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


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 ficeting. Those
who are satisfied with the present arrange
ments will no doubt prefer to flibnster rather
than give up too much to other sections of
the state. The apportionment committee
has prepared u 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 state institution of
technology al Duluth recently incorporated.
And appropriates for it 100000.
House. The first temperance fight came
of 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 q bitter one, and as n result the bill was
lost. The general effect of the result. how
ever, was to strengthen the spirits of the
men who are looking for advanced temper
ance legislation. The bill was defeated by
vote of 81 for to SO against.
The house committee on public accounts
and expenditures made their annual report
yesterday. The report embraces an examin-
uUlOU Oh tile TetOFUb anu DOOkS III dlulOSL
every department of the state government.
The auditor is complimented highly on the
state of affairs in his Office.
Wednesday, Feb. 90.
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 -Pinkerton bill again came before
the senate on motion to reconsider the vote
whereby the senate refused to 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 o chance to vote on it next time.
A Joint resolution was introduced by Mr..
Daniels, mem oralizin@ 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 OF
the United States to settle differences betwee IL
this country through the methods o. a board
of arbitration. 1t was referred to the judic-
larry 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
house a communication from Gov. Humph-
rey of Kansas containing 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
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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 on it again
He reiterated his belief that it was nothn 9
! but buncombe, and furthermore it was put
| ting an insult upon he 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 vote of24 to 3
The committee on public accounts and ex
penditures, in their report, said that some o
! the state institutions were not managed as
economically as they might be, and. yester
i day resolution calling on them to name the
! institutions where such a 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 norma
schools. and Mr.. H. Wilson, of school for de
tectiyes.
Thursday Feb, 81.
SENATE.-The railroad and warehouse
commission received something of q rakng
over while Mr.. Days bill, to make the offitt
| of commissioners elective and limiting th'
! term OF service to two years, was under
debate in the senate. Mr.. Pope opposed thu
bill because there was no provision i'll it tCI
representation on the commission of tk'
minority political party, and because unde
it the offices of all tine commissioner
would expire at the same time, and the en-
tire railroad and warehouse business woulC
be revolutionized every two years. Mr.
Hixon said the farmers wanted a chance Il
get some men on the commission which the,
would be able to do if they were allowed Il
vote for commissioners.
Mr.. Pope introduced q bill which has for it,
object the abolition of the deadly car stove
1t provides that railroad cars shall be heat
ed by steam, and that if d furnace or othe
heated is employed the railroad comPan!
must have or it the written approval o. thu
railroad commissioners.
A couple of bills were introduced in TIL
senate by Mr.. Edwal DIS relating to the man
agement of the penal institutions of the state
One provides for the calling of q joint meet
ing OF the boards of managers of the Still
water penitentinry and the st. Cloud reform
atory to prescribe rules Tor the transfer o
certain classes of prisoners from one institu
|
oners, excepting life prisoners who have ser
we'd for twenty-one years. 1t also provide
for the appointment of q 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 a
may seem to them desirable through
prisoners aid society or otherwise. for til
supervision of discharged convicts.
HoUsE.-The committee on legislative eX
penses made it's report. Much eloquence wa
let loose, and much hard feeling was evident
ly excited. 1t took up two hours and NOR
of the time of the house, and nothing at n
was accomplished in the way of settling tn
question. 1t would be hard to get ut the ex
act temper of the house from the votes tina
were tuken. When the ayes and noes wer
called there seemed to be an Overwhelming
majority in favor of the report, but when tn
vote was taken in any other way the hous
was almost exactly divided. The report {
the committee was ~ follows
The committee on egislative expenses in N
cordance with the resolution passed by tn
house Feb. % 1889 beg leave to submit tn
following report: Having Investigated tn
number of clerks and other employees now o
the pay roll Of the house, and the necessit
for the same, we are of the opinion that til
clerks of all committees, excepting those
| y
are unnecessary; also the comparing clerk
the enrolling clerk, doorkeepers OF the pos
office, gallery, and one doorkeeper of tt
. door at the main entrance of the hoas
speakers clerk and two pages, and we recon
mend that the same be discharged. We als
recommend that the assistant sergeant-a
arms act as one of the doorkeepers when nt
employed in the other duties of his Office.
just before adjournment, Mr.. G.. r. Dav
introduced by unanimous consent the onl
bill of the day. He stated that he introduce
. il by request. 1t is for n law establishing
civil service commission for the state and Il
Cities The act is practically that of Il
State Of Massachusetts,, adopted in 1887.
Monday. Feb. %.
SENATE.-After three days recess Il
senate had n very brief session last evenin
, with bare quorum at the roll call, and LEI
than quorum at the Adjournment. On
!, two bills were introduced, of which one is
! precise terms and wording the same as Il
,, house bill providing that the oil inspectt
i shall subsist on salary and turn his fe
into the state treasury. Mr.. Keller intr
duced resolution calling on the state i
anncrnr of ntanu h0ilars ia, furnish the sen