New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-06
Minnesota Legislature.
TUESDAY FEB. 26

ate reduced the number of parasites that
ma nave fastened themselves upon that body.
Inc useless employees who are thrown out of
Their positions by this action of the senate
are Gilbert Martinson and Charles McCann,
assistant doorkeepers; Rev. William Gray,
keeper OF the gallery, and O. S. Blake, post
master. The ten committee clerks whose
heads went into the basket are c.. l.. Hill
aon' banks and banking; O. G. Belyea, grain
ana warehouse; 0. g. Farsdale seed grain;
George W. Tuosier, institute for the deaf,
dumb and blind; Alton Crosby, public lands
H. n. Ives, towns and counties; G. W. Tay-
lor, state public school; j. K Mertz, corpor-
atlons: -. Merrill, booms, logs and lumber;
T.. NJ. Woodward. claims.
HoUsE.-The interest bill was discussed,
and thatWaS all
MI. Hompe offered a resolution: That the
tlme OF final adjournment of the Twenty
Legislature be fixed for April 1 at - o'clock
noon.
Mr.. Searle offered a substitute resolution
making the final day Friday, April 5, and
that no bills be introduced after March 10.
Mr.. Hompe accepted this substitute Mr.
Stevens again asked that it be made special
order for Tuesday, but the time having ar
rived Tor the consideration of the Sevatson
interest bill, the consideration of the resolu-
ton was necessarily put off
The agricultural committee devoted their
time to the discussion of Mr.. Estes farmers
institute bill. There are fifteen members of
the committee, and but ten of them were
present.. They were divided over the bill,
the opposition to it arising from the fact
that cit places the governing of the Institutes
IN the hands of the university regents, and
because it is designed to make the Institutes
permanent, some waiting further trial OF
two years ormore. twas finally decided by
vote of 6 to to report it favorably, Messsrs
MeNelly, Grain, Jones and Evenson voting
against it. These gentlemen will present a
minority report.
WEDNESDAY FEB, 81.
The bill to create board to examine teach
ers and furnish them with certificates receiv-
ed an oyerhauling in the senate committee of
the whole yesterday. 1t was opposed by sew
eral senator's. Mr.. Thacker objected to it on
the ground that it would create a class of
teachers independent of county superintend-
ents, but Mr.. Daniels, who introduced the
measure. in replying to this point claimed
that the county superintendent would be
deprived of none of their powers and could
keep right along giving out their certificates
under the old law.
The early adjournment movement struck
the senate in the shape of a joint
resolution introduced by Mr.. Brown
to saw off the session April
5. The resolution referred to the judici-
airy committee on motion of Mr.. Edwards,
although the author of it expressed a prefer
ence for having to go to the committee on
Mr.. Hayden introduced a bill IN the senate
in amendment to the game law. 1t conforms
the shooting seasons in this state to the
Wisconsin, seasons, SO that the sportsmen OF
the neigh boring state may not have the ad-
vantage by reason of an earlier opening for
certain birds The prairie chicken season is
the one principally affected. This is to be
opened Sept instead of Sept. Is.
HoUsE.-Alvah Eastman regards his bill as
reducing the time of limitation Of suits
against land titles to ten yeaEs, favorably
reported yesterday, as one of the most i'm
portant measures before the legislature He
thinks the present limitation OF twenty years
is en actual relic of barbarism,
having been enacted in England in 1924 At
present England has come down twelve years,
and her American colonies are working under
a ten-year limitation. He argues that the
present law is not q statute OF repose, so
called, and that his amendment would ma
terally decrease litigation. The title of land
for ten years back can be rapidly looked up
by the purchaser, even if he be not yersed in
law, while under the present system, facts are
forgotten, parties dead and the whole
thing materially clOuded in obscurity.
The state tax levy is to be increased for the
next two years to two miles. This step has
been rendered necessary by the large demands
upon the treasury of the state for extraor-
binary expenditures. A conference be-
tween the governor and the finance COM
U
islature resulted in an agreement not to re-
port back any appropriation bill singly, but
to wait until all We're received, when the
scalping knife might be used more judiciously
The amount now asked for, not including
bridge bills, for extraordinary uses (aside
from current eXpenses) is about S 500, 900.
The revenue Of the state now amounts to
1926, 900, but that is not more than sufficient
to meet the ordinary running expenses, and
out of that sum nothing is available for the
erection OF buildings or other purposes of an
ordinary character. 1t was found that it
Will be necessary to increase the state tax
levy for the next two years if any extra ap-
preparations are to ba granted.
THURSDAY FEB. %
SENATE.-Mr Halvorson in the senate be-
held with sadness the practical dem clifton Of
his beautiful temple founded upon the corner
stone Of retIenchment and reform. In other
words, the senate receded from it's position
in adopting the report OF Mr. Halvorsons
committee, discharging certain clerks and
employees. to the extent Of reinstating three
of the latter in their old positions and at
the old rate of compensation. r
The senate confirmed the appointment of
John r Parshall to the soldiers home board
in the place Of the Hon. E. NJ. Pope resigned.
A flood of petitions from all parts of the
state asking for the passage Of the bill plac-
ing railroad tariffs and fares under the con-
ceived by the senate.
A resolution was introduced and adopted.
instructing the secretary Of the senate to as
certain by what authority the publisher of
the legislative manual had named the lake
considered to be the true source of the Mis-
sissippi river, Lake Glazier.
The senate again spent much time talking
over the Canada thistle and wild mustard
bill, which has been the subject ofsome ofthe
most spirited debates of the session.
HoUsE.-Mr. Estes sent up circular, sent
out by the executive committee of the Rail
road Employees association, asking for sig
natures to petitions to the legislature asking
that the Fleming bill, allowing railroads to
appeal from the orders Of the railroad com
missioners be passed. 1t was stated that
owing to the lack of that right, there are
1887 employees less on the pay roll of one
road than at the same time a year ago, and
on another road the pay is $4,000 per
month less than III 1888. There were twenty
two petitions to the effect suggested.
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