The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-22
ANTI Trust Bill PASSED
MEASURE EVONES SPIRITED DE-
BATE, BUT HAS VOTES
TO SPARE
HICKEY's BILL GOES THROUGH
Interest ON Debts Contracted In
Purchase of State Land Low
cred One Per
Cent.

The DAILY antitrust bill was passed by
senate yesterday morning after a spirit
ed debate. Senator Wilson attacked the
BILL and the amendment excepting from
Its provisions labor organizations, on the
ground that it was unconstitutional since
the amendment would make it class leg
lslatlon. Senator DAILY defended the meas
ure and called the attention of the Hen
nepln member to the Iact that in the
platforms or his party, state and national
were planks declaring opposItlUns to
trusts
Senator Schellbach paid his respect to
the ways of retailers associations in their
dealing with the public, and defended the
DAILY bill Senator StockweH declared
hlmSelf against trusts. He thought the
Dill was not worth the paper upon which
1t was printed. but in the forlorn hope
that 1t might become a law, be enforced
ana DO some good he voted for it. The
bill was passed, with but two votes re-
corded against it, those of Senators Will
son and McNamee.
In the afternoon the senate passed In
amended form the Hickey interest BILL
which provides for the lowering of In
terest on debts for state lands from 5
to 4 per cent. The bill was championed
on the floor of the senate by Senator
Young, who argued that it was to the
interest of the state and the school fund
that these moneys remain unpaid so that
their interest may come into the school
fund. If the interest be lowered l per
cent, an inducement is offered the man
who can afford to pay up to continue to
use the money at the lower rate of In
tereSt.
The Underleak amendment to make the
per cent rate inapplicable to debts paid
within ten years was adopted as a COM
promise. Debts paid within ten Years
limit will carry the original per cent
rate, all new debts will carry per cent.
The bill passed by vote of So to 15
A resolution offered by Senator Horton,
commencing the Christian life which had
found it's close in the death of Chaplain
w. W. Lewis, of, the senate, and setting
forth that the chaplain had met his
death as result of attempting to per-
form his duties when he was physically
unit to be out of doors was adopted.
The resolution extends to the family OF
the chaplain the sympathy of the body.
and directs that the secretary of the SEN
ate draw a warrant covering the salary
which would have been paid him had he
lived to perform his duties for the re-
mainder of the session The resolution
was amended by Senator McGill, calling
for committee of six to attend the
funeral. The resolution unanimously car
r1ed. Senators Horton, McGill Sivright,
Sheehan, Shell and Gausewitz were nam
ed as the official representaIN Of the
senate to attend the funeral. The COM
mittee of six met after adjournment and
directed Sergeant-at-Arms Thomas
Downs to order, on behalf of the senate,
a beautiful floral pillow bearing the
words Our Chaplain" to be placed
among the floral offerings of friends by
the casket OF the late clergyman
Rev. H. A Chouinnard was unanimous
ly chosen to succeed Chaplain Lewis for
the remainder of the session on motion
of Senator Young