The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-18
Minnesota Legislature.
TUESDAY. April 8.

SENATE.-The judiciary committee had a
final struggle yesterday over the Duluth 4
Winnipeg land grant forfeiture bills, result.
ing in u vote TO recommend the passage OF
the bill. A prior motion to recommend the
indefinite postponement of the bill had tailed
by reason of a tie vote, and it is understood
that the majority on the recommendatory
vote was one only. The proceedings WERE
held in executive session.
Unexpected strength was developed in the
senatem support OF Mr.. Hixon's bill to take
the control of the agricultural college away
charge OF a board, TO be known as the ugri
cultural college board. This bill is avowed
~ Farmers alliance measure and is siml
lar to q bill killed at the last session. The
hill may possibly pass when it Is reached.
HoUsE-For about hall an houryesterday
afternoon the house gave its latest and best
imitation of a lot of men endeavoring not to
do any business.
The lawyers and newspaper men in the
house had n war OF words over Senator
Days bill granting the rIgh1 to retract tn
country newspapers.
The house had long squabble over tn,
mechanics lien bill yesterday afternoon
and then passed il as it came from the u
dietary cOmmitte by vote of "A too.
The bill creating an additional Judge il
the Eieve nth judicial district came up in TIT
house yesterday. 1t was Mr.. Whiteman'
measure which had such n fight 1ol
its life in the senate 1t had little opposi
ton in t he house. The rules weresuspendeC
and it assed as a local measure, with two
votes against it. Those were cast by Messrs
Hay and Fathers.
WEDNEsDA Y, APRIL 10.
SENATE-Mr Hixs0n pitched into the bill
bringing county elevators doing u business
for compensation under the control OF the
railroad and warehouse commission and pro
yiding for their licensing. The bill was
drafted by the railroad and warehouse com
mission, and was introduced by Mr.. Shields
Mr.. HiXson declared that the ILL was not in
the interests of he farmers, but was an out
rage upon them. 1t would also, he claimed
encourage the wheat ticket system, which
system was iniquitous and ought to be abol
ished. After brief debate the measure was
recommended for indefinite postponement
Notice of reconsideration wasg.ven.
When the Duluth / Winnipeg forfeiture
bill was reported on favOrably in the senate
by the judiciary committee an attempt was
made to summarilY kill it. Mr.. BuckmaT
moving its indefinite postpOHemPnt and Mr.
Edwards giving the motion a second. There
were protests from two or three senator
against this course, and Mr.. Crandall called
for the ayes and noes on the motion. Tht
vote stood Is for indefinite postponement
and 81 against. The committees report
was then adopted, and the bill goes on gen
| eral orders.
HoUsE.-The Day libel bill was the occasion
of hard-fought battle in the house yester
day. Members who hive been in previous
legislatures say that they never saw harder
fight. 1t passed-yeas, 81, nays, So
In accordance with u resolution of thu
house Chief Clerk Carpenter yesterday re
| ported the number uf bills in the hands o
house committees. The total number il
| 800, of which 1874 are house bills and Al
senate bills OF these the Judiciary commit
| tee has As house bills and IS senate bills
appropriations, TO- roads and bridges, 50
interpretations, -; Ramsey county delega
ton, 8, and Hennepin county delegation
p. The rest are divided among the othe
committees and delegations. A number o
these were reported back yesterday, and ;
number of Others if they ever do come back
will only take the time that it takes to in
definitely postpone them, as for instance
the eighty-fve before the roads and bridge
committee.