New Ulm weekly review., 1885-03-18

i The point raised by the governor was th
subject OF learned and lengthy discussion i,
the judiciary committee of the senate. VIII,
4 We're divided on the subject, but maiorit,
agreed to favorable recommendat
q MAJ. W. h. DIKE's CLAIMS
An act providing for the adjustment OF certain
alleged claims of w. II. Dixie against the stat
/ under the act providing for the adjustment o
| certain alleged claims against the state, ap
/ proved Nov. a, 1884. This bill is more objec
tionable than straightforward appropriation t,
] been. The mischief of that might end with th
payment The evil Of this will only begi,
with it, This bill calls that "an alleged CLAIM
alleged or dreamed to be claim against tn
| state. The claim was and is a claim agains
one of the old land grant railroad companies o
1869 In the adjustment Of the Minnesot;
| a sum from the bondholders for division
| among certain kinds Of creditors of those
railroad compani.s. is alleged thai
Mr: Dixie we was 3. , one OF the creditors,
The state did not pay the others anything, anc
owed then or him nothing. Its commission
acted summarily to distribute the agreed sun
vate parties. The commission may have made
mistakes. but it distributed ali the money.
When has claim been made before that the
the money which he alleged tho court should
have awarded him? This claim is unique only
in being presented to the state for payment
there are thousands, perhaps hundreds OF thou
sands more of the same kind. I think we
ought not to admit the shadowof an obligation
on TIE part of the state for the payment OF any
OF them.
SPECIAL LEGISLATION DIsAPPRovED.
Several acts are disapproved on the ground
OF special legislation, as follows:
Amending sec. 2, chap 13, General Statutes
1879 relating to division fences (applying only
to Fillmore, Chisago, Carver, Waseca and Ohm
sted counties.
An act to alter and better define the boun da-
ries of the independent school district of Little
Falls, Morrison county.
An act to change the name of the Norwegian
Evangelical congregation. Minneapolis.
An act to create school district in the coun-
ties OF Mower and Freeborn.
An act relating to public schools Of School
District No. 4, Dakota county
An act to establish a common school district
In the county OF Jackson.
In withholding his approval from all bills
of the above character the governor fol-
lowed the language used in the vetoes upon
when in session He says: This legisla-
ton is repugnant to sec. 33 (subdivision u
OF art IA, OF the constitution OF the state,
and is, therefore, disapproved"
IN GENERAL
The other acts disapproved with the GOV
elnor's comments thereon, are as follows:
An act to amend sec d. chap. ii, General
Statutes 1873
For the reason that the act has no saving
clause and its effect, therefore, would be to
relieve all persons charged with the offense
named, prior to its approval.
An act relative to the insurance of real
property. and the measure Of damages in case
of loss thereof.
This bill does not have the effect intended by
its friends. valued policy bill had first been
w here ia 1los, in
troduced as a compromise, under the impression
that the words prima 1acie referred as well ia
the measure OF damages as to the value of the
property and under this impression the bill
passed. The evidence of this is cumulative, un,
contrad1cted, and cannot be ignored. MaAE
members VINO supported this bill express them.
selves strongly opposed to It's effect, which, &C
eord1ng to the attorney generals opinion. would
MADISON, Wis. Special Telegram, March TO-
In both houses of the legislature to-day remon-
strances were received from nearly every county
In the state, signed by persons representing
100000 in policies in the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance company. against the God
dard bill, which seeks to prevent the company
from erecting new general offices in Milwaukee.
In the assembly select committee of three was
appointed to present congratulatory resolutions
to Col Villas. The following assembly bills
passed: Forbidding the contract system in
poorhouses and insane asylums; obiiging the
doors of factories and public buildings to swing
outward; prohibiting the manufacture or sale
panies to deliver messages within one hour Of
receipt; licensing express companies at per
cent Of gross receipts in this state An assem-
bly, bill was killed limiting daily sessions Of cir
cult courts to eight hours The senate devoted
the morning to the consideration of Jonas bi
to secure the equal distribution of property Ct
debtors among their creditors. The bill finally
passed by very close vote. Jonas, in order to
cl1nch the matter, moved to reconsider and 10
table that motion. Filibustering ensued on the
part OF the enemies Of the bill, in the midst OF
which adjournment was secured. The fate Of
the bill at tO-mOrrOw's session is doubtful.
THE LICENSE QUESTION.
The Republican members of the legislature
held another caucus this evening and almost
voted to support the measure per-
mitting city, village OF town boards to grant re.
tail liquor houses licenses, as follows: Tn
towns having within their boundaries no CITY or
village with population of 500 or more, $500:
In all cities and villages and towns not other
wise provided for, 5000; the sum to be paid for
such license for the sale of liquors not to be
sha be by All sppc
tions for such licenses must be signed
by twenty resident freeholders of the city, VIII
lage or town where the application is made, set
All such licenses shall remain in force until the
first Tuesday in May next after granting, unless
sooner revoked bv the board or common council
granting the same" The bill further provides
that special elections may be held in towns
where the sum to be paid for license is fixed at
500, at which electors may increase the sum to
either $Z5O or $4OO, and in all other places
where The minimum is fixed at 5000 the elect
ors may increase to either $3.50 or $500, as may
be determined. The penalty attached for viola
tion is a fine Of from $50 to 800 or imprison-
provides that registered pharmacists may sell
liquor for medical purposes upon the payment
OF an annual license fee of $40, but they are re-
Quired to keep record OF all liquors sold, the
amount, to whom and for what purpose The
license bill is special order in the assembly for
tomorrow evening, and, as the Republicans are
largely In the majority, it will be passed
Mrs. Bowen, wife of thee Colorado sena-
tor, was entaining number of callers
at the Riggs House, Washington, when
a lady entered and exclaimed, ooh,
Mrs. Bowen, your husband died sud
denly at the Capitol this afternoon. !"
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