The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09
COAL RATES MAY BE CHOSEN
AS THE CLASS IN WHICH TO GET
AFTER THE COM
PANIES.
Is Also Considered ON General
Orders, But No Final Action Is
Taken.

this time until the end of the week,
upon the request made yesterday
morning by Chairman Lovejoy, of the
house committee on railroads, who
stated that owing to the protracted
consideration of the hospital site case,
the country elections and the absence
of Mr.. Douglas, it would be impossible
for the committee to act on the meas
ure until Thursday or Friday. He
therefore asked for and was allowed
four additional days for further con-
sideration of the matter. 1t is current
ly reported that a majority of the
members of the committee are openly
opposed to the bill as being too drastic
In it's provisions and that there vii;
be an almost unanimous sentiment fer
indefinite Dostponement. 1t is, how
ever, very probable that the house will
see ut, as it has done on one or two
occasions, to override the committee
report to the extent of placing the bin
on general orders.
The indications are that the house
will kill the bill, although there was
some talk yesterday of so amending
the measure as only to provide for d
reduction on coal rates This, while
not especially favored by the railroads,
would probably not meet with YER.
vigorous opposition. 1t is also rumored
that other bills similar in character,
but not so sweeping as the Douglas bill,
will be introduced.
Yesterday was blue Monday in the
house, and it was some time after the
chaplain had concluded his prayer be-
fore the clerk reported that there was
quorum present and the business OF
the house was taken up. Superintend-
ent Pen6ergast, of the department of
public instruction, submitted a very
bulky report, showing detailed state
ment for the fiscal year 1896 Of the
receipts and expenditures of the state
normal schools at Mankato, Moor
mead, WinOna and st. Cloud
The report was sent up in accordance
with the resolution introduced some
time ago by Representative Olds A
communication was received from the
Minneapolis city council endorsing the
bill now pending in the house, grant
ing municipal authority to make con-
tracts for paving. The house resolved
Itself into committee of the whole.
with Mr.. Feig in the chair and spent
the balance Of The morning in the con
sideration Of bills. Representative
Schmidt's bill, house file 1913 which he.
been passed by the house and. recalled
owing to detective classification. was
yesterday referred to the judiciary,
committee. 1t provides for special as
sessments and refers to the city OF
Duluth. The Reeves BILL house file lOl
taxing mineral lands, was taken uu
ana the author submitted a number OF
amendments to meet the objections of
the people of St Louis county to the
plan proposed in the original bill. OF
depTiving them Of home rule in the
matter of assessing the valuation OF
the mineral lands in that county. The
bill is again on general orders.
Judge Hicks, to whom was referred
his bill Ia. f. 70), touching ON forestry
matters, reported back yesterday Thar
ne had Incorporated the amendment
suggested by Mir. Donnelly, and the
measure was placed at the mead of
general orders
House file $50, sent in by the agricul
tural committee, providing that town
ship assessors &c paid ten cents per
farm" instead of FORM" provoked
considerable discussion during which
the accuracy of the law as it STANDS
on the books was called into cues
ton, and the bill was killed. The con
tentlon was made that Decent fee per
blank form" which might contain
crop and land statistics of all the farms
IN a township, was wholly inadequate
and not intended, while other mem
bers pointed out that the township
assessors were paid for their work of
collecting statistics. It's death knell
was sounded when it developed that
the killing of the bill would save the
state, perhaps, $65, 900 annually.
Representative Dunn had the pleas
ure yesterday of seeing his constitu-
uonal amendment bill (H F. 420
recommended for passage in its origin
al form, and after the committee of
the whole had Topped off an amend
ment or two, which had been tackled
on by special committee. The bill
now provides that it shall require a
majority of the legislature to submit
and a majority of all persons present
and voting to adopt a constitutional
amendment. AS embroidered by the
special committee the bill called for a
hree-f1fths majority of the legislature
and a majority of voters not less than
one-third of the voters Of the state.
With these provisions detached, the
bill was favorably recommended.
the polls at White Bear be kept open
two hours longer than at present, was
gently S7nOthered yesterday. it being
the prevailing notion that it would in
volve an additional expense which
could be obviated by the existing pro-
vision, namely, dividing up the district
into two precincts.
In the afternoon the house went into
committee of the whole with Mr. Feig
! in the chair a large amount of hllsi-
ness having been done in very or
derby and matter of fact manner. The
bills considered, with the action taken,
| follows:
H F. $50 Dale)-Proposing an amendment
| to the constitution, providing that no money
shall be appropriated by the state or any
municipality for any institution not wholly
| under public control. To pass.
H. F. $50 Underleak)-Relating to GENE
| teries. For indefinite postponement, a sen
ate bill covering the same subject having
H F. 567 Substitute for H. F. 497. Com
| mittee on misunderstanding that clerks
| of election be paid the same as judges under
present law To pass
s. F. 154 Heneman)-Providing that cleo
| tons of villages shall be held separate from
| the township elections Amended to pro-
vide for similar separations for townships
| from villages. To pass.
H. F. 81 Oohns)-To regulate the practice
| Of barberfng. To pass.
H. F. 2S6 (Soulel-ReQuiring licenses and
| bonds from all dealers in gasoline and other
dangerous oils. To be indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Schmidt denounced the bill as the first
measure which had been introduced in the
interest of John D. Rockefeller, several bills
inimica1 to his interests having been pre-
scented to the consideration Of the house
| The bill was further pronounced as scheme
| TO prevent the sale Of oils by grocers and
country stores
H. F. 1Ss Csncdgrass)-Providing that cleo
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