St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-19

bond, and Mr.. Barta's bill providing
for the taking of DISPOSITIONS to per-
petuate testimony.
Among the bills recommended to die
the death of indefinite postponement
were Mr.. Furlong's bill providing for
transfer CT S150000 from the general
revenue to the road and bridge fund,
Mr.. Feig's bill for a new system of
land transfers, and a number of others
of no consequence.
Inc house preserved the best order
yet had at an evening session, and
adjourned at 10 o'clock in a very
amiable frame of mind.
EXPLAIN THEIR VOTES.
Several members of the Ramsey
county delegation desire to be put upon
record with reference to their vote
on the bill abolishing the board of
pubic works. Mr.. Johns fatty re-
Iused to vote for the bill, and in fact
voted against it, as did DR.. Robillard.
because he claimed it was utterly in
operative and of no effect so long as
the Bell charter is in existence. He
1urther pointed out that the bill takes
erect upon the expira ton of the terms
OF office Of the present incumbents.
which means that if the bill took eff
feet at all (Which it never COULD the
board would be gradually abolished
as the terms Of the members expired
year after year.
Mr.. Gerlach voted for the bill on it's
title, because it professed to abolish
the board, although he did not know
whether it did or not. He was in favor
of abolishing the board and hoped in
some way not yet made clear this bill
would accomplish that result.
Mr.. Kelly refused to vote on a bill
which neither he nor any other mem
Der had ever seen. 1t might abolish
the board, it might create another
board, or it might do anything for all
the members knew. It was a bill of
seVenty-tive typewriter pages, with
nearly hundred amendments, and it
was acted upon on the simple assur-
ance of Mr.. Warner that it was all
right, Mr.. Warner himself admitting
that he knew nothing whatever about
it. Certain members tried to force
Mr.. Kelly to vote, but he peremptorily
refused, and stuck to it. Mr. Schur-
meier was in much the same position
as Mr.. Gerlach, and other members
voted for it because Mr.. Warner said
Mr.. Chamberlain had told him that
he presumed the bill was all right.
THAT PINE LAND REPORT.
There is considerable speculation as
to what formal action will be taken
by the legislature on the report of the
Staples-Jacobson pine land investiga-
ton ordered by the last legislature.
1t will be remembered that when the
was stated that this report was only
supplemental, and objection was
made by Mr.. Staples at one time BE-
cause criticisms were made on the re-
port for its inaccuracies. The report
has never been formally. adopted,
neither has the commission been for
mally discharged, and if the legisla-
ture should adjourn without any for
NAL action on this subject it is held
that the commission could continue
to exercise the functions committed
to it and act as a guardian of the
land department of the state, regu-
lating all sales of pine land, person.
ally conducting all compromises for
trespasses, prosecuting law suits by
its attorney and furnishing amazingly
inaccurate estimates for the edifica-
ton of an eXcitable public.
Whether or not this is the intention
of the commission no one seems to
know, but judging from the attitude
of Mr.. Staples toward Auditor Dunn,
it is evident that the former thinks
the latter needs a guardian, and that
he and his associates on the commits
sion are willing to act in that trying
capacity.
The finish fight in the house and
senate, in which Mr.. Staples and his
friends routed Mr.. Dunn and his
friends, has not in any degree blunted
the point of the difficulty, and if Mr..
Staples should desire to carry his sur
veillance over the auditors office any
further he will meet with some very
substantial opposition.
The session has about completed it's
work, and there is a good deal of
curiosity as to what disposition the
old pine land commission, or that por-
ton of it represented by Messrs Sta
pies and jacobson, will do with them
selves and thlr report.