Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-03-01
Thursday, February II.


The railroad and warehouse commits
sion bill came up and created much de-
bate. Some objection was made to it
because the terms of all the officers ex-
PRED at the same time. When the ju-
dietary committee considered the bill, at
the close Of the senate's session. they re-
moved one Of the objections urged
against it by amending it so as to pro-
vide for the expiration OF the terms Of
the different commissioners at different
times.
The house bill increasing the salaries
Of the supreme court judges came up.
There was hard fight against the meas
ure on the part OF it's opponents. The
present salary OF the judges is 1900.
As 1t came from the house the bill pro.
posed to give them $500. Then the
senate, by an amendment, knocked off
$500, and in the amended form the bill
was passed.
OTHER BILLS PAssED.-By Crandall-
TO regulate the issue, Use and form Of
railway tickets.
BY Hoard-To appropriate $500 for the
purchase Of site and to erect q monu-
ment ON the battlefield Of Camp Release,
in Lac qui Parle county.
BY Eaton-To appropriate money for
the publication of the report of the state
geologist, and to provide for the contin-
nation Of the geological survey.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To provide
that persons carrying OH an abstract
business must obtain license from the
county commissioners.
To authorize the condemnation Of land
by municipalities and private corpora
lions for water works purposes.
To prohibit the sale of cigarettes to
children under II years of age.
To provide for the handling Of the SOL
diers' relief fund.
To enable United States surveying par
ties to prosecute their surveys in the
state.
HOUSE BILLS PAssEp.-To provide for
the incorporation IF villages.
To provide for recording and preserv-
ing certain instruments in the Office of
register Of deeds in Hennepin county.
To increase the salaries Of the supreme
court Judges to $4,000. =,
HOUSE.
The session was one of the stormiest
the house has yet had, and it was all
over the old, old question Of retrench-
ment and reform. The committee on
legislative expenses made its report.
They recommended the discharge Of two
pages, doorkeepers Of the postofhce, gal
Iery and main entrance, speakers clerk.
and clerks of all committees except ju.
dietary, enrolment and engrossment.
The ensuing debate took up two hours
and more Of the time Of the house, and
nothing at all was accomplished in the
way of settling the question.
at meeting Of the judiciary commit
tee Senate File 50, ceding to the United
.Statesjurisdiction over certain lands at
Duluth required for q government build.
ing was passed. It PRESERVES to the state
the right to serve all civil and criminal
processes and to make arrests for otfenses
against state laws on said property. Mr.
Flelnings bill to amend chapter 10 Of the
General Laws Of 1885, creating the board
), OF railroad and warehouse cOmmissi9n
ers, was made special order for sNargl
y, AZ 7::9O p. m. 3
Bills INTRODUCED. = By G. r. Davis
rs establish q state civil services ccshanis
sion. go 1ssfssfref8ts
SENATE BILLS PASSED. Relating. d
town sIIing elections. $ts f8s sss