Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-17

| Mr.. IhayerS bill relatlng TO hSnWdyS
simply repeats the exceptions made IN the
act where the stream ran entirely through
the property of one owner.
The committee of the house, consisting
of Messrs Buck, Jacklin, Grimshaw, Cap
ser, Frahm, Morse and Baumgarten, desig-
mated to represent the house at the funeral
of the late L. A. Richardson, member of
the body from Winona, left for that city
on this sad mission by the midday train
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
yesterday.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Jas. Smith
Jr., relating to the incorporation of cham
| beers of commerce and boards of trade on
the calendar for passage, excited the an
tagonism of j. E. Child, who thought ne
saw in it a trap for the unwary farmer, in
which he was joined by Mr.. Gregory, OF
Washington, and to cut off talk, it was re-
ferred to those gentlemen to propose
amendments to remove their objections.
The GLOBE was in error when, in speak
ing of Mr.. Thayer's bill making the Min
nesota Journal of Education the official
the state,it said the bill made it obligatory
upon school district clerks to subscribe TO
the same. 1t simply provides that such
clerks as take sufficient interest in school
matters as to wish to keep themselves
posted upon educational matters occurring
in the state may subscribe for the Journal
at the expense of the district
Under the provisions of the tax law of
1881, a large amount poor land for which
no bids were made at the tax sales was
stricken from the duplicates. Mr.. Nc
Kusick, of Pine, introduced bill requiring
assessors to restore these lands to the tax
duplicates and offer the same at the sales of
the present year, the theory being that in
many cases, by contiguous improvements,
such lands have been made of sufficient
value to make them desirable.
The bills charging the corporate limits
of Minneapolis, and authorizing the issue
of bonds not to exceed the per cent.
limit, as agreed to by the delegation, were
introduced by Mr.. Grimshaw and passed
under suspension of the rules.
HIGH LICENSE.
Mr.. Hicks yesterday introduced into the
house, Senator Rice's high license bill
with some few amendments. The first
amendment increases the bond required
from parties licensed to sell liquor, from
$4,000 to $4,000. The punishment for
giving or selling liquor to minors, the
penalty for which was fixed at $25, is
amended to fix the penalty for the first of
Tense 800, and for the second, forfeiture
of the license. Section IL in the Rice bill,
fixing the rate of license in incorporated
villages and cities, is changed to make the
license in towns of not more than 10000
population, not less than $500 instead of
$4OO, and in towns of more than 10000, at
not less than $1,000 instead of $500.
PROTECTING ELEVATORS.
Hon. Jas. Smith, Jr., yesterday intro
duced the following bill to prevent or di-
minish the danger accruing from passen-
ger elevators to persons, lite and property,
and fixing penalties, etc.
Section THAT it shall be the duty of
every owner of any elevating or hosting
apparatus extending through one or more
floors of any building within this state, to
entirely inclose the sides and top of such
apparatus with some non-combustible
material. and to make the doors
thereof, if any, of non-combustible ma
terial, and to cause such doors to be closed
except while necessarily open to afford in
gress or egress from the platform of such
apparatus. Provided that, the use of any
elevating or hosting apparatus provided
with efficient fire proof automatic hatch
way, closing slides, at every floor through
which the same extends, shall be deemed a
compliance with this act; and, provided,
that this act shall not apply to grain ware
houses, commonly known as elevators.
Sec. 2. That any neglect to comply
with the requirements of this act shall
render the owner of any elevating or hoist
ing apparatus so in default liable for all
damage occasioned thereby to any prop
erty, and for the death of or injury to any
person or employe.
Sec. 3. That any person who shall neg
lect to comply with the requirements of
this act shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
before any court or magistrate
having jurisdiction thereof, shall be fined
not less tnan 20 nor more IMAM S1U per
day for every day while SO in default, and
shall pay the costs of the prosecution, and
half of such fines shall go to the person
who shall enter the complaint, and the rest
to the treasury of the town, city or village
where such building may be.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
AS a substitute for the bill introduced by
Mr.. Bohland, relating to the state board of
health, the judiciary committee yesterday
reported the following, with recon-
mendation that 1t be passed:
Section l. That sections 121 and 1872
chapter 10, of the general statutes of 1878,
be and the same are hereby amended to
read as follows;
Sec. 121. Duties of board of health re-
relating to scarlet fever, diphtheria aud
smallpox II shall be the duty of any
and every member of all boards of health
within the state whenever they are in
formed that there is case of scarlet fever,
diphtheria or smallpox within the terri
tory over which the board of health OF
which he is a member has jurisdiction.
to notify a majority of such sup
posed facts within six hours after
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