St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-04
PREVENTS POOLING.
Meilicke's Bill to Head Off
Corners on Food Prod
uets.
FARMERS IN THE SADDLE.
Hennepin County Makes an
Unsuccessful Fight on
the Bill.
A DAY OF QUIET WORK.
House and Senate Dispose Of
Much Routine Mat
ter.
FARMERS IN THE SADDLE.
A DAY OF QUIET WORK.


on yesterday. and at the morning
session the farmers were in the sad
die. The matter to precipitate the
first trouble was Meilicke's bill to
prohibit all pools and combina lions
of firms or persons dealing in any
form of food products. The bill is
direct stab at the Minneapolis
chamber Of commerce, and was neg
atived' by every member of the
Hennepin delegation. Mr.. Meilicke
started the discussion and shaped
the argument by quoting the plank
of the Republican platform which
pledged that party tosthe opposition
of all pools and trusts.
Mr.. Jacobson followed this lead,
and made one of his characteristic
ally vigorous fights for the bill. J.
N. Jones also sprinted a lively
heat, and made some telling hits.
Mr.. Robbins led the opposition, but
the roll call showed almost a solid
farmer vote, and considerable st.
Paul help for the bill, with the fol-
lowing result:
For the Bill-Messrs. Anderson,
Barta, Bickford, Brevig, Buck, CHS
holm, Christensen, Craig, Cross, Damp,
Douglas, Dressed, Feig, Finney,
Foreman, Foss, French, F'urlong,
Geissler, Gerlach, Gibbs, Cores,
Grondahl, Guttersen, Hartshorn,
Henricks, Hoeffkin, Holman, Jacob
son, Johns, Johnson E., Johnson, E.
c., Jones J. D., Jones J. N, Juliar,
Kelly A. B., Knuteson, Leach, Lee,
Lockwood, Mansfield, Mathieson,
Meilicke, Mallette, Nicholson, Met
calf, Moore, Mullin, McGrath, Nash,
Nelson, Nieman, Olds, Parker, Rice,
Reeves, Richardson, Sampson, Schur-
meier, Schroeder, Sederberg, Shell,
Sivright, Smith CA, Staples, Strang,
Sutton, Swanson, Taylor, Torson,
Vigen and Wooldridge-73.
Against the Bill-Messrs. Ahlstrom,
Baston, Blagik, Brainerd, Cant, Dale,
Dare, De Laittre, Dingman, Downs,
Ellingsen, Ferris, Kelly P. H, Ken
dali. Lovejoy, Martin, McInnis, Nc
Kenney, O'Reilly, Post, Robbins,
j. VI.
Soule, Underleak, Underwood, Vogel
Warner. Wright, Zier-31.
NEW BILLS PASSED.
In addition to the Meilicke bill the
following measures were passed:
H. f. 3S3-An act to amend chap
ter % of the General Laws of 1889,
relating.eto mineral lands. Staples.
! H. F. '721 Substitute for H. F. 144)
An act to provide for the appoint
ment of state mineral land agent
and to appropriate for the salary
and expenses of the same. Warner
H. F. 410-An act relating to proof
of publication by newspapers of Ie-
gal notices and proceedings, and to
| legalize such proofs. Cant.
H. F. 512-An act relating to the
regulation of labor. Cant.
H. F. 43S-An act relating to the
extension Of terms of corporations.
Barta (by requesO.
II. f. 4O4-An act to legalize GER
tain Acknowledgements. Ferris.
ii. F. 583-An act relating to evil
| dence in justice court. UnderIeak.
h. f. 375-An act to amend the
constitution relating to pardons
| Zier..
II. F. 4O3-An act to legalize sher-
ifs certificates in foreclosure. John
| son, E. G.
The house resolved itself into com.
! m1ttee Of the whole immediately
| upon converting at the afternoon
| session, and almost Immediately a
| hight was precipitated over H. F
o2f. Thls is the same bill which has
| been adversely acted upon by pre-
V1ous legislatures, and concerning
which there has been much discus.
sion. The purpose and effect of the
| Dill is made apparent by the follow
| ing provision:
Section a. No action for the re.
covery of real property, or for the
| recovery of the possession thereof
snail be maintained unless it an.
pears that the plaintiff, his ancestor
| predecessor or grantor. was seized
VI possessed OF the premises in ques-
tion within fifteen years before the
| commencement of the action: and
the discharge, by payment or MIR.
chase, of the taxes on real proner+y
Iof nfteen consecutive years. bv any
ohe' ms ancestors, predecessors q,
grantors, having color of title (otbe,
tnan tax deed or tax certificate)
OF which the the deed or other evi.
oence was actually of record
throughout the said fifteen-year ne.
roo, In the office of the register of
| oeeos or the proper county. shall
nave the same effect as fifteen wears
OF continuous adverse occupancv ~
said real property, as against ono
VINO mas not, or whose ancestor
! predecessors or grantors have NOT
at any time during said ffteen-veor
period, been in the actual possession
OF such real property, or paid anv
taxes thereon, or commenced anv
| actlon to determine or set aside the
adverse claim Of title under color Of
Wnlch the taxes shall have been
paid as aforesaid"
A FIGHT FOLLOWED
and Mr.. Feig Immediately iumned ~,
on
the Dill with his full avordupois and
was ably seconded by Messrs. Hinder
WOOD, Underleak and Scofield. Mr.
Feis said the bill was simply an echo
OF the woodchuck which was so
promptly killed two years ago.
MI. Underwood said the bill was in
tended to render valid the title to lands
which had been gained by lumber com
panies from old soldiers on forged or
| nctitlous powers of attorney and quit
claim deeds.
Mr.. Robbins said the opposition to
! the bill came from interested attor-
| neys, who were in the habit of delvine
| among the records and attacking the
title to lands held by lawful and good
faith holders. Mr.. Cant took the same
position, and vigorously attacked the
opponents of the bill, on the theory
that they were consciously or uncon-