The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-01
SENATE SAT QUIETLY
REMOVAL OF MIR. O.RRIEN DID NOT
RUFFLE ITS COMPOSURE
AT ALL
GRADUATED TAX PENALTY
1t ImpelIed the Senate to a Breezy
but Fruitless Debate-NOrma al
School hoard Nominations With
drawn by Gov. Lind-Oil In
spector Rarr0ws Reveals His
Plum-Lil1e Income.

Narcotics were unnecessary in the
senate yesterday, the session being
prosy enough as it was.
The event of the day, perhaps, was
the submission by the governor of his
appointments, viz:
David Bronson, of Saltwater, on the state
board of prison managers, vice ]. S. O'Brien,
removed.
c. H. Goodrich, of Ramsey county, and
Cyrus H. Robinson, of Wabasha county, on
the state board of dental examiners.
Under the rules the ex-appointmen.s
went over day without a word, SO
that, if any fight is to be made by the
friends of O'Brien, as is threatened, it
cannot come up till today.
The senate granted the request of
the governor, contained in another
communication, withdrawing the nom
ina ations for the state normal school
board. No reason. was given for the
withdrawal, but it seems that Julien
H. Du Bois' appointment conflicts W tn
the law which provides that no two
members of the board shall be from
the same county, and w. B. Mitch IFS
appointment has not yet expired.
Pierce Butler, of ST. Paul, also con-
f1icts with Prof. w. F. Phelps, whose
term has not yet expired.
FIGHT ON A TAX BILL.
Aside from this, the only interest of
the day centered in the fight over san-
ator, the bill introduced by Senator
Potter Rep.), of Hennepin, which aims
at a graduated penalty on delinquent
taxes, so that, after the 1st of June, the
penalty increases 1 per cent a month,
until Jan. l, when it is to be per cent
instead of 10, as at present. The bill
in Of ,n yubn
with Senator Thompson (Rep), of Fill
more, in the chair.
Senator Knatvold (Rep), of Free
born, opposed the bill. The present
laws, he thought, were liberal enough,
and it was a singular thing that so
many requests for amended tax laws
were coming from Hennepin, Ramsey
and ST. Louis counties. He thought
the evil was not in the tax laws, but
in the municipal extravaganza of the
large cities.
Senator Ryder (Rep), of Polk, said
he would vote for any bill which prom
iSed to relieve the burdens of the tax
payers.
Senator Underleak Rep), of Ohm
sted opposed the bill, but was favora-
bly, disposed to the amendment offered
by Senator Greer Rep.), of Wabasha,
making the penalty up to Jan. 10 per
cent, as now.
Senator Johnson Dem.), of Nicollet,
thought the change of the penalty
from 10 to per cent too much. He was
willing to go as far as any one in be-
half of the people, but he hesitated at
an experiment so radical
Senator Stockwell Oem.), of Henne-
pin, said the bill was in the interest of
home owners.
Senator Everett Oem.), of LIE Sueur,
said he was in favor of making the
payment of taxes as easy as possible.
but he was in doubt as to the wisdom
of the bill as it stood. He moved that
the committee report progress, which
it did, after Senator Johnson present.
ed an amendment to the bill changing
the penalty June 1 from to per
cent, and Senator Greer one making
the Nov. / penalty.
BARELY $4,000 A YEAR.
F. c. Barrows, formerly state oil
inspector, reported his fees collected
for 1897-189S. as follows:
Fees collected by deputies from oil
companies, and retained by them .s19. SAT 65
Salary, commission and expenses 9. $50 81
Total collected by inspector. ... &c. 3eS 90
Total collected by deputies ... 19.547 65
Total fees collected. ........... 55 915 a.
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