The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-09
LIMIT on DISCRETION
FOsNEs BILL MAKING TWO YEARS
NECESSARY FOR A BAsIs
--h OF ACTION
PASSES THE HOUSE EASILY

Ing IOE uh APPrOprIdt1On From
the Internal Improvement Funa
- Binding Tw1ne Bril-, sdbsfi-
tute for the sly others Introduce
ed, Passed Two Readings.
The house .shortenedsits session some
what yesterday in order to allow the
committees to dispose of an accumula-
ton of bills. Ter. new bills were in
troduced and two passed The measure
amending the divorce laws caused de-
bate. but was passed with twenty
votes to spare. The Gutterson bill, de-
claring telegraph companies common
carriers and placing these corporations
under the authority of the railroad and
with ninety-five votes in the aff1rma-
tive and not single vote in opposi-
ton to it.
FOSNES DIVORCE BILL.
The bill of Mr.. Fosnes Onlon). Of
Chippewa H. F. SO, making changes
in the divorce laws. was passed by a
vote of 50 to 26. The principal change
is that it requires desertion for a
period of two years before this can be
made the ground for an action for
divorce.
Mr. Yale GRep.), of Winona, opposed
the measure for the reason that it was
not aimed at principle. but simply a
question Of policy. The amendment of
the bill as first introduced from three
to two years. showed that It was but
a question of policy. He was opposed
to the constant tinkering of laws
Mr.. Pennington Dem.) Of Dakota,
claimed that the general effect of the
law would be in the interest of good
citizenship and morality.
Mr.. Roberts (Rep.), of Hennepin. said
the proposed change was not to fit any
particular case as had been when the
law was changed four years ago Then
the period was reduced from three
years to one year for a man from
Ramsey county.
Mr.. jacobson (Rep). of Lac qui
Parle. argued that the bill was a step
in the right direction. The change
made in the law four years ago was
a dammable piece of legislation 1t
was done to have a man get rid of his
wife and moneyftwas used to change
the law. Ten years would be better
than two in the interests of morality
Mr.. Jackson (Rep.)s- of Ramsey, took
the ground that time was not an es-
sence in the question of morality. One
year was a reasonable time. and he
did not favor the proposed change.
the bill because It improved the present
law by making ithei period one year
longer. The vote on the bill was as
follows:
Ayes-AAhlsorom, Argets:nger Barteau,
Beach. Bean, BenolkeE,l Brisietten Bush
Cumming Davis, Dealy. Deming. Donohue
Dunn, Dwinnen Dyer Elwen Emerson
Feeney. Fosues, Foss, Fulton, Gait. Good
speed Groneaill GTsterEen. Hagstrom, Haug-
en-, Heimerdinger, Henderson, HyInes Jacob
son, Jeub, johnson, J. E, Johnson, S. c..
Johnsrud, Kelly. Kinne. Krayenbuhl, Larson
L4omlnen, Lynds, McCollom, McGrath, NAL
Nelson W. Neubauer. Nyquist, O'Connor
Oien Olson. C. o. A, OLSON P. ONei1l
Peterson, x Pennington Peterson, G.,
Schurman, Selby, Simonson, Sloan, Staples
Sites. Swanson. Torson, Thauwald Truwe
Won Lehe. Won der Weyer. Wallace West
Nays-Abbott, Babcoek, Boutwell,, Corey.
Grass, Hazlett, Hennessy, Hill, Holm, Jack
son, Lampe, Laybourn, Lydard, Mcneil
Medicraft. Miller, Morris, Munger, Pope,
Pugh. Riley Umland, Weston, Wilkinson,
Wood, Yale-26.
PROTECTING A FUND.
Mr. Won Lehe Rep.), of LIE Sueur,
called up his resolution providing that
no bills be passed calling for an ap-
preparation from the internal improve
ment fund. In support of the resolu-
-tion Mr.. Won Lehe stated that the
fund was now overdrawn $4,000. Mr..
Staples Rep), Of Dakota, said there
were claims now pending in addition to
the 1900 shortage, aggregating sc, 900,
and it would be four years before bills
now passed could be drawn upon the
fund. For this reason he favored the
resolution The motion of Mr. Lar
son (Rep.), of Redwood. to indefinitely
postpone, was voted down, and the res
olution then adopted.
NEW BINDING TWINE BILL.
The committee on binding Irvine re-
ported as a substitute for the six bills
en- this subject introduced up to date,
H. F. 264. The substitute provides that
Irvine shall be sold only to farmers or
actual consumers up to and including
May l. and only for cash or such Sc
curity as the warden may approve.
All Irvine on hand after May 1, for
which no orders have been received.
may be disposed of to dealers on such
terms as the prison board may pre-
scribe, except 800, 900 pounds that shall
be reserved by the warden or board to
fill orders direct TO consumers.
The dealers to whom the Irvine is
sold must enter into contract with
the warden or prison board not to
charge more than one cent per pound
profit to actual consumers. The cost
at the prison, with freight charges
added to the point of destination in
carload lots, is to- be taken as the
basis of the cost Of Irvine. In the sale
and disposition of Irvine the warden
and board of managers are to divide
the same throughout the several agri-
cultural counties of the state in pro-
portion to the amount ordered. No
twine is to be sold outside the state
except after July 1.
Any wilful violation Of the provision
of the act on the part Of persons en-
tering into contract with warden or
beard of managers for sale Of Irvine
Is punishable by a fine Of not less than
S25, nor more than $500.
The bill was given its second reading
and placed On general orders.
KILLS GOLFERS BILL.