The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-04
SENATE RAISES PAY
TO SAVE EXPENSES
Insurance Commissioner May
Receive $4,000, but Give
Fees to State

The senate passed eleven bills yes
terday and considered a dozen others
on general orders
The first bill on the calendar to receive
attention was Senator Coles measure
increasing the salary of the state in
surance commissioner from $4,000 a
year and the fees to $4,000 a year. with
out the fees. The bill was passed with
out debate, or objection on the part of
the senators who stood out the other
day for salary of only $500 a year
for this official.
1t is estimated that the bill, IL IL be-
comes law, will save the state $4,000
year. as IL provides that-the insurance
commissioner shall turn over the fees
or his office to the state treasury. This
provision was incorporated In an
amendment.
On motion OF Senator Cole, chairman
OF the committee on elections. its report
recommending the indefinite postpone
ment of Senator Woods primary cleo
ton bill was adopted without OPPOSE
ton. The bill extended the primary
system to state officers.
Similar disposition was made OF Sen
ator Fitzpatrick's bill providing for the
election of supreme and district court
judges in the spring of even numbered
years, but in the absence OF the author
of the bill, the vote was reconsidered
Numerous petitions were received
from the shippers Of Crystal, Eagle
Lake, Madelia, St. James and Fair
mont requesting the indefinite post
ponement of what one petition charac-
terized as the measure misnamed re-
ciprocal demurrage bill"
The Perley bill, divesting the state
board of control of jurisdiction over the
state university and normal schools,
was made the special order for 2:3O
p. m. ".i.-i'-i'"'
In committee of the whole Senator
Stephens bill to establish a branch
school of agriculture at Crookston was
recommended for passage.
AT noon the senate took recess and
the senator's proceeded to the house
chamber, where both legislature bodies
were addressed by United States Sen
ator Knute Nelson.
Retiring to the senate chamber the
senate adjourned until 10 a. m. today,
when the revised codes and its 2.1OO
amendments, 900 by the senate ju-
dietary committee, will await the peru
sal Of the senate.
Bills Passed by Senate
s. F. No. ISL: BY Collaborating for
the the department Of insurance and repeal
S. F. No. 15s: BY McGill-Providing
for certain refundments for the use OF
the Sldle AGRICULTURAL society.
s. F. No. 162: BY Thorpe-Appropriat
ing $500 for the erection OF a monument
for Geeri Anderson.
S: F. No: $40: BY shell-,Authorizing
county boards TO extend bitches
III. F.. No. CSC: BY Hayes-Permitting
cities of less than 10000 to annex adjoin-
ing territory.
S. F. No. 1888: BY Laybourn-Regulat-
ing the consolidation OF domestic insur-
ance companies.
S. F. No. 400: BY MISUNDERSTANDING
OF land In counties having more than 75,-
600.
II. F. No. s5s: BY Fosseen-Authoriz-
ing county boards in counties having $780,
eOo inhabitants or over to constitute GER
H. F.. No. 370: By Observation-Disclosures
bonds issued by villages in certain cases.
II. +. No. 546-Lewis, r. T.-Authoriz-
ing cities of $4,000 to acquire lands and
erect plants for the destruction OF gar
bage.
II. F. No. 254: BY Rider-Relating to
the punishment of robbery in the first
degree.