Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-03-20
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE,
Tuesday, March IL.

netonka, passed committee of the whole
of the senate, which is equivalent to the
final passage of the bill. -
Mr.. Smith put in a bill to prevent the
adulteration of vinegar. Stuff sold as
cider vinegar must be manufactured OF
the pure apple juice and kept flee from
all foreign substances. Otherwise the
person selling it will be guilty of misde-
meanor and fined not less than $50 nor
more than 800. =
James N. Morse, chief of the board of
boiler inspectors, sent to the president OF
the senate yesterday report in refer
ence to Mr.. Keller's resolution of inquiry
as to the fees of the inspectors. The
figures presented, covering the period
from March 1, 1888; to Jan. l, 1889. were
SO, 325. so; expenses of the office, $o,5S1,
leaving net receipts 50, 994.5 90.
BILLS INTRODUCED Brown-To
authorize villages to contract for cleo
trio light, steam heat and water works.
By Smith-To prevent the adultera-
ton of cider vinegar.
By Holmes-To amend title s, chapter
6y, General Laws of 1885, relating to
roads and bridges.
By Hoard-To legalize the payment of
debts by the administrator or executor OF
an estate under certain circumstances. 4
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To legalize
the acts of the county commissioners of
Wilkin and Traverse counties in relation
to applications for seed grain. :
To amend section 4, chapter 80, Gem
eral Statutes. 8
To amend section IA, chapter 20S, Gem
eral Laws of 1887, relating to the trans
fer of prisoners between the state prison
and state reformatory.
To authorize railroad companies or
ganized under the laws of other states
to extend their lines across the State of
Minnesota. .-
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-To authorize
county surveyors to establish the bound
airy lines of highways.
To amend section 1S9 of the penal
code relating to injury to property in
churches and school houses. --S
HOUSE.
The house was kept in session until
nearly o'clock by the flibustering of
the opponents of the bill substituted by
workingmen exempt from garnishment
or execution. The bill exempts $25
earned in the ninety days preceding
garnishment. Numerous amendments
were voted down and the bill was rec
commended as it came from the judiciary
committee. .
The following bills were recommended
in the house committee of the whole: To
furnish Minnesota reports to certain
Judges; to authorize Lake county to issue
bonds: Mr.. Fleming's bill relating to the
sale of Intoxicating liquors, prohibiting
sale to minors and their playing billiards
in saloons; to authorize the village Of
Warren, Marshall county, to issue bonds;
to repeal the act abolishing garnishment
as applied to workingmen; to legalize
certain conveyances by the state; con-
ferring certain powers of attorney; re-
lating to cemetery associations; relating
to East Grand Forks; relating to grand
jurors; regarding real estate held by
aliens; to legalize certain records; TO
protect bridges upon highways; regulat-
ing transportation of passengers; relat-
laws regarding a bounty for the destruc-
ton of wolves; to provide for the mort.
gaging of lands by executors and admin
istrators: to annul section 242. chapter
66, Statutes of 1878, relating to decisions
of Judges of the district court; to fix
wages exempt from punishment or exc
cution. zEE2@
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-Authoriz
the village of White Bear to grant a re-
bate of money paid for licenses.
Amending the special laws Of 1887, re.
lating to the Photographic reporter Of
the district court of Ramsey county.
Amending the act establishing a mu
nicipal court at Winona. t.Ss.z-r,,- gssfzt3
Amending the law prohibiting the de.
struction of fish in the waters of Otter
Tail county. 90. =, ts-'. .si..ssa al
Authorizing the city of Red Wing te
issue bonds to refund its present indebt-
edness. - - -. go
Amending the Special Laws of 1881,
relating to the duties of certain officers
in Ramsey county and the city Of st
Paul. * = asissa assa ST.
Wednesday, March 10.
SENATE. -,
The measure that received the greatest
amount of attention in the senate was
Mr.. Ha1vorson's bill providing for thu
election by the people, at the regular
elections, of the superintendent of public
instruction, public examiner, dairy com
missioner and oil inspector. The bill
came up in committee of the whole and
was recommended for passage.
Among the bills introduced, was one
put in by Senator Keller, declaring al
elevators in which the grain of different
persons is stored in the same bins arlt
thus mixed beyond Identification, to b.
public warehouses.
Several senate bills of local nature
were passed and the following house
bills: - .Sr $3.50 q 4
To legalize the plat of the town of Dn
luth, and to authorize resurvey OF tn
same.
To establish board of education fo
the city of Brainerd.
To regulate the recording of log mark
in the Second lumber district.
HOUSE.
The house had very busy session
putting fifty-three bills on their tina
passage.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. G. H
Davis requiring thai all telegraph com
panies shall annually pay into the stat
treasury per cent. on their gross earn
ings in this state. x ~
MIR. G. R. Davis secured reconsidera
ton of the vote on his bill abolishinl
capital punishment, and it was agail
placed on general orders. ewi 4
The house adopted d resolution tina
the railway committee forthwith retur'
the bill reducing railway passenger far
to y cents a mile. -izss.ss 'sa =
A bill to license express companies wa
introduced by Mr.. Sevatson. It require
that they shall annually pay into th
treasury per cent. of their gross carr
ings. -
SENATE BILLS PASSED. --Legalizin
the action of the county Commissioners
of the counties of Traverse and Wiki
regarding seed grain.
Regulating the taking Of fish in Gel
tain lakes In Kandiyohi county.
Regarding the disposition of slicens
money and fines from the sale of liquc
in Alma City, Waseca county. 49,
Changing the boundary lines. of &c,
tain school districts in Waseca county.
Amending the laws incorporating th
city Of Lake City, !. a "a
Repeating the law regulating Il