The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-02-26
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.-Not in session.

| HousE-Bills were introduced fixing thu
salary of judges of probate; to provide for the
| incorporation of subordinate lodges X. and p :
relating to the service fees of domestic ami
mails. The day was spent in committee on the
whole, aud number of important bills acted
upon favorably. The bill limiting service of
county commissioners was indefinitely post
poned
The general orders, consisting Of sixty-thres
bills, was cleared Among the important biilN
favorably acted upon were tho Liensu bill fof
the establishment of 4 high scheoi, Mr. Spauld-
ing's bill prohibiting The sale of spurious dairy
products unless they be duly labeled SO
as to Indicate their true character, the
amended Foster bill regulating the trans
fer of cases by foreign corporationa
from the local to the federal courts, declaring
dogs personal property, the amended Brill d.
vorce bill, Senator Castles bill reducing the in
terest on sales of public lands from to 5 per
cent, the bills introduced by the senate judici-
airy committee relating to the duties Of guardi-
ans, to offenses on railroad cars, and providing
for the organization of religious corporations.
Difficulty was experienced in heating the
hall of the house, and a number of members
resorted to their overcoats t. keep warm. A
motion to adjourn was made on account of tho
insufficient warmth of the room, and finally
the house adjourned ever one day to allow Of
preparations for the legislative reception.
$4,000 for new buildings for the deaf dumb
and blind; amending the laws relating to the
assessment and collection of taxes. The senate
spent several hours discussing the railroad bill,
and finally all amendments were referred to the
railroad committee. Adjourned until 10 d M
The bill Will be printed, and by agreement
goes before the senate committee of the whole
without further reference to committee
Il is regarded as highly probable that the
senate will pass the bill without material
changes. What the house will do it is yet
too early for any fellow to find out
SENArE-Blls were introduced to provide for
arbitration in case of strikes; making appro-
priations for state institutions for two years; to
allow the Duluth IL Winnipeg road to change its
line: authorizing county commissioners to APP
propriate money for county agricultural socie-
ties. Senate bills We're passed: Providing for a
state census; making trespass on pine lands a
felony: amending the military code. In the aft
ernoon the railroad committee introduced a sub
stitute entitled An act for the regulation Of
railroad companies:" the finance commute in
troduced bill for general appropriations for the
two wears ensuing from July 81, 1856
HOUSEHOLDS were introduced: Requiring rail-
roads to build guards at all wagon crossings: to
provide for the Incorporation OF assessment life
endowment and insurance associations; appro-
prlatlng $50, 900 per annun for two years MAIN
tenance of state reform school; increasing ap-
preparation to aid county agricultural societies
from $4,000 to $4,000: relating to property
Of insolvent debtors: amending statutes relat-
Ing TO prosecutions before justices Of the peace;
for the appointment of a state entomologist at a
salary of $1,000; appropriating $3.50 for
new building and improvements at the state re-
form school: providing for an inventory of prop
erty at the state institutions; requiring regis
tiers of deeds to number documents in the order
Of filing; to amend statutes relating to the tax
alton of building associations. Senate bills were
passed: Appropriating $1,000 for furnishing
the state capitol; fixing the salary of the re-
cording clerk of the secretary of state at 900;
amending statu es relating to salary of county
treasurers: amending statutes relating to term
of county commissioners: reducing the 1ate of
interest on the sale of public lands from to
per cent.
The bill proposing to appropriate $780,
600 for the purpose of improving the
property given to the state by Ramsey
county FOR state fair ground purposes came
up in the house yesterday in the regular
course, elected good deal of discussion, but fin
ally twas recommended to pass During the do
bate it was stated that the expenses of the state
for its ordinary expenditures for the next
two years would be as follows: For standing
appropriations 1886, 1882, 900; 1887, 1882
600; for support of state institutions 1886,
S45s, 26O; 1887. $780, 800; general ex-
penses of the state, 1885, $1O2,9 $1I1,-
425, and interest on bonds, 800, 900 for
each year, total for 1885 of $S43, 1876, and
for 1887, $SS9,7S5. The resources of the
state for 1856 would be from state taxes,
1886, 600; from insurance companies, o.
600; from sundry sources, 500 500; from
railroad company taxes, S645, 600 and from
taxes on telegraph companies, $4,000, a
total of 81 $50, 500. An overdraft of $780,
600 and $4,000 due the school text book
fund would reduce the total to $3.50. 500.
leaving balance of $36, 315. The items of
resource for 1887 would amount to ST. 1877
800, leaving balance on that year of
S261715. To make this appropriation and
Others would necessitate the increase of the
rate OF tax levy to one and one-half mills
SENATE-The senate in committee of the
whole recommended its own railroad bill re-
Gently introduced for passage, after several
hours debate. No important amendments
were made in the bill as drafted, and only one
significant vote was taken. Senators Hick-
man and STEVENSON were active in the
attempt to graft upon the bill some of the pro-
visions of the house bill, and the former Sc
cured vote upon the proposed amendment to
section 20, prohibiting discrimination. The
amendment was defeated-l4 to 25. This is
fair measure of the stength of the senate bill
and the house bill, respectively, in the senate
The senate considered the bill presented by
the special health committee to prevent de-
ception in dairy products" an almost exact
copy of the New York law and similar to bill
on the same subject in the state. An effort to
increase the salary of the dairy commissioner
SIal to l<.f 10
bill was recommended to pass, with only two
dissenting voices
One of the longest arguments in the Senate
was upon consideration in committee of the
whole of the bill concerning chattel mortgages,
introduced by the judiciary committee The
main discussion was over the vexed question
Of chattel mortgages on grain. The bill pro-
vides that if the innocent purchaser shall use
reasonable diligence in discovering wheth-
er the wheat is mortgaged or not, the
fling of the mortgage with the register of
deeds shall not be deemed legal notice of
such mortgage. The bill provides for re-
covery of damages equal to twice the amount
of the value of the grain from the mortgagor
who has sold it fraudulently, and also pro-
vides for the fine and imprisonment of the
latter If he misrepresents facts as to levies
1n the grain. Senator Crosby succeeded in
having the bill amended so that the fees to
registers of deeds for recording chattel mort
cages shall be 10 instead of 10 cents. Senator
Van Hoesen's amendment making the bill take
effect May l. 1885, was agreed to and the bill
recommended to pass as amended.
HoUsE.-The house got down to business
Thursday and had three sessions, passing. dur
ng the day, fully fifty bills, clearing the calen-
lar of all but sixteen bills There remain on
he calendar, beside these, about twenty senate
oills, with about thirty bills on general
riders for consideration in commit
ee of the whole The monotonous
alling of the roll was of little interest to
he public. Among the bills passed were the
Fixing the time of holding terms of
ourt in the Seventh judicial district pre-
rent the catching OF fish in Lake Mlnne-
onka except during the summer sea-
on. -AppropriatiEg money to meet a def
iency in the condu It of the state board of cor
ections and charities. Amending statutes fix
ng the term of Office of county commissioners.
For the appointment of commission for a
evision of the names of the lakes !
n the state.-Amending statutes extending the
erm of notaries public For the election of
econd judge in the Twelfth judicial district
o regulate garnishee proceedings in Justices
curt
Amending the road law requiring survey be-
ng made, anil an accurate description being fill
ID with the town clerk-Amendlng the statutes |