The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

ANTI BUCKET SHOP
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Representative Erickson Wins
Unanimous Vote for His
Measure

| measure
Representative Gustave Erickson of
| Candy obtained unanimous vote for
his famous anti bucket shop bill in
the house yesterday when the bill was
| placed on its final passage. The sew
fenty-one members present voted in ia
vor of the bill introduced by Mr.. Fsrick-
son early in the session
The bill prohibits bucket shops and
bucket shopping in the state. The act
defines arbucket shop as place where
| the proprietor or agent conducts the
business OF making contracts, trades or
| transactions respecting the sale or pur-
chase of commodities where it is con-
templated that the trade shall be closed
on the basis of the public market quo
| tatfons, and without a bonafide trans
| action by board of trade or exchange,
or where the trade is closed where an
article reaches a certain price, and
without bonafide delivery of the ar
4 ticle bought or sold.
The Erickson bill provides a fine of
from $5O0sto $4,000 for keepers of buck
ct shops, or Imprisonment not to ex-
coed year until the fine is paid A
stralght-Jail sentence of 80 to 80 days
! Is 70 be imposed for a second offense.
Written statements regarding the facts
! or an actual sale are TO be required
from commission merchants giving or
ders to brokers, and failure to furnish
| such statements are to be considered
! evidence OF the illegality of such deals.
The house put in a busy morning
| session, passing twenty bills on the
calendar. The De Laittre bill, appro-
priating $4,000 for the Minnesota
! building at the Portland exposition:
the Rider bill. increasing the penalty
of from to 20 years to 10 to 40 years
Tor grand larceny, and the Mannix bill,
making it grand larceny in the first de-
| gree for burglar to enter a building
with high explosives in his possession,
were among the number. The follow
ing bills were passed before the house
adjourned to Monday afternoon at 2
| o'clock:
New House Bills
H F. No. Csc: BY Hayes-To permit
cities of 10000 or less to include within
| their corporate limits lands lying within
J the limit OF an adjoining county. Mu-
| nicipal legislation.
II. f: No. 657: BY oleson-To appro-
| PIRATE $500 for roads and bridges in Chi
sago county. Roads and bridges.
H. F. No. Gag: BY BardWeII Cby re-
quest)[Making certain city Offices in
appointive- Hennepin, Ramsey and st.
H. F. No. $50: BY Flower-App-opriat
! Ing 1880 for the preservation of the
| original records of the civil war. Mil
itary affairs.
H. F. No. SCI: BY De Laittre-Giving
park commissioners in cities of $4,000 or
| over complete power over parkways.
Hennepin, Ramsey and St Louis delega
4 tions.
| H f. No. 662: By Cole-Relatine TO the
taxation of real estate. Taxes and tax
! laws.
H. F. No. 66s: BY Hickey-Providing
| Tor state hotel Inspector to regulate the
1 conduct and sanitary condition of hotels
! and inns. General legislation.
II. F. No. 664: BY Zelch-Bill for the
relief Of the widow of Ham Sing Wing,
who died In the penitentiary. Claims.
| ~ Bills Passed by the House
H. F. No. 447: BY Committee on Public
Lands-To provide for the appraisal and
| sale of school and other state lands, and
liking the minimum price therefor
! ID. +. No. 81: BY Erickson-To prohibit
bucket shops and bucket shopping within
H. F. No, 252: BY Bennett-Relating
| TO the addition of territory to villages of
less than 1000 inhabitants in certain cases.
h F. No. 254: BY Rider-To amend
SECTION sect 64S5 of the General Statutes of
penal code. relating to the punishment of
robbery in the first degree
| III; f. No. 279: By Thundale-To amend
1884, relating to the formation and incor-
! poration of cooperative associations
III; F. No. 293: BY Bardwell-To amend
| sections 6029 and 6033 of the General
4 Statutes of 1894 as amended by chapter
81 of the General Laws of Minnesota for
! 1903 and relating to the foreclosure of
\ mortgages.
H. f. No. S32: By Fuiton-To legalize
| certain attempted interpretations and any
| amendments thereto and all business done
| by them pursuant to their articles Of in
n F. No $40: By Morse-Entitled IAN
| act to legalize bonds issued by villages in
| certain cases"
II. F. No. 376: BY Mannix-To amend
section 6677 of the General Statutes OF
| Minnesota for the year 1894, relating to
the crime of burglary in the first degree:
| II. F. No. 1888: BY Dorsey-To fix the
| term Of office OF village trustees of vii
| lagos organized under and pursuant to
| title of chapter 10 of the General Stat
| utes of 1894 and amendments thereto.
| III. F. No. 3S5: By Adams-To regulate
| the deposit OF moneys OF independent and
| common school districts.
| H. f. Ne. 391: BY Denzer-To amend
| section OF chapter 339 of the General
| Laws of the year 1897 entitled IAN act to
amend section of chapter les of the Cen
eral Laws OF 1887. entitled IAN act to
provide for the establishment of perma-
1 nent funds for the care. maintenance and
| Improvement of cemeteries
| H +. No. 412: By De Laittre-To pro-
| vide for the Representations of Minnesota
/ and an exhibition of its resources. prod
ucts. progress and development at the
Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland,
| Ore, during the year 1905 and to make an
1 appropriation therefor.
| II. F. No. 400: BY Klein-To amend
| section 1853, General Statutes OF 1894. re-
lating to obstruction Of highways and the
penalty therefor.
II. F. No. 465: BY Cole-To amend
! section Is OF chapter 800 of the General
Laws of 1903, relating to the appropria-
| ton of money out of the internal improve
/ ment fund. to aid in building a road,
! bridges and culverts in Cass county
| 5. F. No. So: By Observation-Disclosures
ing the board of county commissioners in
counties having population less than
| 10000 Inhabitants TO have tract indexes
transcribed, compared with the original
record and checked back and to provide
| payment therefor.
s. +. No. 229: BY Thorpe-Defining
and providing punishment for the crime