The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-14

naringtons bill providing for roihpeh.
,sation of township treasurrfs, which limits
Their compensation to 800 in any year.
Mr.. Dunn protested against the everlasting
tinkering with the township laws and moved
to indefinitely postpone, hut his motion was
lost and the bill recommended for passage.
President Harrison is to be honored by
having n county in this state named after
him. A bill was introduced yesterday to
consolidate the counties of Big Stone and
Traverse, the new county to be called Harri.
son, and the county seat to be OF Graceyiic.
The measure was referred to the judiciary
committee.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9.
SENATE.-O s. Blake was re:nstated assis.
tant postmaster Of the senate The good
work OF retrenchment and Reform goes brave.
~ on. All the suspended employees are now
back in their places, ard so are q few of the
clerks. The Others aIe knocking at the
door" which will probably be opened unto
them in time if they are patient.
The occurrence that most pleased Senator
Marcus Johnson was the passage of that
body of his bill providing Tor the sale of the
capitol lands in kandiyol county and APP
ropriating $4,000 to drain them. OF
Couise it will not be advisable to further press
the bill designating these lands as a'possum
preserve.
IlulNOFSOu b blll making the amount
named in a fire insurance policy prima fucH
evidence OF the value of the property de-
stroyed had its final passage In the senate.
Most Of the legislation affecting t he penal m
stitutiOns Of tho state including the bill ts-
tablishing hoard OF pardons, also passed
the upper house.
The president of the senate announced
that the governor had appointed the senate
members of the Joint committee to attend
the anti beef trust convention to be held at
St. Louis this week. The delegation is as
follows:
Z. n. Dodge A. K Finseth, f. NJ. Pope,
T. W Sumner. j. NJ Diment, H, c. Hanke,
}. B. Hompe and A. {. Forbes.
The reapportionment committee has SIM
mered down into such a peace and har-
mOniOus state that all doubts as to the pas
sage of a reappol tjonment bill this session
are practically removed. At yesterdays
session the members appeared to be all OF
one mind, and, therefore, the session was
br.er.
HQUsE.-The bill fixing the name of Elk
lake instead of Gluzer lake has been recon.
mended by the house committee to pass.
Speaker Mills, O! the Wisconsin Legislature
visited the house yesterday. and on motion
of Mr.. Benson was accorded the privileges
of the floor. He was intro luced by speaker
Graves and made brief speech, expressing
pleasure at the Minnesota legislature and
returning thanks for the honor conferred on
him.
Forbes bill regarding the inspection of
cattle before Strengthening is likely to create
somewhat of q fight. 1t is said the Armour
and Swi packing companies will send rep
resentatives here to lobby against it's pass
age.
Mr.. Hanson introduced resolution 10
fix the compensation of the dOorkeepers,
the gallery keepers and the keepers of the
cloak rooms at s. per day, to date from
their appointment. Mr.. Underwood moved
that the keepers of committee rooms be in
Guided, but the question went over on notice
of debate being given.