The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-22
SAID OE The SOIONS.

Mr.. Kreis has introduced another bill
prohibiting the use of billiard or pool ia
bles in any building where liquor is
sold. This bill differs from the one that
was killed Tuesday only in this one
being applicable to the whole state.
Among the new bills Yesterday was
m to exempt the earnings of laborers
from punishment, attachment and exc
cution in certain cases. 1t provides that
the wages of any person, or his or her
children, not exceeding s. a day, earned
within ninety days preceding the service
or levy of the process of punishment,
providing such earnings are shown to
be necessary to his or his family's sup
port.
The oil inspector bill was the special
order II the house yesterday, but Mr..
Haven had a substitute to propose, and
moved that the consideration of the
whole matter be deferred until to-day.
The substitute provides that the salary
of the oil inspector shall be $1,000, and
that he shall turn into the state treasury
all fees, and shall inspect oil IN packages
in which it is shipped into the state.
The deputies should be appointed and
paid in accordance with the previous
bill. The motion prevailed, and the
matter will be wrestled with to-day.
The single tax advocates secured the
introduction in the Senate Tuesday OF
a bill providing for the submission of an
amendment to the constitution remov-
ing the tax on moneys. 1t is proposed
to amend article 8, section 3, by drop
ping out the first.part, which describes
taxable property as "All mousys, cred
its, investments in bonds, stocks, JOINT
stock companies or otherwise, and also
all real and personal property accord
ing to its true value. in money" The
remainder of the section relates to ex-
emptions and is left intact. The bill
further contemplates the repeal OF sec.
ton 4, which m~akes.notes, bills and all
property of banks taxable:- The bill
went to the judiciary committee.
The Joint committee on reapportion'
ment il IN session. The clerk has pre-,
pared a plan which, it is thought, viii
be satisfactory. 1t does not increase the
number in either house.
The Senate discussed the anti-cigar,
rete bill Tuesday and it encountered
the opposition Of Senators Kellar anG
Hall on tine ground thst parents ought
to decide whether or not their children
should use tobacco. Senators Wallmarl
and Clark spoke in favor of the bill. A
motion to Indefinitely postpone tire bill
was lost by a vote of Is to -. TRS meas
ure was then recommended to pass.
Hon. Hannibal HamlIn, of Maine, who
is the guest of Col. w. S. King, was in
formally received by the Legislature
Tuesday, no speech making being in
dulged in. The most notable episode o.
the occasion was the introduction of Col
Pfaender, of New Ulm, who is the only
living member of the electoral college
which performed its functions in de
claring the election of Lincoln and Ham
lin as President and Vice-president, the
result of one of the most memorable
campaigns in the history of the United
States. The meeting was affecting. Mr.
Hamlin grasped the hand that had con-
tributed to his election in a hearty man
ner that betokened genuine sincerity.
The bill to reduce the legal rate of in,
terest to s per cent. was discussed in the
House and made the special order fol
Thursday.
Mr.. Kreis' bill prohibiting the running
of pool and billiard tables in villages o.
less than 200 inhabitants was defeated
Tuesday.