The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
BOTH HIS BILLS ARE PASSED.
WYMAN BANKING BILL ALSO GETS
THROUGH WITH BUT LITTLE
OPPOSITION.
Is Delayed by the TangIe in Which
the House Leaves the ReappOr-
tiOnment Matter.

by its hands some noble actions done,
but so dreary were the wastes be-
tween these worthy deeds, and so fire.
quent the failures to accomplish what
was aimed at, that the review Of the
day looks bleak and bare until the
grain is garnered and maSsed in one
corner.
A dozen bills were passed, among
them Senator Sheehan's two home rule
charter bills and the Wyman banking
bill; a vigorous effort was made to
untangle the reapportionment mix-up
which the house had only tied into a
knot still harder than the senate s
first endeavor, and a considerable por-
ton Of the day was spent in words,
vain words, pertaining more or less
distinctly to the state reform school
debt and the department store bill.
The measure last named was dis
cussed in a thoughtful speech by Sen
ator Theden for nearly an hour, dur
ing which little knots Of deliberative
senators gathered in his rear, in his
van, and almost on the rail of his
desk, making a din that made his re-
marks not only inaudibIe but even an
noying in the lndistinct interruption
Iuey maze IOr the DELIBERATIONS Oh
these small sessions
Finally some good Samaritan moved
to adjourn in order that Senator The .
den might finish his speech when the
senate was in a more attentive mood,
and it was concluded that 10 o'clock
this morning would be a good time to
take a chance on.
After the morning routine, Senator
Culkin's bill to permit private citizens
to serve justice court summons was
taken from the calendar to fill in the
five minutes before Senator Wings
reform school certificate bill came up
as a special order. Senator Swening-
sen asked all the country members
to vote for the bill
Senator Reishus said that, with Just
one more bill, it would not be neces-
sary for the lawyers to go near the
courts at ALL
Senator Culkin said that the clerks
of the court with their lobby had
killed his bill to permit the attorneys
to issue subpoenas, and, if the senate
wanted to kill this bill, they could kill
a good bill, and they did. The vote was
Is to rs, as follows:
Yeas-Culkin, Durham, Dunn, Greer. How
ard, Miller, Ozmun, Schaller, Sheehan, Spen-
Ger, Stevens, Theden, Young@3
Nays-Collester, Currier, French Fuller
tIanna Heneman, Iltis Johnson, A. G., Jones
hnatyold, Larson, Lloyd, Masterman Peter
son, Pottg1eser, Reishus, Ringdal, Roverud
Smith, Stockton, Sweningsen, Thorpe, Whit
ney, Wing, Wyman-25.
Senator ROverud said the Wing bill.
which was then taken up in committee
OF the whole, with Senator Stockton in
the chair, was a dangerous one, and
h ,
Tor the state to assume debt of $115,-
000
Senator Wyman also opposed the bill.
1t was not fair to ask the state to
take this debt off an insurance COM
pany'S hands
Senator Greer went into the figures.
and said the reform school board had
borrowed $4,000 on the old site The
funds had been spent in the construC-
ton Of the new school at Red Wing.
The state was paying per cent on the
debt, and loaning it's money to banks
at g. Why should it not take up the
certificates and make the 5 per cent
1t might be timely to do this now,
but he believed the present bill to au-
thorize the governor, auditor and
treasurer to sell the lands at Midway
and turn them into cash to the payment
OF the certificates should pass.
Senators Greer and Young both read
Senator Wyman was opposed to tying
up the state until the expiration of
the last certificates, thirteen years
hence. He thought an appropriation
should be made to meet interest now
or soon to be due, and let the assump-
ton of the full obligation be deferred
until full inquiry could be made
Senator Howard said the condition Of
affairs here was a substantive cOrrob-
Grafton of the contention made by him
against the capitol bill Let the insur-
ance company which held the certifi-
Gates sue and test it's title.
Senator Wyman said that there was
plainly no legal obligation on the state
because of these certificates or the
passage of the present bill would not
be asked.
Senator Young moved that the bill
be referred to a committee of three,
and it was, to Young, Greer and Wy
man.
The French resolution Of Tuesday
was indefinitely postponed.
The calendar was then taken up
again, and the Wyman banking bill
was passed, 4S to 0. the absentees being
Hanson, Howard, Keller, Morgan, o.
mum, Roverud, Theden, Thompson and
Young
The Meyers bill to authorize cities
to contract with private corporations
for water works. gas and electric
plants, ETC.. was lost. receiving only
% votes. The roll call showed:
Yeas-Cole Collester, Cronkhite Cullin,
Currier, Dunn, Hanna, Heneman. Johnson,
A. G., Keller, Lloyd, Masterman, Morgan, Nc
Arthur, Reishus, Ringdal, Schaller, Smith,
Sperry, Stebbins, Sweningsen, Thorpe-22.
Nays-Barr, Durham, French, Fuller,
Hodge, Howard, Ilus, Johnson, w. E.,
Knatvold, Larson, Miller, McHale, Ozmun,
Peterson, Potter. Pottgieser, Roverud, Shee-
han, Spencer Stevens Stockton, Whitney,
Wing, Wyman Yale-25.
The noon recess was then taken.
Although the Theden department.
store bill was a special order for 2:30
the Sheehan charter bills were taken
up, being left over from Wednesday
night
Senator Wyman offered two amend
ments, one to make the charter COM
missions appointive, the other to change
the classifications.
Senator Sheehan said the latter was
So drawn that it would practically re-
store special legislation for cities
adopting these charters, in spite of the
constitutional amendment prohibiting
special legislation.
Senator Wyman said that the six.
year term assured at least some degree
of permanency. The classificatiOns I'm
der his amendment were: Over 100000
from 10000 to 100000, from 100000 t
$50 GOO; from $4,000 to 100000; from IT,,
600 TO $4,000; Is, 900 or less.
Senator Potter supported the WymaI
amendment, and Senator Sperry alsC
spoke in favor of the appointiVe posi-
lions.
Senator Ringdal said it was nice tt
talk about the judiciary being abov:
craftsmanship, but it was only a pleas
ing fiction.