The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-17
SENATE INSTRUCTS THE COMMIT
TEE TO INQUIRE INTO THAT
LARGE DEFICIENCY.
WILL SOON REACH 100000
PEOPLE WILL LEARN OFFICIALLY
ABOUT THE ALLEGED EXTRAVA-
CANOE OF 1895.
BRUSH OVER THE BANKING LAWS
Special Time Set Apart for the Dis
cussiOn of Senator Wyman's Bill
yesterdays Proceedings.

The senate yesterday morning order
ed an investigation Of the deficiency,
SIS, 600 or more. in the office Of the
public printer. While there was no
intimation that the money was i'm
properly expended, there was consider
able surprise that a department should
exceed its appropriation by such a
large sum, and measures are likely to
be taken which will prevent the re-
currence Of such a condition Of affairs.
Then there was a discussion on Sem
ator Wyman's banking bill. which in
dictated a disposition to go into the
subject very fully and next Thursday
afternoon is set aside for this purpose.
The senate does not seem to like Mr..
Wyman's bill and the whole subject
of banks and banking laws is likely
to be a topic of special interest.
The proposition to remit the interest
due the state from the Bank Of New
England also found the senate in an
ugly mood and some sharp things were
said before the measure was referred to
the judiciary committee.
At the opening Of the session Senator
Wyman offered a resolution stating
that deficiency exists in the appropri-
alton for the public printer. He wanted
a committee appointed to look into the
matter and report some plan by which
the reports Of state departments might
be cut down and in general the print
ing bill of the state cut down.
"A deficiency now exists stated
Senator Wyman. and we will have
to pay it, 1 do not see how we can
avoid it,
Il move to amend the resolution. -
said Senator Morgan, ito inquire by
what authority the state printer has
exceeded the revenue of his depart
ment. We paid the deficiency at the
last session of the legislature and serv-
ed notice that we would not do so
again. 1 do not believe the state
printer, or the head of any other de-
partment, should spend more than is
contemplated by law The amended
resolution was adopted
A petition from the Jobbers' union Of
St. Paul was presented in favor of the
bill to appropriate money for seed
grain. The names Of the signers are
printed in the report of the proceedings
of the house.
The following senate calendar was
disposed of:
S. F. 204 Substitute for S. F. SO, committee
on grain and warehouse)--A bill for an act to
establish state weighing and inspection of
grain at the cities of Winona and Fergus
Falls. Yeas, SO; nays, 0.
S. F. 155 (Ringdal)-A bill for an act In
relation 10 plats of additions of subdivisions
thereof to any town, village or city now on
file in any register of deeds office in this
state to legalize the same as if properly
made, executed, certified to and recorded, etc.
Years, So; nays, O.
S. F. 166 (Pottgieser)-A bill for an act au-
thoriZing and empowering the various munic-
ipai courts of this state to issue writs of
execution upon their judgments and deter
limitations, and regulating the issuance OF
the same, etc. Yeas, SO; nays, 0.
WYMAN BANKING LAW. sse
General orders were passed without
much comment until the Wyman bank
ing law Is. F. 9D was reached Mr..
Wyman stated that it was a matter
of great interest, and he knew some
people were in favor of very radical
amendments to the existing laws, but
he thought the law of Minnesota gov
erning the management Of banks one
of the best in the country. The com
mittee on banks and banking had even
amended some Of his own notions and
he thought the amendments he pro-
posed now ought to meet the approval
of all.
Senator Greer began with the first