The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-20

tunes and referreQ until the mouse was
well-nigh tired out, but heard the dis
custom upon the measure, because 1t
was evident that its author had work
ed hard and was very much in earn
est to secure Its passage.
Mr.. Mcdonald conceded to have the
bill amended. reducing the reserve
from so per cent Of the immediate
liabilities to 20 per cent, the present
law, but he protests that banks should
not be permitted to count sight drafts
as time certificates as they We're doing.
He made a thorough and exhaustive
argument in favor Of the biH, but the
house would not listen to his dis
cussion and upon a motion to make
an amendment his vote was the only
one cast in the affirmative. and there
were none in the negative. Mr.
Meyers moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill, which was lost by a vote OF
81 to 2S The bill was finally referred
to a special committee to be appointed
by the speaker, but 1t lost its place
on general orders and will probably
fail to get another chance.
Upon the motion Of Mr.. Staples, Sen
ator Greer's bill, S. F. 50. to provide
for travelling libraries which was in
definitely postponed Thursday, was re-
considered, the house file upon the
same subject was indefinitely post
poned.
The house adjourned to meet at 10
o'clock today.
HOUSE ROUTINE.
Committee on Elections
H. F. $40 DEMONSTRATING to time Of keep
ing polls open in towns. cities and villages
OF less than. 1000. To pass as amended. Re
port adopted.
H. F. $50 (Nyquist)-To regulate the mat
ter of marking ballots for disabled voters.
To be indefinitely postponed. Report adopted
H. F. 139 (Snodgrass)-To. provide for the
binding Of state election ballots in punches
! Nf IT, hA ivIA tknlxr mod
port adopted.
H. F. sos (Basford)-To make election law
for larger cities apply to cities to $4,000 and
over CWinona). To be indefinitely postponed.
S. F. 2SS duplicate of the above bill. rec
commended to pass. Report adopted, and the
substitute was passed under suspension Of
H. F. 497 tCunningham}-Rela to cleo
lions. To be indefinitely postponed. Substitute
submitted Report adopted.
Commute on Corporations Other Than Mu-
H. F. 2O5 Fos1es)-To legalize the incor-
poration Of church societies. Recommended
to pass. Report adopted.
H. F. 1928 (Cray)-To provide for the forma-
ton OF corporations to own and operate pri-
vate cemeteries and crematories. TO pass.
with title amended to provide for the con-
ferring Of perpetual succession upon corpora
tons, etc. Report adopted
Bills Introduced
H. F. $50 HalD-To appropriate $4,000 for
bridge in Benton county. Roads and
H. F. $50 Committee on Agriculture)-Re-
lating to the compensation Of township as
SCISSORS in their duties collecting statistics,
making the rate 10 cents for each farm.
Placed general orders.
H. F. SCI (Bergley)-To appropriate s., 600
to build four bridges in Renville county.
Roads and bridges
H. F. 562 CWest)-To amend present law
relating to arrest OF horse thieves, reducing
bounty to 500. A bill to repeal this law
H. F. 563 oneAmending laws relat-
ing to public roads, making them four rods
wide, and may be six if all property owners
interested agree. Towns and counties.
H. F. 564 to 566-Local road and bridge
bills. Roads and bridges.
H. F. SGT, substitute for H. F. 497-To
amend election law relating to the compensa-
ton Of judges and Clerks of election. Placed
on general orders. Committee on elections.
H. F. 56S (by committee on Towns and
Counties)-Substitute for S31. To provide for
the organization Of all unorganzed counties.
Placed on general orders.
Bills Passed
H. F. As Novejoy)-Relating to savings
banks, providing that savings may be kept
in Chicago well as New York.
H. F. 464 Johns)-To reimburse Represen-
tative Thomas F. Martin for election contest
#. F. 462 Oallimore)-Tc reimburse Repre-
sentative Henry Johns for election contest
S. F. 2SS CYaIe)-To require new registra-
ton of voters at every election in cities Of
1900 and over INTENDED to apply to Winona).
eral orders. with the results as Indicated:
H. F. los (Schmidt)-To provide for state
repositories. To remain on general orders.
S. F. Y Nale)-Relating to cemetery as
cociations. To pass.
H. F. 1876 Ounr)--Relating to taxes. To
pass.
H. f. Foss)-Tc provide a tax on in
heritances. Special order Wednesday 2 p. m.
H. F. 257 (Donnelly)To provide for fur
Their publicity Of financial condition of banks.
To pass.
H. F. 25S OonnelIy)-To compel publication
of names Of officers and stockholders of
banks. with the amount Of stock held by
each. To pass.
H. F. 80 (McGilD-To amend the national
guard CODE To pass
S. F. 1O2 Barr)-Relating to the powers of
village councils. To pass.
S. F. 1872 (Sperry)-Relating to the issue of
bonds for the erection of public buildings by
cities boroughs and villages. To pass.
H. F. 70 (Coe)-To punish for interference
with electric wires. To pass as amended.
H. F. 35S (West)-Relating to the spread of
disease among swine. To pass as amended.
H. F. 263 6kelley-Relating to annual school
H. F. 2O9 (Cray)-Relating to mortgage
foreclosures To pass.
/ H. F. 317 DEMONSTRATING to wolf boun-
ties. To pass amended.
H. F. 919 Committee on education, substi-
tute for H. F. 226)-Relating to school de-
positories. To pass.
H. F. $50 Judiciary committee, substitute
for H. F. 75)-Relating to justice courts. To
pass.
n. r. 10 lhcNell)-Conferr1ng additional
powers on deputy county auditors. TIC pass.
H. F. (McDonald)-To revise the bank
ing laws. Referred to special committee.
H. F. 1876 (Dunn)-To correct verbal mis-
take in the law relating tc redemption from
tax sales To pass
H. F. 305 DahD-To make void all des.gna-
lions of school books now made and to per-
NIT boards of education and school trustees
to make new designations for from three to
five years hence. Debated and explained at
some length and left general orders for
further investigation.
Some House Matters
The members of the Ramsey county dele
cation will convene at the Commercial club
Tuesday evening to listen to anybody who
wishes to be heard on any Of the measures