The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-27
SENATE CONFIRMS
KINGS APPOINTMENT
Despite Some Negative Feeling
Man Goes in by Viva
Voce Vote

ooiilison appointment of John e. King,
OF Red Lake Falls, as state librarian.
II was done by a viva voce vote and at
ieast four negatives were heard.
senator McNamee, of Ramsey,
brought up the matter, soon after SEN
ator Laybourn had taken the chair at
PRESIDENT Jones' invitation. Senator
McNamee moved to take up the nomi-
natlon of John E. King, whose name
ndd peen, at Senator Hawkins request,
excepted from the list of appointments
confirmed two weeks ago.
Inls motion brought Senator Haw-
klns 10 his feet. The senator from Du-
Iuth explained his objection to King.
He found fault with him for criticising
a member of the senate as King had
LresIoent Jones, who the senator de-
cared, was esteemed by every senator
regardless Of politics. Senator HaW-
klns concluded his talk with the fol-
lowing statement:
Whlie l don't think King is fitted
TOT the position to which he has been
nominated nom yet, at the request of Presi-
Gent Jones, whom he unjustly attacked,
Withdraw my opposition to the man."
senator McNamee thereupon moved
the continuation of the appointment of
King as state librarian. The motion
prevailed, though as many as four nays
We're heard. But Senator Laybourn,
VINO was occupying the chair, declared
King appointment confirmed and the
incident closed.
senator Cole introduced bill de-
signed to abolish the fee system in the
once OF insurance commissioner and
TO place that official and his subordi-
mates on the salary system. The bill
PROVIDES salary of $4,000 a year for
insurance commissioner, $4,000 for his
deputy, $4,000 for an actuary, $1,000 for
a cnlef clerk, bookkeeper and cashier,
sl,zO0 Tor stenographer, and for
Two clerks $500 asyear. The aetuary is
to make valuations of companys poll
eles. and all fees for so doing must go
TO the state treasury
AT the request of Gov. Johnson the
Dill is to take effect immediately after
ITS passage. 1t provides that the ac-
tuary shall make valuations of the poll
1cles of foreign companies doing bust
ness in Minnesota. The insurance
company examined by an official of the
department must pay a fee of SO a
day, to be turned into the state treas
ury. The bill was referred to the COM
m1ttee on insurance
Live Stock Sanitary Board
Senator Jepson introduced a bill
amending the act establishing live
stock sanitary board. The bill pro-
V1des that in case an animal is con-
demned and killed board Of three
veterinarians shall make an exam1na-
ton OF the carcass, and in case 1t is
found to be free of disease the live
STOCK board will pay the owner the
iull value OF such animal, whereas if
1t is found to be diseased it will pay
the owner three-fourths of the differ
ence between the appraised and the
market value of the animal. The bill
was referred to the public health COM
mittee
"A resolution by Senator Dale re-
questing committees to report out as
soon as possible all bills not affected
by the new code was adopted.
Senator Stephens introduced reso-
luton directing the appointment of
nine committees of seven members
each to consider the new code. The
resolution was laid over for a day.
The Senate adjourned till IL a. M
today.
Will Meet Engineers
The senate drainage committee
granted a hearing yesterday to repre-
sentatives Of the Society Of Minnesota
Engineers and Surveyors, who propos-
ed number of amendments to the
drainage law as embodied in the new
code.
George "A. Ralph, state drainage en-
gineer; John Abercrombie, of Alexan-
dria, and others addressed the COM
mittee and pointed out amendments
needed in the drainage laws Of the code.
The main objection to the law in the
code is that it places the authority
pertaining to drainage in the hands of
the district courts throughout the state
instead of in the county boards, as is
the case under the present system.
Moreover, while provision is made for
draining the land and running the wa
ter into lakes, no provision has been
made for an outlet of water that will
permit the lakes to retain their normal
level.
After an extended hearing the COM
mlttee adjourned, receiving from the
engineers copies of the amendments
desired
Senate Bills
:. 8. F. So, by Buck-Appropriating 81, 600
Tor bridge at Cannon City, Rice county
towns and bridges.
s. F. So, by Peterson-Legalizing the
torec1 70 sr OF morfgages.Jqdiciary-
and fees of the insurance commissioner
insurance.
s. F. 81, by Campbell Consolidating of
private. cemeteries upon two-thirds vote.
of the lot owners-judiciary.
., F. ~ by Jepson-For the relief of
s. F. So, by Jepson-Amending act es-
tablishing state live stock sanitary board
public health
CODE WILL NOT REACH
THE HOUSE THIS WEEK