Morris tribune., 1889-04-17
Wednesday, April 10.

The Day libel bill was the occasion Of
a hard fought battle in the house. The
champions of the bill urged but the one
argument of justice, that there might be
no discrimination in favor of the daily
papers over the weekly press. 1t was on
these lines that the battle was fought,
though it at times wandered far from
them, into personality, or the realms of
pure inventive imagination. 8
When the bill was reached Mr.. Nor
gan offered an amendment providing
that the act should not apply to any
slanders upon females. This was &C
cepted. A vote was taken on the bill
which resulted in its passage, "a to 35.
Speaker Graves, with some able assist
ance, won big victory for Duluth in
the passage of the famous riparian rights
bill by vote of So to Is.
The house went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Smith in the chair. The
Sevatson bill to punish the corrupt use
of money at elections was killed the sec
ond time, and then Mr.. Dunn moved
that the Scheffer meat inspection bill be
taken up, which was done and the bill
recommended.
The committee then arose. Mr.. SeVat-
son called for the ayes and noes on his
anu IL w DIS puG e4C oOA W @
vote of SO to 80. ...,sg.
The banking committee sent in two
reports on Mr.. Poe's bill reducing the
legal rate of interest from 10 to per
cent. The majority report recommended
the bill to indefinite postponement.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-Relating to
weights and measures.
To enlarge the state normal school
board. ..- ..,-
To amend the General Statutes in rela-
ton to change of line between Beltrami
and Cass counties. -.--.a- u
Town of Vincent to issue bonds.
Relating to actions for libel. .
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.-To regulate
grain and warehouses. -
Relating to interest on money and
usury. .,....:.
Relating to actions in municipal and
justices courts.
To punish the counterfeiting of labels
and advertisements.
SENATE.
When the Duluth and Winnipeg for.
feiture bill was reported on favorably in
the senate by the Judiciary committee
an attempt was made to summarily Kill
it, Mr.. Buckman moving its indefinite
postponement. The motion was lost and
the bill goes on general orders.
The bill bringing country elevators do
ing business for compensation under
control of the railroad and warehouse
commission and providing for their Ii
censing was recommended for indefinite
postponement. Notice of consideration
was given.
The house bills at present in the hands
of the senate committee number sixty
nine, of which about forty are on th,
= files of the judiciary committees:
Another bill was put In under th'
sanction of the governor. It provides
that the st. Cloud reformatory bOart
may employ the inmates Of the institu
ton at such trades and employments a
they are best adapted for, and prohibit
the board from establishing system o
contract labor. Isl
SENATE BILLS PASSED. TO provide fo
the taxation of telegraph and telephon
companies.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. TO provide 10
the publication of the military histor.
of the Minnesota volunteer regiments i
the late war. Z
To amend the charter Of Duluth to au
thorize the appointment of a railroa
commission by the mayor.
To amend the charter of Minneapoli
with respect to the police commission.