The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-14
AFTER TIE LIQUOR MN
BILL TO COMPEL WITNESSES TO
TESTIFY REGARDLESS OF IN
ELIMINATING THEMSELVES
KEEP TAB ON PUBLIC FUNDS
Institutions to Turn All Money Into
the State Treasury-The Red
man With q GrIeY-
ence.


did not show up today, the matter
having been settled out of court ana all
WIS quiet on that proposition The
principal house bill was. To compel wit.
nesses to testify in liquor cases regard
loss of discriminating themselves. The
bill to provide a chaplain at penitentiary
called out fight and was lost, but will
be reconsidered. The bill passed, allow
ing the management of property where
the husband or wife has been insane for
year. The senate passed the bill to
compel all heads of institutions to turn
all funds collected into the state treas
ury and draw out by warrant and the
bill to prevent state officers from &C,
cepting any fees.
The Sioux Indian is never so happy as
when he is in conference with some one
in power. A delegation headed by Black
Tomahawk one of the leaders of the
Bad river Indians, called at the office of
Gov. Herried, and were given an audi
ence. They had number of grievances
among them that the agency is so far
from where they live, and that the gov
ernment was not keeping it's promises
with them as to supplies promised; and
further that they had failed to secure
conference with Agent Hatch when they
had gone to the agency to state their
troubles. The governor gave them a let.
ISI " tuC agent, duO LOlu them he
thought they could secure an audience
if they took it to the agency with them
Senate bill 163 which has been intro,
duced by Senator Burke has for its pur-
pose the clearing Up Of delinquent taxes
Of the state. At the present time there
is over $4,0O00OC of such taxes standing
against real estate, and his bill is in
tended to secure a settlement by the
n a in
case the owner does not show desire to
take up the matter himself The bill
provides for an adjudication Of all taxes
standing against a tract Of land, by the
court, which will wipe out all question:
able taxes, and leave what is legitimate
standing against the tract. After ad.
Veftisement the tracts are to be sold to
the highest bidder, but in no case at lesD
than Is per cent of the charges against
the tract, with the costs attending on
the settlement and advertisement. and In
this manner, it is hoped to clear up a
large part of the present outstanding
delinquent list and get it off the tax
books. OF course, this method will not
bring in the full amount Of the delin-
Quencies, but if it takes such tracts and
lots off the tax list, and brings in 80
per cent Of what is outstanding, it viii
make a great difference in the cost of
printing delinquent tax lists in counties,
and clear up the old lists which cumber
the books, besides bringing considerable
revenue.
The bill introduced by the senate APP
preparation committee is intended to stop
the present method of securing appropri-
atoms from the leaisl&tu for specific
purpose, and then exceeding the ap
preparation and coming in at the next
session with deficiency. Tho bill makes
u oicd1, Fo.,
of an institution TO allow work to be
done in excess of an appropriation, or
supplies to be furnished in excess Of an
appropriation, and makes the officer or
head of the institution guilty of a misde-
meanor, with a fine of not less than 500
or more than $1,000, and to imprison-
ment; it further makes the officer mem
Der or members of a state board or head
Of an institution personally liable on his
bond for the cost Of any such excess OF
an appropriation which he or they con,
tract for or allow.
A Popuiist who is in position to know
whereof he speaks says the scope of the
inquiry before the investigation COM
Inittee as far as the fusionists are con-
cerned, will follow the outlines of Gov
Lees farewell address He further says
this address contains IL full the charges
against the public institutions which the
fusionists will try to establish. Besides
Investigating the governors charges the
committee will also scrutinize the affairs
of the charitable and penal institutions,
the members of the board of charities
and corrections and the mana cement OF
| the soldiers home.
No one apprehens that the bill will
| PASS to reduce the ordinary saloon license
| to $500 a year and beer licenses to $780,
bot the measure is said to be the second
| step in the plan to secure a large re
| duction from the amounts now paid
1t is charged THAT the number of clerks
| employed this session is greatly In ex-
| cess of any previous year, but the claim
i is not well founded. The legislature OF
| 1899 employed seventy-one clerks and the
| present legislature employees seyenty-si six
| These figures were obtained from the Of
| fetal records. The difference is so small
that the number Of employees may be
| said to lie the same.