New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-02-27
Minnesota Legislature.
Saturday Feb. 16.

Saturday Feb. 16.
SENATE.-A stack of Ramsey county bills
came IN from the house and we're all referred
WIN The exception of the one authorizing
en- the issue OF $4,000 bonds for /. public
library site. This was passed under a sus
pension of rules
Inc governor sent a message to the SEN
ate calling attention to a circular that had
been received by him in relation to the pro-
posed centennial celebration of W ashington's
inauguration in New York, April 30, and
recommending the appointment of q joint
legislative committee to consider in what
way the state of Minnesota shall be repre-
sented at the centennial.
The bill amending the libel law was passed
by vote of 80 to g.
Among the bills introduced was one by
MI Schetfer which is very severe upon
drunkards. 1t provides that persons con-
Vlcted OF the crime of drunkenness shall be
punished for the first offense with ten days
imprisonment in jail; for the second offense,
thirty days; for the third offense, ninty days
and Tor the fourth, not less than six months
nor more than one year. The fifth grand
drunk is a state prison offense, and the term
OF Imprisonment is not less than one year
nor more than two years. There is nothing
sad IN the bill about fines. Quite an audible
smile passed around the senate when the
president announced that the bill would go
TO the committee on retrenchment and re-
form. The introducer did not like this dis
position of the measure, and had it sent to
the committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Lende put in bill to amend the tim
Der culture law providing that any person
who shall plant from one to ten acres of land
with trees shall be allowed $3.50 annually
Tor each acre SO planted, Tor certain term
of years. A similar bill introduced few
years ago places the premium at SO. SEN
ator Keller introduced bill providing that
private banking houses shall place the word
private on their signs, cards. letter heads,
etc.
Gov. Merriam sent to the senate his first
veto message. His excellency withholds his
signature from the bill to amend the mill
tia law, which declares that in cases of riot
and public disorder, when the militia is called
out, the commander-in-chiefa and militia shall
be held guiltless and fully justified by lay ii
any person present as a spectator or other
wise is killed or wounded on such an occa.
sion, the persons unlaWfully assembled shall
be held responsible therefor.
HOUsE.-A unique petition came in from
Farbault. 1t was offered BY Mr.. Temple,
the prohibition member from that section,
but 1t protested against the submission of O.
prohlbltory amendment
Inc governor re erred the question of Min
nesota's part in the proceedings at New York
IN honor OF the centennial of " ashington's
inauguration to the house, and asked the
appointment of a committee to consider the
matter
The Broadway bridge bill was reconsidered
and sent back to the Ramsey county delega-
ton for moment yesterday while it was
amended by cutting the amount of bonds
authorized from $3S0,O00 to $3.50, 900, after
which it was again passed.
Speaker Graves yesterday announced two
special committees as follows: To investigate
building and loan Notwithstanding,
Estes, Williams, Morris and Hanke to in
vestigate the cost Observation-Disclosures, Guam,
Sevatson, Farley, Phillips, Ives, and e. c..
Johnson.
Monday Feb. is. 80
SENATE.-Mr. Bowen's bill for an act s:re-
garding arrests and the exercise Of police
powers" otherwise known as the ''anti-Pink-
erton" bill, came before the senate yester.
day, the question being upon its passage.
When the bill came to avOte twas lost, l6
senators voting in favor of it and II against.
AS there were several who were absent or
failed to vote one of the sen ators asked to
have every member answer to his name. but
the president declared that there W as no way
to compel a senator to vote if he did not
want to.
The senate again had before it yesterday
some matters pertaining to the judiciary. In
the first place there was the bill raising the
L.
Crandall moved to amend the bill by reduc-
ing the amount therein named to $4,000.
Mr.. Goodrich thought that 3,50O-the pres
q ent salarv-Was q fair and Just cOmpeusa-
ton for the judges. He did not know of any
district in the state where the best legal
talent, qualified for the position, was not
willing to accept judgeship for the salary.
The fact that two very eminent lawyers in
Ramsey county had accepted judgeships I'M
der the present salary rule was an indication
that So, 800 was a sufficient mpensation
Mr. Durant wanted to make it at least
$4,000. After some further talk the bill was
referred to Mr.. Durant, who originally in
troduced it. s
HoUsE.-A bill has been prepared for pre-
sentation to the legislature, providing for the
appropriations for the various state correc.
tional and charitable institutions. The total
amount required for current expenses for the
fscafyear ending July 81, 1890, is$522, 900,
and a similar amount asked for the year
ending July 81, 1881. Following are the
amounts for each institutions:
Fergus Falls hospital for insane, S25 ,OOO St.
Peter hospital for insane, $140,OOO; Ro-
chester hospital for Insane, $40, 900; State
soldiers home, $4,000; school for the deaf,
school for the feeble minded, $45 900; State
public school, $4,000: State re-
form school, $35, 900; State prison SAC. 900;
State reformatory SIS, 900. Total 1922
900. Additional funds are requ ired for cur
rent expense. The total amount of appro-
priations, is $G56, 500 for the fiscal year end
ing July 81, 1890, and S71S,SOO for the ifs
cal year ending July 81, 1891, or a grand
total for two years of .$1.375, 600. There is
bill now before the Legislature for an APP
preparation OF 500, 500 for the state public
school at Owatonna. and the ways
and means committee decided to re-
port it back to the house with a
recommendation that it pass; but the board
of corrections and charities is opposed to the
measure, believing that the school should not
be enlarged to such an extent but a greater
effort made to place the boys with respectable
families tits believed this can be easily done,
and the number in the school be kept nearly
as low at present.
The house did less work yesterday than at
any other session since its organization. 1t
was in session three hours, during which time
nine bills were introduced, two Of these were
passed, and nine more on general orders were
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