The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-01

families of the deceased. He styled it
a measure for "robbing the estates of
the rich"
There was a long argument over the
possible injustice. to be. dones7to the
widows and orphans, and to religious
and charitable institutions The Sperry
bill was finally killed and the Foss
bill amended to make the exemption
$4,000 and not to exempt legacies to
churches and other similar corpora
lions. -...=.,- .-.,q -. y,,s
When the house resolution directing
that state Institutions patronize home
industries came up, Senator w. e.
Johnson moved that the senate concur.
Senator Greer made it stronger by an
amendment to provide for the dis
charge of the steward at the Rochester
hospital if he did not comply. Several
other senators spoke in its behalf and
it was adopted almost unanimously.
The special -committee on department
stores reported the amended Theden
occupation tax bill for passage, the fol-
lowing amendments being concurred In
by all the members except w. E. john
son:
The original classification is reduced
from SO to 4S classes The consonda-
lions are:
Glasses 2, q and 46-Books, blanks, blank
books, stationery, job printing periodicals.
NIdSSeS anu 1U-Ddhery dl4u COulSCI4OACAJ
goods.
Glasses II and 57-Ladies' cloaks, garments.
ETC.
Classes and 4-Bicycles and sewing ma
chimes.
Glasses IT and 50 and Part of Glass 5-Gen-
eral furniture, school furniture and BARRIERS
furniture.
Glasses "a and 37-Gasftting and plumb
ing.
Glasses % and S4-Jewefry end optical
goods.
Glasses A. At and 52-Toys, japanese ware,
birds, .etc.
Classes So and 56-second-hand goods of all
kinds.
The amendments suggested in the
senate are included, they are all addi-
tions to the various classes.
An amendment is made providing
that when two or more persons con-
duct a business in the same premises
and under a unit of management, they
shall be deemed one person; but if they
conduct a separate and independent
business they shall be classified accord
irgly. ..
The scheme Of taxation is changed
as follows: ..- --s-...t-
Maximum tax in cities of $4,000 or
more inhabitants, S. a year for any
four classes; five classes, $50; six
classes, $500; seven classes, $4,000; eight
classes, $4,000; nine classes, So, 900; ten
classes, $4,000 and 81, 500 in addition for
each class in excess of ten classes. In
cities of $4,000 to $4,000 population the
maximum may be reduced one-half,
cities less than $4,000 one-fourth of
maximum, with a minimum Of 81 APP
plicable to all cities. . -.--.e-
Another amendment states that no
tax can be levied under this act in
cases where no general tax would be
imposed The committee, in reporting
these amendments, say that they think
the retail merchants are satisfied with
the changes proposed. s4-t-t -r-
The railroad committee killed s. f.
1873, the Morgan bill, to fix freight rates
on iron ore
The public health committee killed S.
E. 429, to prevent the spread of con-
tageous diseases among domestic ami
mails, and the house bill to prohibit the
adulteratiOn of breadstuffs.
The omnibus road and bridge bill was
reported for passage with an amend
ment. Senator Dunn wanted a bridge
over Munger lake in Martin county.
Senator Ringdal said that Winona
county had been given $780, whereas
the maximum 1t could be given, on the
basis Of either area, valuation or popu
latiOn, was not more than 1920. Polk
county, on the other hand, was given
much less than it's equitable share on
any Of these bases.
The bill was referred to the delega-
ton from the Second congressional dis
trict to consider the Dunn amendment
and report within tWenty-four hours.
When the finance committee reported
for indefinite pOstpOnement the budget
of bills listed in the G | o b e yester-
day there was some hard kicking. Sen
atOr CrOnkhite was not pleased with
it's action in turning down the bill for
the relief of the Roseau county flood
sufferers, and asked that the bill be
placed on general orders. Senator
CTonkhite said he had introduced the
bill at the request Of the people of ROs-
eau county, and the only personal in
terest he had was to show that he had
not neglected the interests of his con-
stituents. Senator Wyman said that
this conclusion was not justified. Sen
atOr CrOnkhite's labors in behalf of the
bill, as we'll as it's predecessor, had
been untiring, herculean, persistent,
pestiferous, early and late, and that the
committee had not seen proper to re-
commend the bill for passage was in no
sense due to apathy or lack of inter-
est on the part of the senator from
Marshall. .eas--n --aHa= .e.
The bill was Indefinitely postponed,
Senator CrOnkhite's motion to place 1t
on general orders being lost.
The corporation committee killed S.
F. 465, relating to manufacturing COM
panies.
The judiciary committee did the same
with S. F. 255, the medical expert bill.
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