Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-03-22
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Wednesday, March Is.
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amount Of attention in the senate was
Mr.. Halvorson's bill providing for the
election BY the people, at the regular
elections, of the Superintendent of public
instruction, public examiner, dairy COM
missioner and oil inspector. The bill
came up in committee Of the whole and
was asrecemmended for passage. : -. q.
r. Among the bills introduced, was one
putin BY Senator Keller, declaring all
/ elevators in which the grain of different
persons is stored In the same bins and
thus mixed beyond identif ification, to be
public warehouses. - >..,-.....s
Several senate bills of local nature
were passed and the following house
bills: ..S r. :. = !.
To legalize the plat OF the town of Du-
luth, and to authorize resurvey of the
same. .':..~:- =
To establish board, of education for
the city of Brainerd.
To regulate the recording of log marks
in the Second lumber district. -. .'. =. !
HOUSE. ." =
The house had q very busy session,
putting tifty-three bills on their final
passage.
A bill was introduced. by Mr.. G. H.
Davis requiring that all. telegraph CON-
panies shall annually pay into the state
treasury 4 per cent. on their gross earn
ings in this state. -
Mr.. G. r. Davis secured reconsidera-
ton of the vote on. his bill abolishing
capital punishment, and it was again
placed on general orders.
The house adopted q resolution that
the bill reducing railway passenger fare
IN confo i1n
A bill to license express companies was
introduced by Mr.. Sevatson. It requires
that they shall annually pay into the
treasury 8 per cent of their gross earn
ings.
SENATE Bills PAssED.-Legalizing
the action Of the county commissioners
Of the counties Of Traverse and Wilkin
regarding seed grain. J. ..'
| Regulating the taking of fish in, Ger
tain lakes in Kandiyohi county.
Regarding the disposition of license
money and fines from the sale of liquor
in Alma City; Waseca county.
Changing the boundary lines of GER
tain school districts in Waseca county.
Amending the laws incorporating the
city of Lake City.
Repeating the law regulating the
catching of fish in certain lakes in Free
born county.
Amending acts Of incorporation of the
village of Spring Valley.
Amending the charter of the city Of
Wabasha.
Thursday, March IA.
SENATE.
The senate passed the bill relating to
the state park at Minnehaha falls after
considerable discussion. Senator Durant
offered an amendment providing that
taxes paid by the owners of the land
appropriated for the past four years,
during which time they. have not en-
joyed its use, be refunded. Mr.. Bowen
Opposed this amendment as unconstitu-
tiunal, but it was adopted.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. tie
incorporation act for East Grand Forks,
Polk county.
To amend the act establishing mu-
nicipal court in Duluth, allowing the
judge to- practice in the supreme court
trict to issue bonds.
ers.of Polk county to offer bounty for
killing blackbirds and gophers.
To compel employers of females to
To change boundaries of certain school
districts in Renville county.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.--To authorize
settlement between certain school dis
tricts in Polk county.
Relating to state park at Minnehaha
Falls.
To provide for the employment of
convicts.
H0T1SE
The house transacted no business of
Importance beyond the introduction of
bills and recommending two bills in
committee of the whole.
BILLS PAssED.-To legalize the action
of the supervisors of School District No.
Z, in Rock county, in changing the loca-
| tiOn of the school house,
To amend the charter of the city of
Mankato.
To change the boundaries of school
district in Winona county.
To regulate the taking of fish in Pearl
lake, Stearns county.
To establish a municipal court in the
city of Sauk Center.
To amend house file 42Y, incorrectly
10 amend the charter of the city of
Minneapolis.
To authorize the city of Minneapolis
to reimburse certain persons for money
advanced to the soldiers home.
+ SENATE BILL PAssED.-To authorize
the village of Hector to issue bonds.
| Friday, March Is.