St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13

TIC -duOfe. IL Is II. r. Ooi, anu pTONiuSS
for payment of s1,S75 to the Polish
king" ex-Representative Louis Sikor-
ski, of Winona. The money is to be
paid because the exiled king, during
last session, contracted a severe ill
ness on account of improper ventila-
ton of the house chamber and commit
tee rooms, whereby he has been in
capacitated from following his regular
business as a statesman from Winona
county since his Illness Judge Lit
Teton, chairman of the committee on
claims, will make the bill special
order for 1 o'clock a. m. on April /.
Wild-blooming weeds of the fields
and prairies are to be ruthlessly de-
stroyed, if Fl. F. 636 is to be adopted.
It was introduced by Mr.. Metcalf, de-
clares lot of. weeds to be common
nuisances, and makes it unlawful for
any person or corporation to allow
such weeds to go to seed.
ABOLITION OF CONTRACT LABOR
Mr.. Jacobson introduced a bill to
abolish the contract labor system in
the state prison and refornatory. The
bill is FL. F. GAG, and it's title reads: "a
bill for an act to regulate the employ
ment of convicts in the state prison at
saltwater and to repeal chapter 255,
General Laws 1882 Prisoners are to
be employed at such industries as
shall from time to time. be fixed upon
by the board of managers. 1t is pro-
vlGed that the abolition of contract
work "shall not be construed as APP
plying to contract for the manufact-
ure of articles by the piece, under
what is known as the piece price sys-
tenn with persons who furnish the
materials used in such manufacture.
Section 8 of the bill makes it obli-
gatory on the prison managers to pro-
vide for the employment of prisoners
under their charge, either under what
is known as the state account system
or the piece price system. By section
1t is provided that the number of
prisoners employed in any industry in
penal institution shall not exceed Is
per cent of the number of persons en-
pioyed in such industry in the state,
unless such number is required to pro-
ducc materials to be supplied to state
institutions. This provision is not,
however, to apply to manufacture of
binding twine or brushes.
H. F. 642 is the census bill, providing
for taking the fourth decennial census
of the state. 1t puts the work under
control of the secretary of state, ap-
propriates $4,000, and creates many a
good, fat snap to be given to good, re-
sponsible men,"
JOHNS KICKS ON STAPLES.
During the morning session Mr.. Johns
rose to protest against a resolution
which had been offered by Mr.. Staples
and adopted by the house, recalling
from the committee on judiciary bill
relating to the fees of clerks of courts.
Mr.. Johns said the bill had been
held by the committee simply and
solely to give the gentleman from Da-
kota chance to be heard. 1t was
therefore unjust and discourteous, he
asserted, to recall a bill under such
circumstances, when the committee
had not had opportunity to act on it.
He asked that the house rescind it's
earlier action.
Mr. Staples maintained that the
house had a perfect right to recall the
bill, and the two gentlemen fell into a
rather heated argument on the ques-
ton. The gentleman from Ramsey ac-
cused the gentleman from Dakota of
posing, but the effort to overthrow the
action taken to recall the bill was de-
feated.
SENATE BILLS PASSED. -
| Besides the bill to amend the consti-
tuition in order that the school fund
may be loaned more literally and the
Duluth normal bill, the house yester-
day passed the following bills:
S. F: SO, by Mr.. Peterson, amend Sec
tons and 81 of chapter 81, General
Laws of 1887, entitled IAN Act to En-
| able the Owners of Land to Drain and
| Reclaim them. when the same cannot
be done without affecting the ands of
others; Prescribing the Powers and
duties Of County Commissioners and
| Other Officers in the Premises, and
Providing for the Repair and Enlarge
| ment of such Drains, and Repeating
Certain Acts Therein Specified, and
Declaring an Emergency
S. F. 50, by Mr.. Peterson, to amend
section l of chapter 1853, General Laws
of 1889, relating to drainage of land up
on petition to the supervisors of town
| ships.
S. F. 349, by Mr. Stebbins, to approp-
rate money to reimburse Prof. Otto
Lugger for moneys expended during
the year 1894 to exterminate chinch
bugs in different counties of this state