The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-02-21
yesterday was to kill time.

An interesting little seance occurred
over Mr.. Underwood,s bill to allow ex-
| soldiers and sailors to peddle goods,
wares and merchandise without securing
a license. Bob Dunn, of Mile Laos,
thought there was too much pickering
about the old soldier business He
| didn't believe the old soldiers wanted to
| be recognized as paupers. Such bills as
the one under consideration looked too
much ike bidding for old soldier votes.
|. Mr.. Brossfeld, of Traverse, took him to
| task slightly for speaking in a discount
eoas and disrespectful manner about the
old soldiers. Mr.. Dunn replied that he
did net intend any discourtesy. The bill
I WAS recommended to pass.
Mr.skreis's bill to prevent the keeping
of billiard and pool tables in saloons in
towns of less than 1900 inhabitants, was
recommended to pass after considerable
debate.
| The bill for the repeal of the law for
tiG9ayrnent-of hounties for the arrest of
1 horse thieves was recommitted to Mr..
= Davenport. it's author, for amendment.
The bill relating to fees for witnesses in
criminal cases was also recommitted to
[ its author, Mr.. Hay.
! Fcur other bills were recommended to
pass.
| a resolution, offered by MIR. Benson, of
Anoka, 10 invite Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
| of Maine, to meet with the house and
| senate and state officers in the assembly
cham Der, was carried.
/ 1Ie Judiciary committee considered
Mr.. Bars bill. allowing comfy auditors
to refund to purchasers of tax titles of
state school lands the amount paid for
the tax title without interest. Mr.. Barr
was heard on the bill, but action was de-
ferred until the state auditor could be
consulted.
! BILLS PAsSED.-To authorize the coun-
ty commissioners of Brown county to
issue bonds for completing court house.
TO fix She time of holding meetings of
county commissioners of Lincoln county.
Tuesday, February 10.
SENATE.
. The lieutenant governor by request of
The senate appointed a committee Of
three to act with special house commit
tee to recommend plan for having the
state Of Minnesota represented at the
Washington centennial celebration in
New York April 80. The senators ap-
pointed are Messrs. Daniels, Durant and
Compton.
lie mouse bills raising the salaries of
the judges Of the supreme court (as
amended 10y the senate) and creating two
additional JUICES for the Hennepin
Co rty district court safely passed the
senate committee Of the whole yesterday.
Gle ac'l4te Dill raising the age of consent
TO sixteen years also went through the
Co!nmit,ee.
The time ALLOTTED for submitting ap-
preparation bills to the senate finance
/ conmittee expired, but at the request of
i Senator Buchanan, chairman of the COM
IniCtae, an extension was granted to
Thursday night. when the committee
viii hold meeting to consider the bills
referred to it.
The seven bills introduced were all of
local character.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To authorize
the city Of La Crosse, Wis, to build a
bl.dse across the Mississippi to Houston
cot!4it y, ,i,.iii1.
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-To authorize
the village council of Kerkhoven, Swift
county, to issue bonds to the amount of
81 500 for water works.
To authorize the city of St. Paul to is
| STE bonds to the amount Of 100000 for
hospital purposes.
10 fx the time for holding the terms
Of district court in Hennepin county.
To fix the time for holding the meet
ings of county commissioners of Lincoln
county.
During the consideration of the gen.
eral orders Mr.. Smith made speech in
favor of the bill to appropriate $500,
Minnesotas pro rata share of the sum
required to erect a bronze tablet on the
field of Gettysburg. Maine, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, New York. Pennsyl-
vania and Michigan are interested with
Minnesota in this move. Mr. Smith
alluded to the glorious history of the First
! Minnesota. which lost more than so per
cent of it's members on the field of
/ Gettysburg. OF 253 who went into the
charge but forty-seven came out unin-
| iured. The bill was recommended to
pass without dissenting vote. But one
other bill on general orders was consid-
cred. that of the judiciary committee
making the sale OF poisons without reg
! istering misdemeanor. Paris green
was excepted by amendment and the DILL
recommended to pass.
Mr.. Forbes has been relieved from
duty on the committee on steam boilers
and Mr.. Mcmillan appointed in his
! place.
Inc speaker has announced the follow
ing special committee Oh geological and
! natural history survey: Messrs. Morgan,
| Searie, Brush, Barr and SrnOut.
BILLS lNTRODUCED.-By Graves-To
detach the county of Itasca from the
county OF Aitkin. and to organize the
same for all purposes.
By Graves reimburse Aitkin coun-
ty for money expended on judicial road
| in Aitkin and Itasca counties,
| By Graves--To amend section 6, chap
| ter 364, General Laws 1887.
BY Graves-To appropriate for the
state road from Verndale to Shell City,
| Wadsna county.
BY Graves-To amend section 3, chap
ter lS9, General Laws 1877.
Boys Meet Instant Death.
MAIDEN. Mass, Feb. 20.-Albert john