New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-02-20
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in the senate yesterday are desi gnedl ia ii axe
requIsltion upon tt e eXehequers OF the 8syslt8
Tor various amounts for divers pn poses.
Among the bills which do notHsea1l for ap-
proprations is #onei Introduced BY ator.
Ives to prohibit pool selling on horse trOts,
base ball games, elections and other contests
which tempt the betting man to sputaup'2'
his sh ekels The penalty for selling pools Or
Tor knowingly renting a building to pool
sellers is one years Imprisonment or a. ne
of $4,000 or both. The BIZ n how
ever, contains one quite important seS
ception. 1t does not APPLY to trials OF
speed in this state at agricultural fairs or.
during association meetings where the obiect
is the Improvement of the breed horses. Mr..
Wood puts in a bill to regulate eteFinafy
practice in the state. solnewha6 similar in its
provisions to one that has been heretofore
introduced It provides thar Iye5erinarians
practicing in Minnesota must be registered
with the elercks of the district courts after
passing an examination before an examining
board, to be appointed by The governor
They must also be the graduates OF a SSeter-
mary college, or nave had three years ofprac-
tIce in the5state before they can come before
the board to be examined.
HoUsE.-Ther has scarcely been a session Of
the house so far where the proceedings have
been so dull and ia me as that which lasted
three hours yesterday. AnumbeT ofmembers
went to Rochester, and it was the general i'm
preston that there would not be :. quorum.
The greater portion Of the time of the
house was taken up in the consideration OF
bills in committee Of the whole and only
when house files so and 80 were discu ssed
Was there anything more than the ordinary
motions and recommendations. Both the
bills named were introduced by Mr.. Heide-
mann. No. so provides for the creation OF a
state board OF examiners, and providing for
permanent state certificates. This was re-
terred back to the committee on education.
When 80, which amends the general statutes
relating to examination Of teachers and
grades of certificates, came up, Mr.. Fleming
lookup the battle against it, and moved
that is be indefinitely postponed. After
some debate it went over till Tuesday.
Saturday Feb. 16,
SENATE.--A stack of Ramsey county bills
came in from the house and we're all referred
with the exception of the one authorizing
the issue OF $4,000 bonds for 81 public
library site This was passed under a sus-
pension OF rules.
The governor sent a message to the SEN
ate calling attention to a circular that had
been received by him in relation to the pro-
posed centennial celebration OF " ashington's
| Inauguration in New York, April 80, and
recommending the appointment Of joint
legislative committee to consider in what
way the state of Minnesota shall be repre
sented at the centennial.
The bill amending the libel law was passed
by a vote Of 80 to 8.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr.. Scneffer which is very severe upon
drunkards. 1t provides that persons con-
victed OF the crime of drunkenness shall be
punished for the first offense with ten days
imprisonment in jail for the second offense.
thirty days; for the third offense, ninty days
| and for the fourth not less than six months
nor more than one year. The fifth grand
drunk is a state prison otfense, and the term
OF Imprisonment is not less than one year
nor more than two years. There is nothing
said in the bill about fines. Quite an audible
smile passed around the senate when the
| president announced that the bill would e o
to the committee on retrenchment and re-
form. The introducer did not like this dis
position of the measure, and had it sent to
| the committee on the Judiciary
Mr.. Lende put in bill to amend the tim
Der culture law providing that any person
! who shall plant from one to ten acres of land
with trees shall be allowed $3.50 annually
for each acre SO planted, for certain term
Of years 4 similar bill introduced q lew
years ago places the premium at So. Sen
ator Keller introduced bill providing that
private banking houses shall place the word
| private on their signs, cards, letter heads,
! etc.
i Gov. Merriam sent to the senate his first
/ veto message. His excellency withholds his
| signature from the bill to amend the mill
llL lttN, "ulcI uecldfeS tlltlt Ill cases OF flOI
| and public disorder, when the militia is called
out. the commandments and militia shall
be held guiltless and fully justified by law if
any person present as a spectator or other
wise is killed Or wounded on such an occa-
sion, the persons unlawfully assembled shall
be held responsible therefor
HoUsE.-A unique petition came in from
| Farhault. 1t was offered by Mr.. Temple
! the prohibition member from that section,
| but it protested against the submission OF a
J prohihitoFy amendment
The governo or re erred the question OF Min
nesotas part in the proceedings at New York
| i'll honor of the centennial of Washington S
Inauguration to the house and asked the
appointment OF a committee to consider the
! matter.
Mr.. Lane offered q resolution calling for a
committee of two from the house and one
from the senate to take up the matter Of
! Plat B. Walkerss claim against the govern.
| ment. 1t was carried.
Mr.. Anderson, from the committee onimmi-
/ grafton, reported back the bill offered by
| Mr.. I'll. Il. Stevens providing for a stats
| board Of Immigration with a secretary, with
the recommendation that it be indefinitely
postponed, and the report was adopted.
The Hay bill, reducing the grand jury TIC
seven was reported favorably by the judiciary
committee
The Broadway bridge bill was reconsidered
and sent back to the Ramsey county delega
| ton for a moment yesterday while it was
/ amended by cutting the amount of bonds
authorized from ss3SoO00 to S35O,0Oo, afte,
which it was again passed.
| Senator-elect Washhurn was a visitor il
/ the house yesterday.
Speaker Graves yesterday announced two
special committees as follows To investigate
building and loan associations Fleming
Estes, Williams, Morris and Hanke; to IN
yestigate thecost ofraiIroals-Flynn, Guam
/ Sevatson, Farley, Phillips Ives, and E. c
| j ohnson.
Domestic Measurements.
i Four teaspoons are equal to one
!. tablespoon.
Soft butter the size of an egg