The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-15
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


At the request of the commissioners
of Blue Earth county bill allowing
them to pay the commissioner OF the
second district, (city of Mankato,) extra
for caring for the poor,
at the rate of $500 per day for not ex-
ceeding so days in the year, passed the
House yesterday. 1t was passed at the
instance of the board of commissioners.
The senate, in committee ofthe whole,
considered Senator Halverson's bill,
which provided for the election OF pub
lie examiner, dairy commissioners. sup
erintendent of public instruction and oil
inspector, thereby taking four of the
present appointive offices out of the
Governors hands. Senator Durant OPP.
posed the measure at first and Senator
Ward favored IT. He believed the peo-
pie were as competent to choose these
officials as they were to choose Cover
nor. He denied the statement that the
Governors had made satisfactory APP
pointments for these offices. Senator
Durant said that this evil would be rem
edied soon as the Democrats would
come into power. Senator Eaton OPP
posed the bill because, he said the mil
lennium was soon coming, when the
unterrified would have the responsible
ty of filling these offices. Senator Ed
wards held that while the people could
be trusted to elect these officers, state
convention could not be trusted to nom.
mate them. Therefore he opposed the
bill. 1t was finally amended, by strik'
ing out the oil inspector, dairy commits
sioner and public examiner, and so
making provision for the election of &
superintendent of pubic instruction
the bill was recommended to pass.
Mr.. Vollmer yesterday introduced {
bill regulating rates and charges on the
railroads. 1t provides that no rate Of
charge in excess of the following shall
be charged or collected for the transpor
tation or carriage of grain and its prod
ucts in car load lots upon any railroad
line in the State. inclusive of all connect
Ing and Intersecting lines:
For carrying grain and its manufacture
ed product for distance not exceeding
It's miles, cents per hundredweight
for any distance more than l75 mile
and not exceeding 200 miles, 8 cents pc
100 lbs; for any distance more than 20
miles and not exceeding $50 miles, !
cents per 100 lbs; for any distance NOR
than $50 miles and not exceeding 80
, miles, Is cents per 800 lbs; for any dis
lance in excess of 300 miles, but not eS
ceeding $50 miles, 10 cents per 100 lbs
for any distance more than $50 miles an
not exceedingl 90 miles, 163 cents pc
100 lbs; for any distance in excess OF ~
miles, for each so miles or major fractio
thereof of such excess, cent per III
: lbs; provided for any overload no per
atty or charge in excess OF 20 per cen
additional to the rates herein fixed sha
be charged, and then only upon tn
For the purposes of the act all connec
ing railroads are to be deemed one raj
road line, and any shipper may shi
grain or its products in carload lots 8
the rate prescribed from any railroa
station to any other railroad station j
the State on connecting line. Upon
first conviction fine of not less tina
81 900 and not more than 5000 shall b
imposed, and upon second convictio
fine of $4,000 shall be imposed. An
company refusing to comply with TIL
bill shall be deprived of its corporal
franchises, and if 1t be foreign corpors
ton it shall not be allowed to do bus
ness in this State.
Several local bills passed the Hous
yesterday, among them the one relatin
to the Mankato school charter. Ais
Mr.. PERKINS, bills authorizing Garde
City and Vernon townships to issu
bonds.