The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19

and Aitkin: appropriatine 81, 600 for the sun-
port OF tho state library: for the pardon Of
george Lautenschlager. Sophia Rapp and Frank
Rapp Adjourned until 10 an
The blockade on some Of the roads prevented
The arrival Of many Of tho members Of the
house. the speaker included, and tho session ~.
short and uneventful
Nj. Lees bill proposing to amend tho school
law provides that school district treaSmrers
.hall deposit their funds in some bank. after
placed in the bank which may IS deemsd rai, ~
Se and shall offer the highest rate Of fnterest for
The same W '0A0"' 1ok
6ENATE-Bills were Introduced appropriat-
ing $4,000 per annum for the Southern MIN
nesota Agricultural association; to provide for
uniform rules Of practice in probate courts;
prison appropriations; amending the charter of
the Mississippi Rum River Boom company;
to allow railroad companies outside the stats
70 become domestic corporations. A large
number OF local bills were passed under sus-
we're passed; taxing railroad land, titles to
which has passed. providing for change Of
county seats; extending the limits Of St. Paul
Upon reports OF the proper committees, the
following bills were indefinitely postponed:
civil actions; amending the statutes in regard
to appearances in Justices courts; amending tho
statutes relating to time of commencing actions
in civil cases; also amending the laws 40 to
Senator Peck has introduced bill by which
outside railroad companies extending their
lines into the state may become domestic cor
porations. They are to file diagrams Of their
entire line with the secretary Of state, and
must engage not to remove suits into tho Unit
ed States courts.
Senator Wilson's bill to tax railroad
lands the title to which has passed came
The ro T0 ss after .a many apoR0ns%eent;
emn silence, and resulted ~ follows:
Yeas, 80; nays, 10: Senators not voting:
Ackerman, Langdon, lawrence, Peterson and
Van Hoesen Those voting nay were
ent, Crosby, Gilallan, q D., Gildlian, j: B.,
Morrison, Sergeant, Waite
Observation-Disclosures wore received from
citizens Of Winona and Saltwater against tho
passage of the railroad bill in its present shape
harbor until the canal had been bridged Bills
were indefinitely postponed amending statutes
relating to costs, and Senator Wilson's bill for
q constitutions! amendment inhibiting towns,
cities, etc, from issuing bonds in aid of rail-
| roads. Bills were introduced declaring Gala
bosses legal jails; requiring the attorney gen.
eral to defend persons holding lands under the
homestead laws. The house went into COM
%ttes Of the xhois and spent tho day in tho
|
The debate brought out but . aingle fact
clearly-that it il the purpose upon the part of
the friends Of the bill to pass it without mate
TAI ameDdment, and ON this subject there il ev-
| identity well arranged programme All
may possibly be allowed before the dnal vota
| sENATE-Bills introduced: Authorizing Free
! born county to levy tax to build court house
| fvoc 70 Il Fo~a
vice and collection of judgments against munic-
palities which have no officers: fixing measure Of
damages in Of loss by fire; relating to ware
| houses and shipments Of grain RAILROAD commit
tee substitute bill; made special order for Fri
| day at p. ny. House bills were passed, amend:
ing charter Of Northtield; allowing mortRagors
to bid at chattel mortgage sales. Senate bills
passed: Continuing the laws relating to tres
planting; creating the Thirteenth judicial dis.
trict. In the afternoon bills were introduced
providing for penal code for the state 1.-THE New
| York code) and for boomage rates and privileges
On the upper Mississippi and Rum rivers.
| Judge Wilson has introduced the following
bin, which he entities San act relating to the
insurance of real property and the measure
| bill reads:
Whenever any policy Of insurance shall be
written to insure real property and the property
insured shall be wholly destroyed without GRIM
1nal fault on tho part Of the insured or his as
sigma, the amount Of tho insurance written in
such policy shall be taken conclusively to be
true amount Of loss and measure Of DAMAGES sHs
| when destroyed
The judiciary committee has introduced in tho
fore that body. It is the penal code bill, Of
| which the principal features have been given, al
far Is could be in the limits of newspaper space,
| in the PIONEER PRESS 1t occupies l13 pages
OF the usual size of printed bills, and is,
practically reprint Of the New York code. SEQ
| reta1y Jones did not read 1t all.
9areto- pillahnrv has provided q hill pjvtna
the attorney general $500 70 prepare and perfect
an appeal to the supreme court from the district
court Of Hennegin county, in tho notable case
recently decided by Judge Young adversely to
lands.
HoUsE-Resolutions were offered for congress
sional action to counteract the Introduction o.
American products by European countries. Thu
| Wilson bond bill was recalled from indefinite
postpon emeut Bills were introduced, amend
ing statutes relating to county surveyors; limit
Ing the hours that locomotive engineers and fire.
men may be employed; amending the statutes
relating to protection of life: amending statutes
relating to boards Of trade; amending statutes
relating to actions to acquire title: amending
statutes relating to publication Of lis pendens
amending statutes relating to repression Of dep
ositions for the reimbursement Of county fol
taxes or railroad lands from the 2 per cent tai
on the gross earnings; giving right Of way ia
railroads over state lands; amending statutes
relating to the sale Of personal property: to pre-
vent the destruction or injury Of bridges by
traction engines; = general law for the removal
Of county seats: amending the school law; pro-
viding for the extension Of time for redemption
in certain cases; to license roller Kinks.
Nearly all day was spent In discussing sthe
house railroad bill The sections were read
one by one and adopted, the deliberation
having resulted in the making Of no material
6n0an md tho
reported in favor Of the bill being engrossed
tor it's third reading.
1t was obvious from the first that it was
the purpose to pass the bill without amend
That this was In pursuance of an agreement
arrived at by the friends of the measure,
| tOrty-five of whom it il understood signed
an agreement to see the bill through in its
! entirety while fifteen or sixteen more agreed
to stand by the measure. The bill will prob
The LIE Sueur county member, whv was found to
DC entitled to his scat, has q bill In for $l,l5l
| tor the expenses in his case.
SENATE-Bills were introduced providing for
! the incorporation Of loan companies; authoriz-
ng Crookston to issue $50, 600 bonds; authorize
nR Albert Lea to vote - to issue Of bonds in aid
II railroads entering that oitv. Senate bills
passed: Establishing Normal school in Moor
head In 1887; providing for compulsory educa-
ion; revising tho military code: relating to
lumber district and surveyor general In north
srn part of state to prevent transfer Of suits to
federal courts by foreign corporations: provid-
ing for discharge Of seed grain debts due the
state. House bills passed: Amending the
charter Of St. Cloud: also Of Lake Crystal, Fill
moro county: providing for the settlement of
moneys in the hands Of sherins and deputies.
The senators have introduced 400 bills thus
Tar. and Of making many more there seems no
end