The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-25
DONE IN THE HOUSE
REVIEW OF THE WEEKS WORK
IN THAT BRANCH OF LAW
MAKERS,
SOME IMPORTANT BILLS
HAVE BEEN Considered IN COM
NiTITEEE AND IN THE FULL
SESSION.
CLOSE OF FRANK DAYS SERVICE.
That Was the Event of the Week
in the Senate Wing of the
Capitol.
CLOSE OF FRANK DAYS SERVICE.

While the senate has been deep in the
consideration of the Dunn-Day contest
the representatives have been steadily
at work since Monday disposing of the
glist of bills, resolutions and other mat
ters which have come to them beneath
their notice.
The machinery of the house is now
IN pretty fair working order, the last
report of the committee on legislative
expenses having practically left no
doubt as to how many pages, file clerks.
coat room keepers. etc, are on the
regular list. Several matters of more
than passing Importance are to be re-
corded. Among these the one which
probably is entitled to the first place
in Importance is the bill presented by
Representative Reeves, from Glen
wood, the chairman of the judiciary
committee. It is easily the most i'm
pOrtant measure introduced in the
house this session, and provides for the
assessment, taxation and collection Of
taxes on mines and mining lands in
Minnesota. After being carefully listen
ed to by the members who noted its i'm
pOrtance, the bill went to the committee
on taxes and tax laws.
Early in the week Representative
Henry Johns, Of Ramsey, introduced in
the house practically the antitrust bill
which was made a law in Georgia re-
Gently, and which is exceedingly sweep
Ing IN its provisions, covering such arti-
cIes as wheat, coal, flour, oil and other
things. The Hicks resolution anent the
Dingman-Lellman election contest
came up early in the week, and Lell-
man was seated, but the matter has
been temporarily reopened, that no i'm
putation may be cast upon Dingman's
attorney.
Representative Schmidt, of st. Louis
county, introduced House File "a. pro-
Vld1ng that sureties on official bonds de-
posted with banks in the state have
the same preference rights now enjoyed
by the state in regard to the banks
assets. Mr.. Schmidt explained to the
house that he had been advised that
considerable of the states money could
be secured Immediately if the sureties
might be protected as above suggested.
and urged that the bill be passed un
der suspension of the rules At the
development of some objection on the
part of some Of the members, Mr..
Schmidt consented to a reference to
some Of the members Of the judiciary
committee, with the request that the
committee report soon on the matter.
Representative Hayter is responsible
for II. F. IS, providing for such an
amendment Of the state constitution
that no governor or gOVernor-elect shall
De eligible for the office Of United
states senator during the time inter-
Vening between the election of governor
ana the expiration Of the term to which
he was elected. This bill, innocent
enough in its appearance, is perhaps Of
special interest coming at this time In
view of the tale that if Mckinley finds
IN his cabinet a place for Senator
Davis, that Gov. CIough will resign.
and that Lieut.. Gov. Gibbs will appoint
MT Clough United States senator. It
viii be seen at glance that after the
passage of the bill Mr. Clough's chance
could be purchased for song. The bill
mas been entrusted to the tender mer-
cles Of the judiciary committee.
Inc committee on general legislation
brought IN on Tuesday a report of its
action on a number of bills. resolutions
etc. Esone were referred, a good many
reported adversely on and few recon-
mended for passage Among the lat
bill, as the representative from Duluth
explained when he introduced it, will
a1ICrd adequate protection to persons
who performed labor on lumber and
other commodities brought into the
state Of Minnesota to be manufactured.
Mr. Schmidt has made a speciality Of
state finances and about the middle of
the week introduced a measure regu-
lating the depCsiting Of state funds in
the various banks. This bill provides
for sort Of board made up of the
public examiner, state auditor and
secretary Of state, which will name
the banks, where, in their judgment.
state moneys can be safely deposited.
These banks will be required to give
personal bonds in amount double the
amount of the deposit
The committee on general legfsla-
ton met and among other things took
up the cOnsiderat ton of the bill to put
the oil inspectors Office on a salary
basis. Considerable opposition to the
bill developed, and it would not be a
very bad guess to make that the bill
will hardly get by the house and SEN
ate.
Il. F. 100, sent up by Representative
Dunn, is rather an important measure
whose provisions set forth that holders