The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
ability were indefinitely postponed N thirty

ability were indefinitely postponed N thirty
seconds or less. ~
The largest and hardest fight was on. the
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad bill which
finally passed.
The senate killed the bill providing for the
mutual comp MES with $25 900. capital.
The bill to lengthen the time of residence
in state to secure the franchise from four
months to one year was tabled.
The bill to tax sleeping car companies,
introduced In the senate by Senator Clarke,
was passed by the upper house by . vote OF
81 to 3. despite the motion Of the introducer
to lay it on the table.
tor of oils one-half was indefinitely post
poned by the senate in committee Of the
whole.
on report of the finance committee .
whole grist of bridge bills were indefinitely
The bill allowing corporations to increase
the value of their shares from $50 to 500
passed both houses. Shares, under this law,
can now be placed on Wall street-impossi-
BILE before, when their par value was but $50.
Among the lost bills were the following
one:
Amending Chap. 20 General Statutes 1873,
relating to the preservation ofgame and to
attach additional section to be numbered IS.
The senate passed the bill proposing I'm
amendment to the constitution for the ex-
emption from taxation of church parsonages
yeas, IS, nays, 80.
House, Thursday, March 4.
This body sat until three a. NJ, Friday,
the bands of the clock being turned back.
A host of bills were passed, and very large
number of senate and house bills were not
reached and consequently are among the
dead ducks. Bills at all suspicious in char
ter were indefinitely postponed. and naln-
bers of measures that unoer ointr clrcum-
stances would have met with favorable &C
ton went down in the crush.
Gov. Hubbard sent in lis second veto
yesterday, anent the Princeton e. ADoka
swamp land grant act. On the question
shall the bill be passed despite the veto of
the governor. there were 81 to so, SO the
motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Collins of the temperance committee,
made an attempt to report the compromise
temperance bill adopted by the senate but
it was found necessary to suspend the rules.
and the requisite number ofvotes could not
be secured. A motion SO to do stood 80 in
favor and 80 against.
During the evening, gold headed cane
was presented to Speaker Fletcher; a gold
watch to Mr.. Howard. chief clerk; gold
headed cane to Mr.. Deacon, assistant
clerk; and a watch fob and charm to Mr..
Wade the colored postmaster.
The anti-gambling bill was last, Mr..
Grimshaw saying that it was tainted with
favoritism, and did not include the worst
forms of gambling dealing in options
church lotteries and Col. Kings annual fair.
Mr.. J. E. Child said it was no reason be-
cause the bill did not include everything
hat it should be killed.
The Ledyard free high school bill was in
definitely postponed in the senate as not
calculated to aid the cause of education.
The general impression has been that COM
paratively few bills had been passed during
this session of the legislature which now
closes, but recapitulaton of the bills
passed dispels this idea. Upward of loo
bills were introduced, of which,
up to the close of the all night
laws. Ofthose passed the larger number
are special acts. Some 300 special acts
passed. The general laws outside of gener-
81 appropriation number $50 in round num-
bers. Fifty odd bridge Apr opriations were
ordered, and score of bills passed for gen.
eral appropriations. Thirty-one bills 1ela-
ting to st. Paul and Ramsey county passed,
while Hennepin county and Minneapolis
asked legislation to the extent oftwenty-fve
bills.
Senate, Friday. MarcA 2.--Ldst Day.
The senate was not very prompt in as
sembling at 10 a. M, when adjournment
had been taken scarce six hours before. By
1890 there were enough foi the transac-
ton of the little business possible to do.
Senator Billson moved that the journal be
SO amended as to show the celebrated house
file No. 10 (the Iron Range extension) was
passed by the senate after 3 o'clock on
the morning Of March 2. The motion was
lost.
The resolution giving the elective officers
of the senate mileage was passed, and the
clerks of the enrolling and engrossing COM
mites were also awarded mileage.
The sena'e then went into executive ses-
sion, which lasted ten min 1tes in which a
long list o, uotaries public were confirmed,
and also the appointment Of Henry Poehler
on the state board of equalization.
Eulogistic resolutions of the State Sena-
tor Mclaughlin were adopted.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the thanks of the senate
are hereby rendered to the Iieute ant COVER
nor, secretary and other officers of the SEN
ate for their uniform courtesy and urbanity,
and accommodating disposition in the per-
torrance of their duties during the session
which has just closed.
The lieutenant governor made a Citing re-
ply, and having signed all the bills pre-
sented him, few. minutes before l, the
senate of the legislature of the state of Min
nesota, in its twenty-third session, was de-
clared adjourned, and the gavel fell with q
resounding clash on the desk to be used Of
ficially no more until 1SS5-unless cruel
fate should make an extra session necessary.
House, Friday, March2
Before conducting the usual devot,ons
Chaplain McDana made few remarks,
acknowledging, courtesies, etc.
Tue resolution granting the members
postage in the sun OF $40 was passed.
A resolution was adopted to pay L. A.
Normandy $500 for services during the
session.
trarscribing the records of the last session.
A gold headed cane was presented to
James Smith, jr., the Gather of the house."
with appropriate speeches by Speaker
Fletcher and Mr.. Smith.
The group picture of the members of the
legislature, handsomely framed, was brought
to the desk of the clerk, and Mr.. Hartley
called for Frank H. Dayton, the ser
geant- alarms, and presented it to that gen.
lAc"du OA D0A1oA Va LAc SpcdACI, TIC
bers, the cler~ 8, and pages of the house, Mr..
Dayton responding briefly.
The usual vote of thanks was extended to
the speaker.
Bogus resolutions, more or less humorous
in character followed, the speaker pro tenn,
contributing large part Of thecause for
merriment by his 1ood-nafured decisions and
queer way of stating things.
For an hour or more the house gave itself
up to the usual closing day fun, interrupted
by matters of detail business.
The committee appointed to wait on the
governor reported that his excellency had
nothing more to communicate to the house.
Soon after the house adjourned sine die. -
State Teachers Institutes.
The following list Of State Teachers insti-
tutes, to be held previous to May l, 1888. was
issued by D. l. Kiehle, state superintendent Of
public instruction.:
Date Place. Conductor.
March 10. %. .Luverne. ......J: T. McCleary.
Marc Preston T.. III.