St. Paul daily globe., 1895-04-18

Gerlach. O'Reilly.
A number of the Populist members
stated after the adjournment that they
voted for the bill because their con-
stituents wanted express regulation.
If the Republicans had adopted a
whitewashing investigation report they
would have to take care of that matter
themselves, and if the rail- Dad COM
mission was governed by that report
in dealing with the express companies
it was a matter that the minority
could not avoid or prevent.
After the special order had been dis
posed of the house took up the calen-
dar and passed Mr.. Soule's bill for an
appropriation of $4,000 to carry out the
provisions of the Schurmeier prison
labor bill; also Mr.. Warmers bill to
abolish the board of public works of
st. Paul.
The latter bill had not been read be-
fore the house, and when Mr.. Barta
sent up about thirty-five amendments
to the bill, which he admitted he had
submitted by request and without un-
derstanding their purport, Mr.. Johns
and Mr.. Robillard objected to the bill
and the amendments. No one pro-
fessed to know what the amendments
meant what effect they had on the
original bill or what the original bill
itself was; but Mr.. Warner said he
would vouch that the bill was all
right. and it was passed by vote of the
country members. only six Ramsey
county members voting for it. /.
MORNING AND EVENING.
The forenoon session of the house
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work of killing useless and harmful
bills, one of the most profitable days
of the session being put in at this
delightful pastime, and nearly dozen
bills were consigned to the waste bas-
ket. Mr.. Mullins so-called dog bill had
a close call, it being set up for a josh
mark at first. Mr.. Staples, however
came to it's rescue, and after having
it amended so that residents of villages
as well as the country may rid the
community of worthless pups, it was
recommended to pass. Mr.. Feig's bill
to define the words railroad company
as they appear in certain statutes,
went the way of earth, and never
caused a sigh as it was committed to
its last resting place in the waste bas-
ket. Mr.. Sanders cigarette bill went
the same road, and Mr.. Gibbs fee bill
Jared no better. Several presumably
meritoriouS measures were advanced
to the calendar, and the house took the
| usual noon recess.
The evening session was marked by a
good deal of boisterous argument and
no great amount of work. DR.. Tiers
substitute patent medicine bill was
taken up, and, to the surprise of many.
was recommended to pass, the author
| making a very earnest plea in its be-
| half.
The bill to restore the fee for the en-
| rollment of bills to 10 and IL cents per
folio was recommended to pass, and a
red hot fight ensued over S. F. s55S, to
transfer $150,000 from the general reve-
nue. fund to the road and bridge fund.
Upon this matter the country members
were divided, the city members, as a
rule, voting with the country for the
appropriation, as it was declared to be
in spite of the word transfer used in
| the bill Mr.. Jacobson assured the
house that this meant the raising of
the tax levy 2-10 of a mill, and, aided
| by Scofield, Staples, A. B. Kelly and
| other house economists, he opposed
| the measure with temperate, but ear
| nest, zeal. Messrs. Mallette, j. N.
Jones, Lockwood, Dahl, Robillard, Tall
man and Furlong made hard fight for
| the bill, and it was finally recommended
| to pass by vote of 46 to 20.
Mr.. Nieman was in the chair, and ex-
perienced considerable difficulty in pre-
serving order, but kept his head where
1t belonged, without losing his bearings.
Several motions were made to rise and
adjourn, but the members were deter
mined to have the fight out. In the dis
cussion it developed that the country
will fight the $4,000 appropriation for