The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
HOUSE RECOMMENDS
HALF HUNDRED LAWS
Flfty.four Bills Are Favored by
Members in Committee
of Whole

The house established a new record
for the session yesterday when in COM
mittee of the whole il recommended for
passage a total of fifty-four bills. The
house was in committee of the whole
during the greater part of the day, and
the result will be a calendar for today
that will necessitate doing little else
but calling the roll. The members re-
turned from a brief vacation deter
mined TO clean up the work before the
house, and the result was one of the
largest grist. of bills ever passed upon
by the house.
Joseph T. Mannix of Hennepin pre-
scented strong Endorsements of his bill
to declare illegal the salary loan sharks,
and it was one of the important bills
recommended by the committee. He
had read letter from the St. Paul Re-
tail Merchants association, detailing
the injury that had been done their
employees and to the trade by sharks
who prey upon the improvident.
Cole Drainage Bill
The Cole bill, providing for a COM
prehensive system of state drainage
by a commission of state officers, was
recommended for passage after being
amended by the drainage and appro-
priations committees.
The Adams bill, making the Mime
sofa Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty a state bureau for the protec-
ton of children and animals was favor
ably reported. The governor, the SUI
perintendent Of public instruction and
the attorney general are made ex-
of1cio members of this bureau. 1t is
made the duty of the bureau to secure
better enforcement of the laws re-
lating to the subject and to promote the
growth of humane societies throughout
the state.
commission is authorized by the terms
of the Roberts bill, recommended for
passage, to cancel the license of COM
| mission men or firms upon finding that
they have been guilty of violations of
law or of conduct prejudicial to the in
terests of those making consignments
to them. The commission may refuse
to issue new license to such persons
or firms for a year thereafter. Power
to investigate alleged illegal transact
tons is vested in the commission by
the Roberts bill and they are given the
right to examine books of firms sus-
pected of illegal transactions with their
customers.
The Rachie bill, fixing a per cent
gross earnings tax on private car lines.
was recommended, as was the Cole SEN
ate bill authorizing the board of con-
troll to build contagious wards at the
state hospitals where desired. The
Handlan bill, relating to Sunday WISH
tors at hospitals under state or munich
pal control, was recommended to pass.
The Bouck bill, shorn of much that it's
author declared was good, was agreed
to. 1t makes a misdemeanor of adul-
terating meats. NJ. ]. O'Laughlin
amended the ]. B. Kelly bill, giving
county superintendent of schools
drawing $1,000 salary certain expense
money, to apply to counties paying their
superintendent $1,400.
Many Are Favored
The Fosseen bill, prohibiting the re-
moVal of actions against insurance
companies to the federal courts; the
Gates bill, requiring flagmen or gate
men at certain railroad crossings inside
village limits; the Eberhart bill, relat-
ing to state aid to certain high and
graded schools; the Wood bill, permit
ting wives and widows of old soldiers
to enter the state soldiers home; the
Roberts bill, requiring the registration
of the political affiliations of the voters
as prerequisite for him to vote, and
the Bardwell bill, requiring copper
tanks for gasoline stoves, were among
the other bills favorably. acted upon.