The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-27

restrain and punish Migrants, tramps,
mendicants, prostitutes ard persons
guilty Of lewd conduct, and license and
regulate or restrain and prohibit any
person from selling malt or intoxicat-
irg liquors and to punish any violation
of law or of the village ordinance re-
lating thereto and to revoke for any
cause any license for the sale of in
toxicating liquors. whenever the coun-
ell, after hearing Of the case, all
deem proper. Temperance.
Senator Barr also put In a bill pro-
viding that the county auditor of each
county shall at every general election
place before the voters of the county
the question Of license or no license,
the question to be placed on blue ball
lets. The result of the vote shall be
tabulated and kept on file by the coun-
ty auditor. If a majority Of the votes
OF the county are against the granting
or licenses, no license shall be granted
in the county for two years from the
first Monday in January following said
election. If the majority are in favor
or license in the county, any city, town,
village or ward having majority
against license may still be prohibition
for two years.
If the majority of the votes are in
favor of granting licenses, it shall not
De taken to authorize the granting of
licenses In any district not otherwise
authorized by state laws, and shall
not repeal any law now in force pro-
hibtting the granting Of license within
and prescribed limits
senator Thompson would encourage
better condition of rural schools by
providing that they shall receive no
money unless school has been main
tanned for eight months of the preced-
ing year by teacher holding a first
grade county certificate, also that suita-
Bile buildings, free text books. library
and such other apparatus as may be
necessary for efficient work have
been provided. When schools
have complied with the provisions lust
stated they shall receive $50 each year,
provided the total amount of appor-
tionment does not exceed $62, 900 IN
any one year. This amount OF
money is appropriated and the superin-
tendent Of public instruction given
power to appoint general inspector Of
schools to carry out its provisions.
senator Roverud would like to have
$l2,OO0 appropriated for county agr1-
cultural and joint stock societies, to be
pald out In premiums at their fairs.
and $4,000 additional is asked for
ton.
Senator Roverud also offers a meas
ure authorizing the tTeasurers of our
nre insurance companies to loan the
money on hand as a first MORTGAGE on
real estate
Senator Young offers a bill providing
that the contract for printing the su-
preme court reports for ten years be let
TO Frank F. Dufrense, of ST. Paul, and
that al conditions applying to the con-
tract of the West Publishing company
shall be embodied in the Dufresne
contract.
Senator Potter offers a bill to amend
the struck jury law, by having the
Judges instead Of sheriff select the
jury. The party requiring the struck
jury shall pay one-half the fees. IF
the case is continued to another term
OF court at the request Of a party
other than the one demanding the
struck jury, then such jury shall be
continued with the continuance Of the
cause regardless Of the consent Of
such party.