The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-28
NEW LAWS NUMEROUS
HOUSE PASSED THIRTY-FIVE BILLS
IN THREE HOURS AND
A HALF
SURPRISING ENERGY SHOWN
Calendar was Cleared Up In Good
Shape-Hfnckley Monument Bill
Was Beaten. as Was One Asked
For by the Retail Groeers-To
Visit the State Prison Mt Still
water Tomorrow.

The house put In the day on the call
endar yesterday and when an adjourn
ntent was taken thirty-five bills had been
passed The average time consumed in
reading bin and calling the roll was a
trlfe over six minutes and the desk
force was patting themselves on the back
last evening on the record breaking feat.
PAROLE OF YOUNG OFFENDERS
The bill of Mr.. Wheaton Rep), of Hem
nepin, allowing judges of the district
court to modify sentences of minors to
the state training school met with some
opposition. The author explained that
under the present law child convicted
OF any crime between the ages of eight
and twenty-one years must be sent to
the training school until 1t had reached
majority. This made 1t possible to sem
tence child for stealing a small article
to the reform school for thirteen wears.
Mr.. Grondahl Rep), of Goodhue. rep-
resehting the district where the school
is located, objected to any change in the
law AS it was now any child committed
TO the school could be paroled after eleven
months and the majority of children COM
mftted needed a guardian until majority.
e,
said the managers of the training school
were particularly active in getting large
number of children IN the school and
Keeping them there. There should be a
reasonable sentence for children COM
mltted. Mr.. Yale said the present law
was wrong as ii allowed a child COM
mltted for a crime to be committed to
the Institution for thirteen years. while
an adult for the same crime could only be
punished by imprisonment for three
months.
Mr.. Roberts was satisfied to allow the
Judges of the district court to fix the time
of sentence in such cases The parole
that the member from Goodhue talked
about was simply ball and chain on the
ankle of the child.
The bill passed under a call of the
house by a vote of 60 to 49,
FOSS FEARED THE LOBBY"
Mr.. Foss (Rep), of Grant, made a
strong talk for the adoption of resolu-
tfons offered by him on Saturday which
provided for the final adjournment of the
house March %. Mr.. Foss amended the
resolutions so as to change the date to
April 8. He said his only idea in present
Ing the resolutions was so as to prevent
the disgraceful scenes which attended
the last two weeks of the session two
years ago.
actually passed bills in this house despite
the objections of myself and other mem
be-s," he said.
Mr.. Fcss started to read from pages
in the house journal of last session to
prove his statements. but was interrupt
ed by the speaker, who raped repeated
1y with his gavel. Mr.. Fosnes Union),
of Chippewa, having raised point of
order
Amid laughter Mr.. Fosnas stated that
his point was that the further reading of
the journal be dispensed with.
Mr.. Foss demanded to know whether he
had the floor or .lot and being informed
by the speaker that he had. stated that
he should insist the speaker keeping
order. Mr.. Foss was of TIE opinion that
the house could render the state no bet
ter service than to adjourn on April 8.
and prevent a number of bad bills being
passed One Of such bills. he said, was
II. F. 437. known as the Kinne good roads
measure
Mr.. Sites CRep) of Lincoln. did not
think the house was helpless in the hands
of the lobbyists and opposed the resolu-
ton.
Mr. finland thought the question was
'horSe play and it was unwise to waste
the time Of the house in such a manner.
Mr.. Foss demanded a roll call on his
resolutions but was the only one who
the resolution down by adopting a mo-
tion of Mr.. Yale's that the matter be in
definitely postponed.
GROCERS' BILL HUNG UP.
The bill declaring all assignments of
wages fraudulent as against claims of
creditors unless such assignment is re-
corded with village, town or city clerks
was defeated in the house yesterday. The
vote was 46 for and 20 against the BILL
lacking fourteen votes of the required
number to secure its passage. The meas
ure is one of several advanced by the
grocers' union for the protection of retail
merchants. The vote by which the bill
was lost was reconsidered just before ad-
journment on motion of Mr.. Deming and
the bill laid on the table.
The four bills of Senator Brewer (Rep.l,
of Stearns, relating to the management
of the state reformatory at ST. Cloud,
passed the house yesterday. One repeals