The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
: LEGISLATURE
SENATE LAYS HORTON
an, VETOBILL ON TABLE
Gov. JOhnsOn's DisapprOval OF
Capitol Measure Is Read to
Upper House

Gov. Johnsons veto of the Horton
capitol bill, which was read in the SEN
ate yesterday, caused a few minutes
cessation of business. Groups of sena-
tors put their heads together, and It
was evident something was in the
wind. -: %S
On motion of Senator Horton the
capitol bill, senate file No. 4, and the
veto accompanying II, were laid on the
table, 10 be picked up again, whenever
the advocates of the measure think
they, haze forty-two votes necessary to
pass the bill over the veto. Senator
Horton is confident the bill will be
.passed. but a steering committee will.
in all probability, be selected to take
care of the bill.
The senate passed thirteen bills yes
terday:t Among them were Senator
SomerYille's measure taxing inheri
tances. and Senator Wilson's bill pro-
hibitipg, ycorporations. organized under
the laws of Minnesota from holding
stockholders meetings for the election
of directors, outside the state of Mime
sofa. Senator Wilson's bill permitting
court commissioners to sit in insane
cases arising in counties of 10000 and
over was also passed.
Senator Jepson's bill regulating the
killing of condemned animals by au-
thority of the state and fixing the max
imum value of the same at SIS, occa-
stoned the principal debate of the day
in committee of the whole. 1t was
provoked by Senator Brewers amend
ment raising the maximum to $3.50.
The senator urged that the increase
was only fair and ought TO be made to
encourage the breeders of blooded
stock. 80
Oppose the Amendment
Senator Schaller opposed the amend
ment, not because he did not want to
encourage breeders of blooded stock,
but because the increase would soon
exhaust the whole appropriation of
$4,000. If the amendment was adopted
the appropriation should be made
larger.
g.. Senators Johnson and Schultz op-
posed the Increase. and Senator Wood
thought $3.50 was too much and wanted
TO know if it might not encourage
stock owners to the cultivation of tu-
berculous animals.
Senator Sundberg, who is a farmer,
opposed the amendment. emphatically
and asked that it be voted down good
and hard" He said he owned thor
oughbred cattle and would be willing
TO accept SIS for any Of them killed by
the state.
The amendment was then defeated
and the bill recommended to pass.
The banking committees bill, after
the addition of two important amend
ments, was recommended to pass. An
amendment by Senator Putnam, which
was adopted, requires private bankers
to use the word private" in designat-
ing the bank name. 1t prevailed.
Senator ShutZ offered an amendment
which was adopted, providing that not
TO exceed so per cent of the capital
can be invested in seal estate
An amendment by Senator Wilson to
the effect that the total liabilities of a
private bank shall not exceed Is per
cent of the actual amount of capital
stock paid in, was lost by vote of 30
to 81, as it was contended that such
law would put an end to private
banks.
1t was decided to print the bill as
amended, and progress was reported.
Favor Constitutional Convention
The committee of the whole recon-
mended for passage Senator Peterson's
bill proposing a convention to revise
the state constitution. Senator Peter
son said that the state needed a new
groundwork for its laws. as so many
amendments to the constitution made
at different times were necessarily in
harmonious.
Senator Horizons bill making it a
misdemeanor for any coal dealers TO
shortweight a purchaser of coal was
recommended to pass. The bill applies
all over the state, being made general
In its nature by an amendment offered
by its. author.
Just before adjournment Senator
Durant rose to a question of personal
privilege. He was given the floor,
whereupon the venerable senator from