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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
sTF(RE LETTER.

Martin, Of Minor, moved to expunge
from the journal the Steere letter re-
ceived on Saturday. He based his mo-
ton on the ground that Mr.. s'teere was
not authorized to address the senate.
that he used improper language and
that his so-called defense is really an
admission Of the charges made by Gov
Lee. The motion was lost by strict
party vote, but the Republican members
are not disposed to talk much about
the affair. In fact, many of them seem
to be rather ashamed of having received
and printed the document after the
shabby treatment they gave to Gov
Lees message.
Steer is by no means entitled to adj
dress the legislature and besides, his
communication showed such a striking
lack Of dignity as to make it entirely
out of place on the journal Of a legisla-
tive body. 1t is the TRADE of a cam
paign spellbinder, not an official docu-
ment. Such expression as ''blind parti-
sanship is his prevailing motive" II
suppose a persons judgment in this
line would be largely governed by the
way they were brought up" Forum
ately for me I was the only member
who did not smoke" are not In keeping
with official decorum. Moreover, to
shout you're another" and ct is just
as bad yet as it ever was" is hardly
a refutation of such charges rs Gov.
Lee made. The letter was apparently
prepared for the Republican press and
its introduction to the legislature seems
to have been an afterthought as a means
Of getting it published and circulated ut
public expense. The Sioux Falls Daily
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
LAM FOR TAX DODGERS
REPRESENTATIVES, BUSH INTRO
DUCES BILL TO PROVIDE AGAINST
THEIR EMISSIONS
BILL AGAINST KIDNAPPING
Representative Sweet Is Determined
That Pat Grove Shall Make
No Money in Min
neSOta.

Representative Bush, at the forty-min-
ute session of the house yesterday morn
Ing, introduced a measure, whose adop-
ton, he contends, will be the means of
turning into the treasury of the state
hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes
annually which is now kept out of the
proper eXchequer by the most fragrant
violations of the law. The measure is
substantially the same as the ferret law
of Iowa, and provides ways and means
for taXdodgers to be made to pay their
just proportion of taxation.
Under the law, should it be enacted,
the county commissioners will be en-
powered to appoint certain persons
whose duties 1t shall be to make a list
of all property that has escaped taxa
ton and collect the full amount of taxes.
The persons making the discovery shall
be remunerated for their services by the
retention of Is per cent of the amount
of taxes so listed. This compensation
does not in any way affect the penalty
which may be attached for the attempt
to evade the law in the payment of taxes
or in giving to the assessor the incor-
rect valuation of property. The BILL as
1t now stands, provides for no penalty,
but as a matter of fact a violation OF
such a law is commonly classed as per-
jury and is a penitentiary offense.
There are several benefits which the
author of the measure claims for his
contemplated law. 1t would have the
tendency to impress upon the minds Of
the taXdodgers the wisdom of giving to
the assessor in the first place the full
and correct valuation of their property,
and therefore place the burden of taxa
ton where 1t properly belongs Instead
of the farmer or the mechanic, whose
property is all visible, being the only
ones TO he assessed tbeiY f111
the man with the invisible belongings,
amounting up in the thousands and hun
dreds of thousands, would be forced to
bear his proportion of taxes. After the
law shall have been in effect for short
time, Mr.. Bush believes it will not be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
SENATE IS GOING SLOW
LITTLE WAS DONE IN THE
SMALLER HOUSE OF THE
LEGISLATURE
ARE NOT SURE ABOUT WATER
Serious Matter of Diet Was Referred
With Due Formally to the
Committee on LegfsIa-
tive Expenses.

Prosaic routine was the order of the
day in the senate. Ten bills were intro
duced and referred to committees not
one of which is of absorbing public in
terest.
Senator Johnson introduced bill pro-
Vicing for the reimbursement of en-
ployes of the St Peter hospital for the
insane, whose personal effects were burn
ed at the fire of last March The bill asks
an appropriation of $500 and was re-
ferred to the finance committee Most Of
the employees were girls, who, to the
number of thirty, were employed in the
laundry, and whose apartments were di-
rectly over that part of the building
The ire started in the laundry at mid
night, and the employees saved only what
clothes they could hurriedly assume, los
ing all personal property in the rooms.
Senator Johnson also introduced a.
tax ferret" bill, a copy of the famous
tax ferret law Of Iowa, which has lately
been declared constitutional
Senator Fitzpatrick introduced a bill
providing for voting schools those to
be held in all election districts through
out the state on the third Tuesdays In
May and October, annually to take effect
from and after 1901. These schools to be
be discussed proposed legislation inter-
esting to the districts in which they are
held, constitutional amendments and
public questions generally. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment at the first
meeting of a committee of three which
shall arrange future meeting and look
after the affairs of the school generally
Senator Wilson introduced a bill which
will apply, if it becomes a law, to Min
neapois and Duluth, but will be Of no eff
feet In st. Paul, as this is not "a school
district, but city, In educational cir
cles. The bill was introduced at the in
stance Of the Minneapolis school board
and will provide for an additional tax
levy of ~ mills, u mill of which will fur
nish fund for the purchase of sites, and
the remainder join previous levies for
general application. 1t applies to cities of
60,GU and over which are known as
school districts. The st. Paul delegation
however. will be presented at its discus
sion before the education committee. as
will the members from Duluth
The house had the reapportionment
Joint committee fixed to suit itself. but
when the resolution parceling out the
senate representation on that committee
was read, it was laid on the table on
motion of Senator ]. D. Jones. The house
had generously accorded to itself a rep
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
MCLAUCHL|N
COFFEE IMPORTER,
NOT IN TRUST.
xxx COFFEE.
For sale in $50 of st. Paul's Grocery Store.
at one price to all,
Is Gents Per Pound
Coupons with Zach Packaue,
Which can be exchanged for elegant premiums
at PA East Seventh Street
The following is the list of the Grocers SELLING
xxx In St. Paul:

Aurelius & Co., 925 Rice street
Anderson & Co.. 96S Payne avenue.
Anderson & Nelson, 9S5 University ave-
nue.
John Blom, 525 Decatur street.
Ciarkin Bros. Is Leech street.
Elk & Hilstrom, 592 Decatur street.
B. J. Erickson, 1899 Payne avenue.
Excelsior Dairy and Grocery Co., 22s
West Seventh street.
P. G. Hoffman. 6N Jackson street.
G. A. Hill, 499 Fuller street.
August Hohenstein, sc South Wabasha.
James & Sweazy, lilo East Seventh.
A F. Johnson, 263 Front street.
]. Jerue, corner Ramsey and Smith ave-
nue..
Charles Koutek, $50 East Third street.
F. H. Knutzen, 5531z Sibley street
E. Klos 95S Cortland street.
Charles F. Knauft & Co., 451 Wabasha.
A. kublak, 911 Jessamine street
Kaufman Bros, 5S7 East Seventh
Kjelberg & Lofgren, 1854 Payne avenue.
a. G. Levin, 776 East Seventh street.
John Levine, 872 Payne avenue.
O.. r. Mickelsen. 442 Olive street
Minnesota Milk Co., 1872 East Seventh.
L. Mayer, 959 East Seventh street
J. T. Masek. ITO Colborne street.
c. &. Miller, $50 Decatur street.
Mahle & Jauss, 562 Decatur street.
NJ. T. O'Leary, 309 East Seventh street.
II. F. Pieper, SS7 Cherokee street.
+. Pierre, 4S6 East Seventh street
c. Petwick, 317 st. Peter street.
H. Retzmann, $50 Mississippi street.
F. Settz, 440 University avenue.
E. A. Sauer, PIT Bates avenue
Sterling Grocery Co., $50 East Seventh.
E. A. Schmidt, 1929 Concord street.
Star Grocery and Meat Co., 1856 Concord.
John Schillo, 544 Park avenue
Baker & Co., 901 North Smelling avenue
John ]. Thomson, 204 Carroll street
Fred Willy, 152 Concord street.
S. G. Andrist, APT Robert Atreet.
S. FRANKIE, 1863 Carroll street.
P. Anderson, 500 Stryker avenue
Arvidson Groc. Co., S59 Rice street.
B. Beck, 1173 West Seventh.
H. Bielenberg, 55S West University
L. Blmberg, 81 Gaultier.
B. Braunstein, PSI East Fairfield
Burns Bros, los South Wabasha.
Dennis & Cook, 16S East Congress.
c. L. Christianson, $50 Woodbridge.
Clark & Co., South Park
Samuel Clark, 771A West Seventh.
A Gopher, 1881 Arcade.
Colonnade Groc Co., Tenth and st. Peter.
T. G. Conway, 77 West Seventh,
n. Cournoyer, 80 Mississippi
A. NJ. Davern, 1892 West Seventh.
]. H. Erickson, 959 Payne avenue
John Ferber, 767 West Seventh.
G. w. Froelich. 81 Martin
Hafner Bros, $50 North Dale
A. w. Hainlin, 100 Margaret street.
Hanson & Finson, 104 South Robert.
Geo. HELEN, Upper Levee
o. H. Holden, $50 Grove.
Horrigan Bros, 63S Mississippi street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
CAUCUS WILL NOT END i
CONFLICT FOR SENATOR IN
LEGISLATURE
DEMOCRATS WILL MEET TODAY
Seventh District Members Are Still
Quivering, and Intend to Evade
the Caucus-Bixby
Still In.

There is still no substantial evidence
that the caucus tomorrow night will fur
n1sh a settlement of the senatorial fight
The four avowed candidates, Clapp, Taw-
ney, Evans and Lowry, have signif1ed
their determination to enter the caucus
while nothing but doubt surrounds the
action of Tams Bixby, who is still, he
maintains, only tentatively in the fight
The contest will have to go to the legis-
lature for final disposition.
1t is still insisted, on substantial au-
thority that the Seventh district mem
bers intend to remain out of the eau
Gus. This is expected of many scatter
ing members and 1t is believed that many
of those there will evade the ballot
box
The cause assigned for the attitude
of the Seventh district men is their utter
horror of the short-term fight with which
they protest they have no connection I'M
til their man, Nelson, has been safely
landed back in his present seat The
fear that has characterized these people
from the first of this fight is rather
amusing. But one or two of the entire
delegation has had the courage to ex-
press his views at any stage of tbs pro-
ceedingS.
The developments yesterday in the sit
uation vert scarcely tangible. There
to surround his candidacy with a sub
stantial support by calling for a con-
ference with his Goodhue county friends,
members of the legislature Nothing Of
actual consequence is supposed to have
resulted from this conference and Mr..
BtXby occupies the same unsettled
ground he has for the past few days.
Naturally there is no friendliness be.
tween Bixby and Heatwole and their
respective factions now, since, through
Heatwole's efforts, the Third district has
given BiXby such complete overthrow.
While 1t may not be germane to the
subject it is a fact that the hostility be-
tween these two notable forces is grow
ing more bitter each day with the logical
conclusion plainly suggested that Heat
wole has invited his own doom by in
curing the enmity of Bixby in this fla
grant manner
The Democrats decided yesterday to
hold caucus at noon today in room 16
at the capitol. They are unsettled as tn
what to do at that meeting. They have
come to decision on the matter Of the
snort term senator, but it is quite gem
orally understood that if nomination
is made for the long term senator ii will
be Dr. Rudolph Schiffmann. The Demo-
Gratis seem divided in opinion as to the
best course to adopt.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
PROVIDES STATE EXHIBITS
SOUTH DAKOTA TO RE REPRE-
SENTED AT THE BUFFALO AND
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITIONS
AMENDMENT TO LIQUOR LAWS
Republican Members Now Becoming
Ashamed of Having Put the
Steere Letter on the
Records.

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 16.-(Special). y
Both houses today agreed to adjourn
over from Thursday evening to Tuesday
OF next week. The principal house bills
introduced were to provide for a grain
palace and general exhibit at the Buffalo
exposition and joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment to reduce the
interest rate on the permanent school
fund investments to 5 per cent.
The house made provisions for a spa-
c1al exposition committee to report on
means for state exhibits at Buffalo and
st. Louis without orders, to reLort not
later than Feb. 1
The house passed several bills, the only
one creating discussion being the ole tn
repeal the law requiring the publication
OF certificates of nomination which
passed almost unanimously The rrtn-
cipal senate bills introduced were to re-
qulre all liquor license money to go into
the county general fund, and an amend
ment to the present liquor license law
which is strict in regard to sales nv
druggists and is said to be the bill of the
State Liquor Dealers associa ton. A ia
Vorable report was secured on the bill
for codification of the laws
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills introduced in the house Monday
By Rempfer-To provide for pavment
OF village and town assessors by the
county.
BY Waiters-To appropriate $4,000 for
agricultural college.
By. Heath-To provide for the appoint
ment of food and dairy COMMISSIONS
and defining his duties.
BY kelly-FeQuiri payment of taxee
by non-residents for herds of Cattle
owned by pon-residents and pastured or
herded in this state This bill is demand-
ed in sections of the state where non.
residents have leased grazing tracts fox
snort periods, and heavily stock them.
damaging the range for the resident
stock owners. then leaving for a new
location, never staying long enough at
one location to be able to catch them for
taxes
By notwithstanding for a reorganl-
cation of the militia of the state Since
the militia was mustered in as the Firs,
South Dakota. there has been no organ
ization, Gov. Lee and Adjt. Gen Humpn,
rey having refused to take any action
for reorganization and the present ser
sion has already brought forth several
bills to start new organ cation
Ry Vick-To create the office of COM
missioner of immigra ton, and defining
the duties of such officer. This is in line
with the recommendation on the mes
sage of Gov Herried.
By Price-To provide for discharge of
mortgages which were held by parties
who have died after the mortgage was
given and before 1t was discharged
BY Price-Enpowering executors ana
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
SENATE.
NEW BILLS

nI ,; F. No l6, Johnson-To reimburse en-
nloyes OF the St. Peter insane hospi;a
1or losses incurred by fire. Insurance
5. F. No. H. Observation-Disclosures
boards of county commissioners to pro-
ylde for the discovery of property with
held from taxation, and to list and col
lect taxes on the same. Taxes.
s. F. No Is, Johnson-Providng fer the
election of secretary to public library
boards. Libraries
). f. 10, Fitzpatrick-Providing for rub
lie meetings in election districts to dis
cuss legislation On constitutional amend
ments. etc, etc. Education
5. F. 20, Wilson-To amend the Laws
of 1889, relating to providing funds for
schools. Hennep,n delegation
S. F: q. Wilson-Relating to bills Of
sale. judiciary.
S. F. %, Wilson-Providing for a con-
Vention for the revision of the state con-
stItut1on. Judiciary.
5. F. %, Coller-Providlng for the incor-
poration of grand and subordinate lodges
of the A. o. u W., and repeating other
laws relating to such corporations. Cor
porations. 49,
S. F. "a, MISUNDERSTANDING to mort
gage sales by advertisement when doubt
exists as to the county In which real
dietary. if
S. F. 20. Potter-To anticipate tax lew
and provide for an appropriation of $3.50
geo for completing city hall end of the
1ennepin county court house. Hennepin
fE
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DOIIGS NJ NORTHWEST LEGISLATURES
resentation of 2sto !, and the senate will
have none of that sort of thing and will
demand almost equal representation.
SENATE WILL DRINK WATER


A resolution providing for the securing
of Osceola spring water. to be furnished
the senate at scents per gallon, was In
troduced by Senator Sheehan and re-
ferred to the legislative expense commit
tee.
After one hour'sf session adjournment
was taken to i. o'clock this morning.
The judiciary committee met and consid-
cred a number of bills Immediately after
the session, one OF which, the Collier
measure, to legallze standard central
time, will be faYorably reported this
morning, as will the Wilson BILL defining
additional duties OF court reporters.
The Snyder bill, providing for an
amended probate code was referred to a
subcommittee, as were the others consid-
cred. William Hodgson of Hastings,
Will be recommended today for appoint
ment as chief clerk to the committee
Senator Wilson evidently wants no
more discrimination against the North
western Reporter, and hereafter if his
Dill be passed. court stenographers will
specifically mention page and number of
that legal journal upon which are re-
corded cases mentioned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
GOOD MN SELECTED
NORTH DAKOTA LEGIsL.ATURE Is
PLEASED WITH SPEAKER poll
LOCKS APPOINTMENTS
LAWMAKERS AGAIN AT WORK
Pass "a Bill Defining Number and
Status of Employees of House
and Introduce Various
Other Measures.

BISMARCK, n. D., Jan. 16.-(Special)
Speaker Pollocks committees, named
today, appear to give general sat;sfac-
tion-Hare, Bacon, Young, CasselI and
Leech get places most coveted. but all
places are as fairly distributed as pcssi-
bile and the house is ready for work.
The senate bill defining the number and
status of employees of the house pass ed
the house today. This bill will apply to
the employees of the present session and
adds several assistant and commit. ee
clerks in both houses, making some
changes in salaries. The house debated
the bill for some time and a number of
amendments were proposed, but the kill
finally passed.
Fargo's new city charter bill was in
trcduced by Senator Lewis at the ses-
sion Of the senate. Lewis also intrcduc-
ed an amendment to the election law
providing education qualification for
electors A bill for repeal Of noted anti
hobo Jaw was presented in the house
with bill for all amendment of the
game law.
The appropriation committees are pre-
pairing statements of the states receipts
and expenditures for all purposes, for
use In determing the maximum amounts
that can be recommended for approprfa-
tons. Only one institution appropriation
bill has been introduced, that for state
penitentiary, which asks for an appropri-
alton for hospital, yard wall and sew
erage improvements in addition to MAIN
tenance.
Senator Cashel's primary election law
is favorably looked upon by many legis
lators, yet it is doubtful whether it will
pass in its present form. Inc prospects
are that it will be offset by another bill
that will be worded SC as to >prove a
farce If passed, the object being to kill
off any effective legislation on this SUBJ
ject.
Speaking OF the L@rimore postoffice
appointment, Senator Lavayea made the
following statement, which may be taken
by Grand Forks city statesmen as no
tice to keep out of his preserves. Said
he:
"One Of the greatest troubles the peo-
pie of the Fifth district have had to con-
tend against in politics has been the I'M
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
LEGISLATIVE NEWS NOTES.

The senate minority caucus committee
VIII meet the house committee in tn.
senate chamber after adjournment today
10 arrange the date for holding the mi
nor1ty caucus On senator.
The house minority caucus committee
IS: Representatives Pennington, Pow
man, finland and Manhood.
senator Golfers little daughter was an
day.
Senator Brewer is still i'll at his hotel,
ana Senator Gausewitz will make his
nrSt appearance of the week today.
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difficult for the assessor to get at the
actual valuations and save further
trouble. Knowing that the ferret sys-
tenn will be applied should they fail to
make the correct statements to the as
SCISSORS, and that they would be subject
ed to a rigid examination, undergoing the
possible danger of either committing
themselves to perjury and being found
out or after all, having to disclose the
actual facts. it is believed that the vast
majority would prefer to pay their full
amount of taxes in the first place.
The ferret law, after which the Bush
bill is patterned, has been in effect
for eleven year and it has been the
means, in that time, of reverting to the
state treasury many thousands of dol
lars which it would otherwise never
have gotten. The ferret law there is
retroactive, extending its application back
as far as five years and Mr.. Bush be-
heveS that if his measure is adopted
it will be wise to add such a pro-
vision.
IN RE CUDAHY CASE.
Representative Sweet does not propose
that there shall be any flaw in the law
affecting the adequate punishment of
persons for kidnapping in this state. h
introduced a bill into the house YES
terday which contemplateS a broade r
scope or the present statute and adds
ten years to the term of Imprisonment as
penalty. This Is at present ten years
Mr. Sweet believes that twenty years
is necessary to cure a man absolute Y
from the kidnapping disease.
Mr. Smith Is. s., of Hennepin, in
troduced bill providing for the appoint
ment by the governor of a state fire
marshal at a salary per annum of 81
Soo. The appropriation asked for the ex-
penses of the department is in the neigh
borhoOd of $4,000. The measure IS said
to meet the approval of insurance men
over the state
Representative Plowman manifested a
determination to get his bill, affecting
the recording of. mortgages and other
such wealth denoting papers, passed
by the house, by introducing the mea g
use again. This same bill was broue hit
before the house two years ago bv the
same gentleman and received its ul.i
hatum at the hands of the judiciary COM
mlttee. The bill provides that the reg
lister Of deeds shall make a return each
year Of mortgages and other simtIa r
documents registered and that the as
SCISSOR Shall assess the same for the nur-
poses of taxation
Another bill introduced and killed twn
years ago was brought up again YES
terday and is doomed to the same fate
TINS time. 1t is that measure nrovidine
Ior the compensation of the RAMSEY
county commissioners al the rate of on
per annum The bill two years ago was
given Its death stroke by the RAMSEY
county delegation. 1t is termed sneoial
leslSlauon under the recent rulings of
the supreme court and therefore stands
no chance to pass.
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Grocery Store fos. Sale on vVahasha 81.
W. F. MCLAUGHLIN & co.
The Largest Roasters Of Fine Coffee in the WOrI1.

administrators 10 mortgage property in
their control when it is advisable to do
so for the benefit of the estate.
Fly Hamilton-To appropriate $4,000 for
building at school OF mines.
BY Nelson-To compel directors in state
banks to hold not less than five shares
of stock OF such bank
BY Fietz-Relating 20 causes for d.vcrca
and time which they shall run The pro-
visions of this bill give as causes: Adui-
terry, extreme cruelty, wilful desertion;
wilful neglect habitual inten1pcraace,
felony and incurablc insanity. To create
grounds for divorce any Of those cause 3
must be shown to have existed at least
one year. except insanity, which must
have existed three years.
Senate bills introduced were: BY Hal,
approp,iating $4,000 for plant bree 4inS
building at the agricultural college.
BY Leach-Appropriat ting 81 600 for
building at the Springfield normal school,
BY Bennet-Fixing salaries of asse- sors
at 50 per day.
BY Bennctt-by request-Appropriati ting
$4.1n to ]. B. McCloud
By Johnson, of Douglas-Providing pen
atty for kidnapping al life imprisonment.