The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-02-28
Thursday, February II.

The railroad and warehouse commits
sion bill came up and created much de-
bate. Some objection was made to it
because the terms of all the officers ex-
PRED at the same time. When the jul
dietary committee considered the bill, at
the close of the senate's session. they re-
moved one of the objections urged
against it by amending it SO as to pro-
vide for the expiration of the terms of
the different commissioners at different
times.
The house bill increasing the salaries
of the supreme court judges came up.
There was hard fight against the meas
ure On the part of its opponents. The
present salary of the judges is 81 900.
AS it came from the house the bill pro-
posed to give them $500. Then the
senate, by an amendment, knocked off
$500, and in the amended form the bill
was passed.
OTHER BILLS PAssED.-By Crandall-
To regulate the issue, use and form OF
railway tickets.
By lioard-To appropriate $50Ofor the
purchase of site and to erect mOnu-
ment on the battlefield of Camp Release,
in Lac qui Parle county.
BY Elton-Io appropriate money for
the publication of the report of the state
geoIo2i3t. and to provide for the contin-
uation Of the geological survey.
SENATE Bills PASSED.-TO provide
that persons carrying on an abstract
business must obtain license from the
count commissioners.
To authorize the condemnation of land
BIZ municipalities and private corpora
tions for water works purposes.
of III
children under IL years of age.
To provide for the handling of the SOL
diers' relief fund.
TO enable United States surveying par
ties to prosecute their surveys in the
state.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.-To provide for
the incorporation of villages.
TO provide for recording and preserv-
| ing certain instruments in the office of
| register of deeds in Hennepin county.
To increase the salaries of the supreme
| court judges to $4,000.
HOUSE.
The session was one of the stormiest
! the house has yet had, and it was all
over the old, old question of retrench-
ment and reform. The committee on
| legislative expenses made its report
| They recommended the discharge of two
| pages, doorkeepers of the postotfice, gal
| iery and main entrance, speakers clerk.
and clerks of all committees except jul
| dietary. enrolment and engrossment.
| The ensuing debate took up two hours
| and more of the time of the house, and
nothing at all was accomplished in the
way of settling the question.
| At meeting of the Judiciary commit
tee Senate File 80, ceding to the United
| States jurisdiction over certain lands at
| Duluth required for government build
ing was passed. 1t reserves to the state
| the right to serve all civil and criminal
| processes and to make arrests for offenses
against state laws on said property. Mr..
| Fleming's bill to amend chapter 10 of the
| General Laws of 1886, creating the board
of railroad and warehouse commission
ers, was made special order for March
6, at 1880 p. m.
| BILLS INTRODUCED. BY G, r. Davis
| To establish a state civil service commits.
| sion.
SENATE BILLS PASSED. te
rown spring elections.
Friday, February 20.
HOUSE,
Not in session.
| SENATE.
Not in session.
Saturday, February 23.
HOUSE,
Not in session. ~
SENATE. -... as.as
Not in session. *.