The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-15
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. WEDNESDAY. MARCH Is 1905
WOULD GET BETTER
COUNTY BOARDS
Senator McNamee Offers Bill
Placing Candidates at
Head of Ticket


To insure the nomination and cleo
ton of abler and more representative
men than at present constitute many
county boards in this state is the OBJ
leet OF bill offered in the senate yes
terday by Senator McNamee of Ram
sey county .
The bill provides for the placing of
the names OF the candidate for the
county board at the head of the county
ballot First shall come the names OF
the judicial, then the congressional and
legisiatiVe candidates, then the candi-
dates Tor county commissioners. The
Dali was referred to- the committee on
elections. - > :
A second bill by Senator McNamee-
making similar provision for the
placing of county board candidates
on the. primary election ballot, was
also submitted.
Senator McNamee says he is conf
oent such a law would certainly,
prove good. thing for Ramsey coun-
ty, as il would bring the names of the
candidates for county commissioners
more conspicuously before the voter
and result in the nomination and
election, OF men OF. bigger caliber than
the present and many preceding RAM
sey county boards"
Fight Over Banking Bills =
Senator Eberhart incurred the dis
pressure of the standing committee on
panks and banking, of which Senator
Sneii is chairman by urging that his
Dill prohibiting private bankers from
using the words bank" savings
bank, banking" etc, unless they are
placed under state supervision, be
placed on general orders and consid-
ered with the banking committees bill
designed TO regulate private banks.
senator Everett of the banking COM
mlttee said he thought Senator Eber-
mart was rushing things and ought TO
Tee pe1ore making such a motion be-
fore the senate
senator Shell. also opposed the mo-
non, put on rising vote it prevailed
by 26 TO 20.-
Senator Eberhart's bill, which is ad-
vanced TO general orders. requires
private banks which would use the
words bank savings bank" or
banking" TO submit themselves to in
spectlon and their books to examina-
tion by the state public examiner. The
committees bill provides. for an in
specton by the state examiner of the
books of the bank, but does not re-
quire the banker himself to submit
his other business affairs to the in
spection. of the public examiner.
A lively debate over the two bills is
In prospect today or tomorrow.
Would Protect Carrier Pigeons
Senator Morgan would protect car
rler pigeons from molestation or
hindrance, and accordingly introduced
a Dill making it unlawful for any per-
son TO interfere with pigeons employed
IN carrying messages. Under suspen-
sion of the rules the bill was given its
second and third readings and passed.
"A Dill proposed by the committee on
roads and bridges establishing a road
and bridge fund was introduced. The
increase is TO be realized by levying
q mills tax in place of the present
1-20 of q mill.
The special order on Senator Schal-
ler's bill and Senator Laybourn's meas
ure relating to proceedings in criminal
cases, in view of the passage of the
latter's grand jury bill, was taken up.
Senator Schaller's bill allowing a. per-
son TO plead guilty of a felony without
the convening of a grand jury, was
passed, but technical objections by
Senators Barker and Somerville caused
Senator Laybourn's bill to be laid over
until IL a. m. Friday. The measure
regulates the proceedings in the trial
of cases on information filed by
county attorney.
Senators Somerville and Barker took
exception to the Laybourn bill on the
statement of Senator Morgan that un-
der Ii grand juries could not investi-
gate cases in which informations had
been filed.
Senator Lord, who voted for the
grand jury bill, replied:
Why that is not so. Everybody
knows that grand jury can investi-
gate anything under the sun from the
beginning of the world to the present
time"
Raises Tax Exemptions
Senator Gjertsen's bill raising per-
sonal property tax exemption from
500 to 5000, received just enough votes
10 pass it and no more. On roll call
32, bare quorum of the senate, voted
aye. and before the president an
nounced the result, eight senator's who
had not responded on the first call of
their names, exclaimed: 'I-vote no on
that bill.''
The bill will doubtless experience
rough shedding in the house.
Senator Morgan introduced a bill
giving boards of directors of public
libraries power to admit to the privi-
leges of such libraries persons who are
non-residents of the counties or cities
wherein the Libraries are located.
BY a unanimous vote Senator Brow
er's bill appropriating SOS, 200 for taking
state census, was passed. Under its
provisions the secretary of state is
made the superintendent of the census
and the sum of s65,000 is appropriated.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed the indefinite postponement of the
bin creating a board of examiners for
horseshoers.
Senator Calhoun's bill abolishing
days of grace of negotiable paper was
passed.
In the absence of Senator Laugen
his bill providing bounty for killing
rattlesnakes was laid over.
House file No. SOS, appropriating
$4,000 to pay premiums on state in
surance was passed under suspension
of the rules.
There were three pages of bills on
general orders, but the committee of
|, the whole never got beyond the first
bill-that of the drainage committee,
offered by Senator Stephens 1t in
cluded meandered lakes, and for that
reason encountered opposition. After
nearly an hours debate the committee
rose and the senate adjourned until 10
a. IN. today.
New Senate Bills
S. F. No. S42: BY Morgan-Bill to pro-
tect carrier or homing pigeons Passed
S. F. No. 343: BY Johnson-Requiring
clerks of courts to record all orders OF
courts. Judiciary.
s. F. No s44: BY Roads and Bridges
Establishing a road and bridge fund to
construct roads. Roads and bridges.
s. F. No. 345: BY McNamee-Relatin
to names OF candidates on the blue bal
lot for general elections Elections.
s. +. No. SAC: BY Cowan-Appropriat-
ing 81 600 for bridge across Snake river.