The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-27

6Tal amendments, and Inc latter was
forced back to the committee. The prin-
cipal senate bills introduced were: Bar
Der license bill and repeal of law allow
ing compromise of taxes. The senate
passed the house bill to establish law
department at the state university.
Thursday was a day Of oratory in
the new oil inspection bill as a special
order, and finally decided to return it to
the judiciary committee for an opinion
as to the legality of the measure. A re-
consideration of the wide-tire wagon
bill also gave cause for further discus
sion, and the most Of the session of the
day was taken up on these two bills
Up to Wednesday the senate was over
fifty bills behind the record Of that body
for the same date two years ago, and
evidently walked up to the fact that it
was not keeping the record good, and
Thursday started twenty-five more bills
on the road, most Of them of minor i'm
portance.
In the house the principal discussion was
on the bill to increase the salary of the
governor and that of the supreme court
judgSe to So, 0G0 a year, and that of the Cir
McDougall, Browne and Warren spoke in
favor of the measure, while Heath was
opposed to 1t, as was Wade after it had
been amended to shut the third circuit
4IOAn It's plONlSIOllS'
In the discussion of minor tax sales
Benedict took up the time for a discus
his respects to what he designated as
newspaper constitutional writer's"
whose principal duty was to fill space,
then filled space himself for a quarter
of an hour on a bill which no one had
the least intention Of opposing, and be-
fore he had completed had pretty badly
obscured what the meaning and intent
of the bill really was, but after all his
effort the bill did not receive single
dissenting vote.
DAIRY COMMISSION.
Mr.. Bras, in the house, has his bill
establishing a food and dairy commits
sion ready for action. The governor,
by and with the consent of the senate.
Is to appoint suitable person as food
and dairy commissioner. who shall hold
his Office for two years. He is to have
a salary of $1,000 per year, and be al
lowed secretary at $1,000 per year,
one assistant at $1,000 year, and
employ a chemist at $1,000 per year.
His general duties shall be to see to
products. All for the purpose Of per-
forming these duties he Is given extern
sive powers Of "accesS, ingress and
egress to all places Of business, fac
tories, farms, buildings, carriages and
cars used in the manufacture and sale OF
transportation Of any dairy products
or any substitute therefor, or food OF
imitation thereof, and also to all res
taurants. dining halls cafes, hotels and
all rooms thereof, and all other places
wherein food is prepared, stored OF
served to patrons The Business
Mems league of the state have Endorsed
this bill and the backing that it has
| entities it to consideration.
with the pestiferous Pettigrew out O.
| the senate, South Dakota will not be sc
much heard off, says a contemporary
| which leads the Sioux Falls Press to re.
mark: "Quite true, and South Dakota viii
/ not hear of much in the way of fedora
! appropriations, either
Some of the members of the appropri
| atoms committees of both houses of tbs
legislature have been to Vermillion tt
Yankton to ascertain the needs of the
insane hospital. Yesterday they inspected
the penitentiary and the deaf mute
school at Sioux Falls, and left at 1:5
d. M for Pierre in order to be preSeni
| and elect United States senator. While
| the members of the committee are non
| coDmittai, 1t is believed that they vii
recommend appropriations for new build
| ings at both Vermillion and Yankton
| an additional building Is Imperative, ant
! the insane hospital will need anothea
building before 1t can be completed.