St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-19

Il
| Senator Keller ridiculed the idea of
| buying brains for the commission. He
said that when they went out on a
| tour they travelled in a special car. To
| give them money besides was like
| GREASING A FAT GOOSE.
| If he intended to go out of business
and politics and wanted soft snap he
| would asked to be placed upon the
railroad commission. He concluded
one of his explosive speeches by de-
ciaring that Henry Keller, the invent
or, manufacturer and business man,
would not want to pay for brains if he
was a member of the commission. He
could not see why the commission
| needed an attorney.
Senator Stevens amended the motion
to the effect that none of the appro-
! priations be used for salaries in the
| Office
| Senators McHale, Stevens. Sheehan
and Day led in the renewed fight for
the appropriation. Senator Greer aid
ed Senator Keller in opposition. He
stated that one of the railroad men
| mad waited upon him and asked him
| not TO vote for the bill to make the
railroad and warehouse committee
elective.
The motion to insert the appropria
| ton carried
Inc motion of Senator Stebbins to
strike out the item of $3.50 to pay ex-
penses of delegates appointed by the
governor to the cotton exposition at
Atlanta, Georgia, was carried.
senator knatvold moved to amend
by striking out the $4,000 inserted at
the afternoon sitting for the fnebriate
department for the Rochester asyIum.
senator Thompson supported the mo-
tlon, claiming that an inebriate should
either be confined in Jail under the
Scheffer law or when they become so
Tar gone as to become insane, they
Should be placed in an insane asylum.
The motion to strike out was carried.
Senator Wing offered an amendment
making an additional appropriation of
$4,000 to build cottage for the state
training school. The amendment was
lost
senator Wyman moved that all of
the house file, except the title, be
stricken out and that the senate file as
amended be substituted in it's place.
Senator Spencer moved a substitute
to the effect that his Duluth Normal
school appropriation be inserted. The
substitute was lost. and the original
motion prevailed. When the commit
tee arose fourth effort was made by
Senator Spencer to secure his hearts
desire The point carried by a vote
of % to 16
senator Stevens opposed the motion
to pass the bill under suspension of
rules and announced that he made
the objection for the first time. AS
far ha
qulre Sc votes to hasten the passage of
bill that called for the expenditure
of 100000 more than was the limit by
the platforms of both political parties
PINE LAND BILL.
The pine land bills were referred to
q committee of four, after a running
debate, for the purpose of harmonizing
differences between rival opinions as
to the two measures. This committee.
consisting of Senators Allen, Young.
Durham and Schaller, put in most of
the Gay on the matter, and agreed upon
general amendment that was salts
factory to them as representatives of
friends of the rival bills. They agreed
TO report an amendment to section q
winch was of some length, but is to
the effect that the state land commits
Slonef may sell at auction, at the col1n-
ty seat, to the highest cash bidder, the
stumpage of pine. Where not more than
one section is sold, having not more
than lO0,0N feet, the purchase price
snail be paid at the time of sale
other sections We're amended in the
line or perfecting the measure, and all
along the line of Staples bill The re-
port OF the committee Is generally sat-
1sfactory. 1t went over until this
morning, when the bill will be taken I'D
as a special order. 1t is probable that
the bill will be passed in short order,
and sent to the house for concurrence
in the amendments.
CATTLE INSPECTION.
The senate judiciary committee will
| report this morning in favor of in
| definitely postponing the meat inspec-
ton bill of Representative McKenney.
This Is the much-discussed proposition
which authorizes the inspection of cat
tie, sheep and hogs before being slaugh-
| tered for human food. 1t was to be an
piled in cities of $1,000 population or
over. 1t would have shut out of the
markets Of the three large cities of the
| state any meat not inspected by the
| horde of officers for whose benefit the
! bill was to become a law There has
| been strong opposition to this bill. and
! also one similar that was introduced
in the senate. The judiciary commit
/ tee came to the conclusion that it was
| fnexpedient to enact such law. but did
not pass upon the constitutional feat
ure. The point that 1t would interfere.
with interstate commerce was not
| touched.
II. F. 213, providing for appropriate
Ing $4,000 for the relief of J. II. Null
len, who made disbursements when
surveyor general of logs, was not
transferred from general orders to
| the calendar, as requested by Senator
| Greer.
Senator Keller wanted S. f. 1893 adj
vanced. 1t is a bill to define what shall
constitute a newspaper for publishing
legal notices. He wanted to know ff
he would not be allowed the privilege
| or securing the signature of the gov
ernor to just one bill.
The Sente refused to suspend the
rules for the purpose of passing Fl. F.
13S, which provides that the supreme
court may direct judgment in causes
without sending them back for re-
trial in courts below,
H. F. s67 was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules. 1t amends the law
relative to the practice of medicine
| and surgery.
The senate finance committee re-
ported in favor of passing House Files
Sl6 764, S79 and 1854, and indefinite post
ponement of House Files 76s and 1872,
also S. T. S43