Morris tribune., 1889-04-03
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday. March &c.

HOUSE.
The house refused to concur in the
senate resolution to adjourn April 16 and
will sit the session through.
The house spent the whole day on the
calendar and succeeded in clearing up
the senate bills to the number of thirty
one.
Senator Hoard's bill to establish ma
tional farmers institutes failed by
vote of is to IL, and Senator Hixon's bill
relating to pure bred sireS, having but 81
favorable votes to AZ negative ones. Ten
house files were acted upon and but one,
Mr.. Smiths bill to authorize school dis
trict clerks to subscribe for school Ed
was but Is to5l. Among the bills passed
was Mr.. Crosstield'H bill fixing the name
of Elk lake: Mr.. H. F. Stevens bill 10
prevent the sale of liquor to students and
others, and the Brush game law.
When the Minnehaha State Park bill
was reached on the calendar. a letter
from Governor Merriam was read, stat
ing that he had in his hands, deposited
BY the City of Minneapolis. the sum of
800. 900 for the purposes of the act.
The bill was then passed by vote of IS
to u. Mr.. Lane then introduced the
other bill transferring the title from the
state to the City of Minneapolis, and it
was passed under suspended rules by a
vote of 20 to /.
At a meeting of the house committee
on public lands it was decided to recon-
mend that Mr.. Roberts bill waving for
fixture of the Duluth and Winnipeg
swamp land grant be passed.
The house railroad committee decided
to recommend for passage the bill SUBJ
jecting union depot companies to the
same laws as affect common carriers.
Mr.. Diments bill fixing the maximum
freight rates to be charged on all rail-
roads in the state was considered, and it
was agreed to report a substitute.
SENATE.
The proposed game law came up on
general orders. The bill on this subject,
which has been reported in both houses
by a joint committee, provides for spring
shooting of water fowl up to the 10th
day of April each year. Mr.. Clark in
troduced an amendment providing that
the duck season shall end in January.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Hoard's bill appropriating $400 for
the purchase of burial lot and the erec-
ton of a monument over the graves of
twelve citizens of Swift county who
were massacred in the Sioux uprising
was referred back.
Mr.. Nachbar's bill providing for a
property qualification for voting on
questions involving the expenditure OF
public money was characterized by a
senator as anti-American and anti-repub-
hcan. 1t was recommended for indef-
mite postponement.
Mr.. Brown introduced bill proposing
to submit to the people the question of
constitutional prohibition, to be voted on
at the next election.
A bill was put in by Mr.. Scheffer
which exempts homesteads to the value
of $4,000 from seizure for debt. 1t pro-
vides for the appraisal of the debtor 8
homestead by duly appointed appraisers,
and if they find it is worth less than
5000 it need not be sold. If it is worth
more than that amount the creditor is
entitled to the surplus after sale has
been made.
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-To extend the
limits of the village of Wells, Faribault
county.
To require railroad companies to build
and keep in repair highway crossings.
To prevent the playing by minors OF
billiards or pool in liquor saloons.
To amend section 4, chapter 107, Gen
eral statutes, defining who are exempt
from grand jury duty.