The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-02

~A'' SNiAui iioH NAsSP-J, oI ramsey. IL
provides for an additional levy of IA
niilis' OF winch " mill is to be used
exclusively for purchasing sites. erect
ing new buildings and repairs. The
other mill is for current expenses. Mr.
Schurman stated yesterday that the
bill would not be introduced until it
had been considered by the delegation
w. L. Chaplin, who drew the bill.
said 1t had not received the sanction
OF the chamber of commerce, but it
would be introduced with or without
the action of that body.
MEMORIAL FROM NORTH DA-
KOTA.
The house received from the North
| Dakota legislature memorial and
concurrent resolution in relation to the
| Improvement of the navigation of the
Red river and to prevent the overflow
of the stream ~
The memorial cited the great dam
age caused by floods, and particularly
in 1897 by which 1,00OOOO acres of titled
land was inundated and property In
excess of $5,O00,OGo value was destroy
ed. The resolution asked that con-
gress be requested to make appro-
prfations in the river and harbor bill
TO make improvements and prevent. in
the future, the recurrence of the
floods. The committee on drainage
will consider the matter.
BROADWAY BRIDGE FUND.
A bill to allow the $67, 900 now in the
Broadway bridge fund to be transfer
red and used in widening the Waba-
| sha street bridge was introduced in
the house yesterday by Mr. Schurman
Rep.), of Ramsey s..se
The provisions of the measure to all
low cities of 100000 inhabitants TO
transfer from any funds accumulated
for the construction of bridges SO much
as may be necessary to a bridge re-
pair fund to be used in the construc-
t1on, repair or Improvement of any
bridge. The transfer is to be made
by resolution, duly passed by the COM
mon council Of such city
The bill was referred to the Ramsey
and Hennepin county delegations.
MORE LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
New Years day Christmas and
Fourth of July are to be made legal
holidays in the state if bill intro
duced by Mr.. Hogstrom Rep), of Hen
nepin, goes through.
MUST SHOW THEIR AGE.
Mr.. Ferris (Rep). of Grow Wing, in
ii. +. 19S makes it obligatory on deal
ers in seeds to label each package or
box of seeds with the year in which
the seed was grown. violators of the
act are punishable by fine of not less
than $40 nor wore than s100, and the
possession of boxes or packages of
seeds without dates as provided will
be taken as an intent to sell the same
illegally.
SALE OF DISEASED MEATS.
Mr.. Bush Rep). of Olmsted, is of
the opinion that the public health can
be benefited by having law which will
regulate, or rather prohibit. the sale of
diseased meats. In H F. 202, he pro-
hibits the use of any part OF, an, ami
NAL not slaughtered when in good
health, or any butchers offal 1t makes
it unlawful for any person to produce
or make into any article of commerce
any animal not killed while in good
health, or from any decayed or un-
wholesome meat. Any person desiring
to manufacture any part of any ami
NAL killed while not in good health for
other than human food consumption
must first secure a license from the
state board of health. In the applica-
tiOns it must be stated the articles
proposed to be manufactured and the
process. A fine Of from s25 to 500 is
provided for the first offense and i'm
prisonment for the second. All money
collected from fines is to go to the
| credit of the state board of health.
The bill went to the committee on pub
lie health. IS
Mr.. Bush explained that he had been
informed that persons were buying
from butchers scraps of meat and offal
at prices higher than the stuff was
worth for fertilizer, and the supposi-
ton was that it was used in manufac-
! turing articles for food consumption
| This was one of the evils his bill was
| to prevent.
TO REFORM THE BALLOT.
| Mr.. Laybourn (RepD, of ST. Louis.
| introduced a bill providing that when
| two or more candidates were on the
| official ballot of political party for
| the same Office a cross mark opposite
| the name of one of them would carry
| the others without the ticket being
| marked for each candidate for the Of
| fee.
GROSS EARNINGS TAX BILL.
| The bill of Mr.. jacobson. (Rep). of
Lac qui Parle, H. T. %, increasing the
| gross earnings tax on railroads from
| 10 per cent was recommended to
pass by the committee on taxes and
tax laws yesterday. On motion of its
author it was made a special order for
| Tuesday at 1920 o'clock.
LOST TWO BILLS.
! Mr.. Gait Rep.l, of Freeborn, had two
of his bills killed yesterday by com
mittee reports. The judiciary commit
| tee recommended for indefinite post
ponement H. F. 160, increasing the pay
Of jurors from 81 to 81 per day The
committee on general legislation rec
commended the same action H. F.
| 107, relating to partition fences
| WANTS LAWS REPEALED.
Senator MCGOWAN Oem.), of Henne-
pin, is evidently of the opinion that
the state wants less laws rather than
more. One bill introduced by him yes
terday aims to repeal that section of
the tax laws providing for the offset
| of debts against the taxable valuation
Of a mans Or corporation's property,
and the other seeks to repeal that sec
| tion of the military code ofs1897 which
makes it a misdemeanor for any or
| ganization to carry arms save the mill
| tia. This has caused some chagrin to