St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
SENATORS PLAY TAG
The Motion TO AntagOniZe a
House Amendment Was
Defeated.
sEfrs
SIOUX RECORDS WANTED.
The Resolution to Investigate
the Rochester Asylum
Passes.
SIOUX RECORDS WANTED.
REDUCING TAX PENALTIES
Sat Down Upon in the Defeat
Of Cronkhite and Potter
Bills.

The senate was in a rather belllg-
ereut hunor yesterday. There was
a sharp debate on the bill changing
the law pertaining to the penalty
on deIinQuent taxes and another on
the amendment of the house to d
bill. Senator Yale got tied UP on q
question of parliamentary law. ana
an appeal from his decision was pro-
posed. but, it being in committee OF
the whole, there was no right 70 Sucn
appeal. Senator Sevatson got angry
over a question of senatorial cour-
tesy in the meeting of the judiciary
committee and threatened to resign
Two pages engaged in rough-and-
tumble fight on the floor. of the SEN
ate and were reproved by President
Day and Senator Wyman. When
the hour of adjournment came the
senate refused to adjourn over today
to go to the reform school.
Senator Greer brought on a sharp
debate by calling up his bill which
provides for turning back the old
state text book fund to the revenue
fund. and which had been amended
in the house by providing that the
money should go to the road and
bridge fund He moved that the
senate do not concur in the house
amendment, and sent to the secre-
tary's desk an opinion on the sub
ject by the attorney general. This
letter stated that funds could not be
diverted from their proper funds.
Such diversion is inhibited by the
constitution. Senator Greer spoke
in support of his motion.
Senator Cull1in moved to refer the
bill to the committee on roads and
bridges.
Senator Cole seconded the motion
to refer.
Senator Greer hoped that the ref
erence would not be made.
Senator Culkin amended his mo
ton so as to refer the bill to the judi
ciary committee, and spoke of the
deficiency in the road and bridge
fund.
Senator Greer spoke against this
reference. and alluded to bills to ex-
terminate Russian thistles and other
bills. He wanted to see the state
pay it's debt to the school fund. u
Senator Knatvold spoke in favor of
a motion to refer the bill to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges.
Senator Young saw no reason for
d reference to a committee. He
could see no reason why this money
should not be returned to the fund
to which it belongs While much
interested in a road and bridge fund
he could not see how the Legislature
should resort to any indiscretion to
secure an internal revenue fund. He
hoped the matter would be treated
as a business proposition.
The motion to refer to the judiciary
committee was lost.
Senator CuIkin moved to refer the
bill to the committee on roads and
bridges, with request to take the adj
vice of the judiciary committee.
Senator Greer opposed this motion.
Senator Culkin said the money be-
longs to the state, and it is only a
matter of bookkeeping. While it
was true that an opinion of the at
torney general had been secured on
the matter, yet he reminded the
senate that the supreme court often
reverses the attorney general.
The motion to refer to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges pre-
vailed. Senator Greer called atten-
ton to the fact that the records of
the senate show that the bill is al
ready in the hands of the committee
on education.
Later in the day Senator Young,
desiring to reverse the action on this
bill, offered a resolution asking
the judiciary to ascertain and report
what power the legislature has to
transfer money from one fund to an
other, or to convert into the internal
Improvement fund funds belonging
to the school or other funds