The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-17

| section and proceeded line by line to
| state his objections. He favored
amendments to the present law, but
did not think the Wyman bill met the
requirements of the situation.
There is absolutely nothing in this
bill which prevents that being done
in the future which has been done
in the past. There is nothing to pre-
vent bank being looted by an officer
or his friends" said Senator Culkin.
You can't legislate honesty into a
bank official" said Senator Wyman,
any more than you can legislata
brains or ability into an officer. You
have got to trust somebody. 1t is al
ways possible to wreck a bank, and
| you can't provide against it by legis-
lation."
The Endorsement Of commercial and
| indirect loans were the cause of the
trouble according to Senator Spencer.
| AS the discussion was evidently one Of
| interest, on motion Of Senator Morgan
1T was made a special order for Thurs
| day afternoon.
The bill to release the bank Of New
| England from payment of interest on
| state funds was next on the list
| Senator Wyman stated that the
| state had $4,000 in this bank, the in
| terest amounts in round numbers to
$4,000. The total deposits, as he re-
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| amount due the state and the receivers
| fees had been collected and the depos-
| itors would get perhaps 10 per cent of
| their claims, if the interest were re-
| mitted. If it were exacted, they would
| get scarcely anything.
Senator Culkin thought it would be a
| very bad precedent for the state to
make donation of the interest to the
depositors.
This is difficult bill to champion"
said Senator Wyman, land I have no
| interest in it except to help out the
| depositors. When the state made the
| deposit, it only expected per cent or
$4,000. OF course it can claim z per
cent or $4,000 if it chooses, but 1 do
| not think it would be wise or humane
| to aXact the pound of flesh which can
! be claimed"
| Il would cheerfully vote to destroy
| the preference of the state as a de-
/ positor,'' said Senator Morgan 81 think
it entirely unjust to make the deposit
tors and small business men guaran-
tors in fact of state funds. I don't
know much about this bank, but I
hope to see legislation passed in this
session which will destroy the prefer
| ence of the state
On motion Of Senator Thompson the
! bill was disposed Of for the time being
| by reference to the judiciary commit
| tee.
SENATE ROUTINE.
The routine proceedings in commit
tee of the whole were as follows, SEN
ator A. G. johnson occupied the chair:
S. F. ~ CMillerl-A bill for an act to amend
SUBDIVISIONS Ia, (b), etc.. section g. chapter
10, General Laws 1887. entitled an act to regu-
late common carriers and creating the rail-
road and warehouse commission Of the state
OF Minnesota, and relating to the election of
railroad and warehouse commissioners. Re-
ferred to railroad committee without losing
place on general orders.
S. F. IA (Dunn)-A bill for an act to COM
| pei prisoners in county and village jals to
perform labor upon the public streets, high
ways, public buildings and grounds; regu-
! lating the manner of performing such labor.
| and prescribing the punishment for viola
tons of the provisions hereof To pass.
S. F. 14S Knatvold)-A bill for an act to
| amend section 49, chapter of the statutes
! CT 1894. relating to Illuminating oils. To
! pass.
S. F. 223 (Hodge)-A bill for an act to re-
| quire all railroad companies in this state to
whom lands in this state have been granted
! by the state or territory Of Minnesota or the
| United States of America. to file list of
SAD lanes with the state auditor of this
state. To pass.
S. F. 1913 FuIler)-A bill fer an act to
amend section So of chapter II of the Gen
eral Statutes Of 1873 as amended by section
| D. chapter 2, General Laws of 1885 relating
to the assessment and collection of taxes To
pass as amended
S. F. 251 committee on libraries, substitute
for 5. +. 132)-A bill for act relating to
public libraries in incorporated villages Re
! ferred to committee on finance without losing
place on general orders.
s. +. "a CWyman)-A bill for an act to
amend chapter 145 of General Laws of 1895
relating to banks of discount and deposit.
SPeclaI order n1i Thursday afternoon.
| ). +. ZIG (Wyman)-A bill for an act tn
| release the receiver in insolvency of the Bank
OF New England from payment of interest
on the deposit Of state funds in said bank
S. F. 2O9 (Stebbins)-A bill for an AFT n
empower towns, cities, villages and boroughs
IN th1s state to cause bodies to be d!sinterred
! from abandoned, unused and neglected public
| cemeteries and reburied in proper and con-
Venlent cemeteries, etc. To pass.
me senate cCncurred in the action of the
committee of the whole.
After considering general orders tho
senate adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning. A number Of important com
mttee meetings were immediately an
nounced for the afternoon and evening.
Senator Sperry invites the senators 10
visit the state public school at Owa-
| tonna Friday and at the same time
attend the meeting Of the state cream
cry association.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Hennepin delegation of house
and senate will have an open meeting
this afternoon at o'clock There will
| be public hearing ON all bills before
| the delegatiOn,and those interested in
| these bills are expected to appear The
| meeting will be held in room 16 of the
capitol.
The committee on municipal corpora
lions met yesterday afternoon and con-
sfdered S. f. s, the Ozmun civil service
bill Senator Potter argued against
it, saying that q, commission Of the
people at $1,000 each and a salaried
clerk is too expensive. The committee
will report the bill without recommen-
dation and Senator Ozmun will prob
ably amend it before 1T is considered
| by the senate.
The committee on corporations also
| met and decided to recommend for
passage H. F. LOT. authorizing corpora
tons other than those for pecuniary
profit to increase the number of their
| trustees.
| J. r. Steiner appeared before the de-
| partment store committee yesterday
afternoon and gave a portion of his
| testimony in opposition to department
stores. The hearing will be continued
| Thursday afternoon.
The senate committee ON printing met
| yesterday afternoon to consider the in
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