Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-02-06
Friday, February 1.
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Mr.. Pope introduced resolution for
the appointment of an investigation
committee of three to discover if railway
and telegraph corporations are dealing
fairly with. the state in payment of
taxes.
Mr.. Clark's bill to reduce the maxi
mum rate of interest allowable from 10
to 8 per cent came up. When it came to
final action on the measure it was indefi-
nately postponed by vote of 22 to II.
The Holmes bill to furnish seed grain
to farmers whose crops were destroyed
or injured by frost and blight was
amended 80 as to apply also to sections
where the crops were destroyed by hail.
The bill then passed.
Among the bills introduced was one
appropriating Sc. 900 for a monument at
New Ulm to commemorate the battle
with the Indians at that place Aug. "a,
1852, in connection with the Sioux out
break. The bill names as commissioners
to expend the appropriation Gen. III. III.
Sibley, of st. Paul: John F. Meagher, of
Mankato; J. w. Daniels, of st. Peter,
and Col Peter Pfaender, of New Ulm.
A bill also came in prescribing the man.
ner of making applications for writs of
habeas corpus. -.-
A bill introduced by Mr.. Halvorson
repeals the act passed two years ago abol-
ishing the process of garnishment of
workingmen's wages.
Mr.. Kellar put in bill requiring in
suranee companies to describe the nat
ure of their business in their titles, and
providing that the amount of insurance
given on property shall be regarded as
the true value of such property when it
is destroyed by fire. -.
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-To amend Sec
ton 5, chapter 295, special laws of 1883,
relating to the compensation of certain
officers of Hennepin county.
To prohibit bathing in McCarron's
lake, Ramsey county.
To authorize the City of st. Paul to
appropriate $50, ,000to aid in the paving
of West Seventh street.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Stebbins introduced bill increas-
ing the number of regents of the univer-
sity from ten to twelve, and lengthening
their terms to six years.
By Keyes-Increasing the salaries of
the supreme court justices to $5, 800.
BY McKusick-Prov for consti-
tutional amendment in relation to the
assessment and taxation of corporate
property. The bill provides that the
real, personal and other property of all
corporations-railroad, telegraph, te1e-
phone and others-shall be assessed and
taxed in the same manner as private
property and that the taxes shall be col
lected in the same way.
By Ives-A bill of local interest which
was. passed under suspended rules. It
empowers the city council of st. Paul to
appropriate $4,000 to aid in the pave
ment of West Seventh street from RAM
sey street to Tuscarora street with cedar
block pavement.
When the house calendar was reached
the bills recommended by committee of
the whole of the day before were passed
without debate until Mr.. Ives bill MAX
ing two years desertion sufficient ground
for divorce was reached. The vote re-
suited in the defeat of the bill by a vote
of 80 nays to 81 ayes.
Mr. III. F. Stevens bill proposing the
constitutional amendment making the
agreement of three-fourths of a jury in a
civil case sufficient for a verdict, passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, with Mr.. Anderson OF
Isanti in the chair. The first bill con-
sidered was that of Mr.. Willrich to allow
persons charged with criminal offense
to plead guilty in certain cases. Law
yers in the house were about evenly di-
vided as to the constitutionality of the
measure. After long debate the COM
mittee recommended the bill to be in
definitely postponed, though division
was necessary to decide it. The conn
mittee then arose and the report was
adopted. A few more bills were intro
duced and the house then adjourned.
Saturday, Feb. 2.
SENATE.
The bill creating two additional judges
for the Ramsey county district court met
with some opposition when it came up
for debate.
The senate declined to recommit the
bill, but placed 1t on the calendar with
recommendation that it be passed.