The Saint Paul globe., 1897-03-22
CUTTING THEM OFF
HOUSE HAS KILLED OFF NEARLY
TWO HUNDRED UNPOPULAR
MEASURES.
SENATE KNIFE Is DULLER,
BUT HAS TAKEN A SLASH AT A
LARGE NUMBER OF MEAS
URES.
WEEK SHOULD DE QUITE LIVELY.
Both Branches of the State Law
making Body Have Some Seri-
Gus business.

Both houses of the legislature de-
voted themselves assiduously to the
public welfare during the past week,
and in the house, especially, the guillo-
tine was busy chopping off the young
lives Of ambitious but unfortunate mea-
sures OF the S44 bills that have so far
been introduced in that branch of the
legislat ture, 1S9 have been killed in
committee or in open house and one in
the senate, the Schmidt log lien bill,
making about % per cent of the house
bills which have been slaughtered
somewhere. Of the 844 above mention
ed, rs have passed the house, and
B3 Of these have passed the senate. At
this time last year the house had in
troduced but 698 bills.
The senate at that time had 602 bills.
Now it only has had $40, and of these
only Sc, or less than II per cent, have
been killed in that branch, while Of the
l40 which it has passed the house has
given its approval to 43 and killed but
T. This makes a total of 76 new laws
accomplished by the Legislature so far,
less two vetoes by the governor.
1t is said that the opposition in the
house to the Douglas freight rate bill
has led some of the merchants of the
Red river valley to contemplate the
Idea of combining to buy goods in the
East, thus boycotting Twin City whole
Talers.
1t will not be surprising if the Powers
Investigation in the senate, under the
resolution introduced early in the ses-
sion by Senator Ringdal, would yet
prove to cast a blot on the fair fame
bf the department. Some of the Re-
publican members are faltering in their
loyalty to the creature of the governor,
who has been shown up in light en-
barrassing at once to the governor and
the party.
The capitol, university and Hastings
AnOka fights have OVershadOWed all
Dther matters in the senate during the
past week, and, as a matter Of fact
It is likely that the "house Of lords''
will accomplish little until all these
three closely knit propositions have
been disposed of Another matter that
will come UP early in the week will
be the proposition to pay the counsel
fees in the Dunn-Day contest. A long
discussion is likely on this lay.
The Theden department store bill is
likely TO be bone of contention also
1t is a special order in the SEN
ate for Thursday and there seems lit
lie doubt but that it will muster ma
iority of the votes. The judiciary
committee has reported it faVorably.
Ind the only argument made against
: It by the department store men was
That the senate had no right under the
constitution to originate it, There is
considerable sentiment in favor of
the bill in the senate, and the disposf-
don seems to be to grant the prOmot-
srS Of the bill a chance to see whether
u not it will have the effect which
Is authors and promoters anticipate
The house has killed the Greer trav-
iling library bill again. The tradition
II cats track record will soon be
broken.
1t is whispered that Winn Bracket,
# Minneapolis, is the prospective bene-
lciary of the state fire marshal bill.
The South st. Paul Reporter SAYS:
The stockyards in this section of the
iountry are about to be visited by
me of those periodical attacks by the
legislature, which occurs in other
tates every time the legislature meets.
interfere with the regular charges
which are made to keep UP the ex-
Iense of running the yards. Like all
ittemptS of like nature made in other
tates, it will result in nothing being
lone as soon as the committee appoint
d gets the right understanding of the
natter.