Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-02-27


bill of Kreis to take billiard tables out 8
sa!oons in towns Of less than 2, 0OO popula-
ton 1t was considered by its opponents
and admitted by its friends to be an en-.
terlng wedge for temperance legislation.
The debate on the bill was very earnest.
but on the final vote was defeated by q
vote Of "a yeas to IS nays. All of the bills
introduced were of local character. -.
In the Senate on the 10th the principal
business was the discussion, of the bill
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to min
ors. The following bills were passed:
To authoiize the city Of La Crosse. Wis.
to build bridge across the Mississippi to
Houston county, Mimi. to authorize the
village council Of Kerkhoven, Swift coun-
ty, to issue bonds to the amount of $1,000
for water works; to authorize the city Of
St. Paul to issue bonds to the amount Of
500, 900 for hospital purposes; to fix the
time for holding the terms OF district
court in Hennepin county; to Ak the time
for holding the meetings of county COM
missioners Of Lincoln county. -
In the Senate on the Goth the bill of
scheffer's to punish drunkenness came up
and was handled rather roughly and the
TACT was develo ed that the measure had
but few friends in the body. 1t was the
general opinion that sending man to the
penetentiary for drunkennessIwas too radi.
cal and severe. The measure was re.
referred to The judiciary comm ittee. The
anti-Pinkerton bill was revived upon a
motion to reconsider the vote whereby
it was lost. 1t was referred to
the judiciary committee. The at.
tendance in both branches was light
tho committee on the reform school
being absent visiting that institution.
In the house there were only four bills on
the calendar and only two of these pulled
through. Underwood's bill to allow old
soldiers to peddle goods was tho occasion
OF stormy time and was defeated by
vote Of 43 yeas to "a nays. Mr.. Kreis
nothing daunted by the defeat Of his bill
to take billiard and pool tables from
saloons introduced another bill very much
the same as his first. Fleming introduced
measure looking to the. same
end as the Kreis bill. Fleming
proposes to amend the penal code
prohibiting minors from playing billiards
or pool in an saloon. At noon Haven's
bill regulating the fees of oil Inspector
was special order, but when the hour
was reached he had a substitute bill he
wanted printed. The house. agreed with
him and the whole matter went over until
IL o'clock Of the 21st The following bills
u H
to the fees Of the clerk Of the courts of
Rice county; BY Mr. Dunn, to detach Ger
tain territory from town l2S and attach to
town 129, Todd county; BY Mr. Graves, to
fix the time of holding court in Hubbard
county; by Mr.. Graves, to give justices of
he peace OF A kin county jurisd lotion
over Itasca county; By Mr. Graves to es-
tabllsh a municipal court in the city OF
Tower.
In the Senate on the 21st Mr.. Days bill
making the Office Of the railroad and ware
house commissioners elective was under
debate and many were the bitter remarks
hurled at the commission. The measure
was finally referred back to the judic.
larry COMM ttee which committee consid-
cred the bill, Attn close Of the session
expir~ tion of the terms of the different
commissioners at different times. The
house bill increasing the salaries of the
Supreme court JUICES was
passed with an amendment making
the salary $1,000 instead of IS, 500 as it
came from the house Mr.. Pope intro
duced bill abolishing stoves in p .ssenger
cars. Mr.. Edwards two bills related to
the management of penal institutions.
The following bills were pissed: to pro-
vide that persons carrying on an abstract
business must obtain license from the
county commissioners; to authorize the
condemnation of land by municipalities
and private corporations for water works
purposes; to prohibit the sale of cigarettes
to children under sixteen years of age; to
provide for the handling of the soldiers
''elief fund; to enable United States sur
veying parties to prosecute their surveys
n the state: to define sufficiency Of evil
idence with respect to unchastity; to raise
the age of consent and to punish seduction
and rape.
Mr.: Benson Of Anoka county raised
small cyclone in the house Oh the 2lst.
For some days the committee on legisla-
tive expenses, of which Mr.. Benson is a
member has been busy investigating the
matter of employees on the pay roll Of the
house. About the first thing presented to
ire house after the reading Of the journal
had been dispen ed with in the morning,
was the expecteu report which says that
all of the committee clerks except three,
viz! judiciary. engrossment and enroll
mont were entirely useless and recon-
mended that they be discharged. The
report cuts off two of the
pages. and all Of the assistant doorkeep-
ers. The debate that followed the presen.
tation was very warm indeed. Mr.. Ben
son acted as champion of the matter and
really had to make the defense alone. All
of the members were In favor Of retrench.
ment and reform, but thought that the in
vestigating committee had gone too far.
A motion by Comstock to lay the whole
matter on the table was voted down, also
motion to indefinitely postpone Mr..
Davenport thought the report Was entirely
too sweeping and moved that it be recon-