Morris tribune., 1889-04-10

sue bonds.
To authorize the village of Madison,
Lac qui Parle county, to issue bonds.
To authorize the village of Slayton to
issue bonds.
Thursday, April 4.
SENATE.
Mr.. Durant's civil service bill had an
inning in the senate, but will be further
considered before it is acted upon. The
bill enacts law similar to that in force
in Massachusetts, and New York. It
provides, therefore, for the establish
ment of a civil service commission,
which shall make rules and regulations
to govern the civil service of the state
and provide for the examination of ap-
plicants for positions under the state
government.
Mr.. Ives bill admitting to the national
guard the Third regiment and adding
$4,000 to the annual appropriation for
the support of the national guard came
up. MIR. Ives had couple of thousand
dollars Topped off the appropriation and
then the battle over the bill began. After
long and hot debate the bill was finally
recommended for passage.
The first bill introduced on the gov
ernor's recommendation was the one put
in by Mr.. Holmes and passed under sus-
pension of the rules. 1t amends the
Holmes seed grain bill by extending the
time in which county commissioners
may act in the seed grain matter to
April 10.
The railroad committee decided to rec
ommend for indefinite postponement Mr..
Days bill, providing for the adoption of
the automatic car couplers on freight
cars within specified time, and agreed
to recommend Mr.. Pope's bill providing
for the assessment and taxation of tele-
graph and telephone lines. . ..u'
The fight over the Duluth and Winni-
peg land grant was again in the judi
ciary, yesterday afternoon, and the COM
mittee was in session three hours and a
half hearing arguments for and against
the pending forfeiture bills. All the old
arguments were reiterated in the
speeches and We're considerably rein
forced on both sides. The COMMITTEES
did not reach vote on the question.
HOUSE.
The house spent the greater part of the
day in committee of the whole, with Mr..
Forbes in the chair, considering the
Australian election law. The house
seems to be closely divided on the eques-
ton of the merits of the bill. It-was
decided to take the bill up section by
section. The house then settled down to
perfect the bill as far as possible. Section
2 was amended, allowing 800 voters to a
precinct instead OF 400. After a long
discussion and numerous attempts TO
amend, section 10 was adopted in the
form that in cities of 10000 or more in
habitants the polls shall be open from y
a. m. TO p. m, and in other places from
9 to 5. The sections of the bill in which
were incorporated the provisions of the
Australian system were taken up at one
time. Mr.. Searle moved to strike out
the whole business. The motion was de-
feated by a vote of 81 to 30. It wasthen
moved that the committee rise and re-
port progress, which Mr. Dunn amended
postponed, which was defeated by vote
and reported progress, after which the
house adjourned.
Friday, April 5.
HOUSE.
Three important bills were killed.
They were the bill increasing the liquor
Incense fees to 5000 in country and 81 ,200
in the cities, which was introduced by
Mr., Temple, but whose paternity has
lately been assumed by Mr.. Morgan, who
resurrected it from indefinite postpone
ment: the bill reducing the passenger
rates on the railroads of the state to two
and one-half cents per mile; introduced
by Mr.. G. H. Davis, and the Nick Kusick
bill, proposing to allow the people to
vote on constitutional amendment sub.
iecting the property Of railroad, tele-
phone, telegraph and other corporations
to taxation as private property, instead
of taking 3per cent of the gross earnings
of such corporations, as at present. Each
bill was hard fought, the final adjourn
ment of the house not being taken until
7:30 All the bills were recommended te
indefinite postponement by the commit
tee of the whole. Mr.. Williams bill
governing the business of plumbing. Waf
recommended to pass. 1t applies only te
cities Of more than $4,000 Inhabitants
Mr.. Morgan's bill, relating to roads
cartways and bridges, was also recon-
mended. -
Among the other bills recommended
were the following:
To amend the General Statutes relat
ing to corporations; to validate certain
conveyances: to amend the Genera
Statutes relating to lien of taxes; relat
| ing to meetings of county commission
ers; relating to town insurance com
panies; relating to interest on money
| relating to challenge of grand jurors; re
lating to actions in municipal and jus
tice courts.
SENATE.
MIR. Hays bill providing that grani
jury shall consist of seven to clever
j iurymen will have to be repealed j
/ passed both houses and received the gov
ernor's signature some time ago. Ba
| now, having been put all the wa,
through the legislative mill, incidentaH,
/ receiving the Endorsement of seyera
LAWYERS, ii is found to be unconstitu
| tional. II is understood that the gov
i ernor has been interviewed in relation b
the matter and that, under his recon-
mendation, bill will be introduced re
lpealing the new grand jury law and re
storing the old provision that gram
iuries shall consist of from sixteen &
twenty three men,
Mr.. Keller presented his report on tlf
| twine trust in the senate. The gentle
imam comes to the conclusion, after !
very thorough investigation, that th
twine trust is myth; that it has no .,
4 istence except in the imagination {
people. The rise In the price of bindin
i twine he finds is due to natural causes
chiefly to the scarcity of the raw mat
rial. The gentleman gives interestinn
4 facts and figures, and in conclusion cal
attention to the new process for MANI
featuring twine from the fibre of certai
weeds. The encouragement by the fa
mers of this state of the new industr.
i he suggests, may result In securin
lower prices,
i SENATE BILLS PASSED. TO define tt
| legal status of the national guard
times of riot.
/ TO establish uniform standard of a
& mission to the bar Of this state.