The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-05
TIE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE,

mont t. NE. ecpssfatiSn, and for an amend.
nishs to secure female suffrage Bills we're in
reduced: To reimburse counties in tho state
from the gross tax ON railroads, for taxes over
paid through reason OF exemption Of railroad.
from tax; providing for consolidation Of relia-
ions organizations; 70 establish state normal
school At hoorheadi PROTECTING all citizens.
without rgg,tvi 10 cplo5 In theif civil and legal
sSss;; sssang e he q assist.n!
$sssss 70 ;.s%e 1 :lS Go bill III
&4naA w passed; also, tho senate bill amend
! :ng the statutes relating to restraining beasts
doing damage. The senate, in committee of the
whole, reported favorably on the bill to create
punish eonsptracies to regulate the price of
gram; reducing premptory challenges of &C
cqsed In capital cases FROM twenty 10 seven.
senator Doran's bill to punish grain corner
manlpulators was amended in committee of
| imprisonment for not less than ono nor more
than three Year,, and hen recommended TO pass
| NO opposition var manifested in the senate
% tne esevensoh ply providing for u, addition
sSSge S The y Asn n | dsi astttet
h{Ied h thehbNsa: Senator GomstcSs n rec.
ntaehding The bin read statistics showing th thai
NE vote at the last general election in the
| Eleventh district was, In round numbers. IL:
~ ~ IN the Secoad district with three Judges.
; ;ns xSte ~ n1So in the Fourth VIII three
MA tn, ~ ECO; the Tenth, II 600 >.
D.. The BIZ introduced bx a.rstai 6. b. Gi'fll.n
FrAssft ths 'etal right Of all classes Of citi-
| Aehs without distinction Of race or color, is in
tho INT interest Of the colored people Of Anneso
same subject The preamble sets forth tho
equality of all men under the law, and the sec-
eone provide that any infringement of those
rights, such g refusal to admit TO- cars, thea
or, punishable BY : t1ne of not Less than 500
thu thirty asys nof more tSsn One Feat '' ''''
ousE-PeittlGSc;ns &e ~ Presented for the ex-
tension OF ths fight OF suffrage to women, and
70 prohibit the sale and manufacture of oloo-
margarine The house refused to make mem-
orlal on the Reagan bill the special order Bills
were introduced authorizing the st. Paul Sioux
City and Wlnona 4 St Peter railroads to
divide divide certain lands; to regulate the transpor
weapons to minors; authorizing women to vote
for county, superb tehdc mt of schools; in re-
lation to the distribution IF the property OF
debtors nnder the insolvent act; N*enpiihS
partition fence LAWS; Afing the compensation Of
the county :reasHreE Of Ramsey county; amend
ing the statutes relating to the appointment OF
guardians; prohibiting tho catching OF fish in
Lake Minnetonke except between May and No
| ,
offices Is serve; limiting the time in which real
! estate judgments may be opened Senate bills
were passed, legalizing the incorporation of
! certain villages, and a number of local bills
House bills were passed amending the statutes
relating to assignments.
| The bill introduced by j. H. DR. AXE to allow
| the St. Paul 4 Sioux City and the Winona & st.
Peter Railroad companies to make an equitable
division of lands, the title to which vests in both
companies, is 70 allow such division without
q lASyOf o$$o "A
! question there are about e, 600 acres situated
in the northern portions of Brown, Cottonwood
and Murray counties.
Mr. Hendrickson has introduced IN amend
nlent to the insolvent debtor law, which pro-
vides that in case judgment debtor makes an
assignment and any judgment creditor can
show to the court that the debt was contracted
fraudulently, the creditor is not obliged 70
Sign full release, but may retain what shall
sESArl-Bills were introduced, 10 provide
for examination into and settlement Of seed
grain Chains, attending the religious corpora
ton law; for a change 81 boundary hetwce,nn
Polk and Marshall counties; joint resolution
declaring that certain railroad corporations
have forfeited their franchises and asking ad-
Indication; declaring portion of the Can
non Valley railroad grant forfeited unless
tho road is built into M.nksto with within
sddona judge 'D IN the R EsSsath for in
trict; protecting, manufacturers aud bottlers
n on the use Ct trade marks preventing eompa
for the callectirh Of criminal statistics House
Rke and aqthSrizEn g St jjsssp{i A:ia St cloud
$ $t sS COUNTY, 70 issue bonds two bills)
o amr senator's were appointed on the joint
The resolution was adopted to inquire into the
tax upon the 81, COO COO mortgage held by the
Minnesota Railway Construction company.
senator Dorans bill passed by the senate
provides that "overy person who shall COM
person or persons, with = view, IN whole Or in
part by any ARRANGEMENT, plan; device or ccl,-
trivante, q control Or diminish the market
S Sese Ct sS %hs s'S gS$ 9tksE st' shall DO
Senator Doran said. although he had hoped to
be permitted to remain silent no would saw
that the purpose of the bill was to prevent the
mllers' association from controlling the price
OF wheat and was the outgrowth of q meeting
he had with certain buyers Of wheat, In which
it VAS represented that it would be to his in
terest to lower the prce on wheat at Lie Suour
eight or nine cents below what he was paying.
Senator OBrien,s bill respecting religious
corporations is explained by the iEtroducer as
intended to remove ali doubt of the power Of
Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches to
mortgage Or convey realty without previous
hotice in the churches or vote Ut approval
~ the membefs Of The congregation. The
pension of the rules, but the senate declined to
do 80 by pronounced majority.
More than 200 bills have been introduced in
the senate thus far, and of surcease in the flood
have been passed undefe suspension Of the
rules and dozen in the regular order.
HousE-Representative McKusick potitioned
for power from the house to summon Witness
e. in his contested election case Bills were in
PRODUCED authorizing Mower county to purchase
fair grounds fixing the salary of the state treas
ton fences; to regulate employment bureaus OF
Offices; changing the time of holding meetings
by county commissioners; amending tho pro-
bate law; amending statutes relating to the fl
per year for the state board of corrections
charities. A resolution was introduced for the
investigation of labor other than convict in the
state prison. House bills passed: Allowing
religious bodies to organize as corporations;
chase at public sale; legalizing certain records
recorded in the Office of the register of deeds;
lega!izing powers of attorney heretofore made;
relating to the distribution Of property by as
signs: amending statutes relating to assigns.
A committee was appointed to meet the COM
mlttee from the Dakota legislature
Mr. Fosters bill changing the law relating
to the filing Of notes, mortgages, etc., changes
. single word-vendor to vendce. It requires
tho note to be filed where the vendee lives.
In committee of the whole in the house.
Mr.. Burlingames bill for convention
for the revision of the constitution came up.
Mr. burnngame spoke IN support OF the meas
ure, referring to the present constitution as .
, piece of patchwork sadly needing thorough
revision; q constitution which had been in use
for more than fifteen years. the bill was favor
ably recommended.
| STANDARDIZATION were presented call
. ing for the passage Of the Illinois railroad law
! and of memorial in favor Of the McAdoo bill
in congress. Bills were introduced, making
the illegal sale Of intoxicating liquors prima
facie evidence of wrong intent; providing for
terms of court commissioners and judges to
agree with the biennial election amend