The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-05
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE !, !,

o1NA11-Nearly the whole day was absorbed
~ discussion over the high license bill, and
DEADLOCK In the afternoon, which lasted three
hours. ana was caused by those in favor of thu
Dill refusing to vote, was finally broken by the
decision OF Chairman Morrison that . Quorum
was reported present by the sergeant..t.arme
ana tne Dill was defeated-21 to 2 Adjourned
The senators 9at present and refusing to vo,.
Bilison, Clement, Gomstock. cz.ts. atlnll.n J,
R E. Iteen'ea1 aa Hickman. Houlton, johnson.
Ward, Wells, wilkins, Wiison@totsI. ia oe1 TS:
sbsentees were Clarke, Clement, Lawrence
bheleen. Sergeant and Wheat.
WIN the eighteen refusers and tho two
ayes Truax and Goodrich) . total Of twentv
left four Ut the absentoes necessary to ms
the bill. 1t 10 not likely that number could
have been secured
,HoUsE-The COMMITTEES on public acconrt:
reported the accounts Of the state au correct M
contested election Of Wyncoop Va. NcKusick va.
Indefinitely postponed. Bills were introducod:
Relating to chattel mortgages; to provide lien
TOR mutual fire insurance companies: maxine
Decoration day legal holiday; to create fourth
9odgesh1p In the Second judicial district: to pro-
Vide for stenoRraphers In all the state courts:
TO provide for tho regulation Of mutual building
ana savings associations: to provide = central
weather observation and crop ststistic bureau
~ Northdeld. House bills passed: For a consti-
tut1onal amendment repeating the pres-
ent sixty-day limit to legislative sessions:
1olstlnR TO the testimony Of Witnesses
SENATE Bills were introduced amending tho
election laws In cities Of moro than H. 900 in
haDltants: proposing amendments to tho state
constitution relating to eligibility for offices Of
OF salary Of judges: several bills amending the
general tax laws. The general appropriation
ahe II
ing tho practice OF dentistry was passed.
The; The bill! transferring conditicnally the
to the g. Paul. Basueld wp w,.
recommended to pass in committee Of tho whole,
and In the senate committee the grain inspection
the ad ,ption of numerous amendments, progress
was reported. Late in the evening session Sem
aiHr Wilson introduced graduated liquor license
miEtee: Adjourned until 10 =. m.
q graduated minimum license fee"the sums
are left blank. but the intention is to fix
them at from 800 in small towns to $3.50
IN incorporated villages, and thence to $500
IN cities OF 1000 or more Inhabitants
senator Peck secured the indefinite postpone
h OF tho OH providing that townships gould
the law had been tried in Iowa for four years
ana found highly pernHious.
Senator c. D. Giltillan has introduced two bills
the next general election of amendments to the
constitution. The first bill provides that tho
governor or state treasurer shall be eligible to
erection but once during period Of four years,
ana that no deputy to the state treasurer shall
De eligible as . successor to his chief. The Sec
ond Dill provides for an amendment forbiddin2
the increase Of salary Of any judge (supreme.
district, probate or munlcipaD during the term
OF Office Of such judge.
HOUSEHOLDS were introduced relating to in
terest on tax judgments: requiring the sale Of
property taken on chattel mortgages at public
auction; relating to town plats; for board for
the inspection OF steam boilers: amending the
military code: to provide for the extension of
the term OF corporations. House bills were
passed amending the charter of the Knife Falls
Boom CO npany: making minimum banking cap
1tal $4,000; for the levy of a state tax: the
grain inspection bill: for another Judge in sixth
judicial district; to legalize foreclosures
made in firm names and mortgages
foreclosed by administrators; for the
taxation of telegraph companies, etc; exempt
ing parsonages from taxation: amending stat
utes relating to the cultivation OF timber. Son.
ate bills were passed: For an additional Judge
IN the Seventh district; amending statutes re-
latiny to accounts OF administrators; amend
ing statutes relating to guardians; to punish
offcnses on railroad cars: to lcgalize religious
| corporations heretofore organized; amending
election law; to prohibit the killing of game
birds by artificial light: relating to the times
Of holding court in the Ninth district; relat-
ing to the plats Of towns and cities. House
bills lost: For An additional clerk in the public
examiners Office.