The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26
THE LEGISLATURE.


members took advantage of the occa.
sion and rushed in seventy-nine new
bills
This brings the total up to 664. as
against 1,0l1 for the corresponding sew.
enty days In the session of 1897. a falling
off of BAT.
Among the seventy nine handed In
were several that on their face bear the
earmarks of what are known as strike
measures. Several of them prohibited
the sale of adulterated food products
such as baking powder, jellies and pre,
serves, oleomargarine, cheese and can
d1es. One was aimed at the sale of adul-
lerated white lead and mixed paints
EXTENDS SHERIFFS' TEAMS.
Mr.. Hazlett (Rep.), of Hubbard, evil
IDENTITY stands we'll or will with the shsr-
IFS in the various counties, If his bill
passes. 1t provides for the term of this
class of county officials being for four
years In the future, and allows the pres
ent 1ncumbents to hold over until their
successors are elected at the several cleo
lions in 1862.
Mr.. Nelson (Rep.), of Ramsey, has a
bill which provides for the reduction of
the license for saloons in cities of over
10000 from $1,000 to $500.
DUNN DUG IT UP.
Mr.. Dunn (Rep), of Ramsey. provides.
In ii. F. GAL, for constitutional amend
ment which will allow the voters in cities
OF over 1O,OOO population, where such CITY
contains 70 per cent of the population of
the county, to vote for q consolidation
OF the county and city government at the
next election. This is the long cher
1shed plan for the consolidation of the
city OF st. Paul and Ramsey county I'M
der one government.
Bills of Mr.. Krayenbuhl (RepD. of
Ramsey, to allow the city councils in
cities of over $4,000 inhabitants to. on
petition, assess for the planting of shade
trees and the care of boulevards. the as
sessment to be based on the cost of the
work, and not on the valuation of the
property benefited
MINING TONNAGE TAX.
Mr.. Mcneil (Rep), of Douglas, hand
ed In what was known during the last
session as the Reeves bill. This taxes
the iron ore mined five cents per ton. in
lieu of all other taxes
BOUNTY FOR COOKING COAL.
Mr.. Mallory Rep.), of st. Louis. intro
duced bill along the line of the pie
iron bounty bill. 1t provides for the an
preparation of $4,000 per year to be ex-
pended in paying a bounty of so cents
per ton on coke manufactured in the
state for the smelling of pig iron The
Duluth delegation has hopes that the
pig iron bounty bill now in the senate
will reach the house before the session
closes and want the bill of Mr.. Mallo-
ry as a companion piece Of legisla.
ton.
CUTS TELEGRAPH RATES.
Mr.. Hazlett (Repl, of Hubbard, wants
to save the people who send kilograms
money, and his bill provides that dav
messages of ten words shall cost but
20 cents and night messages of the same
length 10 cents The bill allows an adj
ditional cent to be charged both night
and day for each word over ten sent
in a message.
MAXIMUM FREIGHT TARIFF.
A bill, by Mr.. McCollum (Rep). Of
Kittson, fixes the maximum rate for the
transportation Of cereals, potatoes and
coal on railroads in the state. The An
thor stated that it would reduce the
rates on these articles about II per cent
on the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific roads, If passed
The scale for coal starts with a rate nj
| four cents per 100 pounds for haul OF
twenty-five to seventy-five miles. Then
the scale increases at the rate of from
| one-half to three-quarters cent per each
twenty-five miles additional For ham
of AIS miles on coal, the charge is 1871
cents. For the transportation Of wheat
flax seed, potatoes, corn, barley oats
and other grains, the charge per 1O(
pounds is five cents for the first fiftv
miles, and then increases one cent per
twenty-five miles, until a haul of 475 to
800 miles creates a charge of 16 cents Der
100 pounds.
WILL NOT BE LOST.
The two senate bills of Senator Horton
relating to the construction of the new
capitol, were referred in the house to
the committee on public buildings but
will still hold their place on general or
ders.
CYCLE THIEF BOUNTY.
The bill paying a reward of $50 for
horse thieves and $40 for bicycle thieves
passed the house yesterday by a vote
OF II to Z.
RAMSEY COUNTY MEASURES.
Bills were introduced in the house YES.
terday which will allow ST. Paul to is.
sue certificates Of Indebtedness to the
amount of $4,000 for the purchase of q
market site and $4,000 per year for the
purchase of lands for Phalen park.
The bill of Mr.. KrayenbuhT a(Rep.). OF
Ramsey, allows the council La cities OF