The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-28
Minnesota Legislature.
Tuesday, Feb. 10,

Tuesday, Feb. 10,
SENATE.-There is q growing doubt among
several members of the legislature as to
whether there be any reapportionment this
session or not There is. OF course, the prob
ability of a long and hard fight over the re-
port of the committee, whatever it may be,
and there is the positive hard fight in the
committee before an apportionment report
can be prepared. All this will take time and
the days of the session are tieeting. Those
who are satisfied with the present arrange
ments will no doubt prefer to tilibnster rather
than give up too much to other sections Of
the state. The apportionment committee
has prepared table and map and the in
capabilities OF the present apportionment are
made apparent.
Mr. Swenson's bill to prohibit the sale of
cigarettes or tobacco in any form to
children under sixteen years of age received
another airing in the senate yesterday.
Mr. Whiteman introduced a bill whose
object is to. make a state institution Of
technology at Duluth, recently incorporated.
And appropriates for it 100000.
House. The first temperance fight came
off in the house when the the Kreis bill came
up for final passage. The bill had been
recommended the day before. but was not
yet out of danger. The fight made on it
was bitter one, and as II result the bill was
lost. The general effect of the result. how
ever, was 10 EDFGHgtueu Jue bpIElb6 VI Tue
men who are looking for advanced temper
ance legislation The bill was defeated by a
vote of "a for to 55 against.
The house committee on public accounts
and expenditures made their annual report
yesterday. The report embraces an examln
alton of the records and books in almost
every department of the state government.
The auditor is complimented highly on the
state of affairs in his Office.
Wednesday, Feb. go.
SENATE-The bill prohibiting pool selling
is strongly opposed by gentlemen of st.
Paul and Minneapolis owning fast horses,
who claim that it would work injury to the
horse breeding and racing interests of the
state. Whenit came up on general orders,
it was referred, on motion of Mr.. Ives, who
introduced it, to the Ramsey and Hennepin
county delegations for their consideration.
The anti-Pinkerton bill again came before
the senate on motion to reconsider the vote
whereby the senate refused % pass it q few
days ago. After the reconsideration it was
referred TO the judiciary committee. The idea
seems to he to get the senator's all on record
with refer nee to this measure when they
have chunce to vote on it next time.
A joint resolution was introduced by Mr..
Daniels, memoraliZin@ he congressional dele
CATION from this state to use their voice and
influence to secure the enactment of such
legislation as will authorize the president Oh
the United States to settle differences betwee Il
this country through the methods o. board
of arbitration. 1t was referred to the judic-
iary committee.
Opposition was developed in the senate to
the joint resolution which has passed the
house to memorable congress relative to the
opening of the Sioux reservation in Dakota,
and it was defeated by u tie vote.
HoUsE-The governor referred to the
hnnso q from Cow Hnmnh-
rey of Kansas containing n joint resolution
of the Kansas Legislature on the beef and
pork combine, to which was attributed the
present low price of live stock products
There were four bills on the cal ndar, but
only two OF them pulled through The first
one considered was Mr. Underwood's bill to
allow soldiers and sailors to peddle goods.
This bill had had quite stormy
time before it reached the point
of final passage. Mr.. Dunn who had
opposed it from the start. opened oni again.
He reiterated his belief that it was nothin G
but buncombe and furthermore it was put
ting an insult upon the old soldiers. None
of them have asked for it, and it should not
be passed. Several others supported this
view, and the bill, failed by a vote 0f24 to 3.
The committee on public accounts and ex-
penditures, in their report, said that some OF
the state institutions were not managed as
economically as they might be, and yester
uhy uFGhOIuIIOu Ou IutLI lO NAME lie
institutions where such n state OF affairs ex-
listed came in, signed by Mr.. Stebbins, chair
man of The committee on insane; Mr. HOppin,
of states prison: Mr. Perrin, of normal
schools. and Mr. Fl. Wilson, of school for de-
tectives.
Thursday Feb, 81.
SENATE-The railroad and warehouse
commission received something of raking-
over while Mr.. Days bill, to make the Off c
of commissioners elective and limiting the
term OF service to two years, was under
debate in the senate. Mr.. Pope opposed the
bill because there was no provision in it fer
representation on the commission OF tile
minority political party, and because under
it the offices of oil the commissioner
| would expire at the same time, and the en-.
| tire railroad and warehouse business would
| be revolutionized every two years. Mr.
| HixOn said the farmers wanted a chance Ia
! get some men on the commission which they
would be able to do if they were allowed to
| vote for commissioners.
Mr.. Pope introduced a bill which has for its
object the abolition of the deadly car stove
! 1t provides that railroad cars shall be heat
| ed by steam, and that if q furnace Or Other
heated is employed the railroad company
| must have or it the written approval o. the
| railroad commissioners
A couple of bills were introduced in the
senate by Mr. Edwa! DIS relating to the man
agement of the penal alinsttutiOns the state
| One provides for the calling of q joint meet
! ing OF the boards of managers of the Still
water penitentiary and the st. Cloud reform
| atory to prescribe rules .or the transfer O
| certain classes of prisoners from one institu
tion to the other and :or the pardon of pris
oners, excepting life prisoners who have ser
| we'd for twenty-one years. 1t also provides
| for the appointment of state agent to eX
ercise supervision over discharged prisoners
| to secure work tor them, etc. The other pro
vides for pay for the overwork ofthe inmate;
of the st. Cloud institution. and authorizes
the managers to make such arrangements at
may seem to them desirable. through
prisoners aid society or otherwise. Tor the
| supervision of discharged convicts.
HoUsE.-The committee on Legislative ex
penses made it's report. Much eloquence wat
let loose and much hard feeling was evident
ly excited. 1t took up two hours and more
of the time of the house, and nothing at q!
was accomplished in the way of settling the
question. 1t would be hard to get at the ex
act temper of the house from the votes that
were taken. When the ayes and noes wer,
called there seemed to be an overwhelming
majority in favor of the report but when tht
vote was taken in any other way the hous'
was almost exactly divided. The report o
the committee was as follows
The committee on egislative expenses in &c
cordance with the resolution passed by thu
house Feb. % 1889 beg leave to submit th
following report: Having Investigated th
number of clerks and other employees now ol
the pay roll of the house, and the neeessit.
for the same, we are of the opinion that tn
clerks of all committees excepting those O
the judiciary, enrolment and engrossment
are unnecessary; also the comparing clerk @
the enrolling clerk, doorkeepers OF the posi-
Office, gallery and one doorkeeper of til
door at the main entrance of the house
speakers clerk and two pages, and we reron
mend that the same be discharged. We als
recommend that the assistant sergeant-at
arms act as one of the doorkeepers when nc
employed in the other duties of his Office.
Just before adjournment, Mr.. c. r. Davi
introduced by unanimous consent the onl