The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-08
SENATE BREAKS RECORD
MEMBERS OF UPPER HOUSE HOLD
MORNING AND AFTERNOON
SESSIONS
OIL INSPECTION BILL I
Hurd Measure IssAdOpted After Be-
ing Amended to Make 1t
Operative in
1908.

Somebody suggested amending the VIII
son amendment, SO that the salary paid
the Inspector should be $1,000 instead OF
81, 400 Senator Chiffon moved an amend
Dent providing that the bill, if it becomes
law, take effect on Jan. l, 1903. The
amendments passed.
Senator Wilson, who spoke against the
Chiffon amendment, said that he was I'M
acquainted with the gentleman who was
appointed to the office of oil inspector. a
position so princely in it's remuneration
that it brought a greater income than
the combined salaries of the judges on
the supreme bench. He said that the
law as it exists is scandal to the state
and to the party in control of the legis-.
lative machinery, and urged that the
amendment be reconsidered Senator
Lord contributed few remarks to the
effect that the present system of COM
pensating the oil inspector is a disgrace
to the state and will be a disgrace to the
party which allows 1t to stand upon the
statute books. There. were divers and
sundry remarks and some fierce debate
When the senate arose from committee
Of the whole Senator. Snyder moved that
the report, excepting that portion of it
referring to the Hurd bill, be adopted
The motion carried and then ensued
some very pretty parliamentary debates
between Messrs. Snyder and Greer, in
which the Hennepfn member carried off
the honors. The senate adopted the re-
port of the committee.
The amendment to increase the salary
suggested by the Hurd bill of 400 to
So eco was lost by a vote of 27 to &c.
Like day from Aud Lang Syne was
yesterday in the senate. The lawmakers
of the upper house" got down to work
in earnest and broke the record by hold
ing the first afternoon session of the
term.
The fact that the Hurd oil inspection
bill was likely to come up on general or
ders attracted a number of guests, and
the debate which attended it's considera-
ton was not disappointing to those
who came to hear the much talked-o of bill
discussed.
Senator Wilson started the ball rolling
by sending up an amendment fixing. the
inspection fees where they now are pro-
viding for fund, INTO which the fees in
excess of the s., 400 salary paid the in
spector, may be placed. to be known as
general fund from which all expenses OF
the inspection Of illuminating oils and
other expenses connected with the de-
partment are paid. A further amend
ment appropriates $1,000. instead of s., 500,
for expenses of the department.
Senator Sheehan opposed the bill and
its amendments He had come from
SICK ped TO prevent Ihe passage OF the
Hurd measure. He spoke at length and
sarcastically asked the senate il it
thought the hardship imposed upon the
Standard Oil company too great, to
amend the old law by reducing, instead of
abolishing the fees
Senator Halvorson, with customary re-
freshing vigor, asked Senator Sheehan.
in whose interests he was talking-"those
# the state or the oil Inspector" The
member from Ramsey blandly inquired
whether the gentleman from Lac quf
Parle could comprehend his argument.
Senator Halverson smiled little and lis
tened in dignified silence to the remainder
of the Sheehan argument.