The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-14
DISCUSS INSURANCE
COMMISSIONERS PAY
Senators Refuse to Concur In
House Amendments-Com.
mittee Appointed


cur with the house in it's amendment
to the bill by Senator Cole, fixing the
salary of the insurance commissioner
at $4,000 year, until the year 1907,
when the salary is to be only $4,000
year for that and subsequent years.
The amendment reducing the pay to
$4,000 at the expiration of Commits
sioner O'Brien's term of office dis
pleased some of the senators. Senator
Schultz exclaimed:
why cut down the salary after
O'Brien's term expires. 1t looks like
putting a premium on Democrats in
Office
Senator McGill spoke in behalf of
Commissioner O'Brien, who, he de-
clared, had virtually evolved the bill
by voluntarily turning the fees of the
office, amounting to $4,000 a year,
over to the state. Mr.. O'Brien, the
Ramsey senator declared, was a man
of unusual ability, ard should be paid
a salary of $4,000 a year in recognition
of his service to the state.
Senator Putnam moved a reconSid-
GRAFTON of the vote by which the SEN
ate had concurred in the house amend
ment. This motion prevailing, the SEN
ate voted not to concur, and decided
to appoint a conference committee to
meet with a like committee of the
house and agree upon a measure salts
factory to both. Senators Putnam,
Cole and Johnson were named by the
chair to represent the senate on the
committee
Fitzpatrick Defeats Hugo Bill
Senator Fitzpatrick's eloquent oppo-
sitiop to the Hugo bill, providing for
the adoption of the abandoned children
and unfortunate women, coming into
the custody of an incorporated bethel
society, sufficed to kill the measure.
The vote stood Is ayes and q nays.
Senator Fitzpatrick declared the
measure the worst that had come be-
fore the senate for a long time. No
senator had ventured to defend the
bill True, the st. Louis senators had
spoken of the good intentions behind
the bill, but what of that. 1t was well
known that a certain undesirable place
was paved with good intentions. The
bill, Senator Fitzpatrick declared, gave
the Bethel society the powers of the
court, the powers of a parent and the
powers of the state over the child.
Senator Fitzpatrick appealed to the
paternal instinct in the bosoms of the
senators, urging them not to enact a
law that would give society the power
to take child away from it's mother
forever. He reminded the Duluth sem
ators that he had stood by all their
other bills, notably the one designed to
On the roll call Senator Calhoun of
Minneapolis voted against the bill, ex-
planning his vote with so much earn
estness that President Jones reminded
him that he had a right to explain his
vote, but not to present at such time
an argument on the bill. The bill
failed to pass, receiving only Is votes,
with 81 against it.
Saves Fish Hatchery Bill
Senator Frater saved his bill to es-
tablish a third fish hatchery at Deer
wood from indefinite postponement, as
recommended by the committee on
game and fish laws. Senator Frater
moved as a substitute that the bill be
placed on general orders, and was sus-
tanned by vote of 10 to 16. The bill
appropriates $4,000 for the hatchery,
$4,000 to be available July /, 1905, and
$4,000 July 1, 1906
Senator Johnson tried to recall his
personal injury bill from the judiciary
committee, but failed, his motion be-
ing defeated by a vote of 10 to z. The
bill throws the burden of proof on rail-
roads In actions for damages for per-
sonal injuries
Another futile attempt was made to
pass Senator Dunn's bill providing for
the publication prior to election of pro-
posed constitutional amendments, once
1t was admitted that such a law would
increase the expense to the state from
$4,000 to $4,000, as the present law
requires the publication of such pro-
posed amendments three times In only
one legal paper in each county. The
bill received but q votes to 10 against
1t, lacking 5 of the necessary number
TO pass any bill.
The senate adjourned until 10 a. m.
today.
Passed by Senate
H. F. No. 667: BY Lemon-Limiting the
rate OF interest to per cent on certif-
Gates of sale Of real property for local i'm
provement assessments.
H F. No. 600: BY Flower-AlIowing
cities OF $4,000 and over to issue bonds for
$4,000 to construct bridges over nav
igable streams.
H. F. No. 572: BY Wallace-Providing
ior an assistant county superintendent of
schools for Hennepin county
S. F. No 4S4: BY Notwithstanding
laws of 1903 regulating the publication of
articles of Incorporation.
H. F. No. 391: BY Deuzer-Amending
laws of 1897 relative TO establishment OF
permanent funds for maintenance Of
cemetries.
H. F. No. I'll: BY o'Laughlin-Fixing
salaries of mayor and common council of
cities of 10 900 or less.
S. F. No. 475: BY Notwithstanding
for auditing of fees of municipal judges
by county auditors.