The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-28
Minnesota Legislature.
MONDAY, MARCH. Is.

oENATE,-a couple Oh Iue mouse pliS heFe
ingloriously "tureened" in the senate. One
was the bill designating cert tain days, observ.
ed as public holidays, to be legal holidays.
The other house bill that failed OF passage
was the one authorizing the issuing Otliquor
licenses to the proprietors of the summer
hotels at Excelsior. 1t was urged
against the measure that it propos-
ed special, discriminating and uncon-
stitutiOnal legislation, while Mr. Pope made
the point that with such bills as this the
Legislature can annul local option prohibi-
tion in any part ofthe state. The vote stood
Is for and 15 against the measure, and the
bill was declared lost, because not a majori-
ty OF the entire senate voted for it.
Mr.. Day, in the senate, is one of the pro-
gressive members of the Legislatures fact
apparent from measure he introduced yes
terday. Mr.. Days bill is designed to
revolutionize the mode of capital punish
ment, providing like the New York law for
INJECTING the death penalty by the applica-
ton to the condemned criminal of electrici-
ty.
HoUsE-Mr. Diment yesterday called up
his Manitoba resolution and movedits adop-
ton. Mr.. Benson took up the fight for the
road, and several Others opposed it, but
the original resolutions passed-Yeas 81,
Nayr IS. The speaker later in the day APP
pointed as the committee called for Messrs.
Diment, Flynn, Stebbins, Eastman, Morgan,
Sumner and Crossfeld.
The Joint senate and house committees on
Judiciary held another meeting to hear the
question of the constitutiOnality of the meat
inspection bill argued. Judge Fleming pre-
sided W. II. Sanborn was the first speaker,
and he attacked the constitutiOnality of the
bill
Gen Cole defended the bill against the
charge that it was not designed in good
faith simply for health pI election. Mr. Err
win concluded the argument, taking the
stand that the bill was not constitutional.
TUESDAY, MARCH. 10
SENATE.-When Mr.. Days bill TO submit
a constitutional amendment providing for a
return to siXty-day sessions of the leSisla-
ture came up on general orders in the
senate. that gentleman claimed that the
adoption OF the ninety-day rule was nc.
Complished by fraud upon the people.
The amendment was stated and printed in
such n blind way, he claimed, that
many citizens did not know what they were
voting for. He was thoroughly satisfied that
the people do not want ninety-day sessions,
and never had wanted a session OF that
length. Mr.. Ward took substantially the
same view. He regarded the ninety-day SEES
sion curse and an unnecessary expense up
on the state, and believed that the people
would be even better pleased with forty-day
than with sixty day sessions.
MI. Keller favored return to the old sys.
TEN. Mr.. Days bill he regarded as the best
measure that has been introduced this SEES
sion. He said the people were deceived in
voting for ninety days The type in which
the constitutional amendment was printed
was small. Moreover half the voters in the
state could not read English, and
those that could would have to
go to Il lawyer to find out what the
amendment meant. For his own part, if the
senate did not adjourn pretty soon, he
would pack his little satchel and waste bas-
ket and skedaddle for home. Senators
Clark, Ives and Goodrich took ground
against the bill, claiming that, with the
state growing rapidly and Legislative needs
increasing correspOndingly, it would
be next to impossible to find
time to carefully consider all the matters
that may come up, inside of sixty days
people did not vote intellgently on the
ninety -day proposition. A motion to recon-
mend the bill Tor passage was lost, the vote
standing IA for and 81 against it.
HoUsE-The house tackled another inves
tigation yesterday by adopting the follow
ing resolution, offered by Mr. Sevatson:
Whereas, 1t is alleged that the supply O.
binding Irvine and the raw material from
which the same is manufactured has beer
bought up Dy certain parties, ana
Whereas. 1t is claimed that by reason
thereof the said parties have consummateG
a SO called twlne trust, and
Whereas, The grain-raisers of this state
look with grave apprehension upon this
alleged Irvine trust, which threatens to ex
act from them unreasonable and extortion
ate prices for binding Irvine to be used ii
the near future:
Resolved, That O special committee O
FIVE be appointed by the speaker to inquire
into and fully investigate whether or not
such alleged Irvine trust exists, and whether
or not it extends into this state also. i
such is the case, what Legislation
is necessary to protect the farmers o
this state from the encroachment of such al
legged trust, and to accomplish said purpose
the said committee is hereby given power tc
send for persons and papers, and to compe
the attendance OF witnesses, and to admins
ter Oaths to witnesses and make report tc
the house on their investigation.
The resolution was adopted without de
bate
The speaker appointed as such committe'
Messrs. SevatsQn, Brush, Farley, James anC
Morris.