The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-21


passed, 80 to g.
Senator Iltis secured $500 for Henry
Dfilery, manned militiaman
Senator Jones called up S. F. 665 and
hereafter the insanity Of a wife or
husband for three years vests in the
other partner full authority to dispose
of real estate. After some amendment
1t went through.
Senator A. G. Johnson called up the
Mcneil stock yards bill and tried to
get 1t through, but while there had
been nothing heard of 1t in the senate
up to that time, Senator Stevens took
a rap at it. Senator Greer said it was
a good bill in the main, although
amendment might perhaps improve it.
Senator Stevens said the amend
ment 1t needed was to strike
out all after the enacting clause
Senotor Schaller said it would
drive the local stock yards out
OF business, according to information
furnished him. The charges imposed,
he was informed were not unreasonable
being the same as those in force in
other parts of the West. Senator KEEL
Ter said the bill was aimed at a gigan-
tic monopoly. Senator Stevens said that
these concerns were not accommodating
extraordinary profits, and the bill
would close them as effectually as the
recent floods had one of them
Senator Morgan said the founders Of
one of these had never made a dollar
but lost $400,0 900. The bill could have
come to the senate a month earlier
rather than in the eleventh hour fash
ion
Senator Reishus said the charges
which had been in vogue were I'M
reasonable.
Senator Young read from the report
OF the house committee to show that
the South st. Paul concern had made
$4,000 in one year. profits on hay and
corn, and the net profits were 500, 900
on plant with an assessed valuation
OF $4,000. All this came out Of the
farmers. The fence around those
yards made difference, it seemed, Of
$12 a ton in the price of hay The
charges were almost larcenous: even
the charges fixed in the bill would be
profitable.
The suspension was denied by a vote
OF "A to 10, as follows:
4eas-Cole, COllester, Cronkhte Currier
Dunn, French, Greer, Hanna Johnson A. G.,
Jones, Keller, Miller Macarthur, Reishus
R1ngdal, Roverud, Schaller Smith, Sperry
Stebbins, Sweningsen, Thorpe, Wing, Young
Nays-Barr. Fuller, Hanson, Hodge, How
ard, Iltis, Johnson, w. E., Morgan, McHale,
Ozmun, Potter, Sevatson, Spencer, Stevens,
Stockton, Theden, Thompson, Wyman, Yale
10.
Senator Johnson was then permitted
to put through a less Objectionable bill
relating to cemeteries.
Senator w. E. johnson substituted
H. F. 9S9 for one of his building and
loan association bills, and it passed.
Senator Keller dug up a Stearns
county road and bridge bill No one
objected, thus attesting the senator's
great personal popularity.
AS the anti-department store bin
could not be found, Senator Culkin
asked that H. F. SGT, an election bill,
fixing the compensation of election
judges and clerks, be taken up. This
was found, and passed
The Goar bill relating to the divls-
ion of counties was picked up by
Senator knatvOld, but met with OPP
position by Senator Ringdal, who said
it could only apply to the proposed de-
tachment of Garfield county from Polk
county. This proposed detachment had
been defeated twice by the people, and
he characterized the bill as the scheme
Of town that aspired to be the county
seat. call of the senate was demand,
ed, but the suspension was denied by a
decisive vote, as follows:
Yeas-Collester, Culkin, Currier, Durham,
Dunn French, Greer, Heneman. Hodge, Tits,
Knatvold Macarthur, Ozmun, Roverud, Smith,
Sperry, Stebbins, Sweningsen, Thompson.
Thorpe, Wing-21
Nays-Barr, Cole, Hanna, Howard, john
son, A. G., Jones, Larson, Miller, McHale,
Peterson, Pottgieser, Reishus Ringdai, Schai-
Ter, Sevatson, Sheehan, Spencer, Stockton
Theden-19
Then the senator from Albert Lea
tried to save the neck Of the proba-
tionary idea, which is ostensibly aim
ed to save incorrigible youngsters, but
was suspected of being to provide fat
berths for some hungry persons OF
greater age
SO vigorous was the opposition from
nit hot -
Senator Larson pulled the Stevens
anti warm-f lunch bill out Of the
black hole, but Senator Pottgieser had
it slaughtered. The roll call on it Is
interesting to those who watch their
statesmen.
Yeas--Barr, Cole, Culkin, Currier, Fuller
Greer, Heneman Howard Larson, Lloyd Nc
Arthur, Ozmun, Peterson, Ringdal, Sperry,
Stebbins, Stevens, Theden, Thompson, Whit
ney, Wyman-21
Nays-Colester Cronkhite, Dunn French
Hodge, Iltis, johnson, A. G., Keller Master
man, Pottgieser, Sevatson, Smith, Spencer,
Yale-14.
After a short recess, in which the
senators repaired to the treasurer's
office. and revelled in sandwiches, beer
and SIGH, it was found difficult to Sc
cure a quorum for business
Senator Lloyd asked for the passage
Of H. F. 1920, providing for an appro-
priation Of 5000 for the state board of
audit, which was omitted from the
omnibus bill.
Senator Masterman saved one bill for
Henry Johns, which seemed to be HARM
less.
Senator Miller's request was for SEN
atOr Greer's bette noir, increasing the
tax on insurance premiums.
Senator Miller pleaded for its passage,
stating that it was aimed at companies
which had taken $37, 100000 out of the
state in fourteen years. The bill would
lift 600 of taxes from the shoulders
of the people, and place it on foreign
corporations
Senator Stevens questioned the ac-
curacy of the first figures. The reserve
allowed by law was apparently omitted
Besides, much of the money came back
to the state on loans. This tax would
be paid by the consumer.
Senator Thorpe said the bill was i'm
portant enough to merit thoughtful
consideration by the senate, even at so
late an hour. There were twenty votes
against the suspension, however, and
the bill was lost.
Senator Macarthur called for a purely
technical bill for lawyers, and it went
Senator McHale had gone and Sen
ator Ozmun brought up the voting ma
chine bill. 1t secured thirty seven votes
on the suspension and was passed 80
to r.
Senator Morgan's hobby was the
division of land in dried-up lakes and
Senator Peterson's to sheriffs' certIf1-
Gates. Neither was opposed. Senator
Potter saved the Lovejoy subscription
bond bill, and Senator Pottgieser the
baltimore veterinary license bill. Sen
ator Culkin tried to get the department
store bill through on the engrossed
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