Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-02-27
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

to indefinite y postpone the measure was
defeated by bare majority The final dis
position Was referring the measure back to
the judiciary comm ttee The bill increas.
ing the pay of supreme and district judge
went over for further consideration. Gov
Merriam, sent his first veto message to the
Senate. He withholds his signature
from the militia bill woich pro-
vides that when the militia is
called out to quell disturbances and a Spec
tator or dis1urber is killed, the militia shall
not be held responsible, and If any OF the
militia are killed, the persons unlawfully
assembled shall be held responsible.
Senator Scheffer introduced a bill impos-
ing penalty of imprisonment upon per-
sons Who shall get drunk In public Iende
put In bill amending the timber culture
act Senator Killer wanted privace banks
tolput the word 'private" on their signs,
letter-heads, cards, etc. In executive ses-
sion the senate was busy for an hour and
half over the appointment Of Huntington
tothe soldiers home board. He was finally
confirmed.
The House had JUS fairly got to work
sented the following res olution:
Resolved, That we have heard with salts.
faction of the action of the national house of
upon the ad mission of GER
tain territories, and congratulate our disfran-
soon to have their just division and admis-
sion SO long denied by Democratic congress-
BE followed the presentation by snort
speech advoo lting It's adoption and we're
ly arraigned the Democratic parry The
liveliest fight of the session began right
here, and for an hour AMI forty minutes, a
spectator had he dropped in would have
surely thought he had got into
a political caucus instead of
a legislative body: The debate was par
tioipated in by members of both parties
and at times was heated and personal. The
resolution was finally adopted after elm
mating all illusions to political parties.
With an hour and a half spent on outside
business the members We're in poor mood
dragged along in 1iresome manner until
adjournment Anumber of Important bills
were introduced Mr.. Lanes bill regard
ing railroad commissioners provides that
they shall file all of their decisions,
together with notes and reasons and sh IL
publish the same whenever hey have 600
pages Smith of Hennepin presented two
bills regarding liquor licenses, one provides
for the issuance for the last half OF a year
at half price ana the other tor the tt nsfor
ofncense when a dealer sells out Mr.
Smith presented another bill at the request
of c. j. Buell. providing for an amendment
to the cons tuition. It proposes to strike
out all sec. 4 and all of sec. down to ex-
empt property. The real meaning of the
measure is the 'single taxi or
Henry George theory If the
the bill becomes a law the people will vote
on the question at the next general elec-
ton Mr.. Fleming introduced by request,
bill curtaling the power of railroad COM
missioners. Jacobson's county seat bill
came up again on a motion to reconsider
Mr.. jacobson was again successful by ge.-
ting the motion to recons der, laid upon
the table. The house adjourned until tho
18th at 2p. m.
Mr. Bowen's bill known as the s'anti
Pinkerton" bill came before the Senate on
the 18th, upon it's passage. The bill being
an important one it WIS discussed thor
oughly When it came to vote it was
lost, II yes and 16 nays The bill raising
the salaries Of the ju ges came up xt
and after discussion was laid over for fur
ther considera,i n. Only two bills were
introduced, one was bridge bill by Kel-
lar and the other by Chapm IN, providing
y, l..
persons who are blind or dumb or nearer
kin than second cousins The iu liciary
committee reported back the Scheffer bill
so amended aud chang d that it does not
look at all like original.
The session Of he house was the dulIest
and most unimportant of any since the
legislature con- ened. In the first place
they had to skirmsh about and drum mp the
cloak room to It quorum together to
transact any business at all, and when they
were ready the idea prom1n MT was how
not to do any hing. In The first place
Handles bill relating to the opening of a
new book by the surveyor general for the
recording OF log marks in the second dis
tr1ct was taken from the committee of
re whole and passed under suspension
of the rules. After this was done it oc-
CURED tn some of the members that per-
haps the bill Was too important to be DIS
posed of so summary so it was recon-
s1dered and sent back to the
committee of the whole again, and
placed upon general orders. Eastman in
troduced bill relating to mutu IL building
md loan assoc ations doing general busi-
ness. By Stebbins, relating to the collec-
ton and application of road taxes. In the
committee OF the whole the following bills
were recommended to pass. Relating to
examination Of offenders, commitment for
trial, ETC.; to prevent keeping billiard or
pool tables in saloons; relating to incorpor-
.tion Of villages; allowing ex soldiers or
sailors to peddLe goods. wares and mer-
chandise: relating to injury to property in
houses OF worship. Mr. Benson offered a
resolution which was adopted rendering
the Hon. Hannibal Hamlin. of Minneapolis,
a reception in the house at noon of the
10Th.
The first half of the session was occu-
pied by the presentation and reading of
reports of standing committees. At II
o'clock Sevatson's bill reducing the rate
of intarest from 10 ner cent To & ner cent