The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-01-23
WHAT OUR Law MAKERS ARE
DOING.

The several House committees are made up,
and we find Blue Earth county's representa-
tives stationed as follows; Representative
spauldIng is at the head OF the committee Oh
Normal schools, and Ia a member OF the oom-
mittee ON claims. Mr., wigley has position
ON the public lands committee, also on the one
on mines aud minerals. Ed Warner is placed
on four different committees viz: finance, In
surance, railroads and the Joint committee on
State University. MIR Foster holds forth on
the Judiciary committed. also on the ones on
enr lment and tax laws.
A goodly amount al primary work has been
done which VIII DO consummnt, later On IN
the session. by way of introducing bills, re-
solutions, etc
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.: Warner has intr, ,duced u bill. providing
Tor thr better regulation OF railroads it pr-
sides for the election, by the people of the
state. Of three rallr'ad commissioners, these
Ia be 81 appointed that enc shalt remain in
office. tn by avoiding new ard
through ut at any line They arr to have
supervision of rates. but not power to arbi-
trate these. They W III have authority To re-
quest adjustment where they mud Injustice
existing. and shall have power "a conmence
action " the necessary n lief 10 not granted by
III railrumd authorities: The bill pr yides
that all the puwers or he pr, sent railr nd
cnnn,i ,SI' ner lie given tO the board, and
makes transit rates elective with the Snip Il.
pr h,bits railroad employers IT m using In
~
dming cars 81 rs {, place taem I'm level with
sleeping cars, as regards taxation
Mr., Michner has araspcd the old subject of
taxing real estate m 'rtgHges by by horns and
launched n bill intu the nouse relative thereto.
4 ~ llnbus Ut Il II ub Ut us fell MS: The muit-
ghg"c aud murigagor shall be- considered Joint
,wucrs in The property thus mort gagged. Tine
,wncr IL the pr, pert! shnll state Z tn aSse-
SCR the amount al iUcumbrhnce, and Ia VIII Im
due, and that ohio r IN ~ assess each pro rata |;
| the murtgHgee for the mount Oi incumbI ance
N nltlI lar
| that. The tax so nssessrd shall be u lien
| against the pr, pertA a. incumOrauce aud may
| hr phid 10y either. II the uurtgagee pay 9 thut
| against the lee, u increases the d. BIT thorn n,
aud u by the n"rIgagnr, i !, ssens tue debt L.
I at extent. Tax ior drainage. ETC., shall
| be against the b. l'ier uf the fee.
| In the House MIR Sl,aulding introduced an
| amendment Ia the bill L. MI the aniIOn Val
| | " Improvement Company tO build u raIlr, nd
Canm,n river This, IL passed. VIII repeal tn,
not which allows this npans ~ p''ssess their
land grant. upon COmpl, ling their road to q
| u int In tue town ~ M"nknto.
| IT, pr sentative Turrrll mas introduced bill
to rsin"S- th" o. day i,",t "a. TN" i-s'-iaturo
r A. Faster 81 this county has introduced
| one rel 'tiug tu summons In Justice Courts, ai-
| ~ one relative To the transferring of cases &,
| the supreme ,urt by corp"ratinns
over sixty bills have been Introduced In tn I
s".'ate, lhrg' quota I" them beng local IL
I '.c". Am ny the Important ones we motto,
oH.' ~ Senate Crosby, oi Worthingt n, "a
f., u, new judicial district. comprising the
4 lNssA
jack n and Cottonwood. Another by Sena'
| tor Go drich To- repeal the ten year priSon up.
prupiali rs bill. One providing for mako 4
| three cent per mile the legal passenger rate
| I'm the rail- uads Ia the state. Also une by
Senator Van Hnesen Tor the inspection anu
| handling ot grain. An 'ther by Senator
KnUd'sUn, for amer ding the statutes so rs I,
| chnnge the time OF holding the annual scho
meetings., from September III August, and one
| by the same providing AN increase ut o. ,OUO 4,
the fund provided by the State, annually. for
defr ying the expense of tcaC hers institutes.
| On Monday no business of nute was trans
acted. The different committees started up,r
| u ,ur (" the State educational and charitable
institutions.
ON Tuesday senator Waite introduced bill
for the protection uf dairymen and Co proven,
deception IN the sale OF butter. Sen ttor Crusey
also introduced one relating to plcadings IN
| District Courts. bill introduced by Senator
| Rice, concerning the draining OF lakes. viii
interest many parts ~ the State, rs IL provides
that none but grassy lakes can be drained, MOI
none in which the depth will average fodi
feet
In the House, Tue day, Mr. Lineau introduced
| a bill relating Ia the parduning power by the
| Governor. II prov.de~ that parduns be- grant
ed unaer certain restrictions, and 10 these ARE
not Complied with, the CONVICT shall be- arrest
ed and rcuIauded To Jail again. Mr.. Bean ha,
| introduced Il bill pr,'vidi.g n better school
priv grs In spIrsely settled localities
MIR Warner, Uf this county, has introduced
u bill relating To the examination VI cundi
dates Tor graduation la the state Normal
sch uls ana providing for the grant, ny al
State certificates To Normal school graduates
This bin contains many significant points FOL