The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-30
EL0QU[NCE RECALLS
A PASSED MEASURE
Senator Fitzpatrick Secures
Reconsideration of Bill AT.
fecting Misguided Women

Senator Fitzpatrick of Winona i'm
pressed upon the senate yesterday that
woman's child, even thought it's pa
ternity be in doubt. is a priceless
treasure to her and should not be dis
posed of arbitrarily without her con-
sent.
The bill that called forth the senator's
eloquence was Representative Hugo's
measure providing for the adoption or
abandoned and dependent children
coming into the care of an lncorpo-
rated Bethel society, maintaining a
rescue home for unfortunate and mis-
guided women.
The bill, which was No. 6 on yester-
days calendar, was passed unobtru-
sively, and Senator Fitzpatrick voted
for il, after it had been amended on
motion of Senator Calhoun so as to
give the Bethel society absolute power
of disposition of the child of a woman
after six months of abandonment by
the mother.
But about fifteen or twenty minutes
later Senator Fitzpatrick, who had
been reading the bill, moved that 1T be
reconsidered. In support of his mo-
ton he delivered the most eloquent
address that has thus far resounded in
the senate chamber. Senator Fitz-
patrick said:
Urges Senate to Go Slow
We talk about "inalienable rights
What rights are more sacred than those
OF parent to a child? 1t is lamentable
fact that We seem to be drifting into a
condition where property alone has con-
Slderation of rights. If a woman had a
morse, a poodle dog or a certificate of de-
post, not a man of this senate would
dare TO make disposition of it. But when
1t comes to disposng of the rights of
parents it seems TO be different. There
is a law which says, thou shalt honor
thy father and thy mother" / think we
ought to go slow before We try to repeal
the ten commandments or any one of
them.
Senator Laybourn said in reply that
the Dill was not what the senator from
Wlnona seemed to think it was, and he
hoped the motion to reconsider il
would not prevail, but it did, and on a
second motion by Senator Fitzpatrick,
1t was placed back on general orders
by vote of rs to 10.
While Senator Fitzpatrick was
speaking the senators were all atten-
ton. He occupies a seat at the ex-
treme right of the chamber, and when
he began to score the bill, every other
senator present wheeled around his
chair and listened with evident in
| terest.
Debate over the committee on cleo
lions bill was the only other variation
from the routine
Senator Laybourn, who champions
this measure, declared ii would insure
equity to all candidates. Any man
could go before the state convention of
his party and declare himself a candi-
date for nomination for a state office.
One, and only one ballot, would deter
mine the three strongest candidates,
who would be entitled to contest for
the nomination at the following pri-
mary election. Senator Laybourn made
an earnest appeal in behalf of the bill.
declaring that the people wanted 1t.
Senator Calhoun of Minneapolis
threw cold water on it, spoke of "the
folly of the bilr' and moved its in
definite postponement.
Senator Dale favored the bill, but
Senator Frater opposed 1t.
Thereupon Senator Lord came to its
rescue with motion that progress be
reported on the measure.
Calls Lord Candidate
Senator Laybourn, glad once more to
save the life of his pet measure, re-
sponded in this wise:
At the request of the candidate for gov
ernor, / withdraw my motion that the
bill be recommended to pass and will ask
that progress be reported.
Senator Frater's bill to establish a
third state fish hatchery in Crow Wing
county met with opposition from Sena-
tor Thompson, who thought that two
fish hatcheries were all the state
needed.
This moved Senator Wood to ex-
press surprise that Senator Thompson
should object to the bill. when he had
voted for Senator Langen'S rattlesnake
bounty bill, obligating the state to pay
for all the rattlers killed in Freeborn,
Thompson's county. The bill was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Senator Laybourn submitted a pro-
oct lSf he A NAln H.
rocal demurrage bill signed by thirty
two leading Duluth shippers.
The senate killed the Dorsey house
bill fixing the terms OF village trustees
at three years.
The senate passed the bill of Sem
ator w. w. Dunn, st. Paul, to permit
cities to sell unredeemed special as
sessment certificates and the city's IN
terest in any land secured thereby.
The senate conquered in the house
resolution for the appointment of a
joint committee to receive the delega-
ton from the Wisconsin legislature
that is soon to visit the new capitol in
st. Paul. President Jones named the
following senator's:
Calhoun, Laugen, F. E Smith. Hawkins.
Alley, McGill, Collester.
Bills Passed by Senate
II. F. No. ISL: BY Swanson-To rein
state and validate sales of school lands
H. F. No 2SS: Dorsey-Regulating the
practice of embalming
s. T. No. 1886: BY Schaller--Authorizing
county commissioners to allow the county
superintendent of schools certain expenses
in cases where the salary of county su-
perlntendent does not exceed 81, 200.
H. F. No. 1865: BY Cole-Appropriatio
to aid in building road, bridges and cul-
Verts in Cass county.
s. +. No. 4l6: BY Dunn-Authorizing
cities OF $4,000 and over to sell and dis.
pose of unredeemed local Improvement as
sessment certificates.