St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-14
thought the city licenses should also

thought the city licenses should also
go into the school fund.
Senator Young advised consigning
the bill and amendment to the waste
basket. He did not believe in disturb.
ing an ancient and good law for the
simple reason of gratifying a whim OF
legislator.
Senator Thompson: 1.-THE passage OF
this bill would encourage the establish.
ment of saloons in country districts
and should not be sanctioned" The
bill was indefinitely postponed.
WANT GOOD ROADS.
S. F. 410, bill enabling owners OF
land to lay out and construct public
roads, prescribing the powers and du-
ties of county commissioners and other
officers relating thereto, and providing
for the drainage and repair of the roads
constructed under this act.
Senator Durham declared the object
of the-bilI to be to secure good roads
If passed a farmer could haul larger
loads to market and would save enough
in year to pay the taxes imposed by
the bill. He thought the farmers
wanted the bill to pass
Senator Hits said the doctors com
plain of the poor roads, but the farm,
iers, who build, them never complain
He said a doctor. had a scale of prices
for treating a leg and would charge
$1O0 for cutting it off.
Senator Cole: How much does he
get for pulling Lego"
Senator Iltis: 'tAll he can get, from
$40 up"
Senator Howard: How much, does
he get for pulling two legs ?'' Il
Senator Hits: 81 think the gentle.
man knows all about that"
The bill was recommended to pass
= Senator Spencer, of a special commit
3 tee, reported back S. F. ,1O4 and S. F.
317, with amendments to the effect that
$500 be appropriated to carry out
their provisions. and on his motion
they were referred to the finance COM
mittee One of these is a bill intro
duced by Senator Spencer and the other
by Senator Wyman. Both relate to
state inspection of mines and quarries
The committee on tax and tax laws
recommended the passage of H. F. 576
designed to repeal chapter 81 of the
Special Laws of 1884, relating to the
village of Reades; also, S. F. 619, relat-
ing to the redemption from tax sales
within three years after sale. II. F.
55S was indefinitely postponed as recon-
mended. 1t relates to delinquent per-
sonal propertysta
H. F. 752, providing for state census,
as amended by the committee on GEN.
sus, was placed upon general orders.
Gov Clough has approved S. F. 697
relating to legislative manual; S. F.
4S2, relating to appeals from county
superintendent of schools; S. F. Ala, to
regulate the naming of banking and
trust corporations; S. F. $50, to legalize
the filing of affidavits in certain cases
S. F. "A, to amend the law relating to
weights and measures; S. F. 495, re-
lating to school libraries; S. F. $40. per.
tanning to school meetings; S. F. 54S
to protect purchasers of real, estate
at delinquent tax sales.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
Speaker Gill, of the late house OF
representatives of North Dakota, oc-
cupied a seat by Acting President
Stevenson and made short speech
in which he referred to the friendly re-
lations between his state and Mime
sofa, and thanked the senate for cour-
tesies shown him and two Legislative
delegations from his state, who came
here to confer on matters of mutual in
terest. Senator Stevens responded fol-
the senate, and assured Mr.. Gill OF
the kind feeling for his people in Min.
neSota.
NEW PET BILLS.
The following bills were introduced
upon permission given by Gov. Clough:
By Senator Iltis, appropriating $1,20(
to purchase from five to ten acres OF
land in Renville county, and to remove
to such site the Birch Coulie monument
The site to be upon the battle ground
known as the corral" The bill also
provides for erasing the name of Capt.
H. P. Grant from the monument and
placing the name of Maj. Joseph Brown
thereon.
By Senator Stevens, to amend the
law SO as to provide for eXempting a
bicycle from execution.
BY Senator Lloyd, to amend the law
so as to provide that in cases where
a husband or wife shall have been
deserted for a year. or shall be emit
tied to a divorce, or in any case of in
sanity for seven years, real estate may
be conveyed by the owner without the
assent of the person deserving or being
insane.
BY Senator Morgan, to amend the
laws relative to building associations.
This is a modified form of the bill of
Senator w. E. Johnson that was vetoed
by the governor.
INSURANCE LAW REVISED.
At the afternoon sitting, the senate
took up the Wynap bill, relating to
revising and codifying the insurance
laws. Senator Knatvold Occupied
the chair and announced at the out
set that order must be pfeserved even
if he should have to ask the sergeant
alarms to remove any Offending
visitor = =.
A number of amendments were made
to the bill. The more important of
which were as follows, Section so. "a
as to require certain foreign insur-
ance,, such as Title insurance Gem
panies, which do more than one kind
Of business sim to hasa d, taBlfaa 81 81
b sasa4as aEses aEsEss . sasesstats