The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-24

Either Were Tother Fair Charm
er Away-Anti-Comp Bill Is
Defeated, but Is Reconsidered to
Permit Amendment-Story of a
Legislative Day.
A rather lively discussion on the beet
sugar bounty law enlivened q dull day
in the house yesterday. The matter came
up In general orders on III. F. 352 by Mr..
Roberts (Rep.), of Hennepin. The bill
fixed the amount to be paid in bounties
for any one year at $4,000, limits to the
time to 1899 and 1900 and allows only $25, ,0]0
to be paid to factories in any one con-
gressional district.
Mr.. Roberts offered amendments MAX
ing the bounty paid only on sugar con-
tanning at least 80 per cent of crystallized
sugar and in case of sugar made from
beets the manufacturer should produce
vouchers to show that at least 81 per ton
had actually been paid for all beets pur-
chased containing twelve per centum of
sugar. The quality and quantity of sugar
upon which bounty is to be paid to be
determined by the state auditor. Inspec-
tors and deputy inspectors to be appoint
ed by the state auditor and In all cases
where the manufacturers aggregate ton
day resident inspectors to be appointed.
The fees and compensation of the inSpec-
tors to be fixed by the state auditor, but
not to exceed one-eighth OF ] cent per
pound on the sugar inspected, and not
more than So per day to be paid out OF
the annual appropriation.
Mr. Roberts advocated the adoption Of
the amendments, which were a copy of
the Michigan law as being In the interest
of the beet producers.
Mr. Jacobson (Rep.), of Lac qui Parle,
| wanted the bill amended so as to provide
| for $25, 900 to be paid each year, and but
Sl2 800 in any one congressional district.
Mr. Jacobson called attention to the fact
that the Batz bill repeating the county
law which passed the senate was now In
the house in the hands of some commit
tee If the bill of the member from Hen
nepin passed the house and was defeated
in the senate the effect would be that the
old sugar bounty law would be In force.
There was strong lobby working to eff
feet just this, and he did not believe
there should be any cross firing of bills
that would allow such q result. Both bllls
should be considered and as soon as the
committee rose he should move that the
Batz bill be recalled from the commit
tee.
the Batz bill had been passed in the SEN
ate and forwarded to the house. The
committee on general legislation to which
1t had been referred reported 1t out, but
those interested in the sugar bounty had
secured the recomn1ittment of the bill TO
the committee. 1t looked to him as
though 1t was done to delay the Batz
bill. @
Mr.. Umland Oem.), of Ramsey, said
the people clamoring for the bounty were
not the farmers, but the promoters Of the
sugar factories. The Republican party
had always been committed to protection
and bounties, but the people Of Mime
sofa were not in favor eof the sugar
bounty.
Mr.. Roberts held that the house was
ready to vote on his BILL and for the en-
couragenlent of new industries
Mr. Jacobson charged that the mem
ber from Hennepin was endeavoring to
defeat the Batz bill by passing his own.
Mr.. Roberts denied this, but said the
senate had stultif1ed itself by repeating
the law in the passage of the Batz bill.
The Batz bill was unjust and unfair.
The state needed a 3O0-ton factory In
every county.
Mr.. Fosnes Onion), of Chippewa,
called attention to the fact that the
senate had Indefinitely postponed just
such a bill as Mr.. Roberts was advocat-
ing.
Mr. Riley (Rep.), of Jackson. deemed
the measure as amended unwise. But
one factory could take advantage of the
bounty. 1t had taken four years to get
one factory, and there was not any prob
ability that there, would be any more In
the next two years. Mr.. Yale favored
the bounty. Farmers In his country
we're trying to get a factory started
and anyhow expected to send 1000 car
Of 70 o1fc f,o
tory. Mr.. Donohue said the senate had
gone on record on the question, and the
trouble was that, If the house should
pass the Roberts bill and the senate re-
fuse, then the old law would still be in
| force.
| Progress on the bill was reported and
| 1t will be taken up again today In con-
| nection with the Batz bill, which, 1t is
| expected, will be reported out by the
| committee.
WILL AMEND 1T.
| The Guttersen bill, providing for the
| payment by insurance companies Of a
| 2k per cent tax on gross premiums, failed
| to pass the house by two votes. The roll
| call showing IS for and Il against. On
| motion of Mr.. Grondahl the vote was re-
| considered and the bill placed at the
| head of general orders for amendment.
BICYCLISTS WON 1T.
The bill regulating the riding of bicy-
| cles by providing that bicyclists when
| approaching fractions teams should dis
| mount not less than thirty feet from
| the team was defeated. There were As
| votes for the bill and Al against it.
TO PUBLISH DELINQUENTS.
| Mr.. Guttersen Rep), of Blue Earth,
introduced two bills yesterday providing
| for the publication in a newspaper in
| each county of the personal property tax
| lists This list is to be in alphabetical
order and give the amount assessed
against each individual. The price to be
paid for the publication is to not ex-
| ceed five cents per description and bids
are to be called for.
The author of the bills claims that 1t
will enable the residents of each county
| to be advised as to the amount of tax
| to be paid by each citizen, and the result
/ will be that some property which now
| escapes taxation may be reached
ANTI-"SPOTTER'' BILL.
H. F. $50, by Mr.. Roberts (Rep.), OF
/ Hennepin, makes it q misdemeanor for
| private detectives or other persons tc
| make willful statements concerning
| railway employees, and especially as tc
| a direct blow at the "spotter' system
| The bill went to the committee on labo,
| and labor legislation.
MIR. FOSNES OBJECTED.
The bill of Mr.. Roberts '(Rep.). of Hen.
nepin, amending the law relating to trust
| companies by allowing the reduction OF
| capital stock to 100000 was taken from
the calendar and sent to general orders
Mr.. Fosnes said the bill was a bad one
although the provision making the COM
| panies keep trust funds separate was q