The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-24

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tablish state grain inspection at Little Fails,
for passage.
H. F. e shelD--To provide for semi-an-
nual payment of taxes, instead of annual AZ
now in force. This bill has also passed the
senate, Mr.. French having taken a COW Of
Mr.. Shells bill and introduced Ii there. II
Is probable that the French bill will be sub
stttuted for the Shell bill upon final passage.
H. F. 80 Uohnsl-To prohibit trusts was
put over to be considered on general orders
March 2. n
H. F. 2g7 Observation-Disclosures to tn. vaca-
ton Of land grants, having special reference
to suits to be brought tby the state in the
Iron Mountain mine and some railroad land
H. F. 176 ~(smith)-To legalize conveyances
made by husband and wife separately; to
KILLED GRONDAHL's PET.
The Grondahl bicycle bill has gone
down to death.
As o as the routine reading of
bills. resolution, etc.. was done with
and the consideration of the house cal
taken up, Jens. K. GrondahI. the
member from Goodhue, whose trans
mogrified bicycle measure headed the
list, rose and spoke for perhaps twenty
minutes on the subject. 1t was COM
monty believed when the bill first came
up that Mr.. Grondahl helped it to an
untimely end by too lengthy explana-
TONS of it's purpOrt. When he had
spoken five minutes yesterday the tin
was handed about that Mr.. Grondah
was repeating the blunder-but this
time it vas no blunder. Armed only
with memoranda, the Goodhue man
delivered himself of a semi-humorous,
semi-sarcastic, but entirely good-na-
tured arraignment of his fellow men,
bers who, by various amendments, had
LETT his measure no VeStige of it's priS-
tine appearance. He felt that no meas
ure had been more widely commented
upon or had raised more disturbance
among the farmers than had this bin.
which, he said, they believed to be a
horrible engine as wide as the high
way as high as the Chinese wall it
attempted to throw about the farms,
and as swift as a locomotive. tearing
along, strewing destruction in its wake.
He wanted the people of the state to
understand not what the present bill
provided, but what his measure sought
to do. The bill now could do no harm,
certainly it could do no good.
Mr.. Staples said the bill was not
worth the paper it was printed upon,
and the best way to dispose of it was
to pass it. Mr.. Feig gave notice that
he would vote against the bill if the
author spoke for more thar half an
hour on the subject. Then Mr..
Schmidt, of Duluth, piPed in by saying
that if Mr.. Grordahl would only say
h he wanted the house would do it.
Mr.. jacobson thought the bill had fur
mshed the author with a pretext for
two speeches, and having fulfilled it's
purpose should be passed. Mr.. Gron-
dahl appeared unperturbed. He dis
claimed the authorship of the bill in
Its transmogrified shape and thought
1t MEANINGLESS enough to belong to Mr..
Foss, whose amendments had been
generously inserted. Mr.. Foss said his
district would not father the bill, which
JNnn0 tho ToontiA-- Of kSfo -J@-.:4o1J~
little author was withdrawn and in
definitely postponed. Its a shame"
was the comment Of the members who
know that the bicycle has come to
stay. ~
Speaker Jones announced as a spe-
cial committee to consider H. F. 8
CMcDonald), contemplating a general
revision of the state banking laws.
Messrs. Underleak, Mcdonald and
Stone.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
From Crimes and Punishment
H. F. 40 (Sc0tt-Relating to vagrancy.
To pass. Adopted.
H. F. 60 Observation-Disclosures to exclu-
sion Of persons under twentv-one from sa-
looms, etc. Without recommendation. Adopt
H. F. 286 (soule)-To regulate storage and
sale of napiha etc, in the country. To pass
as amended. Adonted.
From Roads and Bridges
r.. +. 80 Foss)-To repeal chapter 800, Gen
eral Laws 1895. To pass, amended so as not
to affect pending litigation. Adopted. +
From Labor and Labor LEGISLATION
H. F. g. Hloyd)-To regulate and license
horseshoers in the state. To pass as amended.
II. F. 81 (Johns)-To regulate and license
BARRIERS. To pass as amended.
BILLS PASSED..
H. F. $50 Judiciary Committee, substi-
tute for H. F. officiating to the practice
in justice courts.
S. F. 290 (Young)-To provide for seed grain
loans in counties of the Red river valley
BILLS INTRODUCED.
H. F. COL (Reeves)-For the taxation of
iron mines and mining property and mineral
lands. Taxes and tax laws.
H. f. 62 Oohn)ETo appropriate 81, POS. so
for E. S. Hall for election contest expenses.
Claims.
H; F, 6Oa (smith)-To amend law for the
prevention of spread of disease among do
nestle ANIMALS Public health, dairy and
i: F: sos Dale2-Relating to property
rights in case of divorce. Judiciary.
H. F. Cos Donnelly)-Providing for trial by
jury in all cases where title to real estate
is involved. Judiciary.
H: F. GO6 (StaDlesGTo amend law relating
to lease of mineral lands belonging to the
state. Public lands.
H. F. COZ Nellman)-For the protection Of
life and limb, making it penal offense to
erect insecure staging and scaffolding. Labor
and labor legislation.
WHAT THE NEW BILLS MEAN.
Representative Smith, of Minneapolis,
introduced a bill CT. f. 603) which pro-
vides that cattle killed to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis, shall be paid
for by the people, one-fifth by the
town in which they are kept and four
f1fths by h state, also that the board
of health Of the towns, villages and
cities shall quarantine domestic ami
mails, cattle or horses, which have been
infected with tuberculosis, p~leurO-pneu-
monia Of glanders, until their health
or disease shall be determined by ex-
animation n the cost of keeping them
must be paid for one-fifth by the town
and four-fifths by the state. This bill
is aimed at relieving the dairymen Of
the state from the loss incident to the
introduction Of the tuberculin test for
tuberculosis.
Mr.. Donnelly introduced a bill which
provides that any action brought to
determine the legal title to n land
within the state shall be tried by jury,
unless jury trial is waved.
Mr.. McElhaney introduced a bill to
require all railroad companies within
the state to issue thousand-mile mile
age books to be sold for two cents a
mile. These mileage books are to be
taken to the station agent Of any such
road Issuing the mileage books and the
agent is to clip out coupons enough to
cover the distance for which the tickets
are to be issued. The tickets so pur-
chased are limited to the holder of the
mileage book, his family, his salesman
or members of his business firm, but
there is no limit as to time. The bill
is to be enforced by a penalty of $50
for each refusal.
Representative Reeves, who already
has introduced a bill for the taxation
of mines and mining lands within the
state, has introduced another measure,
I'll z COL which nrnNideS for the tax-