Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-04-26


that If it went to a committe it would
not come back TO the senate in time tosI
reach the calendar and be acted on at
this session. He would only consent to,
have il, 60 to the Judiciary committee on
$an understanding thAt the committee
would report it back during the day. It
was referred to the COMMITTEES, however,
without any instructions. The commit
teeEmet inIthe, evening and voted to rec
onmend the bill. 80 axs..
Considerable time was taken up in the
senate talking over Mr.. Duraqt'y civil
service bill. A motion favoring the in.
definite postponement Of the measure
having been lost by q vote Of 10 to IS, it
was then recommendedse 10 pass.
Among the bills that pined the senate
was tho house {. game bill. The bill a.
passed opens the season, for prairie
chickens Aug. 70 and rfpr ducks Sept. l.,
II does not permit spring akooting.- -
= The legislature has made official de- :
sclarations against tie claims Of Capt,
Glazier. !: By y house. act which passed
the senate by linaninUus gote, It 9 de-
clares that. the lake at the soutce:o Of the
Mississippi, which Glazier claims to have
discovered. shall be designated on all Of
fetal documents as "Elk Lake
& house bill relating to private d6;
Steeafsaa, which is lco6e1 6pon as st sort
Sot ANTI nkettot1 measure; was killed Ia
the seuate.r - :, :, :. :, - q
The house bill increasing the number
OF university regents to twelve was,
among the bills passed. ;
!; The Scheffer election bill was passed
by vote of 25to6. ..''
Among the house bills passed were:'
To authorize counties te change their
system of caring for the county poor.
, To refund to purchasers at, tar sales
amounts paid by them on state school,
indemnity school, agricultural college,
state university or orinternal Improvement
lands under certain circumstances.
To punish the fraudulent weaving Of
society badges.
To authorize the city Of New Ulm to;
issue weter works bonds, ,
To authorize Stearns county to issue
Jail bonds.
TO continue state banks for certain
purposes.
Saturday, April 30.
HOUSE.
Mr.. searle opened up the fight on the
public lands committee by renewing his
motion that the forfeiture bill be recalled
from the public lands committee. BY
its terms the committee was discharged
from further consideration Of the bill.
There the matter rested for time in the
house. In the meantime the fAet leaked
out that the bill had. disappeared and
none Of the committe knew where it
was.
The house worked all day on the CAL
endar, passing house bills. The follow
ing bills received the necessary fifty two
votes:
To provide for incorporation and reg
ulatiOn of assessment and casualty in
| surance societies.
To submit question OF calling a consti-
! tutional convention.
To amend article of the constitution,
relating to special legislation.
To reduce maximum rate of interest to
S per cent.
To prevent licensing Of saloons within
800 feet of school houses.
To amend the charter of St. Paul rela-
| tive to street car franchises.
! SENATE BILLS PASSED. To extend
powers of judge in Eleventh judicial dis
| trict.
To supply arms to Sons of Veterans.
Relating to meeting Of commissioners
of Chippewa county.
To authorize the City of Crookston to
issue bonds.
TO appropriate money for a. monument
to commemorate the battle Of New Ulm.
| In relation to timber culture.
! SENATE.
The fight in the senate over the resolu-
| tions accepting Ex-Governor Pillsbury's
munificsnt donation Of $1l0, 600 for the
state university, and expressing apPre-
citation OF the gentleman's generosity,
was more determined than would natar-
ally be anticipated in view Of the value
| was not, strictly speaking. upon the res
olutions as whole. it was concen.
trated on the lines giving assurance that
the unity of the various departments OF
the university shall ba preserved and
that the college Of agriculture and the
mechanic arts will continue to be q part
Of the university. A call Of the senate
was then ordered pending the adoption
OF the resolutions. They were passed by
vote of 80 to 8, the senators voting in
the negative being Messrs. Bowen,
Brown, Hixson, Al. johnson. Nachbar,
Pope, Sampson, Thacker, Whiteman.
Mr.. Goodrich moved the reconsidera,
tion of house bill amending tho corpo.
ration law, which had been Killed at the
morning session. The measure was re-
ferred to special COMMITTEES consisting
of Messrs. Goodrich, Ives. Eator, Bowen,
and Pope. "'-.-
! The bill forfeit;ag the ST. Paul stree.
railway franchise, was reported in tht
senate by the judiciary committee, and
was placed on the calendar.
Monday April Is.