New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-13
Minnesota L legislature.
MONDAY. MARCH 4.


gay. Mr. Keller offered an amendment ex-
Gep6lns everybody fromi It's provisions on the
l. ouF1h OF July, and some other senator pro
posed that It's terms should not apply in case
OF the election of a Democratic governor of
the state.
MT Day claimed that the bill was a broad
gauge measure IN the interests of practical
temperance. 1t tended to make drunkenness
dlsreputable. and that without discrimina-
ZION as TO persons. Messrs. Bowen Brown and
ives mad word to say in favor OF the BILL
ana MT AchsEfer read IL letter from ex-Gev-
MculI warmly endorsing the measure At
the close OF the debate it was recommended
lof passage. The bill in its present form
proposes Tor inc or Imprisonment for the
nrst Two druRks, and imprisonment without
discretion. as to fine for the third and suisse
quent offensps
When Mr.. Days bill on the oil Inspector
snip came up on general orders in thesenate
tnat gentleman announced that this was one
OF the bills over which there should be no
monkeying-' The Office under the present
system OF lees, he claimed, had given rise to
greater abuses than any other one thing in
connection With the state government. For
mis- own part hew ould be IN favor of abolish
ing the Office altogether, but he had no idea
that bill to abolish it would get through
Ooth branches OF the legislature
HoUsE--'sIt is a unanimous vote said
opea ker Graves as the members of the house
sat down after voting for the resolution OF
the senate conveying to the president of the
United States the congratulations and good
wishes OF the legislature Itwas rising vote
ana the Democratic members voted with the
Republicans
d The managers Of the Rhnes balloting sys-
tenn exhibited their complicated machine in
the cloak room. A bill proposing it's adop
ton will shortly be introduced
Mr.. Ives reported back Mr. C. r. Davis bill
t.,l
mendation that il pass, and then, as he had
been requested by the author of the BILL who
was absent, moved that the bill be made a
special order for Tuesday, March II. at II
O'Clock.
Mr.. Lightiy,s bill to forfeit the grant of
heDuuth & Winnipeg was next on the or
ders, followed by Mr.. Roberts bill Eaiving
the forfeiture. Mr. Lightly moved that the
two bills be made special order for Wednes-
day. March Is. Mr.. Graves moved as a sub
stltute that the first bill be recommended
tor indefinite postponement. and the second
lor passage. Mr. Hay wanted the questions
separated and Speaker Graves consented to
do so.
Finally the motion to indefinitely postpone
was carried Overwhelmingly. The bill waiv-
ing the forfeiture was then taken up, and
after another long debate, was recommended
to pass.
TUESDAY, MARCH ).
SENATE.-Ihe senate committee on rail-
roads gave Il hearing on the Legislation asked
tor by the railroad employees clubs providing
for appeals from the tariff rates and fares
that may be fixed by the railroad commits
s1oners when such rates are unreasonable and
Will i'm pair the ability of the railroad COM
panles TO keep their lines i'll safe operating
condition, to pay their employees substanti-
ally the present wages and to earn q fair re-
turn on their property.
Gen Pope, on behalf of the committee on
agriculture, put in a bill providing for the
appointment OF q delegation to represent
this state at the auti-beef trust convention
which has been called to meet in St Louis
The deleg alton will consist of three senators
and i've members OF the house and will be al
lowed mileage and expenses The sum OF
$1,000 is appropriated for use in this con-
nection.
EOUsE--The bill waving the forfeiture Of
the land grant OF the Duluth & Winnipeg rail-
way was passed by the house yesterday. The
vote on the final passage of the bill was then
taken, and 1t was carried by vote of Sc to
81
John Day Smith will have occasion to re-
member the half hour he occupied sthe chair
IN the house of representatives yesterday.
Everything went along smoothly until after
the Duluth i Winnipegbill was passed. when
Mr. Estes was trying to get in his roast on
Mr.. SWatsOn. Free Lane trying to stop him Mr.
taken from the file aud referred to him.
Messrs. Hanke and Bob Dunn trying to ad-
1Ouru, one-third of the members leaving the
hall, different chairmen giving notice OF
committee meetings, etc, etc. all being
pushed and jumbIed into confused mass OF
motions. Mr.. Speaker" laughter and dis
order. No such scene has occurred in the
house before, and MIR. Smith don't want it
TO occur again-While he is in the chair.
SENATE.-No business was transacted
yesterday the legislature having accepted an
invitation to visit the public institutions at
Faribault.
HoUsE.-Gov- Merriam sent a special mes
sage to the house on the condition OF the
state finances On July 81 next there viii
be deficiency OF $4,000 For furnish
ing the asylum at Fergus Falls,
the st. Cloud reformatory and for
other improvements at charitable and
general institutions the sum OF S15O,O0O
will be required. To meet this the governor
recommends the issue OF $500 900 in bonds
bearing the interest at per cent He esti-
mates that on July 81, 1891, on the basis
OF the present tax levy, there will be sur
plus of $3.50 900.
Mr.. Crossfeld's bin prohibiting the sale OF
liquors within Or near the state tar grounds
was passed in committee of the whole. with
an amendment extending it's provisions to
county and district fairs
House file 27S, relating to the sale OF
liquor, which was unfayorably reported fro m
the temperance committee, was killed in
committee of the whole. This was Mr. Steb-
bins measure providing for the punishment
of persons running stblnd pigs.
THURSDAY, MARcHe7
SENATE.-The legislative subcommittee on
reappoFuonment reported a scheme for re-
distrlcting which gave rise to a long and
animated discussion. and then the subject
was postponed.
A bill was introduced in the senate by Mr.
Hixon pro viding for the entire reorganization
ofthe state agricultural college, including the
experimental farm. away from the control
OF the state university regents and place it
under the management of a board to be
known as the agricultural college board, of
which tie governor and college president
shall be members ex-oficio
Senator Brown called up the resolution for
final adjournment on april 5. 1t twas amend
ed, changing the date of adjournment to
April 10, and was then adopted
The question OF holding a constitutional
convention IS orohabIv 1iSorsod of The