The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-20
best and salient features Of the Aus
tralian system are retained

best and salient features OF the Aus
tralian system are retained
lncommlttee Of the whole the omnibus
appropriation bill was taken up. Hompe
who had the bin in charge moved that the
senate appropriation bill be substituted
and the substitute be recommended
for passage. This brought dozen mem
bers to their feet to protestaga inst running
so important matter through without
any knowledge of its provisions or
consideration. The substitute was laid
esf bin eteedfa printed e Moea
of the libel law Of the country newspa-
pers came up there was field fight between
the lawyers and the two editors Of the
house, Eastman and Dunn. The lawyers
wanted to kill the bill and the editors
mittee was victory for the legal rights
but when the question Of adopting the
report came before the house the editors
succeeded in having the measure reviv
ed and placed upon the calendar for final
action. Brush's bill for the regulation of
grain and warehouses was passed and
sent to the senate, also the bills giving
liens for the better security of mechanics;
relating to roads, cartways and bridges,
and the one relating to town insurance
reciprocal general insurance law, and re-
lating to home and foreign in surance COM
panles was passed.
Senate the 10th, this time for final passage,
but as usual some one had to make "big
kick" over some OF its provisions Al
ter spirited debate it was given to
special committee for revision. The Duluth
& Winnipeg forfeiture bill was recon-
mended by the judiciary committee for
passage. The bill providing for the taxa
ton Of telegraph and telephone companies
was passed and sent to the house. No
Important business was transacted
The features of the house session were
the meat inspection bill and the libel law.
orders with avery poor prospect Of its
being reached in time for considerable
action. Dunn moved that 1t be taken from
the foot and placed at the head. This
fight and for while there was lively
time The house stood by Dunn and the
measure was placed at the head of the
column. The next was the bill extending
the provisions of the libel law to country
newspapers AS before it was a fight be-
side and the lawyers. The editors were
victorious, although at one time they
were defeated. The vote upon final
passage was 48 to 81, not enough to carry
it. Eastman changed his vote to ssno' so
1S aTs he could red 70 aneS na Soa f
defeat by moving to reconsider and table
the motion. This sent Dunn and Eastman
scurrying about the capitol and they found
members enough to kill the Davis motion,
and to reconsider the vots and pass the
bill, 81 yeas to 35 nays. AS soon as the
vote was announced the two editors were
surrounded by members and warmly con-
graduated.
In the Senate on the 18th, Hixon's bill to
separate the Agricultural college from
the state university was put upon the final
passage and to a surprise was lost by q
vote OF II ayes to ~ noes. This bill had
been recommended by the committee of
the whole to pass. When Days libel bill
came back from the house, with several
minor amendments. the amendments were
.concurred in, but on final passage the bill
lacked votes enough. Day changed his
vote to ''no'' and gave notice OF reconsid-
GRAFTON, so the measure has yet a chance
for life
For fully an hour the house was occu-
pied with roasting" the daily papers Of
the Twin cities on account of criticisms
that appeared in the morning issue. The
balance of the morning was spent in de-
bate of the bill amending the probate code,
so as to allow certain publications. in
papers printed in foreign languages, and
when the afternoon session opened the
measure was sent back to the committee of
the Whole. The next bill taken up WAS
Wilrich's relating to the employment Of
convicts. After discussion the bill was
defeated. Then the bill from the prison
labor committee upon the same subject
was taken up and passed. The rest Of the
business was routine and unimportant.
When the hour Of adjournment arrived,
Forbes moved a recess until the next day
which Was adopted. 1t was a sharp move
for 1t brings the meat inspection bill up
for consideration.
The session of the Senate the 18th was
devoted to discussion of railroad meas
ures. The first measure was that OF
Wards curtailing the power of the rail
road commission, SO that they cannot in
terfere with the management of railroads
to the detriment of the employees, was rec
commended TO pass Senator Days bill
making railroad commissioners elective
was after debate sent back to the judiciary
committee. The third measure consider
en- was: Pope's bill that provides:
THAT all terminal tariffs shall con-
form to the distance tariffs IN use on the
lines of said railroads, with the exception
that on the application Of any railroad
and in the discretion of the commission,
the charges in the terminal tariffs from
st. Paul, Minnesota transfer, or Minneap-
oils, may be based upon the distance from
either Of these named stations, which &C
COrding to the table of interstation dis
tances, is nearest to the station to or from
After debate the bill was recommended
to pass
The session of the house was de jure
part of the session of the 18th, because of
thehouse having taken recess instead Of
adjourning the night previous. The pro-
ceedings were Of no moment until the
meat Inspection bill came up. Forbes
forced the issue, supported by Morgan and
others. Fleming led the opposition to the
bill, not only on the ground of uucon-
stitutionality, but that he thought it was
the state. He said: The people Of this
state are being imposed upon. It is to
build up the stock yards in st. Paul.
Cattle never can be raised in Minnesota to
compete with the Western cattle, and
these people, as soon as this bill is passed,
will go west for their cattle and the farmer
will be nj better off than he was before.
The farmer can see at a glance that there
is nothing in this bill for him, and
no intelligent farmer who under
stands this thing ought to support it.''
Forbes in reply said This bill is in the in
terests Of the public health. 1t was found
that there was necessity for legislation on
this subject and in the police power of the
state was found the power to pass an act
of this kind. The enemies of this bill
assert on the floor of the house that this
bill is to foster an enterprise in this city.
1t is certrilly very strang if Kansas, Ne