St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27


roll call.
Senator Wyman said lobbyists did
not approach him.
Senator Yale suggested that it
might be well to exclude such as
came from Minneapolis to urge the
removal of the capitol to Loring
park, or from st. Fl III to ask the
removal of the university to Como
| park, but said the lobbyists had not
approached him on the floor of the
senate. The resolution was lost by a
vote of 16 to II.
Senator Keller sent up a dozen
protests from towns in his district
against the passage of the DR.. Zier
compulsory school bill and the Dale
bill to tax church property.
Senator Stevens sent up protest
from railroad mechanics against the
passage of any bill reducing freight
rates.
Senator Yale announced that he
had a letter inviting senators to at
, tend the commencement exercises of
the agricultural college Friday af-
ternoon.
Gov Clough notified the senate
that he had approved senate files
514, 1876, 167, 1873, 1873 and 329. The
first mentioned is Senator Cronk-
hite's measure to purchase hard
fiber machinery for the Irvine plant
at the Saltwater prison.
Gov. Clough announced in the usual
manner that he had received COM
munications from Secretary of War
| Lamont, inviting this state to par
ticipate in celebrating the battles of
Chattanooga and Chikamauga. Also
from Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, inviting
that Minnesota send a deiegate to par
ticipate in the centennial celebration
at Greenville, Darke county, Ohio, on
Aug 3, of the treaty of peace made on
Aug. 5, 1885, at Fort Greenville, by Gen.
Wayne, on behalf of the United States,
and various Indian nations occupying
the territory northwest of the Ohio
river, and inviting the state to send
a tablet or other suitable memento to
aid in perpetuating the historical
event.
On motion of Senator Stevens these
communications were referred to the
committee upon federal relations with
instructions to report as they may
deem eXpedient.
HOWARD WAS READY.
S. r. 594 was strongly opposed. 1t
authorized the penitentiary board to
let convicts to contract on piece work
for eight hours, at not less than 40
cents per day.
Senator Wyman spoke in favor Of
Senator Towards motion for indef
mite postponement. He opposed letting
convicts at such low prices as to in
terfere with local manufacturers or
with free labor.
Senator Howard, who had moved an
indefinite postponement, said he was
opposed to contract labor in compe-
tition to free labor. He was i'll favor
of the house bill that restricts the
number of convicts that may be en-
ployed in any one trade. He would
oppose the passage of the bill but
would consent to the motion of Sen
ator Sheehan, to refer the bill to the
labor cimmittee to be considered with
the house bill relating to contract
labor. Senator Masterman. the author,
made with the understanding that it
be reported back within forty-eight
hours, as suggested by Senator Greer.
The bill was then amended SO as to
go into effect Jan. l, 1896, and was rec
commended to pass.
S. +. 355 was recommended to pass.
1t is Senator Yale's bill to allow
cities to sprinkle streets and assess
the cost upon abutting property. Other
bills recommended to pass were: S. T.
1886, introduced by Senator Smith, to
authorize boards of county commits
sioners to issue bonds to fund floating
Indebtedness; S. +. 491, introduced by
Senator Spencer, relating to stealing
logs and lumber; II. F. 112, to appro-
pirate money for safe and fixtures in
the vault of the state treasurer; H. L.
1885, appropriating $1,000 to the state
historical society; S. F. 522, introduced
by Senator Thorpe, to amend sections
40 and 46, chapter IL of the General
Statutes of 1878, relating to taxation;
S. +. $50, authorizing the publication
OF the official state and county ballot;
S. +. SAG, introduced by Senator Hene-
man, to amend the law relating to viii
lagos; S. f. 504, introduced by Senator
Peterson, to appropriate $1,000 to pur-
chase additional lands for the Fergus
Falls insane asylum.
Senator Knatvold was speaking
against the bill to place private banks
under supervision of the public exam
iner He said they have not the same
privileges as incorporated banks, when
Senator Keller wanted to know if they
Il
citizens He did not believe in having
nothing behind a bank but wind. Then
the Stearns county senator made a Wig
orus speech in favor of the bill and
opposed to banks being run without
capital.
Senator Stevens secured the very at
tentive notice of the senate in OPP
posing the bill. His speech was an
eloquent appeal for
THE INTEGRITY
of the business name. He alluded to
Alex Mitchell in Milwaukee, William
Dawson in st. Paul and Jay Cook as in
stances of business regulations in bank
ing. He did not deem it wise to force
bankers into corporations where they
could take refuge from liability to a
limited extent from losses. He in
stanced the case of the Seven Corners
bank as case where a state bank re-
suited in a dividend of per cent to
depositors, whereas the depositors
would have secured all their money if
the bank had been a private one with
the same men conducting its business.
Senator Greer argued against the
bill and cited instances of failures of
incorporated banks.
President Day spoke in favor of an
examination of private banks by the
public examiner. He regarded that as
being fair and reasonable provision.
Senator Larsen claimed that an in
spection of private banks would not
only afford information to innocent
depositors, but would disclose property
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