The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-18
HOUSE MEMBERS SHY
AT ELECTION BILL
Chairman Adams Unable to
Draw a Vote on Lund
Measure

The house yesterday showed the
white feather when it had the oppor-
tunity to declare that it did not intend
to pass any legislation to extend the
primary election plan to state officers.
Elmer E. Adams, chairman of the
election committee, reported all the
election bills pending in the house
without Recommendation. Then he
moved as a substitute that the Lund
bill. applying the primary election plan
to state officers, be moved for indefi-
mite postponement. He explained that
he did 1t simply as a test. II the
house was willing to pass some legis-
lation to extend the primary plan to
state officers he advised the defeat of
his motion. If, as he believed, there
was no intention to enact a law which
takes the state officers away from the
convention idea and places them under
the provisions of a primary election,
his advice was to kill the Lund bill.
He picked the Lund bill because it was
the simplest of the election bills before
the committee.
The house feared to accept the
chance to go on record as opposed to
plan and as a compromise measure
placed all the election bills on general
OTQtTS, OTOtTeQ I0efn anu Hlduc
them special order for Thursday aft
ernoon. The bills include the Lund. the
Peterson and the Rider bills. The Selb
bill, formidable document, which ii
was said would cost $500 to have
printed, was returned at the request
of Mr.. Selb to its author and will be
modified and reintroduced. With the
Krostue bill, which is a copy of the
Lund bill, with a difference only in the
dofa WI no rarir ar-rv a1aQfinn chn1l
be held for the nomination of state
officers and reduction from 800 to
SIS in the filing fee, it will probably be
considered with the other election bills
next Thursday.
New House Bills
H F. No. 632: BY Soldiers Home Com
mittee-Appropriating $1,000 for the la
dies of the G. A. r. Home at Anoka. APP
II. F. No ess: BY Fraser-Appropriat
for. a bridge in Olmsted county. Roads
h F. No s34: BY Fraser-Preventing
the feeding or application Of drugs to any
animal to deceive in bartering or selling
of the same coz, Public h health: r.
mote the public safety at grade crossings.
II. F. No. $50: BY Perley-Relating to
II. F. No. ss7: BY Miller-Amending
article of the constitution to provide for
state homesteads of 40 acres each. Judi
II. F. No. 63s: BY McColl-Providing for
the renewal of records of county audi
tors. Towns and counties.
II. F. No. 63s: By Dorsey-Providing for
the taxation Of grain elevators. Grain and
warehouse.
/ II. F. No. $40: BY Bardwell-Relating to
the maintenance of law Libraries in coun-
ties Of more than 225,000 inhabitants.
Hennepin delegation.
H. F. No. Gal: BY Haskell-Forbidding
unless admitted TO the bar judiciary
H. F. No. 642: BY Carlson-Appropria
ton for a bridge in Meeker county. Roads
n F. No. s4s: BY Anderegg-Providing
for a change of venue in actions in mu-
nicipal courts. Judiciary.
priation for a bridge in Sibley county.
Roads and bridges.
H. F. No. 645: BY Saari-Providing for
courts in certain cases. Judiciary.
II. F. No. GAG: BY Simons-Providing for
the redemption of lands forfeited to the
state for nonpayment of taxes. Public
lands.
II. F. No. e47: BY Flower-Amending
section 67s2, making 1T a misdemeanor to
animal to die Omits .tin any public
place from present law. Crimes and
III. F. No 64s: By Flower-Prohibitin
the willful injuring or poisoning of any
domestic animal. Crimes and punish
mentS.
II. F. No. 649: BY Flower-Increasin
from "a to 80 hours the period that live
stock may be detained in cars in Minneso-
ta.- Amends section 6793, General Stat
utes. Crimes and punishments.
III. f. No. $50: By Ole Peterson-Appro-
priating $1,000 per year for state farm
ers club. Appropriations.
II. F. No. 651: BY Hogue-Requiring the
cutting of woods and grass along public
highways. Towns and counties.
H. f. 652: By r. 7. Lewis-Relating to
witnesses fees in municipal courts in
certain cases Municipal legislation
H +. 653: BY Bitterness Relating to the
election of chairman of town boards
Towns and counties.
II. T. No. 654: By Olesen-Appropriation
for a bridge in Chisago county. Roads and
bridges.
n F. No. 655: BY Skinner-Enlarging
the jurisdiction of the municipal court Of
Duluth. Judiciary.