The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE,
SENATE-Not in session.

00NAAG-NOt III 0eOO1Ou.
HousE.-Bills were introduced 1xine tha
salary Of judgee Of probate; to provide for the
jrcorporation Of subordinate lodges K and p. !:
relating to the service fees Of domestic ami.
mails. The day was spent in committee on the
upon favorably The bill limiting service Of
county commissioners was indefinitely post
pOned.
The general orders, consisting Of sixty-th
bills was cleared Among the important bills
fsvorably acted upon were tho Lienau bill for
ing's bill prohibiting the sale ofspurious dairy
products unless they be duly labeled SO
as to indicate their true character, tho
amended Foster bill regulating the trsnS-
for Of cases by foreign corporations
Iron from the Local to the federal courts declaring
vorce hill, Senator Castles bill reducing the in
forest on sales of public lands from to s pek
cent, the bills introduced by tho senate iudtci-
ary committee relating to tho duties Of gnardi-
ans, to otfenses Oh railroad cars, and providing
1or the organization Of religious corporations.
Difhculty was experienced in heating the
nall OF the house, and 4 number of membera
resorted to their overcoats t, keep warm A
motion to adjourn was made on account of tho
insuf1iclent warmth Of the room, and finally
the house adjourned over one day to allow Of
preparations for the legislative reception.
sENATE-Bills were introduced appropriatine
$4,000 for new buildings for the deaf, dumb
and blind: amending tho laws relsting to the
assessment and collection Of taxes. The senate
spent several hours discussing tho railroad bin.
anu ; nnally all amendments were referred to the
railroad committee Adjourned until 10 a m.
aA,e bill will be printed, ana BY agreement
goes before the senate committee of The whole
without further reference t. = committcc
IN TQOrlr6pN ohoh
senate will pass the bill without material
changes What the house will do it ia vet
too early for any fellow to find out
SENATE-Bills were introduced to provide for
arbitration in case Of strikes; making appro-
prat1ons for state institutions for two wears: to
allow the Duluth & Winnipeg road to change its
line: authorizing county commissioners to ap-
propr.ate money for county agricultural socfe-
ties. Senate bills were 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 SUBJ
st1tute entitled An act for the regulation Of
railroad companies" the finance comm 1ttee in
trouuced bill for general appropriations for tho
two wears ensuing from July 81. 1886.
HoUsE-Bills 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-
prating $35, 900 per annum 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 insolvcnt debtors: amending statutes relat-
lnS to prosecutions before justices Of the peace;
for the appointment OF state entomologist at 4
salary Of $1,000: appropriating $4,000 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 wero
passed: Appropriating $4,000 for furnishing
the state capitol; fixing the salary Of the re-
corning Clerk OF the secretary Of state at 81 900:
amending statu es relating to salary of county
treasurers; amending statutes relating to term
OF county commissioners: reducing the tate of
interest on the sale Of public lands from to :
per cent.
The bill proposing to appropriate $780,
OOo tor 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 was recommended to pass During the de-
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 1856, 1882, 900; 1887, $lS3, =
600; for support Of state institutions, 1886.
$45S, 26O; 1887, $496,36O general ex-
penses of the state, 1886, $1O2, 925; $1z1.-
a25, and interest on bonds, $4,000 for
each year, total for 1886 of $s43, 1855, and
for 1887, $3.50, 1885, The resources of the
state for 1886 would be from state taxes
$3.50, 900; from insurance companies, g.
OOO; from sundry sources, $26, 500; from
railroad company taxes, $645, 900, and from
taxes on telegraph companies, $G 900. q
total of 81 100, 500. An overdraft of $780,
600 and $50, 900 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 81, 157,-
500, leaving a balance on that year Of
S2G7,715 To make this appropriation and
Others would nccessitate the increase of the
rate OF tax levy to one and onc-half mills
bENATE.-The senate in committee of the
Whole recommended it's 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. Senator's 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 ~, prohibiting discrimination. The
amendment was defeated-l4 to -. This is q
talr 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 'sprevent de-
ception in dairy products" an almost exact
copy Of the New York law and similar to q bill
on the same subject in the state. An effort to
,1.r Oh I~cs
from $l,5GOto 81, 800 per annum was lost The
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,
main discussion was over tho vexed question
of chattel mortgages on grain. The bill pro-
vides that if the innocent purchaser shall use
reasonable diligence in discovering wheth-
or the wheat is mortgaged or not, the
filing of the mortgage with the register 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
having the bill amended so that the fees to
registers of deeds for recording chattel mort
cages shall be 10 instead of 20 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
ing the day, fully fifty bills, clearing the calen-
dar of all but sixteen bills. There remain on
the calendar, beside these, about twenty senate
bills, with about thirty bills on general
orders for consideration in commit
tee of the whole. The monotonous
calling of the roll was of little interest to
the public Among the bills passed were the
following Fixing the time of holding terms of
court in the Seventh judicial district Ito pre-
vent the catching Of fish in Lake Mlnne-
tonka except during the summer sea-
son.-Appropriatirg money to meet q def
cheney in the condu It of the state board of cor
rections and charities Amending statutes fix
ing tho term of Office of county commissioners.
FOR the appointment of commission for a
revision of the names Of the lakes
in the state-Amending statutes extending tho
term of notaries public.-For the election of a
second judge in the Twelfth judicial district
To regulate garnishee proceedings in Justices
court
Amending the road law requiring survey be-
ing made, ami an accurate description being fill