St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-28
Permitted Under the Bill as
PasSed--Power Machinery
Allowed.
ONE ADDITIONAL JUDGESHIP
Is Given the Fourth Districts
Quite a Hennepin Coun-
ty Scrap.

| to allow the "piece price" system
| under contract-the convicts en-
| ployed in any industry to be limited
to % per cent of those confined in
| the prison or the reforma tory-also
allowing the use of power machinery,
and then passed with but one mega
| tive vote.
Mr.. Dahl called up his bill provid-
ing for an additional judge in the
| Fourth judicial district, and after
| the sOiled linen of Hennepin had
| been aired it was turned over to the
| house and the bill passed by vote
| of SO to %. The Hennepin statesmen
| were badly split up on the PROPOSE
| ton, and it was made evident that
| the contest was between the present
| judges, who want an increase in sal
| airy, and the friends of the man who
has been selected to wear the err
! mine if Mr.. Dahl's bill becomes a
law. Although no mention was made
OF the recent senatorial fight, it was
IN reality the cause of the split in
the Hennepin delegation on this BILL
Mr.. Staples introduced a resolu-
ton during the morning session in
structing the judiciary committee to
prepare a bill providing for con-
stitutional convention. Notice of de-
bate was given, and the resolution
went over under the rules.
THE GREAT CONTEST.
AT 10 o'clock the special order was
reached nd
had been reached, Mr.. Schurmeier
handed up amendments to prohibit
the per diem contract system, ad-
hitting the piece price" plan and
providing for the sale of goods man
ufactured on state account. The
amendments were adopted without
debate
Mr.. Schumacher, in explaining the
bill, spoke of the state duty to the
prisoner in giving him employment.
The state should seek first his ref
ormatlon and then his employment.
in some productive labor in such
way as would not interfere with
free labor. There We're four sys-
TENS of prison labor-the lease. the
contract, the state account and the
piece price. In the first of them the
prisoners were hired out, but in the
second their working hours were.
only contracted for, the prisoners re-
naming in the, prison and at. the
states expense. In the state ac-
count system the state went into
business on it's own account. The
| piece system, as it's name indicated.
was based upon payments for piece
work by the prisoners. OF these sys-
| TENS the contract system, SO long in
use, was now being generally dis
| carded. After most exhaustive in
! vestigation, Labor Commissioner
Carroll D. Wright had declared
against this system. The evil effect
OF the contract system was to be
seen right at Saltwater, and the
manufacturing of shoes by prison.
ers furnished an example. It cost
| the free labor of the state in this
trade over $177,000 every year as a
result Of prison contract labor. If
this system was continued. one
| fourth of the boot and shemakers in
the state would be thrown out of
employment.
/ JACOBSON DEMURS.
| Mr.. jacobson thought Mr.. Schur-
meier's speech and argument was
good, except in that it did not apply
to his bill. The proposition was one
OF simple business character, and
he was sorry to say Mr.. Schurmeier
had been very confusing.
MIR. Warner said he would favor
the Schumacher bill for it's per cent
feature, if for no other. The labor
ing people of the state had asked
for recognition in the Schurmeier
bill, and he preferred to listen to
them rather to the warden of the
state prison.
Mr.. Scofield claimed it was foolish
to say that the employment of 200
prisoners, more or less, meant any.
thing to st. Paul shoemakers.
Mr.. Grondahl thought the Schur-
meier bill offered a fine chance for
the local Applicant of a Repub-
Hcan principle-the protection of
free labor.
| At this point, Mr. Grondabl was
interrupted by the house taking its
usual noon recess, the understanding
being that he should again have the
f1oor when the house assembled.
a QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. .
Upon reassembling, Mr.. Johns
arose to question of privilege and
proceeded to set himself right with
the house on an incorrect report OF
the debate on the Sander bill Tues.
day, wherein he had been made tc
say in the Minneapolis Journal and
Times that MIR. Feig wore an A. p
A badge, etc. Mr.. Feig also arose
10 the same question and absoIyed
MI. Johns, who had been incorrectly
reported Il am not an A. p. A.
SAID Mr.. Feig. but an Amariesn
citizen. and propose to speak and
vote as such on all matters comma
before this house" ~
| Inc speaker suggested tfat the re.
porters of these papers correct the
erroneus statement, and the inoidant
was at an end
another one, however, followed
closely, and was over the disnosi-
ton OF the other special order the
consideration of the Staples pine
land elll, which had been set for 8
p m. Mr.. Staples Inquired what dis.
position would be made of the otho,
9iecidi oroer, and insisted that IN.
iess some action was had ct tina,
.line the Dill would be left hanging
IL .he ar MI Jacobson thought il
would come up for considera tion i'm
n1ediately after the measures roa
under consideration had been die
posed Of
J. d. Jones favored laying The
Staples bill over until p. m. FRIDAY