The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-22
THE WORK OF THE STATE LEGIsL ATURE
HOUSE VOTES WHIP
FOR WIFE BEATfRS
Bachelor Members Turn Deaf
Ear to Representative
Rachie's Plea

The house yesterday, by a vote of SO
to 20, passed the w. i. Nolan bill per-
hitting the creation of a public whip
ping post for wife beaters.
A sharp debate preceded the passage
of the bill. Mr.. Nolan spoke of the
justice OF his measure, and S. d. Pc
terson, w. d. WaShburn and Elias
Racine led the fight against it. Mr..
Rachie called on the bachelors of the
house to rise to the emergency and
prevent the return of the state to an
era of brutality. His appeal fell on
deaf ears.
John F. Selb, who opposed the bill,
declared last night that he would in
troduce bill today making wife beat
ing felony. The Nolan bill is copy
of the Maryland law, and that state
makes the crime q felony. This would
remove the offense from the jurisdic-
ton of justices and municipal court
justice, and they would be prevented
from imposing the whipping post pun
ishment.
The Minneopa State park bill, for the
benefit of Mankato, passed the house.
A total of twenty-four bills were pass
ed during the afternoon. Among the
number were the S. d. Peterson bill.
creating a state tax commission, and
the Peterson bill making a maximum
charge of rs cents for ten word mes
sages In the state. The tax commits
sion bill was defeated after a three
days fight in the session two years
ago. Yesterday it was passed with but
seven negative votes. The Hickey pen
sion bill was one of the important
measures passed by the house. 1t APP.
plies to st. Paul, Minneapolis and Du-
iuth. Another was the Smith bill for
constitutional convention. The list
| Bills Passed by House
/. III. f. No. 300: BY Anderegg-Provid-
ing an optional plan for the Consolidation
of rural school districts.
III. F. No. PAS: BY Undertaking to
banks of discount and deposit
III. F. No. %; By Smith-Proposing a
constitutional convention.
H. f. No. 629: BY Smith-Relating to
the securing of evidence for the prosecu-
tioR OF Illegal liquor selling.
F. No, $50: BY Mackenzie, relat-
ing 10 triplicate warrants for certain
H F. No. SIC: BY Lewis. r. T.-Au-
thorizing cities Of $4,000 and over to erect
H. F. No. 5i2: BY Ramsey. Hennepin
and st Louis Delegations po-
lice pension laws.
vide for the infliction of corporal punish
ment on persons convicted of wife beat
II. F. No. 76: By Gates. E. w.-Es-
tablishing Minneapolis state park
II. f. No. 479: BY Committee on Roads
and Understanding a state highway
COMMISSION.
H. F. Ne. PIG: BY Gandrud-Relating
to requirements of certain school districts
to entitle them TO share in state appor-
tionment
II. F. No. 1853: BY Peterson. s. D.
A bill for an act relating to taxation.
ID. +. No. So: BY MISUNDERSTANDING
certain village franchises for water works.
gas and electric lights.
II. F. No. 1873: By Peterson, S. D.
Fixing a maximum charge for telegraphic
messages within the state
IL ia
separate assessment of mineral. gas. coal
and oil interests in real estate.
III. +. No. 457: BY Gandrud-To prevent
railroad companies from raising their rates
without the consent of the state railway
commission.
H. F. No ass: BY Morley-Providing
for the organization of cooperative insur-
H. F. No. 509:. BY Ramsey Couty Del
egation-Giving boards of county commits
sioners in counties of over $4,000 popula-
money for road and bridge fund
II. +. No. 522: By Putnam-Establish-
Ing teachers college in the university of
II. F. No. 57s: BY Committee on Roads
and Bridges-PToposing a constitutional
amendment establishing road and bridge
fund
H. F. No. 2so: BY Fosseen-To author
lie the reception as evidence OF abstracts
of title when public records have been
destroyed.
n F. No. 432: BY Zelch-Relating to
the revolving fund OF the state prison.
III. F. No. ISL: BY Judiciary Committee
PROVIDING for liens on personal property
In certain cases.
S. F. No. a: BY Horton-To provide for
the care, maintenance and operation Of
the new state capitol.
New House Bills
III. F. No 676: BY Rider-Permitting
any weekly newspaper to change its day
OF publication without loosing its legal
standing. Printing
II. F. No. 676: BY Thayer-Providing
for the manner of electing delegates to
political conventions. Elections.
II. F. No. 677: BY Nolan, w Am
propriating $500 for a bridge in Mower
county. Roads. =
H. F.. No. 67s: BY Hickey (by request)
-Appropriating s25, 900 for the enlarge
ment Of the university campus. Uni
H. F. No. e7s: BY MISUNDERSTANDING
to parks and Pathways in certain villages.
Hennepfn delegation.
II. F. No. $50: BY Nolan, w A-Pro-
viding for publishing and mailing of
list of teachers to whom certificates have
been issued. Education.
II. F. No. 6S1: BY Selb-Making gem
eral taxes and local assessments a lien
upon lands escheating to the state Taxes.
II. f. No. $50: BY Kelly, ]. Bee
pealing chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1887.
relating to county officers salaries. Towns
and counties.
n. F. No. $50: BY -smith-To lower and