Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-04-05

OF the bill are that ali meat offered for
sale in the state shall be from animals
that have been inspected previous to
killing by the properly appointed in
spectors. The bill provides that 1.-The
several boards Of health of the several
cities, villages, boroughs and townships
within this state shall appoint one or
more inspectors of cattle, sheep and
swine slaughtered for human food with
in their respective Jurisdictions within
twenty-four hours before the slaughter
of the same, and if found healthy and in
suitable condition to be slaughtered for
human food. to give to the applicant
certificate in writing to that effect. II
found unfit for food by reason of infec-
ticus disease, such inspectors shall order
the immediate removal and destruction
or such diseased animals, and no iabil-
tty shall accrue by reason Of such &C.
ton" Penalty Of not to exceed 500
tine or Imprisonment three months is
provided for violations Of the law.
1t was after o'clock in the afternoon
when the senate reached its second
special order, the general appropriation
bill. Mr.. Buchanan, chairman of the
| finance committee, sent in substitute
conforming the bill to the action that
has been taken in the house. 1t did not
change any of the amounts recommend
ed by the finance committee, but in
some cases altered the manner in which
the amounts are to be expended. A
proposition to make the appropriation Of
$4,000 for the work on the state re-
formatory at St. Cloud, brought out
lively debate, but the proposition pre-
/ vailed.
The committee OH banks and banking
1 reported back the Sevatson interest bill,
with a recommendation for its indefinite
postponement. The bill is the one passed
by the house which limits the rate of
interest in this state to 10 per cent. A
similar measure originating in the sem
ate early in the session was It ected BY
that body.
A petition from citizens of Nlontevideo
and vicinity. asking the legislature 10
appropriate money to enable the fish
commissioners to visit different parts of
the state. in the interests Of fish culture,
was put in BY Mr.. Hoard.
SENATE Bills PAssED.-To authorize
the city of st. Paul to issue bonds to the
AMOUNT Of $4,000 to secure the Indian
mounds for a public park.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. TO detach Ger.
tain lands from the Clearwater indepen-
dent school district.
TO authorize The village Of Melrose,
Stearns county, to issue bonds to build
a bridge over Sank river.
To legalize action of Stool District
No. 81, Renville county, in issuing
school house bonds.
10 authorize the board of education to
issue S20n, 600 bonds.
HOUSE.
TIL, of ,},,> no, ;.o1 v>,,,,
ishment bobbed up again when the house
went into committee Oh the whole, with
Mr. Stebbins in the chair. Mr.. C.. X.
DAVIS bill, which was once defeated,
but was reconsidered and put back on
general orders, came up. A hard fight
was made to place the bill on the calen-
dar but the motion was lost by vote of
~ to Al, and the report Indefinitely post
poning the bill was adopted.
MIR. Reyes election law came up at the
conclusion of the capital punishment de.
tate. The bill provides in general for
the Australian system OF voting sr,-called.
The bill was made a special order for
Thursday at il o'clock.
The Crosstield bill to extend the terms
OF the county officers came in for con-
siderable discussion. A motion 10 rec
ommend it to pass met with prompt
amendment that the bill be recommended
to indefinite postponement, which pre-
vailed by ar overwhelming vote.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To appropri-
ate money to aid in building roads,
bridges and draining lands in certain
counties in this state.
To amend and consolidate the charter
/ of the City of Saltwater.
To authorize the City of Crookston to
issue bonds to aid in the construction of
any railroads building into said city.
TO authorize the village of Arlington,
Sibley county, to issue bonds to redeem
certain otler bonds.
To authorize the village Of Howard
Lake, Wright county, to issue bonds for
q town hall and other Improvements.
Col. Michael Sheridan, assistant adju-
tant general, now on duty in the war
department., will shortly be relieved and
ordered to Chicago.