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

| the NreSent state auditor. In view of
/ the issue that had been made in the
last state campaign he would not-vote
|, TO shear the state auditor of his per-
/ quisites, by supporting the senate bill.
I senator Greer cOntended that no law
z should be passed to govern state busi-
ness that people would be unwilling
lJto apply to their own business. The
! time to sell pine is when the people
4 want to buy The Staples bill would
prohibit the sale of pine timber except
| under conditions that would be detri-
mental to the state. For such reasons
he supported the senate bill
i Senator Fuller was speaking of the
T desirability of selling timber when
fthere is danger of its being destroyed,
when Senator Wyman asked if there
t5was not danger that interested parties
/ would represent to the state auditor
+ that there was danger, when in fact.
none existed? Senator Fuller ad-
| mitted such possibility, but contended
the feature relative to estiIna ting tim
Der to be sold recommended the senate
bill
Senator Yale said he knew as little
about the bill as any one in the SEN
ate He had suggested, three months
ago, that the senate adjourn at the
end of sixty days. 1t must have been
known that this bill is of Importance
He regretted that it's consideration had
been delayed until now it is pressed
for time for careful consideration.
Senator Stevens embraced the op-
portunity to remind the senate that
the paucity of time was due to a re-
fusal to adopt his suggestions early
in the session to hold evening sessions.
Senator Allen discussed scaling
methods. and suggested amendments
to both bills in this particular.
Senator Dunham stated that al
though representing a purely agricul-
tural section, yet he had sufficient
knowledge of lumber operations to
favor the senate bill
A vote being demanded upon the
substitute motion of Senator Potter
to recommend his bill for passage, a
discussion was precipitated as to what
course should be pursued. 1t was
claimed that the house bill should not
| be showed aside when it was given
right of way, and the senate file was
allowed to be considered at the same
time by courtesy.
A vote was taken upon the motion
to consider the senate file, section by
section. This motion prevailed.
The motion to arise and ask leave
| to sit upon the bills again was lost
! The motion of Senator Thompson to
| Indefinitely postpone Fl. F. 353 caused
| the debate to break out again. Senator
Young said the result of carrying the
motion would mean the defeat of pine
| land legislation, and the people would
have to be answered to for such
| failure. The house had considered
| both measures and had selected the
| Staples bill. If it was intended to re-
| fuse to act in the matter let it be
decided without further delay.
LOCATING THE BLAME.
! Senator Schaller said that If the
! legislature refused to act in so i'm
/ portant matter the responsibility
/ would not rest upon him nor upon the
| party to which he belongs.
| Senator Stevens said that the eyes
] of the people are upon the legislature
| In it's closing hours. 1t would be i'm
1 possible to pass the senate bill in the
! house at this late day.
! Senator Yale said that he hoped no
t statement would be made again to the
4 effect that the other branch would not
| pass measure of the senate.
! Senator Stevens said he was not
! properly understood What he meant
I was that under the rules of the house
I it would. be impossible to pass any
! senate bill which does not reach the
I house before anether-day should pass.
| Senator Morgan declared that there
had been enough talk upon the house
bill. He wanted it put out of the way,
and the senate bill considered
j Senator Day said it would be wrong
to allow the opportunity to go by to
| pass measure of SO much Importance
as pine land measure.
| A vote being taken, the motion to
indefinitely postpone the house file was
lost upon tie vote of q on each side.
At the evening session Senator
| Stockton was called to the chair. and
the fight between the friends of the
! rival pine land bills was renewed in
! committee of the whole
Senator Young moved to take up the
Staples bill section by section.
Senator Morgan moved as a sub
stitute that the senate file be sc
taken uD.
Senator Young with considerable
warmth alluded to an attempt of some
persons to hide their attitude by side
issues and subterfuges. He hoped
that no effort would be made to defeat
legislation. He alluded to influences
from Minneapolis to defeat legislation
This brought Senators Wyman and
Howard to their feet at the same
instant with uplifted hands in protest
: and to declare that this was not right
Senator Wyman saying that three
senators were voting for the house bill
4 all afternoon.
Senator Stevens 1aughingly stated
that he hoped the senator's from
Hennepin county would possess theil
calmness, as all roads lead to the
Flour City.
Senator Young concluded with ex
pressing a hope that the senate would
proceed to act upon bill that has
some chance to become a law, ant
reiterated that Senator Potter hat
stated that the senate bill was no
his.
Senator Wyman was arguing IL
favor of the house bill being con
sidered, when Senator Yale asked why
not the senate bill? Senator Wymar
replied that it was because that bill
could not become a law because i
would never pass the other branch.
Senator Yale wanted to see the bust
ness proceeded with. He did not be
lieye that the other branch would re
fuse to pass a senate measure, al
= though they might be interested il
pushing personal measures
Senator Spencer moved to strike ou
4 all of the house bill but the title an6
substitute the senate measure for tn,
d body of the BILL
! DAYS Def.
i Senator Day said. Disguise 1t a.
i they may or resort to any subterfug,
that might be had he was 'unhesitat
ingly of the opinion that in the house
bill was the only hope of Legislation
upon this subject" He thought Il
i, time for the senate to take the bit be
4 tween their teeth and to act upon tn,
matter and to make laws, and not lie
state officers legislate. He believed i