St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-06

great controversy different from
some Of u.s.. He is a distinguished
gentleman, and it would be profita-
bic to hear him.
Senator McHale said that he felt
that it would be profitable to hear
the man. He proposed to hear him
if the senate would permit him to
do so.
Senator Stevens spoke of the noted
character of Col Watterson, his
presence in the city to lecture upon
the martyr president and the desire
Of hearing him.
CHAMBERLAIN's LOBBY.
Senator Stevens was granted
unanimous consent yesterday after
noon to introduce two bills. One of
them was prepared by the Jealous
corporationist, L. F. Chamberlain,
to keep himself in office and to take
the place of the one that had that
object in view and was killed in COM
mittee. The new bill provides that
the present corporation attorney
shall hold his Office for two years
longer, when his successor may be
elected by direct vote of the peo-
pie. The old bill was killed in the
committee on municipal corpora
tons. This bill was referred to the
committee on elections, and Cham
berlain, with a large lobby of his
friends, is daily besieging the SEN
ate and house to beg the passage
of some measure to keep, him in Of
flee. A number of other Republicans
of the city are opposed to legislating
Chamberlain in office, and do not
hesitate to denounce his lobby
schemes.
Another bill, introduced by Sen
ator Stevens, amends the election
law so as to provide for larger ballot
boxes of the revolving kind, with
a view of making it possible to mix
the ballots more, and thus insure
more secrecy.
A NEW MONUMENT.
Senator Peterson offered bill to APP
propriate $4,000 to erect a bronze monu-
ment at Fort Ridgely, and to authorize
the governor to name a commission to
consist of two from ST. Paul and one
each from Nicollet, Renville and Red
wood counties to purchase a site and
erect the monument. The bill was
read second time under a suspension
of rules and ordered printed
Senator Cronkhite introduced a bill to
authorize the expenditure of $4,000 for
the purchase of long-fiber machinery
for use in the manufacture of Irvine at
the Saltwater penitentiary.
TAX EVERYTHING.
Senator Morgan proposed an amend
ment to section of article of the con-
stitution, SO as to provide that laws
shall be passed to tax all securities,
personal property and real estate ac-
cordlng to true value in money. There
being power to exempt, however, pub
lie burying grounds, public school
houses, public hospitals, academies,
colleges, universities, seminaries,
churches, church property used for re-
ligious purposes, institutions for pub
lie charity, property used exclusively
for public purposes, and personal prop
erty to an amount not exceeding $500
for each individual, and improvements
amounting to $500 upon each separate
piece or parcel of real estate.
MONEY FOR A JUNKET.
Senator Howard offered a bill appro-
priating $4,000 to defray the expenses
Of sending surviving members of the
infantry, from st. Paul to Gettysburg;
survivors of the Second regiment, Min
nesota Volunteer infantry, and Second
battery of Minnesota light artillery,
to Chickamauga, as well as citizens of
the state to both of those places 10
participate in the dedication of the
battle monuments erected at Gettys-
burg and Chickamaugua.
Senator Schaller offered a bill to :.p-
propriate $4,000 for the purpose of pro
viding elementary instruction in state
high schools of the state
Senator Barr introduced bill to au-
thoriZe the analysis of specimens of
clay and minerals at the state univer-
sity.
Senator Fuller introduced bill proa
viding for the appointment by boards
of county commissioners of supervisor
of assessments, whose duty shall be to
examine all tracts of land assessed
for the purpose of giving accurate de-
scriptions thereof.
Senator Pottgieser introduced bill
which provides that juries shall be
judges of fact where the evidence is
conflicting, and verdict shall not be
icf1 hn ha ay
not be justified by the evidence unless
there is an entire absence of evidence
! to support the verdict.
Senator Ringdal offered bill to fix
the times for holding terms of the Gis-
trict court in Norman, Polk, Marshall
Kittson and Roseau counties.
Senator Greer presented bill to al
| low teachers to appeal to the state SUI
| perintendent of public instruction ir
cases where the county superintendent
| may refuse to grant a license to teach
| school.
| Senator Ozmun introduced bill tc
| authorize the mayor to issue permits
| to newsboys and bootblacks in cities o1
10000 or over.
| Senator Ringdal sent up petition
asking the repeal of the county oool
law. Petitions to pass the age of con
sent bill were presented. Senator
! Cronkhite offered a resolution to EN-.
ploy Miss Dora Fisher as stenographel
of the committee on municipal corpora.
| tons.
H F. 357, to amend the law relative
to refunding town bonds, was reported
from the judiciary committee, and up
on motion of Senator Smith vas
| passed under a suspension of rules.
A communication from Gov. Clough
announced the approval by him of S.
F. No. /, being the provision to estab-
liSh military corps in the state