The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-27
SENATE WILL NOT MEET TODAY
PURSUING TACTICS OF
FABIUS.
THAT DAY WILL BE ROUTINE,
INTRODUCTION OF NEW
BILLS.
GOVERNOR
CLOUGH'S
VETO
Startled the House of Lords, but 1t
Is Waiting INSTRUMENTATION
T. General Orders Cleared Up.

Gov. Clough's veto of the Hastings
hospital bill, coming, as it did, like a
thunder clap from a clear sky to most
Of the senators, practically suspended
business in the senate yesterday on
account of the cOmmotion 1T excited, as
the house Of lords had not quite reached
the days calendar when the crash
|. came. quorum was present IN the
afternoon, but 1t was not a business
quorum, and the few senators who did
stay to pick a few unopposed bills
out of the mass of general orders were
not unwilling to adjourn until Monday
when that motion was put.
1t is safe to say that nothing of real
vital Importance to the state will I've
done in that branch of the legislature
the governors veto.
The days work was largely routine
The petitions for the county option
bin are still coming in.
Senator Whitney moved to reconsider
the vote by which the county organiza-
ton bill was lost, explaining that it
was his purpose to move to lay it on
the table. A call Of the senate was or
dered
Senators Durham and Thompson
spoke in behalf of the reconsideration
Senator McHale said that the defeat
OF this bill was the victory of a tyranny
as contemplate as that under which the
Cubans had been struggling. A land
lord, baron Of foreign city, denied
these people the blessings of local self
government
Senator Ringdal also championed the
bill.
The motion to reconsider carried % TO
p, as follows:
Yeas-Barr, Cole, Cronkhite, Cuikin, Dun
nam, heaeman, Hodge, Howard, Hits, Lloyd,
Knatyold. Macarthur, McHale Ringdal Sevat-
son, Spencer, Sperry Stevens, Theden, Themp-
son, Thorpe, Whitney, Wing-23.
Nays-Currier French, Greer, Hanna, John
Masterman Miller, Morgan, Peterson, Potter,
Pcttgieser, Reishus, Schaler Sheehan,
Smith, stebbins. wyman, Yale, Young-22.
Expert Printer Whitney reported
that it would cost about $3.50 to print
the tri-city charter bill.
The judiciary committee killed S. F.
436, the Theden bill to require all pro,
bate court processes to be served by
the sheriff.
Senator Jones called up the house
resolution memorializing congress to
assist in the work of establishing q
great inland reservoir. The resolution
was concurred in.
The Stebbins bill, to prevent the adul-
teration of 'haXseed and Iinseed oil
was amended in some matters of detail
and finally passed without serious OPP
position at the opening Of the after
noon session.
There was a long discussion over the
bill to allow DR.. Ramaley $4,000 for
damages for personal injuries sustain
ed by his wife while a temporary
patient at the insane hospital It was
finally placed on general orders.
The first bin on general orders that
aroused any discussion was the Pott-
gieser bill to reduce the salaries of
the Ramsey county judges. The Ram
sey senator's, with the exception Of
the author. all voted no. but the bill
was recommended for passage.
Other bills So recommended in
cluded Senator Stebbins' bill to
abolish the inebriate department at
the Rochester hospital, the Sheehan
insurance bills, Senator Barr's bill re-
latfng to the districts of county COM
missioners, and the Ozmun bin amend
ing the corrupt practices act by re-
quiring more detailed reports.