The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-14
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6.

SENATE.-No business was transacted
yesterday the Legislature having accepted on
inv:tatiOa ~ visit the public institutions at
Faribault.
HOUsE.-GOv. Merriam sent a special mes
sage to the house on the condition of tie
state finances. On July 81 next there wi
be a deficiency Of $25O,O0O. For furnish
ing the asylum at Fergus Falls,
the St. Cloud reformatory and for
other improvements at charitable al
general institutions the sum of $500
will lie required. To meet this the governor
recommends the issue o. 800 600 in bon s
bearing the interest at per cent. He esti-
mates that on July 81, 1891, on the basis
of the present ak levy, there wall pc sur.
plus of $25O.OO0.
Mr. Crossfeld's bill prohibiting the sale ot
liquors within or near the state fair grounds
was passed in committee of the whole, with
an amendment extending its provisions to
county and district fairs.
House file 27S, relating to the sale Of
liquor, which was unfavOrably reported from
the temperance committee, was killed in
committee of the whole This was Mr.. Steb
bins measure providing for the punishment
of persons running blind pigs"
THURSDAY, MARCH, Z.
SENATE.-The legislative subcommittee on
distIicting which gave rise to q long and
animated discussion, and then the subject
was poGtpaHsd,
A bill was introduced IN the seaate liz H.
Hixon providing for the entire Reorganization
ofthp state agricultural college, including the
experimental farm, away from the control
OF the state university regents and place il
under the ma Tia cement OF u board TO he
kno~. rs the agricultural college board, OF
which the geRernpr and college president
shall be mem beers eX- OftiCiu
Senator Brown called up the resolution &c
final adjournment April 5. 1t vas amend
ed, changing the date Of adjournment te
April 10, and YVES then adopted.
The question of holding q constitutions
convention is probably disposed of. The
bill submitting the question to the voters
was lost in the senate by u tie vote, anC
there was no notice given Reconsideration
Mr.. Scheffer's much contested bill to pun
!sh drunkenness went through with flying
coiors. Only three senators voted aGains1
it-Keler, Durant and Sh;eIls
The vote on the bill to reduce the oil IN
spectorship to a salary basis was carried by
vote of % to 10.
HoUsE.-The House refuses to submit {
prohibitiye amendment by n vote of 50 t.
30. a ter a very lengthy discussion.
The secretary OF the senate announced tt
the house the pas age OF n bill regarding thu
| fees Of the state oil il spcctor, and Mr.. Bar
ln9Tkd q suspension OF the niles to pace j
on the calendar 'far pacotA reading III
| motion failed to get twO-thirds Vote All
was lost, the bill tuking he regular order.
There was some OPT ostiOn started b.
| Jared Benson to the senate bill appointing
q legislative committee to attend q meeting
at St. Louis on the 18th inst. in the inter
est Of stock raising. After an animated dsi
| cussion during which Mr.. Benson denounced
the appropriation o. 81 900 for the com
nit tees expenses, the rules were suspended
and the bill passed by vote OF go to 1S
Mr.. Capser declared it was a 'woodchuck."
FRIDAY, MARCH 8.
SEEATK.-zTHe principal talk in the senat
yesterday waR over NJ. Dgrants bill re
| pealing the alien law se-calisd, The alicI
| law was passed at the last session. 1t pre-
hibits foreigners from buying and holding
| real estate unless they have at least de
| cared their intention of becoming natural
| lied. and is also designed to prevent tn,
| requirement OF large tracts of lands by cor
peratioRs. The bill after debate went bacl
| to the Judiciary committee;
| A basis of reapportionment has bssn praS
tically agreed upon by tine Joint committee
OF both branches of the legislature, whereof,
| the house is to get ia members, while tn
| senate is to have 81 on its roll.
The senate had another little dose of re
| trenchment and reform yesterday. reso
luton to appoint an assistant postmaster
one OF the places recently abolished, was cal
cd Up from the table and voted on
Although a. majority Gf the senator
voted for it, they did not constitute O. ma
| jority of the entire senate, and therefore til
| resolution was declared lost. Then Mi
Sampson put in bill authorizing the CON
mittee on towns and counties to appoint
/ iJ6Fk,
General prot, sta against the urury bi
| from various parts oil the state, and espheiH
ly from the new agricultural districts 10 th
northern and northwestern parts Of til
state, were received by the senate.
HOUSE. Mr.. Dunn made q gallan
| but unsuccessful fight in committee (
the wnole yesterday against M