Morris tribune., 1889-04-17
Monday, April I5.
SENATE.

, But little attempt was made in the
senate to keep up the tight over the Du-
L: luth and Winnipeg land forfeiture bill.
The friends of the measure had the re-
port of the committee of the whole
adopted and seemed satisfied to let the
matter stop there, for there was not a
full senate and they had not enough
votes to carry it through TO final passage.
There was quite q lively debate in the
! senate over Mr.. Hoard's county option
bill. The amendments excepting certain
counties from the provisions of the bill
were all voted down. On the question
of recommending the bill for passage
there were Is ayes and IL nays.
y The bill increasing the annual appro-
|. priation Tor agricultural societies from
$4,000 to $24 600 passed the committee
of the whole after being amended by
Senator Clark SO as to shut off the South
ern Minnesota Agricultural society from
which it has been entitled heretofore
under the law.
The bill providing for the erection of a
monument on the New Ulm battle field
was passed under a suspension of the
rules after the blank left in it for the ap-
preparation had been filed in by insert
ing the sum 5000.
Mr.. Pope's railroad bill, including the
distance tariff provision, passed the SEN
ate finally, with only three votes against
it. .-........
Mr.. Crandall's bill, proposing a consti-
tutional amendment limiting sessions of
the legislature to- eighty days, passed
the committee of the whole unanimously.
4s-.-.,. HOUSE.
The house spent most of the morning
ON the calendar, Among the senate
bills were the bill recognizing the Third
regiment, which was passed by a vote of
54 to II, and Senator -Schefer's bill to
| punish drunkenness, which was also
passed, 63 to 3. The bill provides the
following penalties: For the first offense
q fine of not less than $40 nor more than
$40, or imprisonment for not less than
ten days nor more than forty days; for
the second offense fine of not less than
$40 nor more than $40, or imprisonment
for not less than thirty days nor more
than sixty; for the third and later Of
sixty nor more than ninety days.
The Red river drainage bill was de.
feated by vote of 70 in its favor to 30
against it. - -. ~. .--..=.-
Among the house bills passed were
| Mr.. Forbes bill relative to the employ
ment of children under IA years of age;
| Mr.. Morgan's bill compelling the use of
| safety switches; Mr.. Smiths bill relat-
ing to the mode of inficting the death
| penalty. .-...-..r.-
In committee ofe the whole Mr.. Steb-
bins bill to give coroners power to col
lect fire statistics was recommended to
indefinite postponement and then Mr..
| Diment's bill to fix freight charges was
| taken up. The motion of Mr.. Diment
that the bill be recommended to pass
was carried by large vote. -: .....
The senate appropriation bill was then
taken up. Mr.. Hompe made strong
appeal in support of the appropriation
/ for the Fergus Falls hospital for the in
sane and the bill was recommended to
i pass as it came from the senate, The
/ committee then arose and took recess
till p. M. - -
/ The house spent the evening on gen
. eral orders. Among the bills recon-
1 mended to pass were the following: Re
lating to section, quarter section and
meander posts; allowing county com
missioners TO appropriate $3.50 every siz
months for incidentals; to add the word
j villages to the road, cartway and
bridge act Of 1888; relating to proceed
inps of condemnation of lands by the
I state. -
i The following bills were recommended
to indefinite postponement: To amend
i the penal code relating to rape anC
seduction; providing for the sale o1
vegetables, fruit, poultry and eggs by
weight; to prevent the clipping of horses
between Oct. 1 and April 1; to provide
for an informal vote on the question oi
constitutional prohibition at the mex
general election; to amend section
chapter 80, General Laws of 1870.