The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-07
GRANT County sTAIEsMAN's JOY
WAS But A TRANSIENT
PLEASURE.
FERRIS EXECUTION BILL
- GIVEN a CLOSE CALL. but
PASSED BN A SMALL
MARGIN,
BANKING
SEVER Al
BILLS
Are Discussed nt Length, But Are
Finally Referred to Committees
without Action

The bills on general orders and also
on the house calendar occupied the
afternoon session in the house during
which there was no more sensational
incident than the pathetic ending to
by Mr.. Foss, Of Grant which has
place on the calendar, When the
speaker had called the house to order
Representative Johns, Of Ramsey. re-
quested that. unless there was obtec
ton. the three bills providing for the
licensing of BARRIERS. plumbers and
horseshoers in this state, be taken
from the committee on general legis-
lauon and sent to the committee on
labor and labor legislation There was
objection on the part of Judge Hicks
and Mr.. Jacobson, who wanted to hear
any good reason for the change Mr..
Johns withdrew his request, but later
on in the afternoon, when he explained
that the persons interested in the bar
Der license bill wished 1t to be referred
to the labor committee and when Mr.
F'oell, who introduced the plumbers
bill. added his request to that of Mr.
johns, 1t was ordered that the three
measures, II. F. 81, H. F. 100 and H. F.
64. covering the subjects named. be
recalled from the printer and be sent
to the committee on labor and labor
legislation
Six other bills on general orders were
taken up by the committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Feig in the chair. and
progress reported on them. HI. F. 81
tStcckWelD was called, and, at his re-
quest. was made special order for
tuesday at p. m. 1t amends section
loo Of the penal code and has been
recommended for passage by the crimes
ana punishments committee.
When the calendar was called I'M
there were good many absentees. AMI
partly due to this, possibly, Repre-
sentative Ferris measure providing
that executions Of the death nenaItv
should be had in the state prison at
saltwater, was passed by a slender
margin. When the roll was called on
the Dill, the first member on the list
representative Abbott, took the floor
and after delivering a brief euloev
upon the Judiciary committee. by which
~ AOSOihAllCHuSu IOr passage
expressed the view that LAWYERS wera
divided on the wisdom of passing this
DILL and that they were even divided
on the question of the death penalty
at all He must vote nay on the hill
ard would later vote for the bill al.
ready introduced adolshing capital
punishment lap Boss
A call Of absentees was made a tba
request Of the author, and. when the
fCll was completed, the speaker an
ncunced the bill passed, there being
DO ayes and Is nays.
There was the usual rumpus about
adjournment, in which the chamnions
or sessions early and often made tho
usual plea for more and faster worlx
ana won the day. Adjournment was
then taken until Monday morning.
The following bills on the house cal
enGar were acted upon:
n. r. 100 (Dunn)-RelatiHg to papers due mr.
executed on holidays. Passed "
"a. r. (Ferrlsl-To provide for the exc
cuIlon OF the death penalty. Passed.
II. +. Il5 lAnderson)-Reating to peddlers
In villages. Passed P'N''eis
II. F. 132 Foss)-To prevent fosteriro os
crime by sentimentality. Lost
II r. 191 MISUNDERSTANDING erection OF
sulde boards by townships Lost
II. +. ITO CDunn)-Relating to claims against
deceased persons. Passed
H. r. 20 (Gunn)-Fixing the time for hold
ing court in the Fifteenth judicial district