The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-05

Senator Horton (Rep.). OF Ramsey, renewed
the fight on the Somerville bill, requiring
foreign corporations to pay a license fee He
submitted amendments to exempt railroad
and insurance companies from its operation,
as was done, he said in Illinois. where bill
OF similar purpose has been enacted. Bust
ness men in st. Paul were complaining, too,
OF high insurance rates. Who would pay
these taxes? The railroad and Insurance
companies. No. their patrons. Both were
lost and Senator Wilson (Rep0 of Hennepin
gave 10 his effort To tack On amendments.
Senator Stockwell (Dem.) OF Hennepin, rose
to question of privilege He said the Dis
patch had impugned his motives senator
II opposing the bill Any one who would al
lew his vote to be influenced by his priNA
interests outside the senate was no better
than who ACCEPTS bribe direct. Hence
he regarded the statement as impugning his
motives and said that was the first time they
had been impugned since he first entered the
legislature in 1891. He roasted the bill, say
ing that II was crooked taxation. That it
wouldn't affect him al all. except indirectly,
but he was opposed to it as he was to all
the cry against corporations. He considered
this the cheapest kind of demagogy He was
opposed to making it difficult to 10 business.
On the contrary. whenever it was learned that
corporation was coming TO Minnesota it
should be met at the state line with brass
band PLAYING The doxology
Senator Somerville charged that Twin
City Rapid Transit &C mpany had Incorporated
in New Jersey TO dodge the taxation laws of
this state.
Senator Wilson Repl, of Hennepin tried
TO interrupt at this point, but Senator Somer-
Vile, would not yield the floor.
When he finished, Senator Wilson sal the
New Jersey end CT the street railway com
pany was organized for a special purloso and
did not 90 business i'll this state at all. Be
sides, it was taxed at home.
Senator Knatvold did not believe that in
surance companies regulated their rates either
by their taxes or by their risks. Albert Lea
was still paying the same fire premiums,
charged there before that city had any water
works.
Senator MeGIP Rep, of Ramsey, wanted
the insurance 4npanies exempted
Senator BALI in, Dem. OF Duluth, wanted
steamship CO lpanies excepted from the OPP
Grafton of II ! bill. He apologized to Senator
SomerviIle or saying that the latter had
excepted canning companies because he
wanted one in Brown county.
Senator Brewer, Rep, Of Stearns, spoke
in behalf OF the Baldwin amendment. The
bill would directly effect Duluth, and he
did not believe the state should legisiate
against any of its cities.
Senator SomerVille accepted the amend
ment.
to amend to m. Ike the law effective July 1.
instead Of on IT'S passage. This too proved
acceptable. and the bill was then recon-
mended for passage, and the committee rose
CITIES MAY ISSUE BONDS.
The bill introduced by Senator Ryder, Rep,
of Polk, authorizing cities of 5000 or over
TO issue be IDS to fund floating Indebtedness
ported by the municipal corporations COM
mittee being acceptable to Mr.. RYDER. 1t
passed under suspension of the rules.
MEDICAL BILLS PLACED.
The Grindeland osteopathic and Jepson
medical bills were made a special order for
Wednesday at . p. N.
CHILDREN's HOME BILL.
The amended bill introduced by Senator
Snyder Rep.), Of Hennepin, comforting add
fonal powers on the Children's Aid society
was. recommended for passage without SER
ious objection. 1t has been amended reduc-
ing the maximum age at which the children
may be taken by the society from Il 10 10
years, and providing that whenever, subse-
quent TO the commitment of the child, the
parents. or either OF them, prove that they
are able TO care for the children, they may
take them back. Senator Benedict added to
this a provision that the child should al
ways be represented by some one competent
10 protect its interests at the hearing before
the probate Judge.
FOR CLERK HIRE.
Senator Shell Rep). of Mobiles, introduced a
bill allowing auditors and tTeasurers of coun-
ties in which these officers are not paid more
than s.. O1dA per year, clerk hire to the amount
Of s3C0 annually
WOULD ANNEX TWO TOWNS.
The people of OrtonviIle, the capital of Big
Stone county. have decided that they are
tired Of living partly in Big Stone and partly
in Lac qui Pare county, and want TO annex
TO Big Stone county the townships of AaassIz
and Yellow Bank When three-fourths of the
electors in a district desire with the con-
sent OF an equal number in the other coun-
". the boundary shall be changed but that
not more than SIS square miles shall be added
in this particular case No county il to be
reduced below 2,010 square miles, and not less
than 2so square miles shall be added in any
case.
SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED.