The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-08
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Senator Goodrich sent in a.bill provid.
ing for uniformity in the methods of ad-
mission to the bar of the State. 1t pro-
vides that the supreme court shall APP
point board of six to examine appli-
cants and report to the court. The bill
contemplates more strict rules than are
in force now, among other requirements
being one which calls for three wears
of study before admission.
Representative Young introduced Fri
day bill designed to open new and
valuble source of revenue for the state
1t proposes to tax sleeping and palace
car corporations in the state per cent.
upon their gross income.
When Representative Stevens bill,
declaring Washington's birthday. Me-
mortal Day, Fourth of July, and Dec. %
legal holidays, came up Yesterday. Sem
ator Goodrich raised his voice in oppo-
sitlon. He deemed it an unwise policy
to have so many legal holidays. Sena-
tor Pope said that Memorial Day and the
Fourth of July should not be termed
holidays; they were "holy days" The
bill was recommended to be indefinitely
postponed. Afterwards, Senator Pope
secured an order for it to be placed on
the calendar, for its third reading and f.
nal passage.
A petition was presented Friday
from citizens of Polk and Beltrami coun-
ties asking the legislature to pass an act
creating the county of Merriam out of
certain portions of those two counties.
lis is one !. '', ~ first bits of fame which
the new Governor is likely to receive.
There is a proposition before the sem
ate 10 increase the number of members
of the state medical board by one-that
member to be from the Eclectic school.
Senator Pope gained one of his fire.
'quent points Friday when Mr.. Days
bill making the office of railroad and
warehouse commissioner an elective one
came up. 1t was recommended to pass
by the judiciary committee, but Senator
Pope asked that it be referred to the
railroad committee. Senator Day pro-
tested, and wanted the bill placed on
general orders. The ayes and noes were
called for, but quorum did not answer
The sergeant-at-arms was notified to look
up the absentees, but another roll call
found twenty-eight members in their
seats, and Sergt. Chambers was allowed
to take his seat. A vote was taken and
bill ordered sent to the railroad commit
tee.
A bill was presented in the house
Friday directed at "blind Pigs" Itpro-
vides that whatsoever sells, gives away
etc, within the limits of any prohibitory
district, or in any part ofthe state without
having first procured license so to do,
may be punished both by a fine of not
less than 500 nor more than $500, to-
gether with costs of prosecution, and by
imprisonment for not less than thirty
davs for the first offense and for each
more than $500 and costs, and by i'm
prisonment in the state penetentiary for
not less than three years nor more than
five years. The act also holds liable 10
its operation any agent or servant, and
prescribes the,process ofprosecution and
says: whenever any sheriff, deputy
sheriff, constable or policeman has any
information, knowledge or belief that
intoxicating liquors are kept in any
store or public place for the purpose of
being sold or disposed of, or is sold or
dispo.ed of in any said places in viola
ton of the laws of this state, he shall
search such suspected places without a
warrant, and if such officer finds upon
the premises any Intoxicating liquors he
shall seize the same and arrest the keep
er of such place ond take hiR before a
justice of the peace, or any magistrate
having jurisdiction, and thereupon such
officer shall make written complaint, un-
der oath. before such magistrate, and
unless the person so arrested can prove
that the liquors so found were not for sale
or to give away in violation of the law,
he shall be deemed guilty of a misde.
meanor and shall be punished as above"
Bills passed the House Friday as fol-
lows:
By Mr.. Perrin-To authorize the pro-
bate judge of Blue Earth county to tran
scribe certain files and records in his of
fee.
By Mr.. Lassow-To amend an act OF
the legislature of 1889 authorizing the
commissioners of Blu Earth county TO
pay license money in the town of Hill
ton to school district 146; also in the
town of Good Thunder, to school dis