Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-02-20
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

reduction of railway fares between the
Twin Cities be referred to the delegations
from Ramsey and Hennepin counties came
up and another tight arose The Twin
City members looked upon the question as
q purely local matter and thought they
were the ones to take care of it.
The country members thought 1t
was matter that the whole state was in
terested in, aud that all bills upon the ques-
tion of railway fares should 60 to tho regu-
lar railroad committee Il was on this
question that tho house wranglcd for an
hour or more The end of it was that the
country members prevailed.
The only legislation of any Importance
was the passage of Senator Holmes seed
wheat bill by a vote of 81 to l.
Some very impor ant measure were in
PRODUCED into the Senate on the 18th. One
by Senator Scheffer, providing for consti-
tutional convention. The bill is very COM
prehensive. providing for all the machinery
and details. The number of delegates is
proportional to one to each senatorial dis
trict, to be elected June 4th, 1889. The
convention to meet Sep. 18th. Senator
Day introduced bill providing that the
r:ilroad and warehouse commissioners
shall be elected by the people, as other
general state officers for specific term of
years Another bill by Scheffer restricting
real estate ownership by aliens and corpo-
rations. An inves igation on legislative
expenses was ordered.
The fight on the temperance question
did take place in the House as
was expected The Hoyt resolution
to the effect that no further tenn
perance legis alton was needed at present
had been made a special order for IL a. m.
of the 18th, but in order to give all PARTIES
interested in thematter of temperan ce legis-
lation time to prepare themselves, and also
that by the passage of the resolution further
cons teration of temperance legislation.
would not be cut of. Mr.. Hoyt moved
that the consideration of his resolution be
pos poned until the committee on temper
cnca should report to the house the bills in
the:r possession This would allow the
friends of both sides to be heard The
motion was opted without opposition.
Mr. Benson, of Anoka, thought that leg
islature expenses were running too h gh,
at too high waga s, and he wanted the house
to INSTRUCT the committee on legislative ex-
penses to investigate the matter and re-
port The investigation was ordered
Nearly all of the bill 8 introduced were of
q local character, aud most of them pertain
to Ramsey and Hennepin counties The
only bill of general Importance was, one by
McKusck to amend the penal cod. On
motion Of Co stock the bill relating to
auctioneets W Iecons dered and passed.
The Underwood bill making it INSIDE
meanor not to give old soldiers the prefer
ence in appointment to Office was passe !.
After cons. Iteration of the calendar the
house attempted to adjourn tut so many
OF the members asked for leave of absence
to accompany comm ttees visiting the
State prison and other institutions that it
was soon apparent that there would be no
quorum present on the 18th In order to
accommodate all it was decided to take a
recess until z p. III. and finish up the work
and then adjourn until 10 a m. of the IA
TIE house met at z p. m. and immed ately
wen into committee of he whole, finish.
ed up the general orders and adjourned as
agreed
With the exception of the committee Oh
normal schoo which had gone to Moor
head to visit the SC ools located there, the
members of the house or nearly all of them
were in their seats wnen tho gavel fell on
the 18th Afew prohibi ion petitions were
presented, and after the usual rou inc open
ing nothing Of ;ny great account occurred
% uko>o
hills introduced as follows: By Morgan, to
coApel railroads all stations to pu. in and
a sem phore, 80 thai trains appro oh
II & sta ion may be signalled whe bel
the track at the station is ear or occu
pied By Shoemaker, requiring railways
to keeb in repair highway crossings By
ebtins, amending the law regarding tn.
filing of chattel mortg g s. By Fathers
compe ling railroads to fence both sides O.
the track and at all highway crossings tt
put in and maintain good and sufficient cat
tie guards. By Anderson. regulating thu
sale of liquor by druggists; also regu atinf
the pr ctce of medicine. By Hanke
amending the law regulating log marks
By Smith. to erect a bronze tablet on til,
battle field of Getteysburg in commemora
ton of the Minnesota soldiers By Cross
f*ld, amending the law for changing O.
laying out roads.
On motion the bill appropriating none,
for the deficiency OF the last leg slatur
was recalled from the committee Of tn
whole and passed
There were only four bills on the hous
calendar and all of them were passed On
of them was by Benson, for the organiza
ton of societies for the prevention of cruelt.
to animals, also to children Johnson's bill
amending the law for changing
county seats was opposed by Crossfield
w:o spoke strongly against the measure
In fact it was bill that did not altogethe
suit the lawyers. It was passed by ma
jortty of three Searle's bill to provide TO
publication of history of the organic alto
and services of Minnesota troops in tn
Civil War was passed by vote of 90 to
The house then adjourned
The session of the Senate on the LIT
was very short one and nothing of grea
importance was done Only four bills wer
introduced and two of these were of loca
bearing. Senator Shields introduced hi