Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-03-27
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday, March 10.
HOUSE,

The oil inspection bill was fourth on
the house calendar, and when 1t was
reached, shortly before noon, Mr.. Haven
moved call of the house, but the pro-
ceedings were dispensed with after the
roll had been called. An amendment
making the salary 50, 400 was offered,
but rejected. The vote was then taken
on the bill and it was carried by the
slender majority OF so to 33.
Mr.. Barr's bill amending the charter
of Mankato came back from the senate
with an amendmssit allowing the mayor
to hold other offiGas under the city gov
ernment The houce, however, refused
to concur in the amendment and the
senate afterward receded from it.
Mr.. Jacobson's county seat bill came
I'D with the senate amendments. Mr..
Jacobson stated that the friends of the
bill were were willing to concur in the
amendments and this was done and the
bill again passed.
The committee on education yester-
day submitted substitute bill for three
bills that have been offered relating to
teachers certificates. 1t contains feat
ures of all of them, providing for per"
manent board of examiners.
The senate requested the return Of
their joint resolution fixing the day OF
adjournment and later sent another res
olution in calling for a joint committee
of three from each body to consider the
question of final adjournment. The
speaker appointed as the house members
Messrs. Hay, Fleming and Brush.
The house spent the entire afternoon
clearing up the calendar. Forty bills
were passed, none OF which were of par
ticular Importance, being largely amend
ments to existing statutes.
\ number of house bills were intro
duced yesterday, two of which are OF
local interest, one offered by Mr.. Well
rich making the Office of city attorney
elective. beginning with the next city
election, and one by Mr.. Ives fixing the
salary of the assessor of Ramsey county
at $9.5OO in odd-numbered years and
S11, 500 in even-numbered years.
The house tackled another investiga-
ton Yesterday by adopting resolutions to
appoint a committee of five to inquire
into and fully investigate whether or
not the alleged twine trust exists, and
whether or not it extends into this state;
also. if such is the case, what legislation
is necessary to protect the farmers of
this state from the encroachment of such
alleged trust.
SENATE.
There was a pretty sharp fight in
in the senate over the bill prohibiting
pool selling when that measure came up
on general orders. The pending bill was
the subs itute presented by the Ramsey
and Hennepin delegations for the origl-
nal pool bill that was put in by Mr.. Ives.
Mr.. Ives moved that his bill be substi-
tuted for the delegations substitute.
The Ives bill was then recommended for
passage in the committee Of the whole,
and in the regular session the recommen-
dation was adopted by the close vote Of
20 to 10.
The senate acted adversely On the
house bill providing for revision of the
statutes, and it will probably be rejected
when it comes up for final passage.
A bill was introduced in the senate
providing for the use of the Rhines vote
registering machines at all elections.
The bill is in fact full election law,
prescribing how the election is to be
done,
A couple of bills in relation to the tax.
alton of telegraph and telephone lines
were introduced, one by Mr.. Pope and
the other by MIR. Hall.