The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
/ WORK OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE t
PASSES MANY BILLS
WITHOUT ORATORY
Senate Puts In a Busy Day
and Wastes No
Time

In session devoid of oratory or de-
bate the senate yesterday forenoon
made considerable progress. 1t passed
nineteen bills and advanced several 10
the calendar.
One bill was indefinitely postponed.
1t was Senator Peterson's measure en-
cepting candidates for congress from
the provision of the corrupt practlces
act, requiring them to file afhdaVlts
detailing the expenses of their election
| campaigns.
Representative Coles drainage bill
was substituted for Senator Coles like
measure and passed by the senate 1t
creates a drainage commission and
appropriates money.
Senator Thompson's bill amending
the insurance laws, Representative
Lauritsen's pure food bill and the
house measure fixing the minimum
price for the sale of school and other
state lands at IS an acre were passed,
as were Representative Kinds bill pro-
viding for the separate assessment and
taxation of the mineral, gas, coal, oil
and other similar interests in real es-
tate, and the Ramsey delegations bill
giving the board of county commits
sioners exclusive control of the road
and bridge fund.
Other bills passed under suspension
|
creating pensions for disabled and re-
| tired police matrons, and Senator
Johnsons, appropriating $500 for the
purchase of a site on which to erect 4
monument at Traverse des Sioux, Mic
| ollet county, to commemorate the
treaty made. by Alexander Ramsey
with the Indians in 1861.
Senator Golfers bill providing for the
entry of introductory judgments in ac-
| tiOnS for divorce was passed.
Six new bills were introduced, ac-
companied by the request of the gov
ernor.
A bill by Senator Thompson pro-
vides for appropriations for the state
high and graded schools; increases the
total for the high schools from $217, 900
to $255,000. The appropriation of $79,-
900 for graded schools has not under
gone any change.
Senator Hardy is the author of bill
authorizing the board of control to
order surgical operations to be per-
formed upon inmates of state institu-
ton, where physician in good stand
ing, but in nowise connected with state
institutions, certifies that such opera
ton is necessary to save the patients
life
Three bills by Senator Cole apply
only to Otter Tail county and empower
the county board to hire clerks for the
register of deeds, the judge of probate
| and the county superintendent of
schools.
AT the conclusion of general orders
Senator Schultz wanted Representative
Lemons bill requiring all hotels to be
equipped with fire escapes excepted
| from the report and indefinitely post
poned. The majority favored the bill
and it remained on general orders.
The bill of the Hennepin delegation
fA 1lox- 80 ~,
| ties and clerks of county officials was
passed.
The special order on the three taxa
ton bills was continued until IL a. M.
Thursday.
The senate adjourned until 10 a. m.
today.
New Senate Bills
S. F. No 513: BY Committee on Ju-
diciary-To provide for surgical operations
on inmates of state institutions, when
| necessary to save life. judiciary.
! S: F. No. 514: By Notwithstanding
| of sale of real estate on mortgage fore
closures, filed prior to 1862, allowing a
fee therefor Towns and counties.
priating money for state high and the
graded schools. Finance.
S. F. No. SIC: BY Cole-Authorizing
register of deeds in counties of from IS 900
to $4,000 inhabitants. Towns and coun-
| ties.
S. F. No. 517: By Cole-Authorizing
counties.
S. F.. No. SIS: By Cole-Authorizing
same for, county superintendent of
schools. Towns and counties.
Passed by Senate
H. F. No: 227: By Vollmer-Authoriz-
bonds for bridge purposes
H. F. No. S04: By Putnam-Fixing the
salaries of county officers of Goodhue
S. F. No. 70: BY Johnson-Erecting a
monument concentrating the treaty
made ma s by Alexander Ramsey at Traverse
H. F: No. 500: BY Ramsey County
gation-Giving the RAMSEY COUNTY
] board of county commissioners exclusive
control OF the expenditures of all moneys
| appropriated by such board.
| h T: No. SAB: BY Hennepin Delega-
| tlon1Fixing the salaries of Hennepin
county officials
S. F. No. 451: By Calhoun-Creatine
pensions for disabled and retired police
matrons.
S. F.. No. 4sS: BY Barker-Legalizing
sued out of the district court.
| H. F; No. Z: By Cole-Providing for
| the drainage of swamp and marshy land.
S. F. No. 4S1: BY Thompson-Reyisine
| and codifying insurance laws of the state
| III. F. No. 201: BY Lauritsen-Provid-
ing Tor better enforcement of pure food
| H. F. No. 447: BY Committee on Pub
| lie Lands-Providing for the appraisal and
sale of school and other state lands.
| S. F. No. 254: BY Peterson-Reiating
TO the disposition and sale of Intoxicating
| liquors.
S. F. No. 442: By Schain-Authorizin
county boards to be represented at the
| conferences of charities and corrections
H. F. No. 40S: BY Hinds-Providine
for the separate assessment of minerals
| gas, coal. oil and other similar interests
| in real estate in certain cases
| ii: F. No. 536: By Murray-Amending