The Saint Paul globe., 1897-04-19

q good asset to property owners, and
that, II 1t were not done away with.
water rates in the future would be re-
duced. Other members had heard of
this promised reduction, but had never
seen it put into effect and wanted the
bill to pass and the tax done away
with. 1t came up very quietly on Tues
day and was passed.
There is considerable division of sent
iment as to the fairness Of the action
Of the house early in the week on the
Reiner matter to reimburse Mel Ieod
county for expenses incurred in the
capture and trial Of Musgrove and
Cinqmars for the murder of Sheriff
Rogers. The bill, in the first place.
asked for $1,000, but was cut in two
by the appropriations comittee, and tha
$4,000 was reduced by the committee
on claims to 1,500. In this shape 1t
reached the calendar without difficulty
On it's final passage the question of
whether Mcleod county should or
should not be held responsible for the
lynch1ng of the two men, after the
trial and conviction of one, was brought
up, and upon that question the mem
berS did not agree. Some members
thought it was bad bill, and was put
t1ng a premium on lawlessneSS; that if
the lynchers were Mcleod men and the
county had taken steps to ascertain
this fact, even then the county might
De entitled to something. But this had
not been done.
On the other hand, the contention
was made that the county had expend-
ed it's money in good faith for the cap
ture and trial of two non-residents.
and should not be cut off from reim-
bursement simply because fifty hot
headed citizens took the two poor fell
lows and hung them from a bridge at
midnight
The house was undecided what to do
Mr.. Relner, the author, a conservative
member, made no protest against the
doom OF his measure, and the house
killed it.
Almost the last thing in the week
was the passage by the house of the
Keller senate file to appropriate the
sum of $4,000 for the purchase of a pc
culiar German sugar beet seed, which
is said to be especially adapted to this
belt which runs through Minnesota,
and in which, it is claimed, beets can
be raised to great advantage. There
are in the possession of the state
treasurer many applications for this
seed from the farmers to whom it will
be sold at cost price and from whom
the state treasurer is required to take
by the promoters of the plan that this
particular kind of seed will be obtain
able in time for spring planting.
The baltimore bill to reimburse the
Twin City Jockey club for money ex-
pended in the erection of a new grand
stand and the Inauguration Of other
improvements at the state fair grounds
will be taken up by the house this
morning on the calendar. The officers
of the stae fair association are urg-
Ing the passage of the bill in fairness
to the men who have invested their
money and it is probable that the bill
will be passed under a suspension Of
the rules.
The Stockwell resolution for the
appointment of a house committee to in
vestigate charges Of unwarranted dis
honorable discharges of inmates at the
soldiers home has been adopted and
the committee named. Owing to the
lateness of the day, and the rather
shadowy foundation for the charges,
1t is probable that the house will con-
slider that it's full duty ended with the
appointment of the committee.