New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-01-28


and Hennepin counties for care of state
prisoners; providing for condemnation
of overAowed lands to create water
power. Adjourned until Tuesday at 10
a. m.
HoUsE-Bills for the taxation of real
estate mortgages and requiring all fore
closures under chattel mortgages TO be
done by the sheriff were indefinitely
postponed. Bills were introduced to
prohibit the sale of dime novels. refer
red to the committee on insane. Ad-
]ourned to 10 a. m. Tuesday.
Legislative Notes.
Mr.: Thompson's bill relating to the
term OF office of county commissioners
proposes to increase the term from
three to four years.
Senator MOrrison's bills AMENDING
the General Laws of 1875 provide:
The first, that guardians be compelled
to account in the probate court; and
second, defining more clearly the Sec
ton which, lawyers are pretty sure.
sets forth that resident guardians are
not required to pay probate tax.
Mr.. Stordock's bill relating to chat
tel mortgages makes it the duty of the
sheriff to make all foreclosures under
chattel mortgages and prohibits it be-
ing done by agents. The bill also fixes
fees, and is designed to prevent agents
from making unnecessary expense in
the foreclosure of chattel mortgages. as
is being done in good many cases.
Chairman Stordock, of the railroad
committee of the house, says the mem
bers are working night and day, and
he has little doubt that in very short
time they will agree upon a report.
which will be in the shape of a sulbsti-
tute bill, embodying what the committee
regard as the best features of all the
bills introduced on the subject of rail-
road legislation.
The judiciary committee of the SEN
ate considered Senator Ovens bill to
prevent corners in grain, last Wednes-
day, and recommended its PASSAGE
with amendment which, in the punitive
clause strikes out the words mot less
than 1000" and thus leaves the fine
within the discretion of the court up to
$4,000. -
Another game law amendent was
presented in the house Wednesday by
Mr.. Muzzy. This one proposes to pre-
vent the hunting of deer, elk, fawn,
etc., with dogs and hounds, and to
prohibit the catching of deer, etc., in
traps or with snares, and fixes the time
IN which deer may be shot between
Nov. Is, and Dec. Is.
Senator Rice's bill to change the rate
OF interest on sales of public lands from
Z to 5 per cent differs from that of SEN
ator Castle only in this: 1t provides
that, after the 1st of June next, the rate
OF interest on payments for lands already
purchased shall be instead of z per
cent. Byunanimous consent the bill
was placed on file for third reading, and
passed in its order by vote of % to ~.
Senator Castles bill also passed, so that
II the governor vetoes the Rice bill, the
other may become a law
Senator Sackett's amendments to the
statutes governing the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors provides for the punishment
of all minors who OBTAIN liquor upon
the representation that they are of age,
and for like punishment for any who
represent minors as having attained
majority. The penalties are fines OF
not more than $500 nor less than $25,
and Imprisonment for not less than thir-
ty nor more than ninety days.
Mr.. Harold,on presented bill last
Wednesday which is designed to make
the nonresident owners of mortgages
pay tax on the same. The bill pro.
poses to make the tax on mortgages q
lien upon the mortgage, and in case OF
nonresident mortgages, where nc
property can be found to satisfy the
claim for taxes, the county auditor may
sell an interest in the mortgage.
Senator Gilfllan, of the judiciary
committee, in reporting indefinite post.
ponement for Senator Crosby's bill al
lowing women to vote for county SUI
perintendents, said it did not provide
methods to prevent great confusion
The law provides that all voters at ,
general election shall ne registered, anc
that the names of all the candidate:
shall be on one ballot. Judges of cleo
ton could not tell whether the
folded ballot presented by a woman
contained only the name of the candi
date for county superintendent or not
No provision was made in the bill TO
registration of women, and if they vot
ed, the tally sheets and the ballot
would not agree. The bill was referred
back to Senator Crosby for amendment
but it will meet with opp osition from
the Judiciary committee, and is no.
likely to pass, howsoever amended.
The compulsory education bill. intro
duced by Senator knudson, enacts tina
all healthy children between the age
OF eight and sixteen shall attend pub
lie or private school for twelve week!
during the year. at least six of which
shall be consecutive. The only valie
excuses on the part of parents or guard
ans are poverty, lack of school facilities
within two miles of residence, or proc
that the child has the necessary educa
ton. The penalty for disobedience is
fine OF $40 to $25 for the first offense anc
1925 to $50 for each subsequent ofense
Mr.. Muzzy, who was appointed chair
man OF the House suffrage committee
reported a bill Friday proposing to Civ,
Ine ilgnt .! Suffrage on tue question O
presidential elections to women. It wa
sent to the Judiciary committee, which
will report it back as unconstitutional,
since an amendment to the constitution
is necessary to accomplish the objec
desired.
Senator Sergeant has again intro
duced bill to prevent the sale and ex
posure of obscene and indecent litera
ture. pictures, etc. His first bill wa.
indefinitely postponed. His new one
is almost an exact copy Of the New
York law, which, he says, has beer
through the courts and came out al
right. It is not likely to stand the ties
of the judiciary committee,
]. Mr.. Collester introduced an exceed
ingly good bill in the house Friday-re
quiring coroners to keep transcript
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