The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-08

ability. were indefinitely postponed IN 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 sorthe
dolng OF general insurance business Of.
mutual comp MES with SIS, 900. capital.
The bill to lengthen the time Of fesidence
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
80 to 3. despite the M otion OF the introducer
to lay it on the table. y.v
| The bill TO reduce the fees ofthe inspec-
tor of oils one half was indefinitely post
poned by the senate in committee of the
whole.
On report of the finance committee a
whole grist OF bridge bills were indefinitely
postponed.
The bill allowing corporations to increase
the value of their shares from $50 to $1UO
passed both houses. Shares, under hi. law,
can now be placed ON Wall street-impossi-
bic before, when their par value was but ESQ.
one:
Amending Chap. 20 General Statutes 1878,
relating to the preservation Ofgame and to
attach additional section to be numbered IS.
The senate passed the bill proptsiug an
amendment to the constitution tor tie ex-
emption from taxation of church pars0pages
yeas, IS, nays, 49,
House, Thursday, March 4.
the hands of the clock being turned, back.
A host of bills were passed, and vsrylarge
number of senate and house bills ewele not
reached and consequently are among the
dead ducks: Bills at all suspicious in char
ter were indefinitely pos,poned. and ns;,f-
bers OF measures that unuer C,ner. clrcum-
stances would have met with favorable &C.
| ton went down in the crush -
Gov: Hubbard sent in his second, veto
swamp land grant act. On the question .
shall the bill be passed despite the veto of
the governor there were II to so, SO the
| motion did 10, prevail.
Mr.. Collins of the temperance committee,
made an attempt to report the compromise
temperance bill adopted by tie senate, but
! it was found necessary to suspend; iheeules.
and the requisite number ofvo,ts could not
be secure !. A motion SO t. do stood 80 in
favor and 50 against.
During the evening, gold headed cane
! was presented 10 Speaker Fletcher; q gold
watch to Mr.. Howard, chief clerk; a gold
| headed cane t. Mr.. Deacon, assistant
| clerk; and a watch fob and charm to Mr.
Wade the colortd postmaster.
The an'i-gambiing bill was last, Mr.
Grimshaw saying that it was tainted with
iavoritism, and did not include the worst
forms OF gambling dealing in options
| church lotteries and Col. Kings annual fair
| Mr.. J. E. Child said !: was no reason be-
| cause the bill did not include everything
bat 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.
TIE general impression has b. Ell that, COM
paratively few bills had been passed during
this session of the Legislature which now
closes, but recap;;uIst:on of the, bills
passed dispels this idea. Upward Of 900
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 eener-
81 appropriation number $50 in round num-
bers. Fifty odd bridge appropriations were
ordered, and score of bills passed for gen.
eral appropriations. Thirty.one bills ,fela-
| ting to st. Paul and Ramsey county passed,
while Hennepin county and Milne aroiis
asked legislation to the extent oftwenty-fve
bills.
Senate, Friday. March :.--Last Day.
The senate was not very prompt in as
sembling at 10 a. M, when adjournmeet
had been taken scarce six hours before BY
1870 there were enough foi the transac-
ton of the little business possible to do.
Senator Bllson moved that the Journal be
amended 9c RI chnw no oolo rot
file No. 10 (the Iron Range extens;onl was
passed by the senate after 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 ser,a then went into executive ses-
sion, which lasted teD Minutes in which
long list o, nOtaries public were confirmed
and also the appointment of Henry Poehler
on the state board of equalization.
Enlosistic resolutions of the State sena-
tor Mclaughlin were adopted.
The following resolution was adopted
| unanimously:
Resolved, That the thanks of the senate
! are hereby rendered to the leute 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 duris the session
which has just closed.
The lieutenant governor made fit ing re-
ply, and having signed all the bills pre-
sented him, few minutes before /: 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 a
resounding clash on the desk to be used Of
ficially 20 more until 1sS5-unless ;cruel
fate should make an extra session necessary.