The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

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MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
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BshATE bills wefe introduced to tfovide fol
aEb1ttAfloh III case Of strikes: making appro-
allow the Duluth & Winnipeg road to change it's
line: authorizing county commissioners to ap-
propriate money for oouatv agriculturai soeie.
Ties. Ssrate bills were paeeed1 %Rfovidind Tor
state censHas making trsspass Oh pine lands
felony: amending the military code. In the aft
ernoon the railroad committee introduced SUBJ
stitute entitled An act for the regulation Of
| railroad companies;" the finance commi ttee in
PRODUCED bill for general appropriations for the
two wears ensuing from July 81. 1886.
HousE-Btla wore inntrodunoed: Recurring RAIL-
roads to build guards at all wagon crossings; to
provide for the incorporation Of assessment lie
endowment and Insurance. aesoeiatioAB. appro:
pr1ating $3.50 per ailnum for two years main
tenance of state reform school: increasing ap-
preparation to aid county agricultural societies
from $4,000 to $4,000; relating to property
OF 1nsolvent debtors; amending statutes relat,
ing to prosecutions before justices Of the peace:
for the appointment Of state entomoloQlst at a
salary Of $1,000; appropriating $4,000 for
new building and improvements at the state re-
form school: providing for an inventory of prop
erty at the state institutions; requiring regis
tiers OF deeds to number documents in tho order
OF filing: to amend statutes relating to the tax
alton OF building associations. Senate bills were
passed: Appropriating $4,000 for furnishing
the state capitol; fixing the salary of the re-
cording clerk OF the secretary of state at ST. 900;
amending statu es relating to salary of county
treasurers: amending statutes relatiua to term
OF county commissioners; reducing the rate OF
interest on the sale OF public 1ands from to
per cent.
The bill proposing to appropriate $780,
600 for the purpose Of improving the
property given to the state by Ramsey
county for state fair ground purposes came
up in the. house yesterday in the regular
course, elected good deal OF discussion, bhtf
ally it was recommended to pasa During the de-
bate it was stated that the expenses of the state
Tor its ordinary expenditures for the next
two years would be as follows: For standing
900; for support OF state lAstithtioh5, 1886,
$465, $50; 1887, $496, $50; general ex-
penses of the state, 1886, $1O2, 925; SILL
1926, and interest on bonds, 800, 900 for
each year. q total for 1885 of $843, 1876, and
for 1887, $685., 1855. The resources of tho
state for 1886 would be from state taxes.
1886, 900; from insurance companies, 67.-
600; from stndry SOURCES B20 800; from
railroad cdmpany taxes, $645, 900, and from
taxes on telegraph companies, Sc, 900, q
total of 81 100, 500. An overdraft of $780,
600 and $4,000 due the school text book
fund would reduce the total to $88O,5OO,
leaving balance of $36,316. The items of
resource for 1887 would amount to 81, 157,-
900, leaving balance on that year of
$267,715. To make this appropriation and
others would necessitate the increase of the
rate OF tax levy to one and etie=half mills.
6ENATE-The senate In committee of the
whole recommended its own railroad bill re-
Gently introduced for passage, after several
hours debate. No important amendments
we're made in the bill as drafted, and only one
significant vote was taken. Senators Hick-
man and Steenerson were active in the
attempt to graft upon the bill some of the pro-
visions of the house bill, aud the former &c.
section 20, prohibiting discrimination The
amendment was defeated-l4 to rs This is
far measure of the stength Of the senate bill
and the house bill, respectively, in the senate.
:, The senate considered the bill presented by
ception in dairy products" an almost exact
copy Of the New York law and similar to bill
on the same subject in the state An effort TO
increase the salary Of the dairy commissioner
from 81, $40 to 81 800 per annum was lost The
dissenting voices.
One of the longest arguments In the Senate
Was upon consideration id COMMITTEES Of the
whole Of the bill concerning chattel mortgages,
introduced by the Judiciary committee The
main discussion was over the vexed question
of chattel mortgages on grain. The bill pro-
yides that if the innocent purchaser shall use
reasonable diligence In DISCOVERING Mheth-
er the wheat 10 mortgaged Or not; the
filing Of the mortgage with the reglster Of
such mortgage. The bill provides for re-
covery Of damages equal 70 twioe the lmount -
Of the value OF the grain from sMQrt8a8or 4
Who has sold il frauduleptly, md also pro
1idee for tho hne and imprisonment OF the !
Iatter II hsl nisz1presents facts n To- levies
On Tho grain. sH SENATOR Crosby e4ccooded IN
having tie bill amended 90 lat the fees to
repisters of deeds for recording chatte1 mort
CAGES shall be 10 instead of 70 cents. Senator
Van Hoesen's amendment making the bill take
OBJECT NAV /. 1885, WAS agreed to and the bill |
recommended to pass az amended.
HoUsE-Ihe mouse gov Gown 10 oushoss
Thursday and had three sessions, passing. dur
I'M, tho dav fn1,v 6ftv bills clearing the calen |
dar of ali But sixteen bills There remain on
bills. with about thirty bills on general
orders for consideration in commit
tee OF me Tnole Ett,o io1ereat to
The nnbic. Among the bills passed were the
following: Fixing the time of holding terms of /
court in the Seventh judicial district pre-
vent the. catching Of fish in Lake Mime
tonka excent durine the summer sea-
son -Annronriatiro money to meet a def !
cheney in the condu It of the state board of cor
recti3ns and Charities. -Amending statutes fix
;n, the term If Office Of comfy observation-disclosures
NRor tbe anno;ntment If a Commission for a |!
revision nf the names Of the lakes !
n +ha ata+e -Amendno statntes extending the !
tarm If nota,;es nnhI;c For the election of a |
secnn6 ind~a in tba Tye1fth ini3;ciai district
70 ree1,}ate earn;shee nrooeeGines in Justices
eourt 0 o