The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-04
ENATE YESTERDAY TOOK A SPIR-
TIED WHIRL AT THE GEN
ERAL ORDERS.
EIGHT BILLS FOR PASSAGE.
CALENDAR is CLEANED UP AND
THE BODY ADJOURNS AT
NOON.
minneapolis SiIVerite Wants to Pro-
hibit Corporations Contributing
to Campaigns.

The senate yesterday had a most
rraiseworthy burst of industry, and
not only cleared up the calendar, but
went all through general orders, with
Senator Masterman in the chair,
recommending eight bills to pass, send
ing others to subcommittee, and re-
porting progress on the remainder of
the list
The result was that by noon the SEN
ate had finished with everything that
was properly before it, and even if
the special order on the hospital in
luiry should take up all the afternoon
today, the more pretentious branch Of
the legislature is in such good shape
that not all the members have given
up the hope of running home for a
Saturday and Sunday holiday
Senator Sheehan called up his anti
trust bill, which was amended so as
to prevent its application to labor or
CARNATIONS but Senator Sperry asked
that it be laid over a day.
Senator Wyman started some debate
On the Reeves wolf bounty bill. He
said that it appeared from the
financial reports that in some To-
calities the raising of wolves was more
profitable than the growing of wheat.
He was somewhat amused to see that
not all the wolves were in the cities, as
had been indicated by some Of the pre-
viOus debates.
Senator Iltis said the bounty was
none too large. The senator from Hen
nepin was in error in assuming that
people engaged in raising wolves for
profit. The bill was recommended to
pass.
President Gibbs appointed as the
senate members Of the Joint tax COM
mittee Senators Hodge, Hanna, Greer,
Thorpe, Masterman, Keller Hanson.
Potter and Jones.
Senator MilleT's railroad BILL which
was recommended to pass adds to the
existing law the following:
Provided, however, the commission may at
any time, although no complaint has been
HE'D with it as hereinbefore provided pro-
coed upon its own motion to Investigate the
reaSonableness Of the tariff Of rates, fares,
charges or classification, or any part thereof
SO filed and published as herenbefore pro-
vlded, and for such purpose it shall have
the same power to require the attendance
Of witnesses and the production of all or
any books, papers, contracts, agreements
and documents that relate to the matter
under investigation, and to invoke the aid of
any court in this state, requiring the at
.endance Of witnesses and the production of
BOOKS, papers and documents, as when COM
2aint has been filed as herenbefore pro-
7ded. Provided, further, that before it shall
determine or find that any tariff of rates,
ares charges and classifications is, in whole
II in part unjust or unreasonable it shall
lotify the common carriers in writing that
I has under consideration the reas0nableness
II said tariff, in whole or in part, as the
,ase may be, and afford such common car
Her a reasonable opportunity to be heard
1t such time as shall be appointed therefor
ina thereupOn the proceeding shall be con-
iucted, so far practicable in the same
manner as proceedings are conducted pursu-
INT to the filing Of a complaint.