-A bill for an act to
amend section Z, chapter 90, General
Laws 1887, relating to drainage Gf wet
and overlioWed lands.-Douglas. Rec
commended to pass.
H. F. No. 30--A bill for an act pro-
| posing an amendment to section 10 Of
article of the Constitution of the
State of Minnesota, relating to the
elective ranchise.-Schurmeie Rec
! commended to pass as amended
II. F. No. IA bill for an act for the
better nrOtpctiOn Of a b0r,ir7cr