Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-03
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURES.

MINNESOTA LEolsLATuRE.
The joint committee appointed from tho.
senate and house to fix 4 day Of final 'ad-
journment, made its report on the s3l rec
ommending that the legislature adjourn
sine die, tuesday, April 10th, at 10 O'Clock
M, and that no bills be introduced after
March Soth The Senate very promptly
the report on the table. Hay subsequently,
tried to call the matter up, but action was
deferred by notice OF debate from Flynn.
In the senate Mr.. Pope had q grievance.
Some person not daring to sign his name,
addressed him letter asking certain ques-
from Blue Earth had been Influenced In
bis action upon the luluth & Winnipeg
lRnd grant. The letter was read from the
clerks desk but it being an anony nous
stistle tho Senate thought it beneath its
say t been d''fa to 5 aHs0e nro Gasss
ID the house. Senator Smith nresented
his bill prohibiting the selling of pools on
evervth, ng except horse races, and Sena-
eor Compton proposed measure author
corps Of Sons Of Veterans with arms and
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF the mil tia. Senator
Edwards presented bill holding oficers
and men of the militia guiltless il in dis
P9rsing mob . person Is killed. 1t is
Very much similar to the bill vetoed on
tie ground Of unconstitutionality. It is
ptalmed that the Objectionable features
haye been eliminated. Senator Johnson's
OIL proposes fees upon stock, OF companies
eung articles OF incorporation. It begins
with IS fee for a capital of 5000 and
rYns up to q $4,000 fee for stock Of over u
million. Rep Poe's bill closing saloons
on memorial day was killed much to the
satisfaction Of Senator Keller. All OF the
bills passed were local. The judiciary
committee have decided to report favor
ably upon Senator Scheffer's bill provid-
ing for inspection of cattle on boot
Alter the house had tabled tho report of
the committee on adjournment. introduce
Stevens presented bin regulating
ctas the sfs}a in the
empting real estate mortgages from tax
a'lon. This was declared to be unconsti-
tutlonal, SO he presented bill providing
for a constitutional amendment, to be
voted on at the next general election
allowing the legislature to exempt these
mortgages. Mr. Forbes introduced bill
providing for the challenge of grand jurors
under certain circumstances. II. s.
Stevens bill makes union depot CON-
panles common carriers aud brings them
under control of the railroad commission
ers: me other measures proposed were
one fixing the terms Of the district
court in the first district. Most
OF the day was spent in committee of the
whole. The bill making Minnehaha Falls
and lands about state park was recon-
mended to pass.
The legislature met at 1880 p. m. of the
18th. The Senate was in session just
about twenty minutes. Senator Kellar
sent up to the clerks desk series of re.
Center danouncing trusts and asking for
legislation against them. Senator Good
rich presented a bill regulating the busi-
ness Of pawnbrokers. Mr.. Smith intro
duced a bill to kill bill that was passed
this session. 1t relates to the recovery Of
an employee killed while attending to his
duty: The old law allowed $1,000 as a
maximum in case Of death. An amend
ment this session raised the amount to
6lO,O Now comes the Smith bill to re-
store the old limit of S., 900. This restora-
ers of moderate means. Mr.. SIMPSONS
bill proposes to regulate the publication of
notices of foreclosure of mortgage,
AS soon as the house had come to order.
Mr.. hay tried to call from the table the
conference resolution adjourning April
Z.
how much business there was before the
house and called upon the CHI of clerk for
the information. Mr.. Carpenter reported
the following: Number of bills on the cal
endar, house flies, 43; senate files, ~;
no. Of pills on
50; bills in the hands of committees, house
files, BIS; senate files 81; total 376; senate
file files for concurrence, l; total,
800: The adjournment ques ion
was laid ovor. Mr.. Durant intro.
siection Of 1896 there shall ! be s separate
boxes for an informal ballot up the
question of constitutional prohibitory
amendment. John Day Smith wants to
Ike Memorial day a legal holiday. Mr..
Ives presented bill providing that the
sessions of future legislatures shall be
30 days. counting every day in the week.
Mr.. Roberts renewed his fight for the
Duluth & Winnipeg by presenting anoth-
er measure waving forfeiture of the
swamp land grant to the road, under GER
tain conditions. No other important
measures were presented and the house
adjourned.
There was spirited discussion in the
law, which is the production of the sport
ing members Of both houses. The ''open
months are:
Woodcooks, July to Oct. go
Prairie hen or chicken, white breasted
or sharp-tailed grouse, Aug. 30 to Novem-
her,
Rufled grouse or pheasant, Sept. to
Nov. 80
Wild duck goose, brantor any aquatic
fowl, Aug 2OtO April 10.
Senator Clark, moved an amendment
striking off the spring months for killing
ducks, which was adopted and the bill
recon mended to pass. Senator Brown,
introduced a. bill looking to con-
stitutional prohibition to be voted or at
at the next general election and he says
The will fight for it to the last" A bill
was put in by Senator Scheffer which ex-
empts homesteads to the value of $4,000
from seizure for debt. The Senate took
favorable action upon the house bill re-
curing railway companies to build and
maintain highway crossings. Also the
bill preventing minors from playing pool
or billiards in a liquor saloons. The rest
of the work was routine.
Mr.. Hay again tried to get the adjourn
ment resolution before the house, this
time with success. The resolution was
taken from the table and was thoroughly
discussed. The idea prevailed that there
was too much business before the body to
warrant an early date for dissolution. SO
the house refused to adopt the concurrent
resolution. There IS a feeling among some
OF the lawyers that the constitutional
amendment clearly means that the legisla-
ture shall sit 80 legislative days. After
the adjournment question had been dis
posed Of the house settled down to regular