The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-01-31


sioners of st. Paul.
ploy a superintendent of work on the
court house.
Friday, January 20.
HOUSE.
The house closed good weeks work
with four hour session, during which
the whole order of business from the in
PRODUCTION of petitions to the general
orders was gone over and the calendar
cleared up, SO that a new score may be
begun next week. r..
The house went into committee of the
/ whole on general orders, with Frank
| Searle in the chair. There We're four
teen bills and the prison labor resolu-
tious on the calendar, and only few OF
them caused any special debate. Mr..
Hompes bill making Islander felony in
| certain cases was one of these.
The bill was sent back to the judiciary
committee for further consideration.
The bill prohibiting clerks of the courts
| from practicing in their own courts was
| amended SO as to except the present in
cumbent and recommended to pass.
THE JURY SYSTEM.
Mr. III. F. Stevens made an eloquent
plea for his bill, making verdict of
three-fourths of a jury in civil case
sufficient. The bill was made special
order for Thursday.
BILLS INTRODUCED.-By Scranton
To pay Marcellus S. Clough for services
rendered during the Sioux outbreak.
Claims.
BY Thor-To require county commits
sioners to furnish and supply county Of
fieeis with necessary supplies.
By Stebbins-To require uniform
policy or contract of fire insurance COM
panies in this state. Insurance.
BY Forbes-To amend the penal code
in relation to gambling. Judiciary.
By Davis-To provide for the mort
gaging of land by executors or admins
traitors.
BY Davis-To authorize the city of St..
Peter to construct a free pontoon wagon
bridge across the Minnesota river. Roads
and bridges.
By Davis-To appropriate money to
riprsp the east bank of the Minnesota
river in LIE Sueur county. Roads and
bridges.
By Hoyt-To correct the description
of lands in conveyances. Judiciary.
By Williams-To allow poor persons
to prosecute civil cases. Judiciary.
By Wiiliams-Amendato and sup
Elementary to chapter 81 of the General
Laws relating to corporations. Judiciary.
By Underwood-ro increase the sal
airy of the county attorney of Hennepin
county to 5000. Hennepin delegation.
By Hauae-To provide for the better
protection of life by providing for a
board of inspectors of all steam boilers
used i'll the state.
By McKusick-To regulate the rental
charge for telephones and fixing penalty
for it's violation. Corporations.
By III. F. Stevens-To amend section
y of chapter 16 of general statutes re-
students and drunkards. Temperance.
BY Capser-To protect the bridges and
highways of the state from injuries by
steam engines. Roads and bridges.
BILLS PASSED BY HOUsE.-To change
the county commissioner districts of
| Hennepn county.
To amend section of chapter 254 of
the statutes of 1873 relating to compen-
sation of clerk of the courts of Polk
county.
By Everson, of Miller-To amend the
act incorporating the village of Litch.
field.
By Dunn, of Mile Lac-To provide for
the term of the district court of the
county of Todd.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To regulate
the catching of fish in Dean lake and
Lake Constance, Wright county.
10 authorize the village of Delano to
Issue bonds for the construction of a
bridge across the south branch of the
Cow river, Wright county.
To authorize the county commission
eis of Polk county to issue $50, 900 bonds.
10 authorize the village of Elbow Lake
toissue bonds for general improvement
purposes.
The speaker announced the following
appointments: Clerk of committee on
agriculture, A. A. Wright; clerk Of COM
mittee on engrOssment, II. Fl. Iiolein.
The house then adjourned until 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
The work of the senate consisted
mainly in the passage of bills of local ap-
plcation.
Senator Buchanan introduced resolu-
ton yesterday to the effect that all bills
calling for appropriations be sent in
within twenty days. He said that he
did this as one of the results of the fin
ance committees conference with Gov
ernor Merriam, and the object was that
all calls for money might be considered
in lump. The resolution waspassed.
The following routine business was
transacted, after which ad journment
was taken until Tuesday at 10 o'clock:
BILLS INTRODUCED.-ByS ampson-To
authorize the council of Red Lake Falls
| to issue bonds to build a town hall and
Jail. Passed.
! BY Sampson-Fo authorize independ-
emit school district No. 1, Of Crookston,
to issue bonds. Passed.
| By Chapman-To amend section 80,
chapter 20, of the statutes of 1878, relat-
ing to jurors fees in justice courts.
By Pope-To appropriate money to re-
imburse j. M. Burlingame and A, D.
Reyes for services as attorneys for the
railroad and warehouse commission.
| By the Committee on Reform School
To amend the law governing the reform
school, making board Of fourteen man
ayers. Passed,
By Thacker-To amend the act pro-
viding for the formation of new school
districts.
By Hayden-To regulate the practice
of veterinary medicine and surgery.
| Senate bills passed-Ced1ng to the
United States government jurisdiction
over certain lands in Duluth for building
ship canal.
House bills passed-Legalizing the
issuance OF certain bonds by citizens Of
Renville county,
| To change the boundaries of certain
school districts in Kasson.
To amend the charter of the village of
Cannon Falls.
To authorize Two Rivers to issue bonds
to the amount of $500.
To authorize Elmdale to issue bonds to
| the amount of $4,000.
To authorize the village of Alexandria
to issue bonds to build sewer.
| To authorize Bellevue to issue $500
bonds to build bridge.
/ To authorize the town Of Perham to
| invest in securities.
To prescribe the boundaries of the
commissioners districts in Hennepin
county.
Tuesday, Jan. 80.
| SENATE.
Bills INTRoDUCEp--By Smith-To le-
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