Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-02-06

the question and the fol, owing resnst was
obtained The canvass made was an Inn
partial one, Seventy representatives and
thirty-two Senators gave their per-
sonal opinions Opposed to prohib-
itory measures OF any sort there
were IL. Opposed to the I'm sndment
FL. Opposed to any change Of the
laws until tro present law had hid q
further trial, 80 In favor of local option.
8 Making total of II out of the lO2 re-
presented. There will doubtless be some
changes when tho test vote comes on the
question.
At IL o'clock the House went into q COM
mtttes OF the whole tor the considera ion Of
tho bill proposing the submission of an
amendment to the constitution amending
section 4. whereby in the trial Of civil
cases three-fourths OF q jury may render q
verdict The proposition is so important
and cont.mpl"tes such q radical ange in
the present Jury system that q full and
earnest discussion was evolved. The SEN
timent OF the House was clearly In favor Of
man, to the effect that the text OF the
amendment should be printed on The balio7
aud each voter write ~, 81 or mo" IA the
c 8 might be, the oommi tee recommended
that the bill do pass
The senate on tho LIST took up Olarks bill
"Relating to interest on money and u>ury. :"
The bill proposed to amend the laws of $40
by making the maximum rate of In @ esu 8
instead Of 10 per cent. After a debate Of
an hour or more In the committee of the
who.e the bill was lost by vote OF % to
IL. The bill by Senator Holmes to furnish
seed grain to far .ners, where crops wers
destroyed by frost and blight was
p ssed- Senator Ward introduced a
bill amending the railroad law, and gives
the com Missioner authority to fix and ad-
just railway tariffs where they find them
I'M quail Senator Halvevson has a bill re-
storing thu process Of punishment of work.
ingmen's W gea
The principal bill OF the day WIS intro
duced by McKusick, of Pine county. 1t
proposes an amendment to the cons ,itution
10 be submitted to the people at the Mex
general election, amending Article 4, and
repeating the law whereby @ilroad, tele-
6: aph ana telephone companies are t;xed
upon tn , basis Of their gross earnings an
prov des that such corporate companies
doing business In the sta shall have Their
real nd personal property taxed upon the
same basis that the proper of a
private individual Is taxed The bill Is
'rlne somewhat after tho Iowa law
but does not go so far Smi h Of Hennepln
introduced u bill that compile ely reorgan.
lied the unicipal organization of M me-
apOlis CrOssfiald presented a bill In nro
hibit the sale Of liquors within half mile
of the STATE fair. On The third re ding of
the House files the bill making 2 We rs de-
sertion instead Of three legal ground for
divorce came to a test and was lost by q
vote of 81 to SO. H. c. S -vens' bill for
an amendment to the Consti ution allow
ing three four hs of a jury in civil c4use
TO render a verdict was passed with Lut
one diss enting vO ce.
The noon hour hlving arrived the House
went into a committee of The whole for the
consideration Of III : bill to allow p rites
aires e for crime to plead guilty b TO an
indictment was found, evoke o long legal
discuss on between the lawyers upon the
constitu5onali5y of The act It W IS finrIly
recommended to indefinite pos,ponement
The usual number Of local measures were
passed A bill was presented at the re-
quest OF the boiler manufacturers asking
that In the appointment of boiler insp C.
tor practical boiler maker be appointea.
Another bill was presented by Sevatson
prescribing who shall act in the capacity OF
druggists.