New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-02-04
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ress from taking more than one-eighth
part for toll.
The Senate judiciary committee has
reported three bills changing the terms
Of office respectively of Court Commits
sioners and County Commissioners from
three to four years.
Another bill has been introduced
this time in the House providing that
women shall have the right to vote for
county superintendent Of schools. The
bill provides that they shall register
and be required to conform to the laws
regulating the voting of males.
Mrs. Batchelder of the Hennepin
county delegation has introduced a bill
making it misdemeanor to sell any
tire arm or dangerous weapon to a
minor and to prescribe way for the
contiscation OF such weapons if found
in the possession of minors.
Mr.. Iltis of Carver county has intro
duced bill making it incumbent upon
any person elected to the position of
supervisor OF schools or treasurer of
schools to serve, refusal to be a INSIDE
meanor.
AS residents during the grasshopper
times will remember, the state voted
$3.50. 900 to purchase seed grain for
distribution to farmers, the latter to
return the price of such grain within
certain time. Few were able to COM
ply. and the time was extended, never
theless the state has many unsettled
claims; and in some cases has acquired
title to land. Senator Rice has intro
duced bill requiring the governor, be-
fore April l, to appoint an inspector
who shall investigate all cases of claims
on account of this seed grain, and when
he finds the people too poor to pay, to
advise the governor, who shall instruct
the county auditors, and the latter
shall withdraw all claim on the part of
the state. In case of lands held by the
state, former owners, when poor. can
re-acquire title by paying taxes and
penalties, exclusive of the claims for
seed grain. The Inspector provided
for is to be paid $5 per day of service.
The bill introduced by Senator C. D.
Gilfillan to protect the legal rights of
all classes of citizens without distinction
OF race or color, is in the interest of the
colored people of Minnesota, 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. anu
the sections provide that any infringe
ment of these rights, such as refusal to
admit to cars, theaters, public halls,
ETC., shall be a misdemeanor, punish
able by fine of not less than $lOO nor
more than $500, or imprisonment not
less than thirty days nor more than one
year.
A committee of the Dakota legislature
was in st. Paul last week in conference
with the Senate and House committees
on wheat grading, the intention being
to agree upon bill to regulate this
vexed question.
The bill prepared by the Minnesota
Stock Breeders association and the
State Agricultural society, toprevent the
spread OF contagious diseases in cattle,
fixes the maximum fine for transporting
quarantined cattle at $4,000; the nav
of the state veterinarians.at SIS per dav,
and his term of servise at three wears.
He is given $4,000 instead of 81 900 as
in the Castle bill, for disinfecting pur.
poses.
When Senator O'Bricn's bill, provid
ing for drinking mems permits, came
before the senate committee of The
whole yesterday, the introducer rose
and moved that it be recommended K
pass. He sat down and waited, expect
ant of an attack, being fully ready t.
support his bill with all the eloouenc,
At his command Not member stir
red, and after a few moments waiting
Senator Langdon, who was in the chair
said: 'sThe bill will be recommended
to pass Then there was heart,
laugh. The bill is now on the Senat,
calendar, and it will not be surprising
should it pass.
MIR. Thacker proposes that before .
lake is drained petition shall be FLEE
with the auditor, and appraisers ap
pointed to condemn the land through
which the ditch or drain is to be built
Mr.: Fiddes has bill authorizing tn,
city clerks to destroy chattel mortgage
filed with them if not called for in .thre,
years after their expiration.
Mr.. Myers has introduced a bill re-
curing school boards to pay salaries t,
teachers while they are attending teach
ers' institutes.
The bill which was introduced las
Friday in the house, appropriating ST.,
5oo Tor farmers institutes, provides
that $500 shall be appropriated to de
fray the expenses of such institute, an,
creates the office of conductor of thes
Institutes, at a salary of 81, 900 per an
mum and necessary expenses. the office
to be appointed by the governor.