The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-02-21
HOUSE.
Not ir session.
Thursday, February ii.

IhurSUay, feDfuary lie
SENATE.
The senate session was brief and not
prolific of sensational developments.
Only four or five bills were introduced
and couple Of these were of local bear
ing. Among the measures of general
Importance was a bill introduced by Mr..
Shields, which brings the country grain
elevators and warehouses more closely
within the supervision of the board of
railroad and warehouse commissioners
by providing that all of these institutions
that handle grain for compensation shall
take out license at a cost of 81.
The bill providing for the sale of the
reform school lands received its final
passage after Mr.. Ives had tackled on
''just one more amendment" and the
Minneapolis municipal court act from
the house, was passed in concurrence
under suspension of rules.
BILLS INTRODUCED.-ByL ende-Toa p-
probate $500 to aid the town of Mime
sofa Falls to build a bridge across the
Yellow Medicine river.
BY Lende-To amend section of
chapter 70. General Laws of 1878, to fix
fees for searching court records.
BY Shields-To regulate the handling
and warehOusing Of grain in Minnesota
at ali points excepting st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To authorize
the commissioners of Crow Wing, Cass,
Willzln and other counties to issue
bonds.
To provide for the sale of the reform
school lands in the Midway district.
To amend section /, chapter 204, Laws
of 1897, relating to the holding Of land
by aliens.
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-To amend the
charter of Lake City.
To amend the municipal court act Of
the City of Minneapolis.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Comstock, from the committee on
banking, reported back the Sevatson in
terest bill with the recommendation that
it be indefinitely postponed, but on mo-
ton of Mr.. Sevatson, seconded by Mr..
Hudson Wilson, the consideration of the
bill was made @ special order for next
Tuesday at noon.
The contest over the bill changing
county seats, which was begun in the
committee of the whole Tuesday, was
taken up again by Mr.. Crossfield, who
wanted the bill referred back to the COM
mittee of the whole for amendment.
After "a long discussion the vote was
taken. and the friends or the bill man
AGED TO Gather in Sc votes to % against
the measure.
The only other bills considered were
the one authorizing Kittson county to
issue bonds and Frank Scales military
history bill, which has occasioned SO
much debate.
BILLS PAssED.-By G.. r. Davis-To
authorize the city of S.. Peter to issue
! bonds to fund it's RAILROAD Indebtedness.
By Seymour-To authorize the board
of county commissioners of Washington
county to levy taxes for road purposes,
not exceeding $1,000 year.
By Evenson-Legalizing certain acts
of the council of Litchfield in relation to
the issuance of certain liquor licenses.
By Casper-To incorporate the City OF
Sank Center.
By c.. H. Davis-To authorize the vii
lage of Bird Island to issue bonds for
county buildings.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.-To make a
separate election district Of the village of
Rushford.
To authorize the county of Waseca to
issue bonds for poor farm.
To change the boundaries of certain
school districts in Waseca county.
| To prevent cattle from running at
large in the town of South Bend, Blue
! Earth county.