The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
ST. PAUL CORRESPONDENTS.
Weekly Report From John H.
Burke.

his report on the cost of railroads, and
accompanied with a bill reducing
rates twenty per cent, and providing
that the report be printed.
Senator Hanna will also be able to
secure favorable report on his bill
providing for the election of the Rail-.
road and Warehouse Commissioners
The House had . c:h;r. &: The Capt.
tOl bill and knOckd out the appropria-
ton; but the Senate is still laboring
with tine subject.
The corporation element in the
House is strongly in the ascendancy,
and it now seems as if only miracle
can secure any real benefit from that
body:-but while there is life there is
hope. As it may be SO long deferred
as TO make the hearts sick. Still there
may yet be enough balm in Gilead"
to extract little good out of even
the present House of Representa-
tives.
There has been some very danger
Gus legislation favorably reported, en-
larging the powers Of building and
loan associations and allowing them
to receive deposits.
The action of the House on the
resolution of Mr.. Brevig, looking to an
enquiry into the standing of the
books, and the action of Kenyon and
Clough, indicates that no attempt will
be successfully made to wipe out the
political and financial SwindleS of this
state and it may be necessary for the
people, in self-defense, to draw all
their funds out Of the banks of ST
Paul and Minneapolis.
If you want to start a pandemOnium
in the House all you have to do is to
introduce a bill or resolution, and let
it be known that John H. Burke drew
it and there's a-time?? to pay, Spelled
with an I'D right off; for that name to
the House is like red rag to mad
bull in fly-time.
The POpuliSt members have at least
succeeded in making themselves
heard and felt, and when one of the
members attacked the bill to sell the
site for the State Elevators, it was
one another to change their votes and
get on the band wagon to defend the
bill. So great was the pandemonium
and the stampede that it became
necessary to order new roll CALL
The writer does not speak with all
the members of the House as they
pass by, hence as to the House he is
persona non gratd and does not 90 into
that body during the session. He is
therefore not able to report in detail
all the bye play, but by underground
wire gets sufficient to write an occa-
sional graphic description of that
body that is at times truthful, express
sive, though not eloquent. See Penny
Press of March 9th.
1t must not therefore be considere
that any member is Intentionally
sighted because his name be not
mentioned with approval or disap-
prevail, nor supposed that those not
faithful.
BILLS ASSASSINATED.
To establish probate code.
To repeal certain special laws relating to
duties and salaries.
Relating to duties and compensation of
county surveyors.
To regulate the sale of patent medi-
cines.
For state mine inspector.
Relating to the assessment and collec-
ton of taxes.
To provide school books for INDECENT
children.
To appropriate money for seed grain
loans to farmers where crops were de-
stroyed by hail storms.
A bill relating to the taxation of rail-
road lands; the old Markham bill was
recommended for indefinite postponement
by the judiciary committee, and this de-
spite the following plank in the Republ-
can platform:
Whereas, There now in this state
about 100000 acres of railroad lands
which are not held or used for railroad
purposes and do not contribute to the
gross earnings tax or to any other state
or local tax. We demand that said lands
be taxed by the ordinary method of direct
taxation, and that such tax be in addition
to the present gross earnings tax upon
railroad property
For the benefit of their constituents,
We give the names of all members of the
senate judiciary committee who are not
recorded as signing the minority report
on said bill: Stevens, Morgan, Yale, How
ard, Ozmun, Sperry, Collester, Sheehan,
Spencer. Greer, French McHale and Shall
Ter. But we cannot state what are their
views the subject.
We note, however, that Thompson, r.
E., Young, f. F., Culkin. w. E., and
Day, F. A., made minority report in
favor of the bill, and there will yet be
a fight the measure
To require public record of names and
amounts in banks to unknown depositors
Relating to inspection of illumina ting
oils (two Bills.
Relating to election Of city attorneys
NEW BILLS.
To regulate the practice of medicine.
Allowing county commissioners to appoint
supervisor of assessments.
Making juries sole judges of questions of
fact.
For free analysis of minerals and clays
found within the state.
Providing for appeals from refusal of
county superintendent to grant a license to
teach.
Providing for creation of new counties
For raising of water in lakes and con-
demning lands necessary.
Relating to property exempt from exc
Cution.
For the relief of tax payers.
For collection of local or city assessments
Appeals from municipal to district instead
of supreme court.
Relating to court short hand reporters
Prohibiting cruelty to animals.
For county road and bridge fund.
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