The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-03-21
Saturday, March 16.
SENATE.

Several bills of a general nature and of
greater or less importance were intro
duced in the senate. One put in by
Senator Daniels fixes as the time for the
meeting of the legislature the first Tues
day after the first Monday in December.
Mr.. Bowen introduced bill to re-
Quire railway companies to use auto
matte couplers on their freight cars.
After Jan. 1890, no couplers except au-
tomato shall be placed on new freight
cars and after Jan. /, 1892, all freight
cars must be provided with such auto
matte couplers. Penalties are provided,
and the railroad commission may en-
force them through actions brought in
any county in the state.
A bill introduced by Senator Dodge
provides for the registration of all
thoroughbred stock that may be offered
for sale or service in this state.
Mr.. Dodge also put in bill for the ap-
pointment of a board of steam vessel
and steam boiler inspectors to take the
place of the present board. The new
board will consist of five members, to be
appointed for term of two years, and
each one of them must have had at least
ten years experience in operating steam
engines and boilers.
MIR. Thacker introduced in the senate
bill which grants to the county of
Pope local option in the matter of grant
ing liquor licenses. The bill was passed
under suspension of rules, taking the
course usual with local measures.
The senate committee on judiciary,
after listening to speeches be Gen. San
born and other representatives of the
legal fraternity, decided to recommend,
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qualifications for the bar. The amend
ment provides that three of the six men,
bers Of the examining board, for which
provision is made, may hold the exami-
nations.
The bill making the Office of superin-
tendent of public instruction an elective
office passed.
The house bill annexing East St. Cloud
to the city of st. Cloud was passed in
concurrence.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Goodrich pro-
vides that standard works of science
may be introduced in evidence in cases
at law, to prove scientific facts.
HOUSE.
The house devoted most of the two
sessions to an attempt to clear up gen.
eral orders of eighty-three bills. The
fifty-five house bills were acted upon,
about thirty being recommended to
pass.
Mr.. Morgan's bill compelling the use
of semaphores at all railroad stations
was recommended to pass, as was also
Mr.. Crossfield's bill to fix the name of
Elk Lake
> Mr.. Stebbins' bill relating to the filing
of chattel mortgages was recommended
to be killed.
Judge Fleming created a little breeze
by moving that the state park bill,
which had come in from the senate the
day before and had been read twice and
referred to the committee of the whole,
should be withdrawn and sent to the ap-
preparations committee. The bill was
finally sent to the state park committee.
BILLS INTRODUCED.-By Stebbins-To
create inquests on fire and the accumu-
lation of fire statistics.
By Wifliams-To provide for the or
ganization and continuation of religious
societies.
By Ives--Relative to resignation of
judges of the district or supreme courts.
By JOnes-TO amend section 5, chap
ter 10, General Laws of 1887, relating to
common carriers.
By Fleming-To amend the law au-
thOrizing the burial of deceased sol-
diers.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To consoli-
date the various acts incorporating the
city of Anoka.
To extend the limits of the city of st.
Cloud.