Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-04-24

SENATE BILLS PASSKDs-To ConSouu8t0
the charter of Granite Falls. -.
To amend chapter 204, Laws OF 1887.
relating to ownership of real estate BY
aliens.
To authorize Grant county to reim-
burse Fl. F. Sanford.
To amend law incorporating village OF
Henderson.
Relating to cemeteries in Minneapolis.
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-To authorize
the City of New Ulm to issue bonds.
To amend an act to prevent debtors
from giving preference to creditors.
To fix salary of inspector of llluminat-
ing oils.
TO provide for borrowing money to
pay expenses of state government.
Regulating sale and lease of mineral
and other state lands.
Making the village of New Richland,
Waseca county, separate election dis
trict.
To legalize the issue of certain bonds
by St. Cloud.
Relating to property of husband and
wife in case of divorce.
To amend the General Statutes relat-
ing to the railroad and warehouse COM
missioners.
Proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution relating to sessions of the legis-
lature.
To define the liabilities of railroad
companies for injuries to employees.
To provide for levy of taxes for state
purposes.
To furnish Minnesota Reports to judges
and clerks.
Relating to acknowledgment and re-
cording of deeds.
Relating to false pretenses In keeping
stock for breeding purposes.
Friday, April 10.
HOUSE.
The Eastman capitol removal bill,
naming commissioners from various
parts of the state to seek new site in
St. Paul, went to the Judiciary commit
tee and came back with new set of
commissioners consisting of the living
ex-goyernors of the state, FL. H. Sibley,
Alex Ramsey, w. r. Marshall, Horace
Austin, G.. K. Davis, j. s. Pillsbury, L..
F. Hubbard, and A. r. McGill. MIR.
Crossfeld objected to the substitution
and the bill, with amendments, went on
file for second reading.
The house worked on general orders at
both the morning and afternoon sessions,
and nearly cleaned up the senate files,
recommending thirty-fGur Of them to
pass, in most cases without debate,
Four others were indefinitely postponed,
including those making the office of su-
perintendent of public instruction elect
i've; amending the charter of the Knife
Falls Boom company; establishing a
uniform standard of admission to the
bar, and separating certain towns and
villages. At the evening session the gen.
eral orders were nearly cleared, forty
one house bills being recommended to
pass and seven being indefinitely post
poned.
SENATE.
The two senators from Ramsey have
been agreed and in harmony upon most
measures that have come before the SEN
ate. but there is evidently disagreement
to the policy of attempting to take away
the st. Paul Street railway charter.
When the house bill having that object
in view was announced IN the senate
Mr.. Scheffer moved its immediate pass
age under suspension of the rules, but
Mr.. Smith wanted it referred to the
judiciary committee. MIR. Scheffer OBJ
iected to the reference on the ground
that if it went to a committe it would
not come back to the senate in time to
reach the calendar and be acted on at
this session. He would only consent to
have it go to the Judiciary committee on
an understanding that the committee
would report it back during the day. 1t
was referred to the committee, however.
without any instructions. The commit
tee met in the evening and voted to rec
ommend the bill.
Considerable time was taken up in the
senate talking over Mr.. Durant's civil
service bill A motion favoring the in
definite postponement of the measure
having been lost by a vote of 10 to 13, it
was then recommended to pass.
Among the bills that passed the senate
was the house game bill. The bill af
passed opens the season for prairie
chickens Aug. 20 and for ducks Sept. +
1t does not permit spring shooting.
The legislature has made official de-
clarations against the claims of Capt
Glazier. By house act which passed
the senate by unanimous vote, it de
clares that the lake at the sou1ce of the
Mississippi, which Glazier claims to have
discovered. shall be designated on all Of
| fetal documents as "Elk Lake."
The house bill relating to private de
tectives, which is looked upon as sort
of anti-Pinkerton measure, was killed ir
/ the senate.
The house bill increasing the number
of university regents to twelve wa!
among the bills passed.
The Scheffer election bill was passed
by vote of 25 to 6.
Among the house bills passed were:
To authorize counties to change theil
system of caring for the county poor.
To refund to purchasers at tax sale
amounts paid by them on state school
indemnity school, agricultural college
state university or internal improvement
lands under certain circumstances.
To punish the fraudulent wearing O
society badges.
To authorize the city of New Ulm t,
issue water works bonds.
To authorize Stearns county to issu
Jail bonds.
To continue state banks for certain
purposes.