The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-08
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8. 1907
WOULD SUPPRESS
THE BUCKET SHOPS
Bill for That Purpose and One
Creating Pension for Police
Among Many Offered

After its three days rest the senate
returned to the scene of action yester-
day relnvigorated. Evidence of this
appeared in the introduction of TWEEN
ty-one new bills, and the considera-
ton OF. twenty-six bills on general or
ders.
Senator Horton introduced a bill of
special interest to the police of St
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. II
provides for pensions for disabled and
retired policemen in cities of $4,000
and more 1t authorizes the creation
OF police pension board of five MEM
pers. the mayor, chief of police and
CITY treasurer to be ex officio members.
The bill also provides for a police pen
sion fund. to be established by the city.
The total appropriation is $4,000, and
the expense of the board is limited TO
$500 a year.
The measure was referred TO the tri-
city delegation.
Senator Hardy is the author of a bill
or local application, permitting cities
OF $4,000 and over to issue bonds for
water works purposes. If il becomes q
law St. Paul can issue bonds to pay
the expenses of substituting concrete
conduits for the conduct of water from
the lakes for the disintegrated wooden
conduits now in use. Bonds in the
sum OF 100000 may be issued by a
two thirds vote of the common coun-
ell.
This bill was likewise referred to the
tricity delegation.
After Bucket Shops
Senator Ward would empower cities
TO suppress bucket shops. His bill Of
fered- yesterday is aimed at shops for
the sale or purchase of grain, with
out any intent of receiving and paying
Tor the property bought or sold" The
Dill authorizes common councils of
cities TO prohibit the keeping of bucket
shops, and on the petition of any ten or
more electors must submit an ordi-
nance to that effect at the first general
or special election.
A penalty of 500 fine or so days i'm
prisonment is provided. The bill was
referred to the committee on municipal
corporations.
Senator Morgan introduced a bill
constituting the Minnesota Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty, a state
bureau of child and animal protection
Ihe governor, superintendent of public
instruction and attorney general are
made ex officio directors. A companion
Dill by Senator Morgan appropriates
SZ,5O0 TO carry out the provisions of the
other measure, whose purpose is to
prevent wrongs to children and dumb
animals.
Senator Swedback is the author of a
Bemidji, and appropriate $4,000 a year
therefor. On passage of the act the
governor is to appoint board of man.
ayers OF five members, with the SUPER
lntendent OF public instruction ex
offcio member. The appointments
are to be for three years each and
without compensation. The school is
10 De Tor free instruction in scien-
tlnc, literary, historical and social sub
Jects," to be held at least one month
each year.
For New Main BuiIdina
Senator Comstock of Minneapolis in
troduced duplicate of the house bill.
appropriating s4S5 900 for erection of a
new main building at the state univer-
sity.
Senator Dart fathered a bill which
extends the right of filing affidavits of
prejudice in district courts to districts
that have but one Judge
The calendar for the day contained
but three bills, only one of which. SEN
ator GJertsen's divorce bill, was passed.
Ihis measure recognizes two additional
causes for divorce-the habitual use of
drugs and Imprisonment in the re-
formatory for a felony
Senator Sundberg's bill authorizing
county commissioners to license hawk
ers and peddlers was attacked by SEN
ators Fitzpatrick and Wood, laid over
for a day.
In committee of the whole Senator
McNamee's bill making the accidental
killing of human being by hunters
manslaughter was recommended to
pass, as were the house cocaine bill by
Anderson and Senator Lords bill Civ
ing married women the same property
rights as their husbands possess.
Machine Plant at Prison
ho
ing the board of control to inquire into
the feasibility of establishing a plant
at the state prison for the manufacture
of mowers and binders was unanimous
ly adopted.
Consideration of Senator Dale's anti
cigarette bill was deferred at the re-
quest of Senator Horton.
The senate adjourned until 10 a. m.
today.
New Senate Bills
s. F. No. go: BY Gjertson-Appropriat
ing s4SS to aid John A. Ericksons claims.
municipal corporations TO prohibit bucket
S. F, No. 275~: BY Ward-Appropriat
ing $500 for bridge at Howe City, Douglas
county. Road and bridges.
s. F. No. 273: BY Everett-Relating to
elections Of supervisors and town officers.
s. F. No. 274: BY Brower-Appropriat
ing money for claims for the killing of
domestic animals under authority of the
state live stock sanitary board Claims.
s. F. No. 275: BY Horton-Creating
board OF pensions for disabled policemen.
Tri-city delegation
ST. No. 276: BY Swedbach-Establish-
Ing summer school at Bemidjf. Educa
ton.
S. F. No. 277-Appropriating money for
a bridge in LIE Sueur county. Roads and
S. F. No. 27s: BY w. A. Smith-Appro-
priating $1,000 for building bridge over
Highwater creek. Roads and bridges.
S. F. No. 279: BY Rieke-LegaliZing
acts in village councils in certain cases.
Towns and counties.
S. F. No. $50: BY Notwithstanding
cities of from 10, 600 to 10000 to create
water works and issue bonds. Municipal
corporations.
S. F. No. PSI: BY Dart-Relating to ac-
tions in district court TO secure impartial
trials. Judiciary.
s. F: No. 2s2: BY Hardy-Authorizing
cities $4,000 and over TO issue bonds for
water works purposes. Tri-city delega-
tions.
s. F. No. 2ss: BY MISUNDERSTANDING
school bonds voted by cities for graded
school buildings. Advanced to general
s. F. No. 2s4: BY CaIhoun-Legalizing
school bonds voted upon by cities for
high school buildings. Advanced to gen.
eral orders.
S. F. No. 2S5: BY Morgan-Relating TO
mortgages and conveyances Of personal
property. judiciary.
S. F. No. 2S6: BY Morgan-Appropriat-
ing money for state bureau Of child and
animal protection Finance.
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