The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-15
IN PLACE OF THE DARE BILL.
A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS MANN
TO STRENGTHEN UP THE
MEASURE.
PLACED AT TOP GENERAL ORDERS
Other Bills Acted UDon i'm the Com.
mittee Of the Whole at Last
Nights Session.

oPefIy plIl u. II. 49l) to create
a state printing commission and CCr-
rect the abuses now said to exist in
the administration Of the states print
ing business, was reported out If the
committee on municipal legislation and
placed at the head Of the general or
ders, to be considered in connection
with Fl. F. Gas, by Mr.. Dare, covering
the same subject. The two bills are
similar in character, the house meas
ure, however, being more comprehen-
sive in it's provisions. This bill Is. F..
49D was the first taken up at the even
ing session.
The bill was substituted for the Dare
measure and was so amended by the
| committee as to embrace some OF the
features of the house measure ca leu
| lated to cure the evils said 10 have
caused a series Of deficits IN printing
funds Of the state. In a word. the
bills, as amended and recommended for
passage, does away with the classifica-
ton SO much complained Of, abolishes
the maximum rate feature r. bids. and
cuts off not only the paper account
now maintained by the secretary u
state, but prevents the issuance Of GER
tihcates Of Indebtedness carving Z per
cent interest. It also rnodifes the pres
ent plan Of distributing Office supplies
by providing that. though bought in
quantities b. the commission. the sup
plies furnished are charged to the sew
eral state departments receiving them.
When the bill, which was placed at the
top Of general orders, was taken up.
Mr.. Dare offered an amendment touch
ing the last named feature If the
state departments ordered their own
supplies and paid for them out of their
own contingent fund, Mr.. Dare thought
something like $4,000 annually could
be saved the state, because the depart
ments would order only what was &C
tually needed, and there would be an
end to the loose general distribution,
as now, from the secretary of states
office. The amendment met with OppO-
sition from Mr.. Dahl, who thought the
supplies could be bought to the best
advantage in large quantities, and. al
though not adopted, was practically in
corporated by the Underleak amend
ment providing that the commission be
given authority to purchase these sup
plies, but that they be charged to the
departments using them, and be taken
Jul VI tic inherent contingent IunuS.
This amendment was adopted Mr..
Dare's second amendment included the
list Of reports which the commission
shall be authorized to have printed. Mr..
Dahl pointed out that the list did not
include the report of the state horticuI-
tural society and offered an amend
ment to cover this matter
Mr.. Dare explained that the society
1i-J,
and sold the annual report for 81. He
did not think this should be printed
at an annual expense to the state OF
$1,000. The Dahl amendment was lost
and the bill now provides that all but
the following reports be printed at
the expense of the institutions:
Annual report of state treasurer and fol-
lowing biennial reports: Auditor Of state and
land commissioner, legislative manual. sec
rotary OF state, superintendent of public in
struction, public examiner adjutant general
state librarian, assistant secretary and COM
missioner of statistics bureau of labor, dairy
and food commission, railroad and warehouse
commission annually, board Of corrections and
charities, insurance commissioner attorney
general, governors message and executive
documents, state historical society, state agri-
cultural society annually.
The bill was further amended so that .
hereafter the report Of the state rail-
road and warehouse commission will
be printed annually instead Of bien-
nially
Mr.. Jacobson thought an additional
Improvement would be a plan to pro-
vide for a system Of public bidding
instead of the sealing Of bids, as at
present. This change. he felt. would
insure as good work as now and at
cheaper rates. but the bill was recon-
mended to pass without further change
and sent to the head Of the calendar
Other measures were acted upon as
indicated below by the committee Of
the whole with Mr.. Snyder in the chair:
Fl. F. 7GS (Schmdt-Relatng to tax Ger
s. r. 491 (sperry. substitute for Fl. r.
945)-To provide for state printing commits
present law. To pass as amended and sent
to the head Of the calendar.
H. F. 945 (Dare)-TO provide for a public
printing commission. To be indefinitely post
poned.
s, F. 45a (Collester)-To legalize certain
deeds To pass.
s. r. 215 (8Iorgan)-Relating to domestic
fire insurance companies. To be indefinitely
postponed.
ment Of claims for damages against municipal
corporations. To PASS.
II. F. $50 MISUNDERSTANDING to the or
ganization OF creamery companies To pass
II. F. S54 Gohns)-To authorize Ramsey
county commissioners to issue SIS coo in bonds
for building roads. Laid on the table,
II. F. S21 CDahD-Relating to cooperative
associations. To pass.
H. F. 1888 (banks committee)-ReIatin to
building and loan associations. To pass.
H. r. 703 CIartin)-Relating to the payment
Of interest on money in certain cases. To
pass.
s. F. 374 Misunderstanding to compensa-
ton of members of the state board of health.
s. F. 284 (stevens)-Relating to sherins'
sales. To pass.
s. F. 2S6 (Stevens)-Relating to service Of
summons upon minors. To pass.
H. F. 1872 (Schmidt)-To enforce the pay
ment Of taxes. To pass.
H. F. 977 Dunn)-To legalize certain mort
gage foreclosures. To pass.
H. r. 693 CDallimore)-To reimburse the
Twin City Jockey club for improvements at
the state fair grounds in the sum Of not less
than $4,000. To pass
H. F. 1872 (Cray)-To permit dams to be con-
structed for sideways and booms for logs.
To pass.
H. F. SIT Dallimore)-To require the IL
censing Of veterinarians. To pass.
II. F. 953 Misunderstanding to the COM
pensatiOn of surveyors general To be in
definitely postponed.
H. F. SAT Ferris)-Relating to certain in
debtedness. To pass.
Fl. F. SOP (Abbott)-To codify the laws re-
garding court commissioners. To pass.
H. f. 100 (Goar)-Relating to county boun-
daries To pass.
Fl. T. 991 CFoss)-To reduce the fees Of at
torneys in mortgage foreclosure. cases. To
pass.
H. F. 1000 (snyder)-ReIating to exemp-
ton from execution Of life insurance policies
in certain cases. To pass.
II. #. 1,006 CHartshorn)--To include Nor
rison and Mile Laos in the list OF counties
subject to the provisions of the herd law.
To pass.
H. +. 961 (Cray)-To codify the corpora
ton laws. To pass.
H. F. s97 Ounn)-Relating to the payment
Of taxes. To PASS.