Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-02-20
Monday, February IS.
SENATE, ~


SENATE.
There were only two or three bills in
troduced. The most important one was
bill put in by Mr.. Chapman providing
that no marriage shall be contracted
with persons who are permanently blind
or dumb, or between parties who are
nearer kin than second cousins.
The judiciary committee reported back
Mr.. Scheffers bill to punish drunken
ness, amended so as to be hardly recog-
nizable. 1t provides in it's present shape
that the first offense shall be punishable
with fine or imprisonment, while the
highest term of Imprisonment men,
toned is ninety days.
The house bill authorizing q bond iss
sue for Jail In Ramsey county and the
appointment Of commission to select
site and build a Jail was referred to the
Ramsey county delegation in the senate.
The Broadway bridge bill was concurred
in under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Edwards called up the resolution
to pay the expenses of the bribery inves-
tigation committee, amounting to SS26.
The resolution and accompanying ac-
counts were finally referred to the COM
mittee on claims, to be Investigated.
SENATE BILLS PAsSED.-To amend the
railroad law, so as to allow railroad COM
panies to issue half-fare tickets to minis
ters and sisters of charity.
To authorize the county commissioners
of Wabash county to place to the credit
of the school funds of the towns in said
county all moneys derived from liquor
licenses. " 10
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. TO authorize
the city of st. Paul to issue bonds to the
amount of .$35O,000 Gncluding bonds
heretofore authorized) for the construc-
ton of the Broadway bridge. \
To authorize the village Of Nicollet to
appropriate moneys received for liquor
licenses for the use of the trustees of
School District No. 81.
To authorize the township of Preston,
Fillmore county, to issue bonds to fund
its railroad indebtedness. 5s''-.
g-.--.>>-,,---z-... HOUSE.
About all the house succeeded in doing
Yesterday was to kill time.
An interesting little seance occurred
over Mr.. Underwood's bill to allow ex-
soldiers and sailors to peddle goods,
wares and merchandise without securing
license. Bob Dunn, of Mile Laos,
thought there was too much pickering
about the old soldier business. He
be recognized as Daupers. Such bills as
the one under consideration looked too
much like bidding for old soldier votes,
Nh. Brossfield, of Traverse, took him to
task slightly for speaking in discount
cons and disrespectful manner about the
Old soldiers. Mr.. Dunn replied that he
did not intend any discour rtesy. The bill
was recommends to pass.
4. Mr.. Kreis's bill to prevent the keeping
of billiard and pool tables in saloons in
towns Of less than 2, 900 inhabitants, was
recommended to- pass after considerable
debate.
The bill for the repeal of the law for
the payment of bounties for the arrest of
horse thieves was recommitted to Mr.,
Davenport, its author, for amendment.
The bill relating to fees for witnesses in
criminal cases was also recommitted to
its author, Mr.. Hay.
Four other bills were recommended to
pass.
Al resolution, offered by Mr.. Benson, of
Anoka, to invite Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
Of Maine. to meet with the house and
senate and state officers in the assembly
chamber, was carried.
Tie judiciary con. .mittee considered
Mr.. Barr's bill, allowing connty auditors
to refund to purchasers of tax titles of
state school lands the amount paid for
the tax title without interest Mr.. Barr
was heard on the bill, but action was de-
ferred until the state auditor could be
consulted.
BILLS PASSED. Ito authorize the coun-
ty commissioners of Brown county to
issue bonds for completing court house.
To fix the time of holding meetings of
county commissioners of Lincoln county,