Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-06
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE--Petitions we're presented for SUBJ
mission to the people Of a prohibition amend
ment to the constitution, and for an amend
ment to secure female suffrage. Bills were in
Produced: To reimburse counties in the state
from the gross tax on railroads, for taxes over
paid through reason Of exemption of railroade
from tax; providing for consolidation Of relig-
ious organizations; to establish state normal
school at Moo1rhead; protecting all citizens,
rights; relating to the appointment of assistant
superintendent Of schools. The house bill
authorizing Wright county to issue $4,000 in
bonds was passed; also, the senate bill amend
doing damage. The senate, in committee Of the
whole, reported favorably on the bill to create
an additional judge in the Eleventh district; to
punish conspiracies to regulate the price of
grain; reducing premptory challenges Of. &C
cpsed in capital cases from twenty to seven.
Senator Doran's bill to punish grain corner
1nanipulators was amended in committee Of
the whole so as to add to the punitive clause
Imprisonment for not less than one ner more
than three years, and then recommended to pass.
No opposition was manifested in the senate
to the Stevenson bill providing for IN addition
al judge in the Eleventh judicial district a
similar bill passed the last senate but
failed in the house. Senator Comstock in rec
ommending the bill read statistics showing that
the vote at the last general election in the
600. In the Second district with three judges,
the vote was Is, COO; in the Fourth, with three
judges, 81 600; in the Eighth, 1900; the
Min tn, 10000; the Tenth, II GOO.
The bill introduced by Senator G. D. Gilfillan
to protect the legal right of all classes Of cti-
zens without distinction Of race or color is in
the interest Of the colored people of Minneso-
ia, and is an exact copy of the Ohio law on the
same subject. The preamble sets forth the
equality of all men under the law, and tho sec
rights, such as refusal to admit to cars, thea
tiers, public halls, etc, shall bo a msdemcan-
Or punishable by fine of not less than 500
nor moro than $500, or imprisonment not less
than thirty days nor more than one year.
HoUsE-Petiliops were presented for the ex-
tension Of the right OF suffrage to women, and
to prohibit the sale and manufacture of oleo-
margarine. The house refused to make mem
orial on the Reagan bill the special order. Bills
were INTRODUCED authorizing the st Paul NS1oux
City and W1nona & St. Peter railroads to
divide certain lands; to regulate the transport
tation of grain: to prohibit the sale Of dangerous
weapons to minors; authorizing women to vote
for county superin tende mt of schools; in re-
lation to the distribution of the property Of
Washington county from the operations of the
partition fence laws fixing the compensation Of
the county treasurer of Ramsey county; amend
ing the statutes relating to the appointment of
guardians; prohibiting the catching Of fish in
Lake Minne,onka except between May and No.
vembcr; requiring persons elected to school
offices to serve; limiting the tune in which real
estate judgments may be opened. Senate tills
were passed, legalzing the incorporation of
certain villages, and a Number of local bills.
h,JIc IN IA
relating to assignments.
The bill introduced by J. H. DR. AXE to allow
the st. Paul & Sioux City and the Winona 4 St.
| Peter Railroad companies to mako an equitable
division of lands, the title to which vests in both
| companies is to allow such division without
! the legal title being effected. OF the land in
question there are about sc, 600 acres situated
in the northern portions OF Brown, Cottonwood
! and Murray counties.
! Mr.. Hendrlckson has introduced an amend
| ment 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 Wac contracted
fraudulently, the creditor is not obliged to
sign a full release, but may retain what shall
! protect his interest.
SESArE-Bills wero introduced, to provide
for examination into and settlement of seeC
grain claims: amending the religious corpora
ton law; for a change Of boundary hetweer
Polk and Marshall counties; joint resolution
declaring that certain railroad corporations
have forfeited their franchises and asking ad.
judication; declaring a portion of the CAN
non Valley railroad grant forfeited unless
tie road is built into Mankato within
eight months. Senate bills passed for al
additional judge III the Eleventh dis
trlct: protecting manufacturers and bottlers
in the use of trade marks; preventing coinbina-
tons to affect the price of wheat; providing
for the collection Of criminal statistics. House
bills passed, preserving the fish in Clearwater
lake and authorizing St Joseph and st. Cloud,
Stearns county, to issue bonds two bills)
Three senator's were appointed on the joint
committee to confer with Dakota legislators
The resolution was adopted to inquire into the
tax upon the So, CC0, 600 mortgage held by the
Minnesota hallway Construction company.
Senator Doran's bill passed by the senate
provides that 'sevcry person who shall com
bine, confederate or conspire WIKI any other
person or pcrsons, with a view, in whole Or il
part, by any arrangement, plan. device or CO ~
price Of wheat, corn or other grain. shall be
deemed guilty Of a felony, etc"
After the bill had passed by a vote or :3};;' to T.
Senator Dorian said, although he had hoped tt
be permitted to remain silent, he would say
that the purpose Of the bill was to prevent the
Of wheat, and WAS the outgycWth Of {. meeting
he hail with certain buyers OF wheat, in which
it was represented that it would be to his lit
forest TO lower the price on wheat at LIE Sueu1
eight or hire cents below what he was paying
! Senator OBIien's bill respecting reIisiou:
corporations is explained by the iEtrolucer AZ
intended to remove all doubt OF the power o.
Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches Il
mortgage or convey realty without previous
notice in tho churches vote of approva
| 1,<-}1 !, of finn
mover aske1 that the bill be passed under s,ls
pension Of The rules, but the senate declined Il
do so by pronounced majority.
More than 2UO bills have been introduced il
the senate thus far and Of surcease in the tloot
there is no sign Between twenty and thirt,
have been passed under suspension of thu
rules aud dozen in the regular order
HousE-Representative McKusick petitone<
for power from the house to summon witness
es in his contested election case. Bills were in
troduced authorizing Mower county to purchas
fair grounds fixing the salary of the state treas
urers CLERK; amending law reiatlng 10 partl
ton fences; to regulate Employment bureaus o
Offices; changing the time Of holding meeting
by county commissioners; amending the pro
; bate law amending statutes relating to the fl
ing Of mortgage notes; appropriating s., 90
, per year for tho state board of correction
> charities. A resolution was introduced for tn
investigation of labor other than convict in tn
state prison. House bills passed: Allowing
religious bodies to organize as corporations
authorizing mortgages and PLEDGES to pur
chase at public sale; ]egalizing certain record
recorded in the Office of theresister Of deeds
, legaiizing 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
, mitteo from the Dakota legislature
Mr.. Fosters bill changing the law relatin
to the filing Of notes, mortgages, ETC., change
= single word-vendor to vendee. It require
: the note - be fled where the vendee lives.
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