New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-17
Minnesota { Legislature
FRIDAY, April. 5.

FRIDAY, APRIL. 5.
SENATE-Mr. Keller presented his report
on the Irvine trust in the senate. The gentle
man Domestic the conclusion. after tn CROUCH
investigation, that the Irvine trust is q
my tn. that it has no existence except in the
IMAGINATION OF people. The rise in the price
of binding Irvine he finds is due to natural
causes-chiefy to the scarcity OF the raw
material. The gentleman gives interesting
facts and figures; and in conclusion calls at
tentlon to the new process Tor manufacturing
Irvine, from the fiber of certain weeds The
encouragement by the farmers of this state
of the new industry, hesuggests, many result
Insecuring lower prices
HoUsE.-Mr. Hays bill providing that a
grand jury shall consist of to IL jurymen
will have to be repealed. 1t passed both
houses and received the governors signature
some time ago. But now, having been put
all the way through the legislative mill, in
cldentally receiving the endorsement of sew
eral lawyers, it is found to be unconstltu-
tional
SATURDAY, APRIL 6.
s SENATE-The Third Regiment bill came up
which elected debate, participated in by the
same gentlemen who talked over the meas
ure when it was up in committee of the
whole a few days ago. The motion to refer
was lost by a vote of 24nays to. Ii ayes,
and then the bill was passed by a vote of 81
to- IL.
Mr.. Pope's bill repeating the law provid-
ing for the taxation of railroads on their
gross earnings was acted on fayorably by
the senate IN committee. It was explained
by Mr. Pope that the repeal was desirable
from the fact that the state cannot enforce
the collection of taxes upon the Interstate
earnings of railroads: and while it was true
that they paid a tax on their interstate
earnings they could decline to do SO il thew
choose. The repeal would bring the railroads
under the old law, which is more satisfactory.
HoUsE.-The house spent the whole after
noon Yesterday on general orders. There
was not a quorum present at any one time,
and before they were through, at O'Clock,
there We're only about twenty-five members
present. They worked faithfully, however
and disposed of thirty-fve bills, most OF
which were OF a local or technical nature and
caused little OF nosdebate, The only bill in
detinately postponed was the SeFatson bill
to punish the corrupt use Of money at cleo
lions. This was killed on the ground of i'm
practicaibility The bill which caused the
longest debate was the Red river valley
drainage bill, which was recommended to
pass.
MONDAY. APRIL s.
SENATE.-The documents relating to the
sale OF seeding fruit trees from the expert
mental farm at Lake Minnetonka were laid
before the senate yesterday, but action with
stance of Mr.. Pope. Mr.. Pope stated that
the resolution calfngfor information regard
ing these sales was introduced by him in
consequence of astatement made bya prom
lnent citizen of Minnesota to the effect that
a large number of fruit trees have been sold,
the proceeds OF which sales were never ac-
counted for.
The kilograms and other communications
received by the mayor of ST. Paul and by
the ST. Paul chamber of commerce officially,
for aid in behalf of the sufferers by the prai-
RE fires IN Sully county, Oak, were read in
the senate and, on motion of Mr.. Scheffer,
committee of five was appointed to report
plan OF relief The commute consists OF
Messrs. Schefer, Swenson, Clark, Smith and
Durant.
HoUsE.-The governor yesterday recon-
mended the introduction of a bill into the
house amending the Hay bill reducing the
number Of the grand jurors of the state,
which has been passed but deemed uncon-
stitutional. Accordingly Mr. Hay intro
duced bill yesterday which repeals the law
already passed, and makes the grand jury a
body of not more than fifteen, nor less than
thirteen, the concurrence of twelve being
necessary in finding any Indictment. This
satisfies the question OF constitutionality,
which, by the way, is more a question of
spirit than OF letter of the constitution.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9.
SENATE.-The judiciary committee had a
final struggle yesterday over the Duluth &
Winnipeg land grant forfeiture bills, result
ing IN q vote to recommend the passage OF
she bill. A prior motion to recommend the
indefinite postponement of the bill had failed
by reason OF a tie vote, and it is untiers TODD
that the majority on the recommendation
vote was one only. The proceedings were
held IN executive session.
Unexpected strength was developed in the
senate IN support of Mr.. Hixons bill to take
the control of the agricultural college away
from the university regents and place it In
charge of a board, to be known as the aeri-
cultural college board. This bill is avowed-
~ Farmers alliance measure and is sirn1-
lar to bill killed at the last session. The
bill may possibly pass when it Is reached
HoUsE--For about half an hour yesterday
afternoon the house gave its latest and best
Imitation of a lot OF men endeavoring not to
do any business.
The lawyers and newspaper men in the
house had war of words over Senator
Days bill granting the rlgho to retract to
country newspapers.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10.
sEsATE.-Mr. Hixson pitched into the bill
bringing county elevators doing a business
for compensation under the control of the
railroad and warehouse commission and pro-
v1ding for their licensing The bill was
drafted by the railroad and warehouse COM
mission, and was introduced by Mr. Shields.
Mr.. Hi1son declared that the ILL was not in
the interests of the farmers, but was an out
rage upon them. 1t would also, he claimed,
encourage the wheat ticket system, which
system was iniquitous and ought to be abol-
lshed. After brief debate the measure was
recommended for indefinite postponement.
Notice of reconsideration was given.
When the Duluth & Winnipeg forfeiture
bill was reported on favorably in the senate
by the judiciary committee an attempt was
made to summarily kill IT, Mr. Buchanan
moving its indefinite postponement and Mr.
Edwards giving the motion second There
were protests from two or three senator's
against this course, and Mr.. CrandalI called
for the ayes and noes on the motion. The
vote stood Is for indefinite postponement
and Fl against. The committees report
was then adopted, and the bill goes on gem
eral orders
HoUsE--The Day libel bill was the occasion
of hard-fought battle in the house yester-
day. Members who have been in previous
Legislatures say that they never saw harder
fight. 1t passed-yeas, 81, nays, So.
THURSDAY, APRIL IL