The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
Minnesota Legislature.
MONDAY April Is.

SENATE-There was quite lively debate in
the senate over Mr.. Hoard's county option
bill. Mr.. Hoard himself led off in an argu-
ment in which he stood up for the principle
OF the bill, for the right of the county as
q unit of government to govern its own af-
fairs. And certainly, he remarked, ii the
people have a right to regulate anything
that brings taxes on the citizens and evil on
the whole community. After some discussion
the bill was defeated.
The bill increasing the annual appropria-
ton Tor agricultural societies from $4,000
to $24 900 passed committee of the whole
alter being amended by Senator Clark SO as
to shut off the Southern Minnesota AgricuI-
tural society from an annual appropriation
OF 81 900, TO which it has been entitled here
tofore under the law.
HoUsE.-The Red river drainage bill was
DEBATED by vote of 40 in it's favor to
80 against. Col. Brush, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Benson, Mr.. Searle and Mr. Ives all spoke in
its favor, but they were unable to convert
enough OF their opponents, who were led by
Messrs. HOyt and Forbes. Col Brush voted
no and gave notice of n motion to reconsider.
Among the house bills passed were Mr..
Forbes bill relative to the employment OF
children under fourteen years of age; Mr..
Morgan bill compelling the uEe of safety
switches; Mr. Smiths bill relating to the
mode of inhictimg the death penalty.
The house spent the evening on general Or
ders The bill designed to regulate the in
corporation OF building and loan assocu-
tons, prepared by the Incorporation COM
nit tee in the senate and the special commit
tee of the house was recommended to pass
Mr.. Estes bill to establish and maintain
farmers institutes was the subject of n hard
fight. The opposition TO it was led by Mr..
McNelly, and it was sought in every way to
amend the bill so rs to cause its defeat and
that gentleman and Mr.. Sevatson had some
personal tits with Mr. Estes. The principal
event OF the struggle was that Mr.. Grain OF
Lincoln county made his first speeches Of the
session in opposition to the bill. The bill
places the institutes under the direction of
two of the regents of the university, to be Sc
lected by the board, with the presidents of
the Farmers alliance and the Dairymans
association. 1t was recommended to pass
TUESDAY, April IG.
SENATE:-Both houses have now declared
in favor of the Australian election system.
The house has passed the Reyes bill and it
is now pending i'll the senate, while the senate
has declared in comm ttee of the whole in
favor of the Schetfer bill, which also
embodies the Australian principle, al
though differing from the Reyes
(house) bill in some Of its details.
The relations of the state university and
the agricultural college received another air
ing i'll the senate, the subject being brought
up by Mr. Hixon's resolution declaring it to
be the sense of the senate that the college
should he separated from the university
land carried on in accordance with original
design Of the general government" The res
olutiOn was lost, yeas :, nays %.
AS the senate approaches its close the
necessity for eCOnOmiZing time becomes APP
parent. Yesterday in the senate Mr.. Day,
in recognition of this fact introduced a res0-
luton limiting all speeches to five minutes
except that the member in charge of a bill
will be allowed double that length of time in
closing the debate.
Mr.. Days amendment of the libel law as
amended by the house, passed the senate by
vote of 81 to ?.
The election law contains 1877 sections and
covers thirty-one pagesin print.
HoUsE.-There was an interesting little
chapter on the street railroads read be ore
the house yesterday afternoon, which in view
of the present state OF the affairs of the To-
cal company, is OF especial interest to the
citizens of st. Paul. 1t came up when Mr..
Wirich's bill to repeal chapter 297, OF the
Special Laws of 1888, was reached on the
calendar The chapter referred to is an act
confirming and validating the city ordin-
nnce granting exclusive franchise to the
street railroad management Without this
act the supreme court had decided the ordin-
nnce was not binding. The bill passed-yeas
G6, nays 10.
The house spent the day on the calendar
The omnibus appreciation bill was the first
and was passed with but five negative votes,
cast by Messrs. Grain. Farley, Harrington,
McNeIly and Roberts. The first ofthe house
bills was Fir. Roberts bill waving the for
fixture of the Duluth < Winnipeg swamp land
grant. The bill passed. yeas 33 nays 3S.
Mr.. Crosstield's bill proposing Il constitu-
tional amendment giving the Legislature
power to regulate or abolish the grand jury
system was passed Mr.. c. r. Davis civil
service bill went through by vote of So to
25.
The Red River valley drainage bill gaspad
its last gasp, when Col. Brush motion to
reconsider the vote by which it was defeated
last fall was voted down.
The house committee on appropriations
cut down the S., 900 given by the senate for
monument at New Ulm to $4,000.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL II.