Morris tribune., 1889-04-10
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday, April 2.


The senator's had their say and vote on
Mr.. Scheffer's inspections before -slaugh-
ter bilE The measure came up in the
senate as a special order and was tackled
vigorously and with determined will on
both sides of the question. An amend
ment by Mr.. Truax, providing that when
an animal is found to be diseased the in
spector shall kill it, was then adopted,
and the bill as amended was passed by
vote of 80 to z. The principal provisions
of the bill are that all meat offered for
sale in, the state shall Ee from animals
that have been inspected previous to
killing by the properly appointed in
spector$. The bill provides that ''the
several boards of health of the several
cities, villages, boroughs and townships
within this state shall appoint one or
more inspectors of cattle, sheep and
swine slaughtered for human food with
in their respective Jurisdictions within
twenty-four hours before the slaughter
of the same, and if found healthy and in
suitabl e condition to be slaughtered for
human food. to give to the applicant
found\unfit for food by reason of infec-
tious disease, such inspectors shall order
the immediate removal and destruction
of such diseased animals, and no habil
ity shall accrue by reason of such ac-
ton" Penalty of not to exceed 800
fine or imprisonment three months is
provided for violations of the law.
It w as after o'clock in the afternoon
when the senate reached its second
special order, the general appropriation
bill. Mr.. Buckman, chairman of the
finance committee, sent in substitute
CONFORMING the bill to the action that
has beSen taken in the house. 1t did not
change any of the amounts recommend
ed by, 'the finance committee, but in
some eases altered the manner in which
the amounts are to be expended. A
proposition to make the appropriation of
$66,OQ0 for the work ON the state re-
formatory at st. Cloud, brought out
lively, debate, but the proposition pre-
vailed.
The committee on banks and banking
reported back the Sevatson interest bill,
with a recommendation for its indefinite
postpo1nement. The bill is the one passed
by the house which limits the rate of
interest in this state to 10 per cent. A
similar measure originating in the sem
ate early n the session was rejected by
that bod 49,
A petit&:- from citizens of Montevideo
and vicinity. asking the Legislature to
appropriate money to enable the fish
commissioners to visit different parts Of
the state, in the interests of fish culture,
was put in by Mr.. Hoard.
SENATE BILLS PASsED.-To authorize
the city of st. Paul to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 to secure the Indian
mounds for public park.
House BILLS PASSED. TO detaeh GER
tain lands from the Clearwater indepen-
dent school district.
70 authorize The village of Melrose,
Stearns county, to issue bonds to build
bridge over Sauk river.
To legalize action of School District
No. SO, Renville county, in issuing
school house bonds.
To authorize the board of education to
issue 100000 bonds.
HOUSE.
The question of abolishing capital pun
ishment bobbed up again when the house
went into committee of the whole, with
Mr.. Stebbins in the chair. Mr.. G. r.
DAVIS bill, which was once defeated,
but was reconsidered and put back on
general orders, came up. A hard fight
was made to place the bill on the calen-
dar but the motion was lost by vote of
" to Al, and the report indefinitely post
llS Ulu do dOOPGEu'
Mr.. Keyes' election law came up at the
conclusion of the capital punishment de-
bate. The bill provides in general for
the Australian S. stem of voting so-called.
The bill was made special order for
Thursday at II o'clock.
The Crossfield bill to extend the terms
of the county officers came in for con-
siderable discussion. A motion to rec
ommend it to pass met with prompt
amendment that the bill be recommended
to indefinite postponement, which pre-
vailed by an overwhelming vote.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To appropri-
ate money to aid in building roads,
bridges and draining lands in certain
counties in this state.
To amend and consolidate the charter
of the City of Saltwater.
To authorize the City Of Crookston to
issue bonds to aid in the construction of
any railroads building into said city.
TO authorize the village of Arlington,
Sibley county, to issue bonds to redeem
certain other bonds.
To authorize the village of Howard
Lake, Wright county, to issue bonds for
town haH and other improvements.