The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-01-22
SENATE.-The house Joint resolution in re-

SENATE.-The house joint resolution in re-
spect to the memory of Schuyler Colfax pass
I'd also the senate bill authorizing Swift coun-
roduced by Senators Clarke, Van Hoeson, and
Doran regulating the receiving and shipping
Of wheat, and in the Van Hoesen bill provid-
ing for board of warehouse commits
sioners, chief and deputy inspectors;
by Senator Knudson, changing the date
Of school meetings from December to Au-
gust; by Senator Craig, amending the roads
highways and bridges law; by Senator Hall,
changing the time of holding court in Good
hue county; by Senator Sackett, to prevent the
abandonment of insane persons en- route to an
asylum.
Senator Van Hoesen's Dill to establish q
board of railroad commissioners and to regu-
late the inspection and handling of grain, &C
cording to his own statement, embraces the
main features of the plan proposed editorially
ago 1t is a lengthy document, includes
thirty nine sections, and both houses
are deuged with grain, elevator and railroad
bills, which Immediately go to the committees
on those subjects. When they have been d.
gested the reports of the respective committees
will possess vastly more interest than the bills
many of which are for boncombe.
Senator Clarke int reduced his bill relating
to tie duties of railroad companies in the re-
ceiving transportation and delivery of grain
troduced by Senator Clarke, by order of the
railroad committee, two years ago, and the
first section is practically identical with that
introduced by Senator Greenleaf, except tor a
proviso which prohibits the erection of any ell
evatOr or warehouse within lUU feet OF one al
ready constructed
The judiciary committee reported a subsh-
tute for Senator Steenerson's bill, relative to
1egalizing the incorporation of villages Sena-
tor Steenerson Setting forth that the bill is to
k~l.e L.
ed and the bill passed The substitute, which is
much like the original bill except that it is not
80 radical was read and then passed by vote
of yeas 49, nays none.
The normal school committees of both
branches of the legislature are to leave for
Wlnona Monday afternoon, and will visit the
Winona school on Tuesday and the Mankato
school on Wednesday, returning to the capital
for the Thursday session With the insane
ASYLUM and normal school committees absent,
business promises to be dull this week.
HousE-The bill appropriating $2S,0OO for
the Minnesota exhibit at New Orleans was pass
ed Bills were introduced, reducing the rate
of interest on land sales from to per cent;
proposing an additional article to the constitu-
t1on, declaring all grain warehouses public
warehouses; extending the time normal school
graduates must teach in Minnesota to four years
and prescribing penalty for failure to comply
with the requirements in reference to summons
in Justices courts; amending the game law; reg
ulating the charges for the transportation of
freight and passengers by railroads; providing
for the taxation of railroads, sleeping car lines,
telephone lines etc. providing for the ap-
pointment of an assistant attorney for Henne-
pin county; changing the law regarding the
appointment OF notaries; regulating the in
spection of grain The principal committees
were given clerks.
Capt. Joseph E. Osborne has been appointed
clerk of the house committee on finance, and
E. F. Lane clerk of the senate judiciary COM
mittee.
Mr. Turrell does not get discouraged. he
introduced the bill proposing to reduce the
rate of interest on the sales of state lands from
to 5 per cent, which was before the legisla-
ture two years ago. 1t proposes to cover sales
already made or which may be made
Lelandis amendment to the game law propos-
es that the shooting Of prairie chickens, etc,
shall not be commenced until Sept L, instead
of Aug. Is. 1t is the same as that introduced by
Christensen in the senate.