The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
Bad FOR TRAIN ROBBERS
REPR ESENTATIVE BUSH PRESENTS
A ELL TO DISCOURAGE
THAT PRACTICE
PLEA OF COUNTY OFFICERS
They Want Their Terms Extended
From Two Years to
Double That
Period.

Il took the house just forty-two min
utes to discharge it's obligations TO the
state of Minnesota yesterday morning.
This was the longest session which has
been held this week, exceeding that of
Wednesday by two minutes. Hhe scna-
torial contest seems to hold a damper
on the lawmakers, who in turn hold
whatever opinions they have on that
or any other topic. pent up in their own
minds. The reading of a lumber of
bills and some other routine ma tiers
comprised the transactions yesterday.
Representative Bush does not propose
that Minnesota shall hold out any in
ducements to the members of the train
robbing fraternity, which he insists is
multiplying rapidly, and gradually NOV
ing from the far West nearer the CEN
trail part of the country. AS a restrain
ing influence to these highwaymen he
introduced a bill yesterday augmentlng
the penalty attached for the commission
of this deed in the North Star state.
Under the present statute the crime is
punishable by not to exceed a ten-Year
term in the states prison. The Flush
bill increases this sentence to twenty
years or life, making the offense one of
the gravest that can be committed in
the state.
FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS.
Considerable interest attaches to bill
introduced yesterday by Mr.. Sweet, fix
ing the term of county offices at four
years instead of two, as is now the case
in most instances. The officials to be af-
fected by this measure are: Sheriff, coun-
ty clerk, treasurer, auditor, register of
deeds, attorney, court commissioners and
surveyor.
Armstrong C. W. is one of the first
of the legislators to take action favora-
BILE to the workingmen. He submitted
a measure yesterday which contemplates
legal eight-hour work day and makes
it misdemeanor for any employer to
exact more than that time of any work
man. Armstrong, coming from a Min
neapolis district, represents largely
workingmen
Another bill was introduced by Mr..
Armstrong. which provides that any vet
eran of the late Spanish war, who was a
resident of Minnesota at the time OF his
enlistment, shall be allowed free tuition
at the state university or any college or
university of the state. 1t further pro-
vides that any ex-soldier who has been
in attendance at such institutions and
has paid tuition shall be refunded the
amount he has pad thereinto.
A bill providing that the governor ap-
point state inspector of illuminating
oil and deputies. for such inspector wa
introduced by Representative Hurd, OF
! Ramsey. Under the provisions of the
| bill the chief inspector shall receive a
salary of 81 400 a year and his deputies
shall each receive not more than $1O0 a
month, to be computed on a fee basis.
! There shall be one deputy in each county
in the state, with the exception of Ram
sey, Hennepin and st. Louis each of
which shall have two such deputies One
| feature of the bill is that no person who
has any connection with Illuminating
oil. either in the manufacture sale o.
handling In any way, shall be made
deputy or chief inspector.
| Representative Burns introduced hill
| which provides that any telegraph or
telephone corporation or individual. With
the written consent of the town SUPER
| visors may use the public highways for
the establishment and maintenance of
such lines, provided they do not inter-
| fere with the public travel by the loca-
ton of their poles and wires
| Mr.. Johnsrud proposed a snap for
some one. He fathered a resolution
| urging the speaker to appoint person
| to be known as the custodian Of the
| nag, whose duties shall be TO hoist
the flag on the building of the capitol
every morning and haul down the aaa
every night.
| Speaker Bowling announced tie fol
! lowing appointments: House stenogra nh.
| er, Rose Forsyth Chase; committee room
keepers, L. B. Warren, Royal Hodnett
L. .. Sundry and Guy Cummings.