The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-02

until Tuesday. Senator Knatvold oppos-
ed the motion on the grounds that the
Joint committee, upon which the senate
has minority, should be allowed 20
choose its own clerk. He said that the
resolution should prevail in the interests
of economy and good policy"
Senator Daugherty favored a postpone
ment of the matter, for the reason that
the joint committee will soon meet and
would know what its needs in the way
of clerks were.
Senator Sheehan, in support of his mo-
ton, said 1t was introduced at the re-
quest Of several senators who were alb
sent and who want to be heard in the
matter.
Senator Thompson objected to postpone
nent; said it was the clear duty of the
senate to declare a vacancy.
The motion to postpone was put and
carried by a vote of 25 to 81.
Those voting in the affirmative were:
Dickey, Everett. Greer. Grindeland, Grue,
M4cGill, McGovern, MCGOWAN, McNamee,
right, Smith, e. E., Smith, ]. H., Sny-
der. Stockton-25.
Those voting, in the negative were:
Messrs. Benedict. Chiffon, Collier. Dart,
Du Toit. Fitzpatrick, Gausewitz, Halvor-
son, Jepson, Johnson, Knatvold, Larson,
Lord, Meilicke, Miller. Roverud, Thomp-
Absent and not voting were: Senator's
Batz' Brewer, Buchanan, DAILY, Hawkins,
Myran, Nixon. Reeves. schall, Shell,
Somerville. Stockwell. Sweningsen.
This vote, however, is no index to the
feeling of the several senators voting as
1t seemed to some of them merely a
question of fair play and giving Mr.. Van
diver chance to be heard on the ut
inc
There were five bills introduced, none
of-which were of special interest The
total number of senate bills Is now 101.
A letter from the capitol commissioners
extending an invitation to members of
the senate to visit the new capitol was
read.
The senate judiciary committee reported
for passage S. f. "a, an act to Iegalize
mortgage foreclosures by advertisement
| when the county in which the mortgac-
| ed property is situated at the time Of
| foreclosure is doubtful.
The senate temperance committee re-
| ported an amendment to S. F. a, prohih-
fting the maintenance of wine rooms,
booths, stalls, ETC., in places where in
| toX1cating liquors are sod.
| The bill was regarded by the commit
tee as little too sweeping In its pro-
! visions, which as they read would pro-
hibit screens on saloon windows and
nnmedlately before doors of liquor houses
! The bill, as amended by striking out the
last five lines. was recommended for
| passage.
Senator Underleak, from the committee
| on taxes and tax laws, reported s. L.
| z, an act to create a tax commission, for
indefinite postponement, and recommended
Tor passage a substitute bill which vests
the appointive power in the governor,
attorney general and state auditor
j s. F. 66, by Senator Daugherty, was
reported for passage by the judiciary
committee, and passed under suspension
| OF the rules on motion of the author.
The bill provides for fixing salaries of
assistant county attorneys at $500 per
annum in counties having a population
! of from $4,000 to 100000
The senate took up general orders in
| committee of the whole, with Senator
| Fitzpa trick in the chair.
Adjournment was taken until TINS morn
| ing.