Morris tribune., 1889-04-03
Thursday, March rs.


The morning was given up to the in
PRODUCTION of bills and forty-four would
be laws were sent i'll. A large number
of them are local and a considerable
number of them affect st. Paul and
Ramsey county in particular.
Mr.. F. c. Stevens introduced a bill
giving the county commissioners power
to grant charters to electric or steam
motor lines. This is designed to give
them power to give franchise to the
motor company designing to put in a
line from Bald Eagle to White Bear
Lake.
Mr.. Willrich offered a bill providing
for the appointment by the mayor of
health commissioner at salary of
s., 500.
Mr.. Elmquist offered bill reopening
a certain suit between the state and
Adolph Sterile.
MIR Savage was the author of re-
markable bill calling for the removal Of
the capitol to the lands now occupied by
the state reform school. The governor,
auditor and attorney general are consti-
tuted a commission to locate and super
intend the erection of q building to cost
not more than $2,0O0,0 900. Plans are to
be submitted by competent architects
and S25, 900 is appropriated for this pur-
pose, while $4,000 is appropriated for
material The legislature has already
passed bill providing for the sale of
these lands.
Mr.. Brush introduced bill which will
make the finding of grain in the posses
sion of any person near any cars where
grain is stored prima facie evidence of
larceny.
Mr.. Morgan, at the request of Gov
ernor Merriam. introduced a bill author
izing the issue of 100000 bonds to cover
| extraordinary expenses of the state.
| Mr.. Flynn offered bill giving persons
rejected at teachers examinations the
right to appeal from a county superin-
| tendent's adverse decisions to the super
intendent of public instruction.
Mr.. Ellingson introduced bill giving
women the right to vote at all municipal
elections.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To fix the SAL
airy of the judge of probate of Wright
county.
To fix the salary of the country treas
urer of Wright county.
To authorize kandiyohi county to levy
a tax of two mills for a court house
fund.
Relating to savings banks.
To amend General Statutes 1887.
Relating TO the construction of water
works.
Kandiyohi county to issue bonds.
SENATE.
The business transacted was confined
strictly to the routine order. Among
! the new bills was one introduced by Mr..
Day, similar to one that has been de-
feated in the house, providing for the
consolidation of Big Stone and Traverse
counties.
Mr.. Burkhardt put in bill providing
that the state accept a donation of Nj
acres of land at Lake View, Wabasha
| county, for a permanent encampment
ground for the national guard.
Among the bills passed was the house
bill providing for the conveyance of the
State Park lands to the City of Minneap-
oils.
The adulteration of food and liquor
bill and the bill appropriating $4,000 to
enable the prison management to en-
ploy convict labor on the state account
plan were both passed. The game law
was lost because not majority of the
entire senate voted for It's passage. The
vote was afterward reconsidered, how.
ever, and the bill was referred to com.
.nittee of the whole.
Mr. Goodrich introduced bill reduc.
ing the inspection fees.