The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-23
TWO OTHER BILLS KILLED.
POTTER SALVAGE CORPS REIN
BURSEMENT AND AN EDITORIAL
ASSOCIATION WOODCHUCK.
DIG CONTESTS ARE DEFERRED,
but the Three Are Likely to Be Pre-
cipitated the Senate Any
Time Now.

In spite Of the fact that the senate
did not get together until 2:30 yester-
day after the Sunday adjournment,
and the further fact that only thirty
three senators responded to roll cali
then, the smaller branch of the state
legislature yesterday did a good after
moons work wading through, in a way.
fifty bills on general orders, and rec
ommending seven for passage, while
two were killed.
The chief debate was over the ThOmp-
son bin, which is aimed at a readjust.
ment Of the appropriation made b.
the state for the encouragement of a =
ricultural fairs, as mora fully detailed
below, but not one of the bills which
were pushed through was disposed Of
without careful consideration
Senator Potter explains that the Min
neapolis Merchants Salvage corps bill,
which was killed on his motion, was so
disposed of in view Of an agreement
reached between the rival corps. I'm
der the law there is only a specified
amount Of money to be devoted to
salvage corps in Minneapolis, and, if
the bill had passed, it would have
merely provided for a division of the
money between the two corps, except
that the regular corps would have had
to take what was left after deducting
from the fund the amount Of the Mel
chants bill
The calendar was passed on account
Of the small attendance.
The senate concurred in house
amendments to S F. 237, the Potter
convict labor law, providing for the
making Of goods so made.
On general orders there was long
discussion over S. F. 500, the judiciary
committees bill providing that fore
closure sales shall be authorized in
writing by the persons in whose names
they appear ON the county records, but
it was finally recommended to pass.
The Miller bill to provide that notice
Of expiration Of redemption from tax
sales shall be printed three months
was indefinitely postponed.
When the cottolene prohibition came
up Senator Heneman moved to pass,
Senator Barr to indefinitely postpone,
but Senator Greer had progress re
ported in the absence Of Senator Lloyd,
who has been its chief senate cham
pion.
S F. 81, one Of Senator Theden's
election bills to prohibit the handling
Of ballots by any but the proper Judges
and clerks of election, was recon-
mended to pass.
The Foss morbid sentimentalitv
bin from the house was reached
fer tk~ first time, but moth
ing was done but to report
progress. Then the committee of the
whole took up another Theden election
bill requiring a voters residence of six
months instead of four in the state,
and it was recommended to pass.
Senator Stebbins' bill to amend the
practice in connection with commit
ments to and releases from the Roch
ester inebriate hospital was laid over
at Senator Dunhams request.
Senator ThOmpsOn's bill to divide the
state fund for fairs evenly between
all counties holding fairs was also
carefully gone over. The present law
gives 81, 900 TO the Southern Minnesota
fair at Rochester and divides the other
$4,000.
Senator Greer said the trouble was
that the Rochester horses beat some
other peoples horses at the last fair
and a spirit of revenge animated the
authors of the bill. The Rochester
fair was a credit to the state.
Senators Thompson, ROverud. Henne-
man and Yale, who were advocating
the change, insisted that the bill was
a discrimination in favor Of Olmsted
county, and that the Rochester fair
had practically degenerated since the
removal of the state fair to Hamline
into a county fair.
Senator Iltis thought Rochester was
getting too much.
Senator Stebbins said the passage
Of the bill would be an injustice to The
Southern Minnesota fair.
Senator Ring 7al expressed the belief
that the original appropriation was 4
nisapprOpriatiOn. 1t was not in the
interest of real agriculturalists. but Of
horse owners
Senator Hits wanted an amendment
attached TO provide for the division
OF the county share between the So
cieties therein where there is more
than one Of them holding a fair. but it
was lost
Senator McHale took issue with Sem
RtOr RingdaTs suggestion that il was
a Misrepresentation. He did not believe
that there was any other appropriation
of more value to the real people of the
state.
The bill was finally recommended to
pass.
The senate then adjourned until this
morning.
A by request hill from Senator Young
provides for an official stenOgTa pher in
districts not having more than $4,000
population. the salary not to exceed
E,500