Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-24
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE

which was on general orders and when
the OOoy went into committee of the whole
It was taken out OF the regular order by
Mr.; Buchanan who is opposed to the bill
ana DESIRED to have the matter disposed
OF at once. johnson moved that the bill
be recommended to pass. Pope moved
1ndehnate postponement. After short
but general debate there began the
saarpest and closest struggle on the line
OF parliamentary tactics. Pope's motion
was lost by q tie vote. 10 to 10: A motion
BY one majority 20 to H. Tho
to force the 'AI passage SsSut and 'o move We
that the committee arise which motion
prevailed. The opponents Of the bill
Pope again moved indefinite postponement
the senate was tie. Then filibustering
tactics were resorted to and motions to
adjourn or take . recess were lost in q
DEAD lock: A call OF the house was or
the city for absentees but failed to find
them. Both sides were determined that
no business should be transacted. Hoard,
Day, Truax and Wood oganized as a quar-
tet rendered several songs, the rest Of
senators joining in the chorus. Finally it
was ", agreed to adjourn until Monday.
The house after the usual routine Of
opening was over took up the Keyes' bill,
or rather the amended bill reported from
the special committee to whom the Reyes
bill was referred, and after discussion of
The bill as passed embodies the Australian
system Of elections and applies only to
cities of 10000 and upward. After the
election law was disposed Of the
house went into committee Of the
whole. The first bill to be considered was
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vice in the state. 1t was killed by a vote
Of % to 20. Mr.. Young's bill to amend the
General statutes relating to witnesses
went the same way. Mr.: Brush's bill to
regulate the furnishing of cars and the
shipment of wheat was explained by that
gentleman as bill to enable the farmer
to secure as high q price at the country
elevator as at the terminal point, and to
prevent all loss in transportation. Col
Graves supported the blk and it was
recommended Mr.. Eastman's bill to
amend the law relating to incorporation,
which designs to allow the incorpora-
ton Of St Croix boom company, was
also recommended. Smiths bill relating
to the infection of capitol punishment.
The bill embodies some of the provisions
of the present law. a section of the Ohio
law and part of the New York law. Its
provisions are that after the death war
rant is signed the prisoner is to be kept
ia solitary confinement allowed to see but
one minister, his immed ate relatives or
his counsel. The execution is to be before
sunrise, and no one is to be present but
the necessary officials, relatives. one MIN
ister or priest and one doctor: No report
er or newspaper representative is to be
admitted. In the evening the omnibus
bill was discussed but final
action postponed.
Senator Hoard's bill in the Senate the
18th was the occasion of genuine cold
water debate. 1t provides for local option
livion by vote of IL too Senator Bow
ems bill providing for the publication of
the state treasurer's report in only one
newspaper was recommended to pass by
q vote of 20 to IA. Senator Pope's rail
road bill, establishing the distance
ia t,e increasing rcifssdag the appropriation
making minor amendments to the old law
was passed by vote Of 90 to So The Hall
bill increasing the agricultural appropri-
alton to S24 900 created a lively dabate. Mr..
Clark moved it cut off the $4,000 to the
which motion prevailed. The bill as
amended was favorably considered.
There was no strong effort made to keep
up the Duluth 4 Winnepeg fight and no
final action was taken.
In the house without much debate
0cueAeT Dlll punlsnlnS urunhenneSsS
was passed and only needs the governors
signature. The bill provides for first
ofense, a fine of not less than $40 nor more
than $40, or IMPRISONMENT OF 10 to 40 days.
The second offense increases the fine to
or imprisonment 30 to 60 days;
the third offense, imprisonment of not less
than 60 days nor more than 80 days. 1t is
exceedingly fortunate for many that this
bill was not a law and be ng strictly en-
forced at the time the banquet was
given on the 18th, by the city of
St: Paul to the legislature. Diments
bill regulating freight charges, after a
long debate was recommended to pass.
The bill provides charges for carrying
grain in car load lots as follows:
Up to 10 miles, 2 10 cents; 10 to Is miles,
3 cents; Is to 50 miles, cents; SO to IS
miles cents; IS to 100 miles. Z cents; 100
to 1875 miles. cents; l25 to $50 miles, 9
cents; $50 to Us miles, 10 cents; Us to 200
twenty-five miles one cent per 100, till for
from AS to 500 miles, the charge is %
cents Switching charges are limited to
81 a car with an additional one and a
quarter cents a hundred for from one to
two miles. Among the bills recommended
section, quarter section and meander
posts; allowing county commits sioners to
$50 every six months for in
cidentals; to add the word ''villages' to
the road, cartway, and bridge act Of 1888;
relating to proceedings of condemnation
of lands by the state.
The Senate the 18th declared in favor of
the Schefer bill which embraces the
Australian system of elections. There
are now two bills upon the subject. The
Scheffer bill which has passed the Senate
and the Reyes bill which passed. the
house. They are much similar in their
provis ions. Hixon's resolution serara-
ting the agricultural college from the
state university was lost. Senator Day
announced that the committee on roads
and bridges had decided Ito allow an ap-
preparation of $1,000 for bridges in each
senatorial district. The libel bill as
amended by the house was passed and
now goes to the governor This is clear
victory for the country editors. Here
after senator will be limited to five min
ute speeches.
In the house, Willrich's bill to repeal the
law that confirmed the city ordinance OF
st. Paul, granting exclusive franchise for
street railway was passed and sent to the
ton bill was passed without debate and
now goes to the governor, The Duluth &
Winnipeg bill waving forfeiture again
cured, few speeches made and the main
question was put. The absentees had
to be called twice and the
the house is concerned. The bill passed
by the small majority of So to SO. The
Senate now will tackle the question. The
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