The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-11

From 10 o'clock yesterday morning until
nearly o'clock last evening, the senate
put in its time clearing up the calendar,
the result being that forty-fve bills are
now advanced on their way toward be-
coming laws. About twenty of these
have yet to pass through the house
Senator Wilson (Rep.), Hennepin, SUI
fered another loss when his bill to legal
lie ccnveyances made by married women
without the assent of their husbands
was killed. The bill to prohibit building
and loan associations from accepting
greater rate of interest than 10 per cent
per annum was hung lip. Senator Sny-
der CRep). Hennepin, opposed it, deelar-
ing that it was not just to make the ex-
listing associations suffer for the misdeeds
of those that had been improperly man
aged and had gone to pieces. Senator
tSchellbach said the associations should
be kept within bounds and this was one
way to do 1t. The bill was finally de-
ferred
PROBABLY THE END OF IT.
The Jepson medical bill, which has been
standing at the head of the calendar for
several days, was stricken from the cal
of Senator Chiffon (Rep), Wright.
NOT A VOTE TO SPARE.
The amendment to the homestead ex-
emption bill, which proposed to make the
proceeds of the sale of a homestead eX-
empt from execution, aroused some OPP
position. Senator Schellbach reported an
amendment to the bill limiting the ex-
emption to $1,000 for six months to per-
IN hn tod In,
other homestead. Senator Schaller
(Rep.), Dakota, said $1,000 was not enough
to buy eighty acres in Southern Mime
sofa. He wanted 1t increased.
Senator Baldwin Rep), Duluth, said
the exemption was large enough. He
pointed out that under the present law,
man might have a building worth
half a million dollars and renting
for $4,000 a year, yet if he lived
In one room of it, it was exempt. To eX-
empt the proceeds of a sale of property
like this was too great stretch The
object of the homestead exemption was
to insure the debtor and his family
shelter.
Senator Wilson offered an amendment
fixing the exemption at S.. ONO He said
S2,ooO was not enough in the Cities The
change Its amounts was adopted, 81 to Is
The bill had a close call on it's passage,
however, receiving only the thirty-two
roll.
WARD HEELERS PROTECTED.
Some debate developed in the consider
alton of the Wilson bill to subject the
salary and wages Of certain public Of
f1cials and their. employees to garnish-
ment, attachment and execution. Sena-
tor McGill offered an amendment so that
the bill would not apply to debts pre-
viously contracted Senator Wilson in
OF 70 cr{xr fh4 81
fec holding class an exemption.
Senator Sheehan said the provision OF
the bill eXempting employees of rural
school districts from the operation of the
bill made 1t class legislation and there-
fore unconstitutional. *
Senator Young (Rep.l. Swift said the
bill should pass or else the entire gar
nishment law as to wages be knocked
out.
The McGill amendment was adopted, %
to Is
Senator McGill said If this bill was a
finished product, the man who drew it
should never draw another.
Senator Wilson offered an amendment
striking out the clause objected to by Sen
ator Sheehan. This was adopted.
Senator McGill said the bill was an eff
fort to make the public collecting agen-
cy. The men who were elected or appoint
ed to public office had public duties they
were supposed to perform. They should
not be harrassed by law suits. He hoped
the bill would be voted down.
1t passed. however, with four votes to
spare.
THIS WAS WAYLAID
The committee on logs and lumber killed
the Wethern log lien bill.
WILL THEIR WIVES SCOLD?
Senator Wilson said he would consider
q vote against his BILL S. F. $780, relating
to conveyanceS made by married women,
q vote of lack of confidence in the voter
wife, but nevertheless thirteen senators
braved possible curtain lectures at home
and defeated the bill, Is to 3D.
LOST IN A TANGLE
The Foss bill for resurveys Of county