The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
LUCK FOR LIE SUEuR
SENATE VOTES 1T AIN AGRICUL-
TURAL EXPERIMENTAL SUB
STATION AFTER A FIGHT.
TWO NEW COUNTIES LIKELY.
HOUSE OF LORDS DOES WHAT 1T
CAN TO ACCOMPLISH
THAT.
TWO NEW COUNTIES LIKELY.
With Some Amendments, and Some
Minor Bills Get Through Gener-
al Orders.

Thanks to the Lloyd bill for the es-
tablishment of an agricultural expert
mental sub-station near LIE Sueur and
the bill for the organization of Cass and
Beltrami counties, both of which were
recommended to pass, the senate was
yesterday saved the necessity of acting
finally on either the hospital or capitol
fights, and both are in a good position
to come up today.
Senators Wing, Macarthur and Others
vigorously combatted the Lloyd bill for
an agricultural sub-station at or near
lie Sueur. but in spite of the fact that
the finance committee had recommend
ed the bill for indefinite postponement,
it was recommended to pass-24 to Is.
The insurance committees bill to
regulate assessment life and casual
ty companies, was the next to arouse
debate, but after an amendment by
Senator Sperry exempting fraternaI
orders from the operation of the emer-
gency fund. and from the agents
licenses clause, the bill was recommend
ed to pass.
The house bill for the organization of
the unorganized counties, was next to
awaken any opposition. Senator Yale
thought it was ambiguous to say the
least. Senator Culkin said the bill was
due to the people of the counties in
VClved, and he made an impasSioned
appeal for justice to the mothers and
children in that vast area. Senator
Yale said the senator had pleaded we'll
for the mamas and the babies, but in
the language of the venerable minstrel
9th 10
said that there seemed to be some
feeling against the lumbermen just as
though they were not the same as other
people. He suspected that the census
population of the counties in question,
was due to the fact that lumber camps
were counted.
Senator Whitney caused a laugh by
calling the senator's attention to the
fact that logging camps were not very
lively in June.
Senator Potter said the interest of
the state should be looked after, and
the counties, he thought, were being
well looked after at present. The taxes
under county organization would soon
exceed the value of the land.
Chairman Heneman, Of the towns
and counties committee, which was
unable to agree upon the bill, said that
the opposing factions seemed to be
animated entirely by self-interest.
The legislature should make laws for
the many not for the few.
Senator Ringdal said the settlers in
those counties, some of whom were his
constituents, seemed to be in favor Of
the organization. The opposition came
from a few nonresident land holders.
He saw no reason why men who had
bought the pine for one-third to one
half what it was worth should be ex-
empted from taxation. That was all
there was to it. The people who were
bona fide settlers were entitled to some
consideration and to public improve
mentS.
Senator McHale said some people who
would evade taxation were trying to
stand in the way of civilization. The
county organization.
Senator Greer cut Tams Bixby from
his list of acquaintances, by saying
that he did not know any one who
was interested in town sites or pine
lands In the counties involved. He
wanted a smaller county organized.
Beltrami was too big. 1t was not right
to give 3,000,000 acres to the control of
five commissioners. He believed Cass
county had better schools than any
other county in the state.
Senator Stevens spoke for the bill.
The bill was finally recommended to
pass-23 to 10.