Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-02-20
Published Wednesdays.
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MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday, February l:.
SENATE.

Tuesday, February IL.
SENATE.
Among the important bills put in was
one introduced by Mr.. Day providing
that the railroad and warehouse commas
sioners shall be elected as are the gen
eral state officers. ut the regular election:
for 8 term Of years. \ bill introduced
by Mr.. Schetfer in amendment of the
law relating to the restrictions of real
that it is unlawful for any persons not
citizens of the United States, or for any
corporation more than 20 per cent. of
which is owned by foreigners, to buy
land adapted for grazing or agricultural
PURPOSES: and no corporation whatever,
except railway or canal company and
organizations of that character, shall
hold over 5000 acres Of land in the state.
The penalty named for violation of these
terms is forfeiture of the land, and the
attorney general may institute proceed
ingS to enforce the forfeiture.
The aHlcndNcnt to the Iii 81 law bObbed
up Gnce again. 1t came before the sem
ate un molten to reconsider the vote
whereby it was defeated a few days ago.
The motion W@S carried and Mr.. Day
moved tle passage Of the bill. 1t was
not passed. however, but instead was
SENATE BILLS FASSEn-To authorize
Waseca county to issue bonds for the
purchase of land for the loor farm.
b. Crandali-To amend the charter Of
the city Of Owatonna 50 as to permit the
city council TO purchase or condemn
lands fur water works purposes.
To provide that money paid into the
district court in Winona county as pen
allies collected for forfeiture of bonds
shall Re given to the Winona County Bar
Association Tor the purchase of books
fC: Is lew library.
l.. >l1tAurize the city Of st. Paul to is
Sue :.:,..,;S TO the amount of $4,000 for
;i:r purchase Of a site for a public
iim...
i-4,lvnt section II, chapter %, Spec
iai ! 3,vS Of 1891. relating to the powers
Of the city council of st. Paul.
To provide for the relief of the poor in
certain cases in Carver county.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. TO fix the
time for holding terms of court in the
Second Judiciary district.
To authorize the village of MapletOn,
Blue Earth county, to issue bonds.
To add to the school district of Maple
ton independent school district No. 105,
Blue Earth county.
To authorize the county commissioners
of Blue Earth to issue bonds for new
court house.
4 resolution was introduced by Mr..
Halyorson for the appointment of spe-
cial committee of three to ascertain the
number of committee clerks on the pay
roll of the senate: Investigate as to the
necessity Of having such clerks; and
make such recommendation as may
seem proper with a view to the economi-
cal conduct of legislative work.
HOUSE.
The bill making the appointment of
old soldiers mandatory came up and was
passed by vote of Il to p.
When the Minneapolis municipal
court bill was reached Mr.. Benson gath
cred up his hat and papers and left the
house amid the applause of the house.
The vote was then taken on the bill and
it was passed by vote of IS to s.
When the bill was passed every mem
Der of the house breathed sigh of re-
lief. The sparring and quarreling of the
Hennepin delegation over the bill have
made it a nuisance.
Mr.. Smith, of Hennepin called the
house to order in the evening, and it at
once went into committee of the whole
with Mr.. Forbes in the chair, to con-
slider general orders. The bill providing
site was postponed as the same bill has
reached its third reading in the senate.
Mr.. Jacobson's bill changing county
seats was recommended favorably by
vote of 80 to 49, The bill for the publ
cation of the military history of the state,
WHICH was once reported unfavorably,
came up again and caused a long and
heated debate, which ended without &C,
ton being taken.
The committee then arose and adj
iourned till Thursday morning at 10
o'clock.
Wednesday. February IS.
SENATE,
Several more Important bills went in
the senate files, but aside from the intro.
ducti0n of bills very little was done,
One of the measures is a municipal cleo
ton law, introduced by Mr.. Scheffer,
and is almost an exact copy of what is
known as the Sexton bill" Mr.. Good
rich contributed three measures, all hav-
ing a bearing on one certain class of
crimes. One of the bills raises the age
of consent from ten to eighteen years,
and Furnishes crimes against children be-
low the latter age with imprisonment
for not less than ten nor more than fifty
years. 1t also provides heavy penalties
state prison offense for any person hav-
ing the care Of young girl to permit
the child to be taken away for wicked
and immoral purposes. Another of the
bills defines adultery, and provides that
each of the persons committing that
crime shall be sent to the states prison
for two years or fined in the sum of $780,
No prosecution for adultery shall be
commenced, however, except on the
complaint of the husband or wife of one
of the guilty parties.
Mr.. Ha1yorson introduced a bill in
amendment of the timber culture land.
1t provides that any person who shall
plant from one to ten acres of land with
any kind of forest tree except black locust
shall receive from the state$3 for each acre
80 planted: but he must plant at least
, 2,T00 trees to the acre in the first in
stance; cultivate at least 1900 during
8. the first and second years, and for three
years thereafter cultivate and maintain
at least 800 trees.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.-TO authorize
the village of Beaver Creek to issue
bonds for the purchase of right of way
for the Sioux City and Northern railway
through Beaver Creek township.
:, =, 10 give certain courts of the state iu-
fisdiction over the waters of the Missis-
sippi, St, Croix and St. Louis rivers.
To authorize the erection of a dam at
the outlet of Cottonwood lake in Lyon
county.
.... HOUSE.
Not in session.
Thursday, February IA.
SENATE.
The senate session was brief and not
prolific of sensational developments.
Only four or five bills were introduced
and a couple of these were of local bear
ing. Among the measures of general
Importance was bill introduced by Mr..