The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-09
SENATE WAS DULL.
Barely Quorum in the Morning
Nome Later.


There were so few senators, more
than quorum present at the session
yesterday morning, that the senators
who were fortunate enough to have
bills on the calendar were afraid to
try to get them through, lest a few
objections might kill them General
orders were hurried through and a
recess taken until o'clock for the con-
sideration Of the calendar, but the at
tendance was smaller still then, and no
bills were passed.
Mr.. Thrope had a pocketful Of bridge
bills and there were some others in
trOduced.
The most important measure was one
by Senator Wyman, to relieve the re-
ceivers of the Bank of New England
in Minneapolis, from paying interest on
state funds deposited in the bank at
the time it failed. The bank had on
deposit SCI 2O8.35 of state funds. The
bill states that the principal has been
paid the state, and that the funds re-
naming are insufficient to pay the
general creditors in full, so it is in
equitable, they believe, for the state
to insist upon the interest.
Senator Stevens called UP his bill pro-
viding that a deposit of 100000 made
with the state shall be sufficient to au-
thorize title insurance companies to do
business in this state. At present they
are required to deposit 5000, 000-$100,-
000 with the state auditor and another
100000 with the insurance commits
sioner The bill also provides that the
company shall be taxed on the real
estate held by the trust department,
the same as other corporations are
taxed; and that in addition it shall pay
the regulation gross earnings tax on
the insurance earnings.
The bill was recommended to pass.
The committee recommended the pas
sage of Heneman's bill to permit viii
lagos situated in two or more town
ships to separate themselves from the
township government The bill is in
tended to afford relief to the village Of
Hutchinson, which is so situated.
The substitute bill by the committee
on education to raise the standard Of
qualifications for teachers was also
recommended to pass. The provisions
Of the bill are:
That a frst-grade certificate be good for
two years, and the second grade for one
year. beth coed anywhere in the county.
third-arade certificate is made good for six
months in a given district only The grade
CT the certificate is to be determined by eX-
animation in photography, reading in Eng
lish, penmanship, arithmetic, grammar, med
ern geography, history of the United
States and the practical elementary facts
Of hygiene. Certificates may be renewed by
Endorsement of the county superintendent;
branches candidates for first-gr2de cert:fl-
Gates shall be examined in elementary alse-
bra, elementary plane geometry, physical
geography, physiology, natural history, civil
government and the theory and practice Of
teaching, and no person may receive first
grade certificate who has not taught at least
one term of three months or more.
Candidates for certificates shall qualify in
one Of the following classes:
First Class-Aiust be : graduate of a college
preparatory school. normal school or college.
Second (IlGSS-NJSt
standings from state high schools of the
f1rst-cIass, or normal schools in arithmetic,
English grammar. geography, history of The
United States, civil government and physi-
olO2y.
Third Class-Must hold state high school
board certificates in Glass 3
All candidates must be over eighteen years
Of age.
The qualifications regarding the schooling of
the applicants for the three classes and the
minimum age limit Of eighteen years are the
additions to the qualifications in the old law.
The judiciary committee killed the
Peterson public defender bill.