St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Renewed OF the mental strain DIV attenQ-
ance Tuesday evening upon the smuggling
match at Market ball, the Two Johns and
Alice Oates at the theaters, aud the several
skating Kinks, the members "bobbed up
serenelyn yesterday morning, and business
was entered upon with Zest both refreshing
and expeditions.
Hon. John +. Norrlsh, whose pleasant
physiOgDomy was familiar TO the legislative
halls in years past, was on the floor yesterday
greeting old friends and extending invita-
tions to a grand hotel opening aud blow-ou
10 come of at Hastings this evening.
The ''horn" thermometer Of Speaker
Gibbs did not operate to keep the arctic
wave out Of the chamber yesterday.
Mr.. Mcguire, OF Lac qui Parle, i'll since
the second day of the session, has sufficiently
convaesced To be in his seat.
The Herald artist spent couple hours yes
terCisy skeiehing members.
The arctic temperature OF the chamber
operates to cut down the number of specta-
tors TO small proportions.
Mr.. Turreli's bill for a constitutional
amendment does away with the sixty days
legislative limit, but provides that the aggre-
gate per diem Of members shall not exceed
$400 for a regular session aud 5000 for O
special session.
The bill for a constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture and sale OF In
toxicating liquors In the state was reported
back from the judiciary committee with rec
omendation that il be sent to the temperance
committee, which was done.
The house created two more clerkshlps
yesterday, and It was not a very warm day
either
Thg swamp land grants 10 the Winnipeg IL
DuIath Railroad company, now vested in the
Duluth IL Iron Range Railroad company, over
which there was such hot fght at the last
session, eliminating In the last hours of the
senate after memorable struggle, bids fair
to be bone OF contention again this SEES
sion, Mr.. Sadley having introduced a bill TO
transfer the same 10 the ST. Paul, Brainerd
q Northwestern Railroad company. Mr..
C0llester mas now given up his effort to make
members understand the difference between
special aud general legislation, but he al
ways enters his protest by voting no when
the constitutions al anne ndment against special
Legislation is intringed upon.
The till of Haraldson for taxing real es-
tate mortgages applies to all mortgages,
whether held by residents or nou-resideuts,
the tax to be levied and collected as personal
property tax, snd in case the mortgage, or
assignee OF a mortgage, has no personal
property then the county treasurer is 20 sell
a 81 flieient interest In the mortgage 10 pay
the tax, the same TO be lien upon the mort
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be made until the tax il paid.
The bill OF Mr.. Muzzy amending the law
relating To the sale Of Intoxicating liquors,
gives the electors Of towns in which villages
are located a voice IN the matter the same as
the residents Of the villages by which the APP
plieatiOn is made.
Mr.. Pattee in his bill relating TO Judgments
against cities, simply empowers city coun-
ellis, when the Iower IL not already con tanned
Ia the charters, 10 authorize tax for the pay
ment Of such judgment.
The bill Of Mr.. Potter relating 90 the dis
tHbu,ion Of property Of debtors is intended to
cure the evil now existing by which cred
itOrs are allowed to cure and dle eIrcu
lions In counties other than that in which the
DEBTOR resides aud DOES business.
Mr.. Cornish yesterday introduced what Il
known In 81. Paul as the Brill divorce bill.
which has already appeared in the GLOBE.
Toe main features OF the bin Is the provis-
ions 70 prevent COLLISION In such proceed
ings.
When the introduction % bills ended yes
ternsy. the number stood at Ill.
In his hill relating 10 the preservation Of
game Mr. MuzEy proposes to absolutely pro-
hibIi the bunting of deer aud elk by means,
uf dogs, suarrs. traps, etc, and limits the
bunting period 10 from November Is to DE-
GENDER Is.
Mr.. Foster brought in his bill relating 10
the fees Of justices Of the peace Tor record
lug documents not 20 Cxcved % cents.
Mr.. Gdlin Il the father Of the bill in the
prvsent session Proposing 70 amend the law
relating 10 the publication Of tie annual
statements Of Insurance companies. His
bill proposes that such publlea,inp shall 40;
DC limited 10 papers al the capital, but mas
be So published in ans daily paper IN the
state hsviOgA circulation of 5000 and up
wards.