St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-17

Edwards Suffrage Bill Will
Probably Pass the North
Dakota House.
SENATE MAY NOT PASS IT.
State Has Unpaid Bills on File
Amounting to About
$4,000.
FIVE DAYS ADJOURNMENT.
Joint Session Monday to Do
Honor TO Mrs. Hans
brough's Memory.

J
BISMARCK, n. D., Jan. 16.-Among
the bills lost, side.tracked or stolen dur
ing the last legislature was the SubStI
tute for McLean'S warehouse bill. 1t
passed both houses and reached the
governor on the last night of the ses-
sion, but did not have the signature of
the lieutenant governor, and, therefore,
failed 20 become law. 1t was hotly
contested throughout. 1t provides for
the condemnation of warehouse sites on
railroad right of way. The measure
has again been introduced by Senator
Strom, and will known as Senate Bill
No. 19. Another important measure
required railroads to provide platforms
for the shipment of live stock or grain
at stations with the bJect of relieving
shippers from the elevator monoDoiy.
This was Senate Bill No. 81. and was
lost after its passage OH its way from
the senate TO the governor. 1t has
again been introduced by Senator Strom
and Will be known as Senate Bill No.
IL. Senator Haggart'S resolution 10 ad-
iourn Feb. % was practically beaten by
motion to defer consideration to Feb.
81. In supporting the resolution the
senator urged that it was owing to the
condition of state revenues and dis
burSements that al almost universal de-
Inand was made
Ry Press and People
for retrenchment 1T was, therefore, in
the interest Of economy that he urged
the passage Of the re-oIution. Senator
Lamb moved to amend, substituting
Feb. 10. Among the bills introduced in
the senate were the following: By
Tufts, extending the time for restraint
from sale of delinquent personal tax
from March to October; Day, raising
The test for Illuminating Oil from l2O to
f58; MeCarden, changing the law re-
quiring that duplicate receipts for taxes
be filed daily with the auditor to
monthly; Rourck. defining the duties
and limiting the powers of boards of
education in relation to expulsion of pu
pills; Arnold, providing for geological
and natural history survey of the state.
In the house the following bills were i'll
troduced: Purden. fixing the time of
the first meeting of city councils TO the
first Tuesday in April Mcdonald, re-
ducing interest during the period of re-
demptiOn OH judgment from II to per
cent; Hodgson, prohibiting insolvent
state banks from increasing loans and
discounts OF dividing profits, as we'll as
to receive deposits; Wlneman. author-
IZlng townships to
Fund CIR Refund
Indebtedness; Rod, fixing passenger
rates at not exceeding three cents per
mile. The speaker appointed Ole
Boiskie janitor of the committee rooms.
and E. C. Miller and Mat Johnson as
Sistant enrolling and engrossing clerks
The clerks appointed as assistant en-
crossing and enrolling clerks have been
assigned to committees, and will serve
as committee clerks until needed in
their own departments. The bill of the
Northern Pacific railroad for transporta-
ton of the national guard to and from
presented by the governor to the legis-
lature. Both branches of the legislature
adjourned till o'clock Monday. when
they meet in joint convention for the
purpose Of doing honor to the memory
of Mrs. Senator Hansbrough by the
adoption of appropriate resolutions,
speeches, etc. There was much OPP
FO ho
day, but it was urged that the commit
tees were now flooded with bills, and
that it was desirable to consult with
constituents and gain time for the
preparation of other measures. Some
of the members will go home during the
recess. but majority will remain here
for work. During the last two days of
the PopulIst administration it issued
warrants for printing bills amounting
to $40, ,450.
Edwards Suffrage Bill
will be reported back with senate bill
l3S, which passed tie last session, but
which Speaker Walsh refused to sign as
a substitute The bill is quite likely TO
pass the house, but may fail III the sem
ate. The StutSman county deleg alton
and Commissioner of Insurance Fan
cher waited on the governor this after
noon and requested the appointment Of
r. E. Wallace as public examiner. John
a. Mclean is very strongly lndorsed
for deputy. The reform school board
waited on the governor today and filed
a strong petition from citizens and an
explanation of its conduct in purehas-
ing a site. The senate passed bill al
lowing the governor Stenoyrapher and
reducing his salary TO $500, and con-
stitutional amendment incTea sing the
debt limit The auditor and II easurer
reported in response to the Senate's in
euiry: General fund overdraWn 81, 500;
unpaid bills on file, Sl20,000; pay Of
members OF the legislature, S32. 450; pay
of officers and clerks, S24. 900; salaries
Of state officers for the next two years,
$4,000; clerks in executive offices.
S37. COO; interest Gil bonded debt, S15 GOO;
probable income Of state for two years.
S725 900. The penitentiary investigating
committee called Tim OConner, ex-
guard, relied upon by public examiner
to substantiatc charges. His testimony
was a fat failure and generally OF
don't-know character, and really in ia
yUr of the board against whom charges
were made As to instances OF unusual
or cruel treatment. he knew of but two
cases, and all other means OF discipline
had been tried. The committee meets
again tomorrow morning.