The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-14

fair ground by the Twin City Jockey club,
and report to the governor the amount
of award to be made to the club in full
of all demands against the state.
The commission is authorized to take
oral testimony and consider documentary
evidence, and the report is to be filed
with the governor, and the award Is to
be final settlement.
HOUSE GAVE IN.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the game and fish laws.
An attempt was made by several of the
members to dissent from the senate
amendment which prohibits the spring
shooting of aquatic fowl.
Mr.. jacobson advised that the house
stand by it's guns on the question claim
ing that the spring was the only time the
farmer boys could enjoy any shooting.
The senate should either agree to this
or the bill should be killed. The talk
Of Mr.. jacobson and Mr.. Grondahl had no
noticeable effect, and the bill was passed
with the spring shooting clause eliminat-
ed, by a vote Of SO to e.
BANKING BILL KILLED.
The house killed 8. F. $780, one Of the
two bills on the calendar, by a vote of
q to go.
Mr.. Grondahl Rep.), Of Goodhue, help
ed on this action by saying the bills had
been on the calendar for some time, and
had been laid over from day to day, ow-
ing to there being no one present who
could explain its provisions. 1t appeared
to him without being advised as to its
effects as a very drastic measure. The
bill according to Mr.. Roberts Rep), of
Hennepin, allowed the public examiner to
examine, savings. banks at least once in
each year under the same plan as was
now required in cases of state banks and
trust companies. The measure was the
production of the senate committee on
banks and banking, and passed that body
by vote Of 81 to 0. 49,.
TRANSFERS OF SALOON LICENSES.
The bill Of Mr.. Holm Rep.> of Ramsey,
regulating the transfer of liquor licenses,
was recommended to pass in the house
yesterday. 1t was amended however, SO
as to provide only for transfers in case
of the death of the holder Of the license
or the destruction by the elements of the
building where the license was issued.
MIR. Fosnes (Union), of Chippewa, OBJ
jected to the passage of any law which
would allow the indiscriminate transfer
of licenses as the bill provided for.
Mr.. Jacobson Rep), Of Lac qui Parle,
said the bill was to make the law easier
for the liquor traffic.
Mr.. Foss (Rep.l of Grant, said the only
good saloonkeepers were dead saloon
keepers, and he did not believe In allow
Ing saloon licenses to be partered and
traded.
Mr.. Riley Rep), of jackson, said the
bill should be amended in the title so as
to read bill for the doubling Of the sa-.
soons in the state.
Mr.. Stivers Oem), of Crow Wing, con-
tended that the man who paid $1,000 for a
saloon license was entitled to have the
same for an asset. If the desire was to
suppress the liquor traffic do it in some
other way.
The bill of Mr. Umland Oem), of Ram
sey, making 1t a misdemeanor for the
board of trustees or managers of any
state institution to exceed the appropria-
ton fixed by the legislature was Endorsed
by all the members. At least no one,
with the exception Of Mr.. Wheaton
tRep.), of Hennepin, made any objec-
ton to it. Mr.. Wheaton moved that the
bill be Indefinitely postponed, but after
ward withdrew his motion.
Mr.. jacobson (Rep), of Lac qui Parle,
said there was need for just such a bill,
as it would save the state at least $780,
600 year.
Mr.. Staples (Rep.), Of Dakota, said his
experience on the subcommittee which
made up the appropriation bill made
him favor measure Of this kind, but he
was of the opinion that 1t was not drawn
closely enough to meet the demands
Every two years the committee was fore
ed to put in the omnibus bill from SIS, 600
to $1J0, 600 which the managers of the diff
ferent Institutions had expended without
authority.
Mr.. Wheaton, at this point, moved the
indefinite postponement of the BILL
To- nEcn rafn ~fad hot 49,
Der from Hennepin would examine and
study the proceedings of the managers
of the state university, which was To-
Gated in his district, he would at once
see the necessity of bill of this kind.
On motion of Mr.. Staples the bill was
referred to a special committee, consist
ing of Messrs. Finland, Staples and West.
to make amendments which would leave
no loophole for the managers and boards
of the institutions to get out. and ordered
on the calendar.
TAX LEVY FETISH.
The bill of Mr.. Laybourn {Rep.), of st.
Louis, which provided for the distribu-
ton of the gross earnings taxes paid by
railroads in the various counties of the
state on the basis of the value of rail-
road property in each county was put
to sleep in the house yesterday after
noon.
a law would mean the increasing of the
state tax levy about four mills, and this
had the effect of cutting down the num-
Der of persons who favored its being rec
commended for passage to about three.
Mr.. Laybourn, after the vote was TAX
en-suggested that the vOte-be made unan-
imous but predicted that in few years
the legislature would be forced to take
up the proposition and adopt It,
To I,rc,rrU(,u, r,pEnvr0Dc
The bill of Mr.. Ferris Rep), of Crow
Wing, preventing the sale of stocks of
merchandise in bulk by declaring such
sales fraudulent and void as to the cred
itors unless the creditors were notified
five days in advance by the seller and
purchaser of the sale, was recommended
to pass.
Mr.. West Rep.), of Mower, and Mr.
Riley Rep), of Jackson. opposed the
Hal El<1r,.N of Ror,