St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-20
Three More Hewn Out for the
Constitution by the
Senate.
ROASTING OF A LOBBYIST.
Has Killed Bills Before and
Has an AK for An
other.
DON'T REFILL THE BOTTLE.
Stevens Proposes Protection
for the Trademarks or
Rottlers.

The senate passed three bills pro-
posing important amendments to the
constitution. One of these is in
tended to amend the constitution so
as to authorize the taxing of sleep
ing cars, etc. and the property OF
insurance. telephone and telegraph
companies. and OF shipbuilders and
owners. 1t was introduced by Sena-
tor Stevens. Another amendment,
proposed by Senator Greer's bill,
provides for permitting the invest
ment Of the permanent school tuhd
in bonds of counties. school districts,
cities and villages. The third amend
ment is the bill of Senator Morgan,
which is designed to prevent the
taking or damaging of private prop
erty for public use, without COM
pensation being first paid or secured
President Day named the commit
tee of fifteen contemplated in the
resolution of Senator Reishus to in
spect the report of the expert archi-
tects upon the plans for the new
capitol. The committee consists OF
Senators Stevens, Reishus, Morgan,
Yale, Wyman, Greer, McHale, Iltis,
Peterson, Schaller, MasteTman, Spen-
Ger, Cronkhite, Young and Thorpe.
REFILLING BOTTLES.
Senator Stevens introduced bill
to protect bottling concerns in the
use of a trade mark, that prohibits
the use of bottles having a trade
mark thereon by others. The owner
of such trade mark may register his
trade mark, as provided by the in
corporation laws, and be protected
against infringement. The bill is
intended to apply to owners of bot
ties. boxes, syphons, tins, kegs, cans
and tubs used in the sale of soda
waters. mineral or aerated waters,
porter. ale, cider, ginger ale, small
beer, weiss beer, white beer, malt
extract, beer, or other beverages,
also milk. cream, ice cream and but
ter.
The finance committee recommend
I'll Tie lllItllIlllG EAFoI llbA4DAAA u
S. F. 273. being a civil service bill to
be applied to cities. The bill was
read a second time and placed on
general orders.
The committee on game and game
laws reported a substitute for Sen
ate files p, II, II and 247, which sub
stitute provides for esta blishing a
board of fish and game commission
ers of five mem bers. The bill was
referred to the finance committee.
Senator Wyman reported that the
state university board desired the
senate to visit that institution
Thursday morning 10 attend the eX-
ercises attending the opening Of the
new library building.
Senator Yale hoped the senate
would accept the invitation, so as to
learn something of the Importance
and workings Of the university.
Senator Stevens favored an early
visit to the university, and moved
that the invitation be accepted.
Senator Stebbins said several
committees are NlSlIluS OIutI lilSl
tutions, and suggested next Wednes-
day. This was agreed to, and the
senate agreed to visit the university
Wednesday morning OF next week,
although opposed by Senator Greer,
who favored fewer days of idleness.
PATROL LIMITS.
The house bill to prohibit the sale
of intoxicating liquors near the state
fair grounds passed the senate I'M
der suspension of the rules upon mo-
ton of Senator Stevens.
BUILDING SOCIETIES.
Senator w f. Johnson introduced a
bill to authorize the incorporation and
regulation of mutual building, saw
ings and loan associations, doing a
local business. This bill is a revision
Of the several old laws upon the same
subject and places them upon the
same basis as other banking or finan-
ciaI associations. 1t is a bill agreed
upon by the league association and