The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16
BILL IS RECALLED
SENATE RECONsIDERs ACTION in
RELEASING BORLETER FROM
HIS LIABILITY
MGoWAN's HAMMER OUT
Introduces Bill Making Railroad ami
Warehouse Commission AppoIn-
tive-ScOres Present board
as Incompetent.

The Bobleter bill which slipped through
the senate Friday with So little notice is
to be reconsidered, and all indications are
that it will have a stormy passage, to
say the least. The bill was introduced
and passed in the house before being in
troduced in the senate, and yesterday the
latter body passed resolutions requesting
the house to return the bill providing for
the releasing of Former Treasurer Bob
Letter from further obligation to the state.
and refunding him $1,560 that he had al
ready paid.
Senator Miller yesterday gave notice of
the reconsideration of the vote passing
this bill which is known as house file No
49, and Senator ]. d. Jones presented
the resolution recalling the bill, which
had already been returned to the house
as concurred in. When the bill was
passed Friday there were but four votes
against it, and yesterday there was no
opposition to it's recall.
While there was nothing in the resolution
introduced by Senator Jones to explain
his action, it was generally understood
that state official had informed the SEN
ators of what he believed to be a true
statement Of the facts Of the case con
corning Mr. Bobleter. The substance of
this information, as was given out by the
senators, was that Mr. Bobleter had de-
posted the states funds in Minneapolis
banks which paid him AZ per cent interest
on them, while he merely paid the state
the legal rate, which was 3 per cent.
1t was also intimated in the senate that
Mr.. BObleters actions in regard to his
bondsmen were not such as would be
approved Of, and added to this, the state
ment that appeared to have a widespread
belief that the bondsmen would have a
bill introduced to reimburse them, caused
several of the senators to change their
minds on the merits of the case.
knocks the r. r. Commission.
Senator MCGOWAN yesterday introduced
a bill providing that the members of the
railroad and warehouse commission shall
be appointed by the governor by and with
the approval of the senate instead Of be-
ing elected as is now the case In intro
ducing this bill Senator MCGOWAN got
ahead Of a Republican member of the
senate, who had a bill of the same char
acter in the course of preparation The
bill provides that the governor shall on
the first day of March, 1862 appoint three
members of the commission to serve one,
two and three years each, after which
term they are to be appointed for three
years.
when introducing his bill, he afterwards
stated that it was because he considered
the present members of the commission
incompetent and inehlcient." He en-
phatically disclaimed any political move
in the bill, stating that it was merely
to improve the personnel of future COM
missions.
Senator MCGOWAN also took hand in
the much discussed exemption clause
He offered a constitutional amendment
yesterday which provides that $500 worth
of wearing apparel and personal property
shall be exempted from taxation, instead
of $500 worth as now prevails under the
existing law.
Senator Snyder followed up Senator
Wilson's bill putting the sheriff of Hen
nepin county on salary basis, by a bill
which proposed to require all county
officers of Hennepin county who are paid
a salary to make a monthly report and
deposit all the money they receive each
month with the county treasurer.
There were a few minor bills intro
duced yesterday morning, after which
several bills both from the house and the
senate were given their second reading
House file No. 10, IegaLzing and confirming
village ordinances, contracts and grants
of franchises for water works, electric
light, gas, heat and power plants In GER
tain cases, was passed under suspension
of the rules.
Senator Larson presented a measure
which is said to meet the opposition of
the attorney general. The bill provides
that in criminal cases where a change
of venue is taken, the county in which
the case originated is to stand the ex-
penses Of the trial, but in every other
respect the case is to be tried as if there
had been no change of venue taken
The bill passed at the last session Of
the legislature imposing a tax on dogs
was struck at yesterday by Senator Siv-
~ i11t7 IL
poses to repeal it. The bill was referred
to the reception comittee, the members
of which are expecting to receive pro
tests from sheep growers. The sheep men
claim that a tax is necessary to prevent
prevent the increase of ours that will
hound their f1ocks.
When it came to adjournment there
was the usual Saturday difference of
opinion Senator Daugherty thought that
1890 Tuesday afternoon would be time
enough, as he claimed nothing could be
done to be brought before the senate
during the interim. Senator Wilson de-
clared that he wanted to get through
with the session in hurry and wanted to
meet at that hour Monday morning. After
an Interchange of arguments, compro-
mise was effected and the senate ad-
journed until p. m. Monday afternoon.
New Senate Bills.
~ AOl1SWlilS D1flS were yesterday IN
troduced in the senate:
S. f. No. q, Smith, E. E.-To amend
section q of chapter It's of the General
Laws of 1895, relating to insurance
s; F. No. 20, Aarson-To amend section
1914 of the General Statutes of 1894, relat-
ing to change of venue in criminal cases.
5. F. No. 80, Snyder-Requiring all
county officials who are paid a salary in
all counties having a pc~ulation Of 200 G00
or over to make q monthly statement of
all moneys received by them during the
month, and requiring the payment of all
such moneys into the county treasury
5. F. No. 81, McGowan-To amend sec
ton 9, chapter TO- General Laws 1895, and
chapter % of the General Laws of 1899,
relating to the railroad and warehouse
commission Of the state of Minnesota, and
providing for the appointment Of the
members OF such comm ission
s. f. No. %, Ives-To amend section
of chapter 1874 Of the General Laws of the
year $685. relating to salaries of district
S F No. 80. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ar
amendment to section ?, article g. Of the
constitution of the state Of Minnesota,
relating to taxation and exemption.
= E. No. 4, Sivright-Repealing chap
ter !St OF the General Laws of the state
of Minnesota for 1901
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