Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-03-13
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| fer of inmates from the reform school
| to the state reformatory at St. Cloud
The morning of the 5th the house was
occupied by Introduction of bills, some of
! them important, but most OF them local.
Crossfield introduced a bill that is impor-
tant in the trial OF causes by demurrer. It
provides that any party to an action may
demur to any pleading within 20 days az
ter service thereof on account of non-jur~
1sdlctlon of court over defendant; illegal
capacity to sue; other actions pending in
some cause; defect of parties and other
causes. MIR. Crossfeld presented another
bill at the request of Auditor
Braden regarding the leasing of
mineral lands owned by the state 1t gives
| the commissioners authority to lease state
mineral lands for the mining and shipping
of iron ore. No lease shall cover more
than 100 acres, and for each application
| shall be paid $25 and rental of 500.
Thereafter the lessees shall pay Is cents
for each ton OF ore If other valuable
mineral than iron shall be discovered new
terms and leases shall be executed. Mr..
Capser introduced another bill to
protect bridges from injury by
steam engines. Representative jacobson
introduced bill that materially changes
the poor laws. The bill was drawn by H.
Fl. Hart Of the state board of charities and
corrections The afternoon session was
given to the passage of the bills upon the
calendar. There We're no contests and
everything passed off as smooth as could
be wished until the last one on the
calendar was reached, the bill by Roberts
renewing the land grant of the Duluth &
Winnipeg railroad. The opponents of the
measure were beaten in the committee of
the whole but they were not at all in
clined to give up the fight They did not
attempt to defeat it by voting it down,
but by amendments that if adopted
would destroy Thea force of the
bill. Searle offered an amendment in the
interest of the Iron Range road, but was
objected to as were all others, and the bill
was put upon its passage and carried by a
vote of IS to 80. Both houses adjourned
until 7:30 p. m. OF the 9th so as to visit the
institutions at Faribault
Banqueting, junketing and work do not
as rule harmonic, the two former not
being conducive to the latter. After par
taking of the hospitality of Speaker
Graves at the Ryan on Tuesday night,
visiting Faribault on Wednesday there
was little inclination to work by either
party. The Senate did not meet on the
9th. The House met at 7:3O D. M in an
unimportant session. Gov. Merriam pre-
sented message reviewing the financial
condition of the state. it's needs and re-
quirements, making several propositions
as to the best means of meeting
possible deficiencies and strongly advoca-
ted the strictest economy in appropriated )
The Governor estimates the total probable
receipts to July 81, 1889 at 81, IA, SIS. So
Total probable disbursements to July 81,
1885, at 81, 39l, 093.64. Leaving a probable
deficiency of S246, 2254 81. TO meet this he
advocates increasing the bonded indebted
ness to the extent OF $3.50, 900 for the state
institutions. He further advocates in
crossing the tax levy two-tenths
of a mill for the years of 1890 and 1891
The deficiency arises from the excess of
appropriations made by the 25th legisla-
ture in 1887 In response to tho resolution
of Mr. Hay, calling for the number of
names upon the petition relative to TEN
perance. Chairman McKusick made the
following report: The number Of legal
voters who signed for constitutional pro-
hibitioE is 1851; women, twenty-one
years and over, 4,6O1; minors, sixteen
years and over, 1858. Total, 1856
Those who signed remonstrances against
constitutional prohibition numbered $685.
The legal voters who asked for local op-
ton was 237. The rest of the session was
entirely routine.
Senator Whiteman was a well feeling